Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who is in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, held a sideline meeting with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at the UN Headquarters. During the meeting on Tuesday, they discussed Bangladesh’s development priorities, Continue Reading
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, have travelled to New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. There, they attended a welcome breakfast hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The breakfast marked the beginning of the Prime Minister’s official and busy schedule of engagements at […]Continue Reading
Opportunities to increase Chinese investment in Bangladesh and boost exports of Bangladeshi products to the Chinese market were discussed at the Bangladesh-Yunnan Trade and Investment Dialogue. The dialogue was held on Tuesday (September 22) at the Bengal Blueberry Hotel in the capital, organised by the Bangladesh-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI). A 30-member Continue Reading
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the opening ceremony of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He joined world leaders at the global forum at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday morning local time. This is his first participation in the UN General Assembly as the Prime Minister of […]Continue Reading
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen, who is leaving his post, paid a farewell call on Speaker of the National Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Speaker’s office. During the meeting, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad said China, as a close friend of Bangladesh, has been providing extensive […]Continue Reading
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has begun verifying the asset statement submitted by Md. Harun Or Rashid, deputy director of the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC), who has been accused of accumulating assets worth crores of taka in his name and through others. The verification process began after the new […]Continue Reading
Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has described China as Bangladesh’s number one development partner and a leading investor. He made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Home Ministry office at the Secretariat on Monday. The meeting discussed security, law and order, combating cybercrime, strengthening Continue Reading
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for greater emphasis on technology, engineering and technical education that can create employment opportunities both at home and abroad. He made the call when a delegation led by Pabna University of Science and Technology Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Abul Hasnat Mohammad Shamim paid a courtesy call on him at […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Special Political Assistant Rashed Khan has said that arresting Nasiruddin Patwari and questioning him in remand would reveal who is setting buses on fire and carrying out cocktail attacks. Speaking on Tuesday (September 22), he said the BNP has to run the government while dealing with two opposition groups—the 11-party alliance and the […]Continue Reading
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that propaganda cannot be used to obstruct the government’s development activities. He said the opposition is announcing programmes to create confusion among the people. He made the remarks while attending a discussion titled “The Role of the Government and Opposition in Establishing a Democratic State” at […]Continue Reading






















