Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday. The High Commissioner briefed the Prime Minister on his experience during his first two months in Dhaka. The meeting discussed Continue Reading
South China Morning Post The recent agreement signed in Mecca is widely being viewed as a sign of a weakening security understanding between the United States and Gulf countries and their indication of moving away from the US security umbrella. Analysts believe that, at the same time, it is creating an opportunity for China to […]Continue Reading
Eight international law and professional firms have been engaged to identify and recover assets held abroad by major Bangladeshi loan defaulters. Initially, 42 companies with more than Tk 200 crores default loans have been brought under the initiative. Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan disclosed the information on Sunday, saying some of the loans may […]Continue Reading
Bangladesh received $915 million in remittances in the first eight days of August, maintaining the positive trend seen since the beginning of the 2026-27 fiscal year. The inflow was 42.9 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank report. The country received $313 million between August 6 and […]Continue Reading
Gulshan Society has launched a tree-planting and sapling distribution programme at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan, Dhaka, in support of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s 250-million-tree plantation campaign and to promote environmental protection and urban greenery. The programme was held on Saturday, August 8, with Gulshan Society President Barrister Omar Sadat, Continue Reading
Information and Broadcasting State Minister Yaser Khan Chowdhury has called on people from all walks of life to remain vocal to prevent the resurgence of fascism in Bangladesh. He said the government would take initiatives to present children and teenagers with the accurate history of Bangladesh’s independence and the establishment of democracy. He made the […]Continue Reading
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has said the government is working to bring major changes to the country’s education system within the next four and a half years. He made the remarks at a UNICEF-organized event at Hotel Sheraton in the capital on Sunday. He said sustainable change in education could […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Telecommunications, ICT, Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad has said the ICT sector needs incentives similar to those provided to the garment industry. He made the remarks at a discussion organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) at a hotel in the capital on Sunday. Describing ICT and […]Continue Reading
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Chief Whip of the opposition in Parliament Nahid Islam has said a political and constitutional crisis has emerged in the country. He made the remarks on Sunday afternoon after a meeting of 11 political parties at the residence of the opposition leader on Mintu Road. The meeting discussed the […]Continue Reading
Ab Hena Mukti Natural disasters, river erosion, severe salinity and an acute employment crisis are forcing coastal residents to leave agriculture and traditional occupations and seek shelter in slums in Khulna, Dhaka and other major cities. People in the coastal areas of southwestern Bangladesh are increasingly being forced to leave their ancestral homes due to […]Continue Reading




















