A political and economic controversy has erupted in Bangladesh following the sudden removal of Central Bank Governor Ahsan Habib Mansur and the appointment of businessman Md Mostaqur Rahman as the new chief of Bangladesh Bank.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), a non-profit organization questioned the independence and impartiality of the new...
India and Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral cooperation in the areas of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change. The MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Cabinet...
Bangladesh just after midnight last night paid solemn homage to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement, as President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman led the nation in observing Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day.
The president placed the first wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar at...
Bangladesh has formally requested a three-year deferral of its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category, citing global and domestic economic shocks that have slowed preparation for the transition.
According to officials of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Bangladesh Government, a letter signed by ERD Secretary Md Shahriar...
The chiefs of Bangladesh’s three armed services paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, his second day in office.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan...
An agreement has been reached between India and Nepal on mutual legal assistance on criminal matters. The agreement to this effect was signed by Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava and Nepal’s Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Binod Kumar Bhattarai, on behalf...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has pledged to restore democracy, uphold the rule of law and ensure equal rights for all citizens as he outlined his government’s priorities in his maiden televised address to the nation. In his speech broadcast by state-run Bangladesh Television at 9:45 pm, the premier...
The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took the oath of office at the Jatiya Sangsad this morning. However, they did not take an oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council, reports a leading local Daily.
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered...
A delegation led by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, arrived in Sri Lanka today for a three-day visit to assess damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The team will visit affected areas in central Sri Lanka before holding talks in Colombo with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake,...
Tarique Rahman, who led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) back to power after returning to the country following 17 years in exile, has pledged to prioritise justice and the rule of law as the cornerstone of his administration.
“Justice will be our guiding principle. If the rule of law is not established,...
