The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Md Nurul Islam handed over compliance and performance audit reports of 38 government bodies to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the premier’s office at the Secretariat on Tuesday. The reports include observations and recommendations for organisational improvement. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani, Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Mozumder, and other high-ranking officials were also present at ...

Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal to play like “beasts” against Atletico Madrid as they aim to reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006. Arteta’s side earned a 1-1 draw in the semi-final first leg in Madrid last week, putting them in position to finish the job at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The Gunners have never won ...

European aerospace giant Airbus today expressed strong interest in supporting the formation of a mixed fleet for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, signalling a renewed push to expand its footprint in Bangladesh’s aviation sector. The interest was conveyed when Airbus Vice President Edward Delahaye paid a courtesy call on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam at the Secretariat, said a ministry’s ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a courtesy meeting with Ivo Freijsen, Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bangladesh, at his office at the Secretariat in the capital on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed the current situation of the Rohingya population sheltered in Bangladesh, including issues related to international funding and repatriation. The home ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) seized a large amount of smuggled Indian goods during different drives in Habiganj district on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB officials took position about three kilometres inside the border at around 6 AM beside Teliapara tea garden area under Madhabpur upazila. At that time, the team signalled a suspected truck to stop. ...

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will split their senior national team in two this June. While one half of the squad travels to Europe for a historic friendly against San Marino, the other will compete in a four-nation tournament in the Maldives. The BFF originally planned to send an Under-23 team to the Maldives, but changed their minds after a ...

Adviser to the Prime Minister and spokesperson at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mahdi Amin, has said the Prime Minister remains committed to ensuring the health and quality education of students across the country. He made the remarks during a meeting with Simone Lawson Parchment, Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh, held at the Prime Minister’s Office ...

The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette declaring Nusrat Tabassum, Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and candidate of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) to a reserved women’s seat. On Tuesday (5 May), Returning Officer and EC Joint Secretary Md Moin Uddin Khan told reporters that Nusrat Tabassum had submitted her ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has stressed the need to utilise the Bangladesh–United States trade agreement in a way that serves mutual interests, assuring that there is no cause for undue concern. “Any international agreement is built on coordination between two parties. It takes into account the interests of both sides to create a ‘win-win’ situation. Therefore, there is no ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk2,158 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk240,336, according to the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS). In a statement issued on Tuesday (5 May) morning, BAJUS said the new prices were fixed considering the overall market situation, particularly a decline in the price of pure gold (tejabi gold) ...