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Newly appointed Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that in his tenure, he would work to further strengthen Bangladesh's relations with both eastern and western countries. "The Prime Minister entrusted me with the responsibility of foreign ministry. We will move the ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her new cabinet colleagues on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a day after taking oath to form the government for a record fifth term and fourth in a row.Sheikh Hasina first paid tributes to Bangabandhu as the Prime Minist...
Country, Districts
Subsurface channels will produce 3.6 lakh tonnes of additional crops through bringing 45,000 hectares of lands under controlled irrigation in the region, including its vast Barind tract, within the near future. To this end, 22.50 lakh meters subsurface irrigation channels will be installed in c...
City
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday celebrated the 'JU Day' marking its 54th founding anniversary on the campus amid festive mood.Marking the day, JU wore a festive look with the participation of former and current students, teachers and officials with colorful banners...
Mohammad Ali Arafat, a lawmaker from Dhaka-17, has been given the charge of State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ministry, after half an hour a 37-member council of minister took oath at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening.Arafat, a Bangladeshi academic, social-advocate and politician, is als...
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred two lawyers from practicing any case for the next four weeks for writing a letter to the Chief Justice (CJ) using derogatory statements. The lawyers are, Mohammad Moshin Rashid and Shah Ahmed Badal.The Appellate Division of the SC also ordered them to g...
Art& Culture
‘Bangabandhu Corner’ has been set up at the Naogaon Medical College (NMC) in the district.Principal of Naogaon Medical College Professor Dr. Md. Bulbul Hasan formally inaugurated the Bangabandhu Corner as the chief guest this morning.The NMC principal underscored the need for highlightin...
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the Nippon Foundation have congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her re-appointment as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey, in a greeting letter to the Prime Minister...
National,Front Page
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday appointed 25 ministers and 11 state ministers of the government.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification to this end.“In accordance with clause (2) of Article 56 of the Bangladesh Constitution, the President of the People's Republic of B...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has greeted Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.In a letter wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Chinese president said on behalf of the government and people of China and on his own, "I would like to extend to you my warm congratu...
The US Embassy Dhaka celebrated National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and reflected upon its continued partnership with Bangladesh to prevent human trafficking, prosecute traffickers and provide for survivors."The United States is committed to partnering with Bangladesh each and every day to...
National
A 36-member council of ministers, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be formed today, the cabinet secretary said on Wednesday. The new council of ministers includes 25 ministers and 11 state ministers, Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain told a press conference at the secretariat in the...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked her party's newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) to attach topmost priority to working for the welfare of the country and its people."Every MP will have to work for the people in their respective constituencies. You shou...
Business & Commerce
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), a regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh, allowed a total of 141 companies to issue Initial Public Offering (IPO) during 2009-2023 for ensuring flow of capital to the country’s trade and business sector. Beside this, the com...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Division said in a gazette notification.“In accordance with clause (3) of Article 56 of the Bangladesh Constitution, the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh decided to appoin...
Stocks on Wednesday witnessed upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 17.43 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 6,285.25. Two ...
Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been nominated as the Speaker of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), said a JS press release in Dhaka on Wednesday.With this nomination, Dr Shirin is going to be elected as the JS Speaker for the record fourth consecutive term. On nomination as the Speaker, Deputy Speaker M...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned that since the game of elections is over now, a new game of politics would begin against communalism, militancy, arson terrorism and corruption.He came up with the warning while speaking at a public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in t...
As far as Japanese election observer mission was able to observe, the election process in Bangladesh was conducted in accordance with procedures, said Japanese foreign press secretary Kobayashi Maki in a statement in Dhaka on Wednesday. “Japan hopes that Bangladesh, as a strategic ...
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