The government is developing a “Tree Monitoring App” as a key digital tool to ensure the survival, growth and accountability of saplings planted under its nationwide afforestation initiatives, including the flagship “One Child, One Tree” programme. The initiative is outlined in the National Budget Speech Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) and the Bangladesh Climate Budget Report 2026-27 as part of the broader National Green Mission aimed at large-scale environmental conservation and climate resilience. According to the budget and climate policy documents, the app is being developed to make afforestation activities more modern, transparent and accountable through continuous digital surveillance and maintenance…
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Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, left Dhaka this morning for Iran to attend the janaza of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Speaker departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30 am today (Thursday) for Iran to participate in the funeral prayers of the Iranian leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was born on April 19, 1939, in Mashhad in northeastern Iran and embraced martyrdom on February 28, 2026, at the age of 86, said a press release. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, he played a significant role in the country’s new…
US and Iran negotiators made “positive progress” during indirect talks in Doha, with the next round expected after the late Iranian supreme leader’s funeral, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said. “Qatar & Pakistan mediators concluded separate meetings with the US & Iranian negotiators in Doha today, with positive progress made on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, building on the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said Wednesday on X. “The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following…
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations for 2026 began today simultaneously across the country, with a total of 1,270,583 examinees appearing under the country’s 11 education boards. In a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division Abdul Khaleque said the examinations will be held at 2,697 centres, involving students from 9,439 educational institutions. “The nine general education boards will conduct the HSC examinations using a single and uniform question paper,” he said. Of the total candidates, 621,969 are male and 648,614 are female, featuring female candidates outnumber males by…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan today said cybersecurity is more important than a “Sindhuk”, a traditional Bengali strongbox. “The traditional concept of security has changed qualitatively in modern era. Now, keeping a big business firm’s computer free from hackers is more important than guarding its “Sindhuk” and ensuring cybersecurity is more important than guarding a 1000-mile frontier,” he said. The information minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP’s media cell ‘Prantik Konthoshor’ at its headquarters in the city’s Khilgaon area. State Minister for Road Transport and…
Kylian Mbappe extended his red-hot scoring streak to fire France past Sweden and into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as Erling Haaland sealed Norway’s first ever knockout round victory in a 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast. Mbappe took his tally for the tournament to six goals — making him joint top-scorer alongside Lionel Messi — with a superb double as France strolled past the Swedes 3-0 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The prolific French striker’s latest brace took his career World Cup goals record to an incredible 18 in 18 matches, one behind Argentina…
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister, and also the Minister in charge of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat in Parliament, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the Election Commission has already started preparations to hold the local government elections in a free and neutral manner. “In order to arrange the next local government polls in a free, fair and impartial manner, the Election Commission has already started necessary preparations,” he told Parliament, replying to a scripted question from treasury bench member Sheikh Md Rejaul Islam (Naogaon-6). Fakhrul said the EC has undertaken the necessary preparations to ensure that a…
The post-budget dinner for the 2026–27 fiscal year has been cancelled on the instructions of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Prime Minister’s additional press secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said the decision was taken as part of the government’s austerity measures. The cancellation is expected to save the government approximately Taka 50 lakh. Every year, on the day the national budget is passed, the Ministry of Finance hosts a dinner at the Sangsad Bhaban. The event is typically attended by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, members of the Cabinet, Members of Parliament, senior government officials, and journalists. Ruman…
he Jatiya Sangsad today passed a Tk 9,38,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, which outlines BNP-led government’s roadmap toward a humane economy targeting 6.5 percent growth and 7.5 percent inflation. The budget for the next fiscal year has also set targets to build an investment-led economy to spur employment that ultimately supports Bangladesh’s ambition of reaching a $1 trillion economy. This was the maiden budget for the Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury after BNP formed the government this time following a landslide victory on February 12 general election. A BNP-led government had last presented its national…
Bangladesh’s aviation sector has reached a significant milestone as five of the world’s leading airport service providers compete to operate at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s (HSIA) Third Terminal, reflecting growing global confidence in the country’s ambition to emerge as a regional aviation hub. For the first time since Bangladesh’s independence, internationally renowned airport service companies are seeking entry into the country’s ground handling market following the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (CAAB) decision to appoint a second passenger ground handling operator at the Third Terminal. A senior CAAB official involved in the negotiations confirmed to BSS here recently that a…
