Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Md Nurul Islam has said that personal assistants to Members of Parliament (MPs) play an important role in strengthening democracy at the grassroots level and making the parliamentary system more effective and vibrant. He made the remarks while addressing an orientation programme for personal assistants to MPs as the chief guest at the 3D ...

As governments around the world unveil their annual budgets and businesses prepare financial plans for the year ahead, budgeting remains one of the most important tools for managing resources and setting priorities. Yet the modern budget has undergone a remarkable transformation since its origins more than two centuries ago. A budget is generally defined as a financial plan that estimates ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen has held a courtesy meeting with Opposition Leader and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman. The meeting was held at the Opposition Leader’s office in the National Parliament Building on Tuesday (9 June) at 11:30am. The ambassador was accompanied by Political and Economic Counselor Eric Geelan and Political Officer Hermanoschy Bernard. The ...

A three-member delegation from the United States, led by US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam on Monday. The meeting was held at the Defence Adviser’s office at the Armed Forces Division in Dhaka Cantonment, according to an ISPR press release. During the meeting, ...

Spain beat Peru 3-1 in their final World Cup warm-up match on Monday, giving thousands of fans in Puebla ​a glimpse of one of the tournament favourites days before the global ‌showpiece begins. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring after two minutes with a fierce strike from the edge of the area before Pedri doubled the lead after the half-hour mark, ...

An Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting is underway with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began this morning at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat here, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

Bangladesh Ambassador to China Md Nazmul Islam made a courtesy call on Zhang Hui, President of the Bank of China, at the bank’s headquarters on Monday (8 June) to discuss ways to strengthen financial cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides focused on expanding banking linkages and facilitating bilateral trade and investment. They exchanged views on ...

While television viewers in the United States routinely see advertisements for prescription medicines detailing both benefits and side effects, such direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising remains largely prohibited in Bangladesh. Industry insiders and public health experts are increasingly questioning whether the ban truly protects public health or instead deprives patients of vital information while encouraging unethical marketing practices. An investigation has found ...

Bangladesh and Russia are in discussion to increase manpower export from Bangladesh up to 100,000 workers within the next year. Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman made this proposal to the Russian authorities who agreed to work on it expeditiously. Currently, nearly ten thousand Bangladeshis are working in Russia. The two sides are expected to complete necessary formalities in this regard ...

Bangladesh’s labour market in Mauritius is set to reopen after remaining closed for a long period, as the two countries have reached a policy-level agreement to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) soon. The decision was made during a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh’s Minister for Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ariful Haque Choudhury and Mauritius’ Minister ...