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Maldives President Muizzu Congratulates Mirza Fakhrul

August 22, 2026 0

Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, the president of the Maldives, congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the newly elected president of Bangladesh, on taking office as the country’s 23rd president in an official message delivered on Friday, August 21. On behalf of the Maldivian government and its Continue Reading

President Pays Tributes to Martyrs at National Memorial

August 22, 2026 0

On Saturday morning, newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir laid a floral wreath at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar in remembrance of the valiant War of Liberation martyrs. After the ceremony, he signed the visitor’s book, placed a memorial tree sapling on the property, and stood in sorrowful silence as a contingent of […]Continue Reading

HSC Results May Be Published in Mid-November

August 22, 2026 0

According to Professor Akteruzzaman, Chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and President of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, the results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Alim, and comparable exams should be released by mid-November. The countrywide exams began on July 2 under the same question paper system, with 1,270,583 registered Continue Reading

Jaiswal Has ‘Nothing to Add’ on Bangladesh PM’s India Trip

August 22, 2026 0

Tarique Rahman, the prime minister of Bangladesh, may visit New Delhi, but the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said it has no formal information to provide. According to official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, New Delhi has not officially commented on the trip. Mr. Jaiswal highlighted the 30-year duration of the 1996 Ganga Water Sharing […]Continue Reading

India Visit Must Be Grounded in Mutual Respect and Equality

August 22, 2026 0

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Chief of Amaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition, said that although the head of state is allowed to visit anywhere in the world, even to neighbouring India, all diplomatic interactions must be handled strictly based on equality, respect, and friendliness. Speaking as the keynote guest at an organisational meeting in Rajshahi, he […]Continue Reading

Biography of Mirza Fakhrul, the 23rd President of Bangladesh

August 22, 2026 0

The 23rd President of Bangladesh, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was chosen by members of the National Parliament in a direct vote. Following his party’s victory in the national general elections, the 78-year-old veteran politician held the position of Minister of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives before taking on the nation’s top Continue Reading

Drying Paddy on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway Increases Accident Risk

August 22, 2026 0

Kamal Atartuk Missel Farmers in Comilla’s Korpai region, as well as sections of Sitakunda and Mirsarai, have turned to drying freshly harvested paddy on the major Dhaka-Chattogram Highway after weeks of heavy rain threatened to damage their crops. Due to the lack of free yards, farmers are using the hot asphalt by spreading grain across […]Continue Reading

Lack of Planned Sewage Drains: Wastewater Directly into the Ocean

August 22, 2026 0

In Bangladesh’s most popular tourist destination, Cox’s Bazar, wastewater from 400 to 500 hotels, motels, and commercial businesses is dumped straight into the Bay of Bengal since there is no established sewage control system in place. Every day, canals, sewers, and natural streams carry hundreds of thousands of litres of untreated trash into the ocean, […]Continue Reading

BIDA, BEZA, and PPPA Merge to Form ‘Invest Bangladesh’

August 22, 2026 0

The Invest Bangladesh Act, 2026, which formally unites the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), and the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA), went into effect on August 20, according to a gazette notification issued by the Bangladeshi government. The announcement, which was signed by ATM Abdus Sattar, Continue Reading

Global Leaders Congratulate President Mirza Fakhrul Islam

August 22, 2026 0

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has received heartfelt congratulations on his election as Bangladesh’s president from world leaders, including the heads of state of China, Pakistan, and India. They conveyed a great deal of hope for closer cultural, economic, and diplomatic relations with Bangladesh under his direction. During a press briefing, Lin Jian, a spokesperson Continue Reading