National,Politics,Economy
The newly elected BNP government will take necessary steps to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said on Wednesday.“We will take all required measures to defer the LDC graduation. Work on the matter has ...
National,Politics
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has decided to use his personal vehicle instead of the government-provided one, in what appears to be a symbolic move aimed at promoting austerity and setting a new tone for public office.BNP Media Cell member Atikur Rahman Rumon shared the decisions while talking to re...
National
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Wednesday pledged to ensure a media environment free from fear in Bangladesh, promising steps to protect journalists.“I know the mental torment faced by those who live in fear. Especially for professionals in respected fields like jou...
National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his cabinet colleagues paid tributes to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and its former chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday.After paying homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, they went to Zia Udyan around 12 noon....
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War on Wednesday, a day after taking oath and forming the government following a massive victory in the 13th national election.Tarique, as the Prime Minister, first paid tribute to the martyrs by placing a wreath at the altar...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has been named the Leader of the Opposition in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.Newly elected MP from Cumilla-11 (Chouddagram) and Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher will serve as the deputy opposition leader.Convener of the National Citizen Party (N...
National,Diplomachy
Global leaders on Tuesday attended the oath-taking ceremony of the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, underscoring international interest in Bangladesh’s political transition.President of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, Speaker of the ...
Japan has welcomed the 13th Parliamentary Election of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, held on February 12, as credible and largely peaceful.In a statement, Japanese Press Secretary Kitamura Toshihiro said that an election observer mission from Japan, headed by former Japanese Ambassador t...
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a courtesy meeting with Bangladesh’s Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman and discussed issues of mutual interest.The meeting was held on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of the new govern...
National,Jatiya Sangsad
Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will begin his first full day in office on Wednesday by paying homage to the country’s martyrs at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar.In the afternoon, he will chair the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed governmen...
Forty nine ministers and state ministers were sworn in at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the newly appointed members of the cabinet at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.Earlier, BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman too...
National,Media,Jatiya Sangsad
The Bangladesh Parliament Journalists Association (BPJA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the ‘restriction on journalists’ access’ to the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of the 13th Parliament.In a statement, the BPJA President Harun Jamil and General Secretary Shawkat A...
Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.During the meeting, Tobgay thanked the Chief Adviser for holding a free, fair, peaceful and credible election at a critical time, said the Chief Adviser&rsquo...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Diplomachy
Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to represent the government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government of Bangladesh led by Tarique Rahman, Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is accompany...
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.Earlier, the BNP Parliamentary Party (BPP) unanimously elected party Chairman Tarique Rahman as the Leader of ...
Newly elected BNP MPs have not taken oath as members of the proposed Constitution Reform Council (CRC) saying that the provision for such council must be incorporated in the Constitution first following endorsement of the Parliament.They took oath as only members of the 13th Parliament at 10:43am at...
Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Pakistan’s Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday.The Pakistan Planning Minister met the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to CA’s press wing.During the meet...
President of the Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet.Foreign Adviser M Touhid Hossain received the Maldivian President at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Diplomatic relations between the Maldives a...
Forty-five government vehicles have been kept ready at the Secretariat for ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers-to-be.Officials concerned said according to the Cabinet Division’s requirements, the vehicles were arranged through the transport pool of the Ministry of Public Administra...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,VAT, TAX, Revenue
The government has reduced value Added Tax(VAT) on LPG in a move aimed at stabilising the market and keeping the essential fuel within consumers’ purchasing power.In a press release issued on Monday night, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said it had issued two separate notifications on Feb...
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