Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has provided Eid bonuses to sanitation workers of city corporations across the country. He handed over Eid bonus cheques to the administrators and mayors of all city corporations across the country, said PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. The Prime Minister also instructed the administrators to keep their cities neat and clean and stressed the importance of building clean cities. He also urged them to take initiatives to ensure regular cleaning of canals and drains in order to prevent waterlogging in urban areas. During the event at the BNP Chairman’s political office in Gulshan, LGRD…
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US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today launched 50 red, white and blue-painted rickshaws in Dhaka to commemorate America’s 250th independence anniversary and underscore the growing US-Bangladesh partnership. The US Embassy in Dhaka shared photographs on its official Facebook page showing the ambassador riding one of the decorated rickshaws in the capital. The initiative comes ahead of July 4, 2026, when the United States will celebrate 250 years of independence. Marking the occasion, US President Donald Trump said, “With a single sheet of parchment and 56 signatures, America began the greatest political journey in human history.” The embassy said…
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said education systems must be reformed to ensure students acquire skills, confidence, creativity and values alongside academic qualifications. The minister made the remarks while delivering his speech at the plenary session of the Education World Forum 2026 held at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, the largest annual gathering of education ministers worldwide. This year, education ministers from around 150 countries are participating in the forum. Speaking at the session, Milon said Bangladesh has returned to a democratic path after a long period of undemocratic…
Bangladesh and Morocco have launched their first- ever bilateral business-to-business (B2B) platform in Rabat, aiming to boost trade, investment and green industrial cooperation between South Asia and Africa. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam formally inaugurated the platform on Tuesday during her two-day official visit to Morocco, describing the initiative as a new corridor for commerce, innovation and sustainable growth, said a foreign ministry’s press release here today. “The platform is established to catalyse high-value, innovation-driven and people-centred partnerships, not trade for trade’s sake, but trade that builds industries, creates jobs, accelerates technology transfer and drives sustainable growth…
As per Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s election promise, flight operations at Thakurgaon Airport will start within the next two years, and work has already begun. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam made the announcement at a reception organized by the district BNP at the abandoned Thakurgaon Airport after inspecting it this afternoon. It has been informed that it will take about two years to re-open the airport through runway renovation, construction of boundary wall and infrastructural development work. A full team of the ministry visited the site today. This airport…
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today said the BNP government will start work on the Padma Barrage and Teesta Barrage projects. “I want to clearly state that this BNP government will begin work on the Padma Barrage and, InShaAllah, also on the Teesta Barrage. Under the leadership of today’s Disaster Management and Relief Minister, BNP carried out various programmes regarding the Teesta issue. Therefore, if anyone has worked, delivered, and prepared the ground, it is the BNP,” he said. The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing a civic gathering after laying the foundation stone of the National…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladesh considers UN peacekeeping not merely an obligation, but a responsibility to humanity under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. She made the remarks while addressing the Second Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in a Francophone Environment held in Rabat on Wednesday, said a foreign ministry’s press release this morning here. The state minister stressed on giving more importance on Women, Peace and Security agenda for advancing more effective peacekeeping and peace building efforts. Referring to emerging challenges in modern peace operations, she drew attention to misinformation, digital harassment and…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has asked Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner to submit the probe report in the case lodged over the murder of a seven-year-old schoolgirl in the capital’s Pallabi area within a week. Ministry spokesperson Dr Md Rezaul Karim said the law minister also assured that necessary steps would be taken to ensure the swift completion of the trial. The prime accused of the case Sohel Rana has given a confessional statement before a Dhaka court under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Rana’s wife Swapna Akter, who is also an…
Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid today said the government is working to strengthen the economic capacity of farmers, stressing that the country’s overall economic foundation is closely linked with farmers’ socio-economic development. Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled “National Budget 2026-27: Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Bangladesh” held at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council) auditorium in Dhaka, the minister said improving farmers’ living standards is essential for sustainable national growth. The seminar was organized by the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association (BAEA) and chaired by its President Ahsanuzzaman Lintu. State…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said that work is underway to form an effective, widely acceptable and independent mass media commission aimed at ensuring a free media environment in the country. Speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a new Bengali daily “Agamir Somoy” at a city hotel this evening, the minister said the proposed commission would be formed in consultation with all relevant stakeholders. He said the government is working to establish a commission with quasi-judicial authority in the near future. Once formed, it would help ensure media freedom while also protecting the…
