Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Thursday. During the meeting, Andrews praised Professor Yunus for his leadership in keeping the Rohingya crisis at forefront of international concern. He specifically commended the Chief Adviser’s initiative in convening the upcoming UN International Conference on ...

The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has canceled the flat allocation for its officials and employees, following an investigation into allegations of illegal construction and allocation within an under-construction housing project. The decision was made at the 115th board meeting of the BBA, held Thursday at the Bridge Division’s conference room. The meeting endorsed the recommendations of the investigation committee, which ...

The Advisory Council of the interim government has given its approval to a draft agreement that will allow reciprocal visa exemptions for diplomatic and official passport holders from Bangladesh and Pakistan. Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the details during a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy after the meeting of the Advisory Council, which took place at the Chief ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled Indian goods from Sylhet border areas on Thursday morning. Acting on a tip-off, multiple special teams conducted drives in Sangram, Banglabazar, Sonalichela, Tamabil, Lafarge and Dibir Haor border areas and seized a large quantity of smuggling goods include Indian mehedy, betel nuts, cows, flower sweeps, candies, blankets, sugar, beer, motorcycles and barky. Besides, ...

Bangladesh received $1.64 billion in remittances from expatriate workers in the first 20 days of August, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank. This brings total remittances for the current fiscal year 2025–26 (July 1 to August 20) to $4.12 billion, marking a 19.6% increase compared to the same period last year, when $3.44 billion was sent. Remittances surged ...

Magistrate Md Sarwar Alam officially assumed office as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet on Thursday. Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet Khan Md Reza-Un-Nabi welcomed him at the DC office at 10:30AM. Sarwar Alam took the charges when the ‘Sada Pathor’ looting scam has drawn widespread attention. Later, the new DC presided over a workshop session on ‘Public Procurement Code ...

The Council of Advisers, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, approved the draft of ‘Revenue Policy and Revenue Management (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’ at its 39th meeting held on Thursday at Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO). During the meeting, the council also gave its nod to the proposed Agreement between the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Government of ...

European Union (EU) Ambassador in Dhaka Michael Miller on Thursday held a meeting with Vice-Chairman of National Consensus Commission Professor Ali Riaz. They discussed in detail the activities, goals and achievements of the commission. The meeting was held at the Consensus Commission office in Sangsad Bhaban area in the capital, a commission press release said. Prof Ali Riaz briefed the ...

An explosion occurred Thursday morning at a CNG station in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj leaving six people severely injured and at least 11 vehicles, including a passenger bus and 10 CNG-run auto-rickshaws, completely burned. The blast took place around 6:00 am at Auskandi CNG station on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway while gas was being filled into a bus. The impact of ...

A West London council is considering taking legal action against the government over the placement of asylum seekers into hotels. This follows a High Court injunction won by Epping Forest District Council on Tuesday. The Conservative-led Hillingdon Council is now weighing up its options. Council Leader, Councillor Ian Edwards told the Local Democracy Reporting Service [LDRS] that the council must ...