Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwoer Alam has been withdrawn from his post amid criticism over the district administration’s intervention at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) shrine. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard today (21 June). According to the notification, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Jati Prue, Sarwoer Alam has been withdrawn from the post of Sylhet deputy ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Malaysia on Sunday on an official visit at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:45pm aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman. During the visit, Prime Minister Rahman is expected ...

Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Nicolas Weeks paid a courtesy call on the Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday. The meeting, held at 11:30am, took place in what both sides described as a cordial and warm atmosphere. The Swedish envoy was accompanied by First Secretary ...

The government has Barrister Md Abdus Salam, an advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for the next three years. The appointment was announced through a notification issued today by the Private Health Management-2 Branch of the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a separate notification, ...

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has announced that the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is set to be inaugurated by the end of this year. Speaking at a programme on the Civil Aviation Authority’s 30-year master plan in the capital on Sunday (21 June), the minister said the government also plans to begin work on Bogura ...

Thousands of protesters marched through Albania’s capital Saturday, one of the largest demonstrations since rallies against a planned resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s family began almost three weeks ago. Since late May, protesters have gathered every evening to oppose the construction of a luxury hotel linked to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, planned in a ...

Bangladesh on Sunday formally launched the process of formulating its first-ever integrated Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) to guide the sustainable and long-term development of the country’s aviation sector over the next three decades. The formal journey of preparing the national aviation roadmap began with the inauguration of a workshop titled “Civil Aviation Master Planning Overview” at Hotel InterContinental here. ...

Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday to close in on a place in the last 32. Ayase Ueda scored twice while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were also on target as the Asian giants joined the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group F. ...

Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room was the hero against Ecuador on Saturday, keeping out a barrage of shots to help the tiny Caribbean nation claim their first ever World Cup point in a goalless draw that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the knockout phase. Ecuador, who finished second in South American qualifying, had 28 shots, including 15 on target but ...

Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing. The threat to Starmer’s position, which has been building for months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a ...