President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called on Vietnam to further ease its visa process for Bangladeshi businesspeople, workers, students and tourists to boost people-to-people contact and expand bilateral cooperation. “Bangladesh and Vietnam have maintained friendly relations for more than five decades. To further strengthen the relations between the two countries and harness mutual development potential, it is important to ease the visa process to increase contacts and expand areas of partnership among businesspeople, investors and peoples of the two countries,” he said. The President made the remarks as Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong paid a farewell call…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government would try to recognise whatever good achievements the country’s children make through their merit and competence, as he hosted a reception for Bangladeshi Hafez who won prizes at an international Holy Quran competition last month in Saudi Arabia. “You have won the prizes, and this is not just your achievement, I think it is an achievement of all Muslims of Bangladesh,” he said, referring to the prize-winning Hafez who took part in the 46th King Abdulaziz International Holy Quran Competition held in Saudi Arabia. The reception was held at the meeting room…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the authorities concerned to step up coordinated efforts to curb pollution and improve the environmental conditions of the lakes in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Niketan and Dhanmondi areas of the capital. He put emphasis on stopping sewage discharge into the lakes, regular removal of waste, installation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) and expediting activities of the relevant agencies to this end. The Prime Minister gave the directives when he was presiding over a meeting at the Cabinet Division conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Sujauddowla (Sujon Mahmud). The meeting discussed…
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue today said talented students will have to play a crucial role in administering the country in the future. He made the remarks as the chief guest at a reception organised for successful SSC 2026 students at the auditorium of the Small Ethnic Cultural Institute in Bandarban. The Bandarban Government High School Alumnae Association organised the programme. The minister said the education-friendly government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is taking appropriate measures to identify and nurture talented students. Highlighting various challenges in the education sector, he said the shortage of qualified teachers…
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury today said that the government is taking short-, medium- and long-term plans to give a fresh impetus to the country’s film industry. “The Prime Minister has directed for formulating a comprehensive plan for the development of the film industry. Within the stipulated timeframe, a coordinated plan outlining what needs to be done for development of the film industry, implementation strategies and necessary government support will be prepared and presented,” he said. The state minister made the remarks while addressing a programme at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) here this afternoon,…
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin said that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is expected to supply 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid by next month. The Russian envoy made the disclosure during a courtesy meeting with Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Administrator Md Fazlul Hoque at the FBCCI office in Gulshan on Wednesday afternoon. He said work is currently underway to address technical issues at the power plant, with nearly 4,000 Russian experts and engineers engaged in the process. During the meeting, Khozin also agreed to jointly establish a Russia-Bangladesh Business…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman today said journalists play a key role in flourishing democracy so that media is considered as one of the most important pillars of democracy. He made the remarks while addressing an event marking the 43rd founding anniversary of the Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here. Referring to the risks and challenges faced by crime reporters, the minister said crime reporters work under tremendous risk as at times, they have to pay a very high price for it. “It is true that adequate protection or an effective system has yet…
US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect a day before Canadian leader Mark Carney was due to address the European Parliament. Her pitch comes as both Canada and the European Union seek to pivot away from an aggressive United States under Trump’s leadership. “I think it’s laughable,” Trump told reporters when asked about the plan. “If they do that, if I think it’s at all a hostile act, I will put very…
Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Mahdi Amin today said gas supply in the country had increased significantly following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s directive and expressed hope that the positive trend would continue in the coming days. He also highlighted a wide range of measures taken by the government during its seven months in office, covering energy security, economic recovery, public welfare, education, health, infrastructure, digital services, employment, governance and foreign relations. He made the remarks at a press briefing at the Prime Minister’s Office marking seven months of the government in office. Mahdi Amin said, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman recently promised…
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports to the United States (US) posted their highest-ever monthly growth in August, rising 25.65 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). Bangladesh exported garments worth more than $817 million to the US market in August of the current 2026-27 fiscal year, compared with $650.34 million in the same month of the previous fiscal year. During July-August of FY2026-27, Bangladesh’s RMG exports to the US totalled $1.61 billion, up 11.42 percent from the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The monthly average RMG export to the US during the first two…
