National
BNP Standing Committee Member and former minister Selima Rahman remained under treatment at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of United Hospital in the capital with cardiac complications.She was taken to the hospital on February 19 after experiencing sudden chest pain, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul K...
National,Diplomachy
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday.The meeting was held at 11am at the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahaman Rumon.Foreign Mini...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics,Diplomachy,Corruption
Three complaints have been filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC), seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption in leasing key terminals of the Chattogram Port to foreign companies under concession agreements.Md Al Amin Hossain, spokesperson of civil society organisati...
National,Politics
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended his office at the Secretariat for the third consecutive day on Sunday morning, where he enquired about the punctuality of cabinet members and other officials.PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said the Prime Minister arrived at the Secret...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Friday warned that the government will take strict action against extortionists, regardless of their political affiliation.“No compromise will be made to anyone involved in extortion or crime, and strict action will be tak...
The 13th National Parliament is likely to go into its maiden session on March 12 next month or one or two days earlier, said Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.“The first session of the National Parliament will begin on March 12 next month or one or two days earli...
Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee on Saturday said there is no need for a separate oath for the ‘Yes’ vote, as it will automatically take effect once the Jatiya Sangsad is in session.“The national election has already been held. The members of parliament have tak...
A meeting on strengthening religious and social harmony was held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon on Saturday afternoon.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over the meeting, according to a PMO media release.Ministers, state ministers and relevant senior officials attended the...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday unveiled commemorative postage stamps marking Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day.He released the stamps in the morning at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon.Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science...
The government will begin providing honorariums to khatibs, imams and muezzins in some areas before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, as part of implementing an election pledge.The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday...
Country, Districts
At least five people, including three women, were killed when a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a gas cylinder-laden truck on the bypass road in Kushtia on Saturday afternoon.The identities of the victims could not be immediately ascertained. The accident occurred around 2:05 pm, sai...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday began work at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon for the first time after assuming office.He arrived at the office at 10:10am, where Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon received him. Before e...
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked second among the world’s most polluted cities on Saturday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 223 at 10:25 am.Today, the city’s air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’, indicating a serious health threat, ...
India on Friday said they look forward to engaging with the new government in Bangladesh and taking things forward, noting that they want to strengthen multifaceted relations with Bangladesh."We look forward to engaging with the new government in Bangladesh," Indian Ministry of External Af...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said Ekushey had remained confined under a fascist regime, but this time it is free, creating an opportunity to build a just and discrimination-free democratic Bangladesh.“Ekushey had long remained restricted under a fascist rul...
The nation is observing 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyr's Day and the International Mother Language Day early Saturday, marking the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes for upholding the dignity of the mother tongue, Bangla.The day is also being observed around the world as...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement early Saturday by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar marking ‘Amar Ekushey’—the International Mother Language Day and Shaheed Dibosh.The Prime Minister arrived at the Shaheed...
National,Budget
Citizen’s platform on Thursday urged the new government to immediately prepare a realistic revised budget for the current fiscal year and enforce a hard budget constraint to stabilise the economy amid mounting macroeconomic pressures.The recommendations came at a briefing held at BRAC Centre i...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed on Thursday said Bangladesh has issues and challenges with each country, which will be addressed through discussions at bilateral, regional and multilateral platforms.Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she said the current adminis...
The government has planned to introduce ‘Family Card’ on a pilot basis before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo on Thursday.“As far as I know, the Prime Minister wants to begin it as a pilot project before Eid,” h...
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