Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat today said passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport told him they received their luggage within 15 to 20 minutes. He made the remarks while briefing journalists after visiting the airport this evening and speaking with passengers at the baggage belt area about their travel and baggage collection experiences. The minister said passengers expressed satisfaction with the service but wanted the standard to be maintained. He said the government was giving priority to sustaining the quality of passenger services and reducing inconvenience at the airport. During the interaction, passengers welcomed the newly introduced…
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Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice-president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, will attend as the chief guest a scientific seminar on osteoporosis organised by the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) to mark World Osteoporosis Day 2026. The seminar titled “Osteoporosis: A Preventable Epidemic” will be held at 11:00 am tomorrow at the Convention Hall of the Specialized Hospital Building of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) in the capital. DAB is organising the seminar to promote bone health, prevent osteoporosis and raise public awareness about the disease. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain and State Minister for Health and Family Welfare…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that if the opposition, while opposing the government, paved the way for the return of autocracy, it would bring no good to the country and amount to a betrayal of both the martyrs of the 2024 July uprising and the 1971 Liberation War. Calling for constructive opposition, he said political differences should not prevent the government and the opposition from working together on fundamental national issues, including employment, public safety, healthcare, education and national independence. “If we continue with this old political culture of opposing for the sake of opposition, how can we move…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon people of all faiths to work together, shoulder to shoulder, to build Bangladesh, saying that every citizen has equal rights in the country regardless of religious identity. “This country belongs to you, and this country belongs to me. Let us all work together, shoulder to shoulder, to build the country,” he said while addressing the Hindu community people during a visit to Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital on the occasion of Durga Puja this evening. He was accompanied by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Social Welfare Minister Prof. Dr. Abu Zafar Md.…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari this morning to visit a Durga Puja mandap in Rangpur on Maha Navami, the ninth day of the Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. The prime minister landed at the airport at 9:50am by a military aircraft. He was received there by Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu, State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad, Rangpur City Corporation Administrator Advocate Mahfuz-Un-Nabi Chowdhury Don and Rangpur Development Authority Chairman Shamsuzzaman Samu, among others. On his way from Saidpur to Rangpur, the prime minister is scheduled to address two roadside gatherings…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will arrive in Chattogram on Tuesday to visit Sharadiya Durga Puja and exchange greetings with the Hindu community. Later, he will hold an organizational meeting with local BNP leaders, party and official sources said. Mahbubur Rahman Shamim, BNP central organizing secretary and administrator of the Chattogram Zila Parishad informed journalists that the Prime Minister will arrive in Chattogram by air. From Shah Amanat International Airport, he is scheduled to go directly to the Puja mandap at J. M. Sen Hall in Rahmatganj at 6:00 PM. After visiting the Puja mandap and exchange greetings with members of…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said safeguarding national interests, sovereignty and dignity would remain the foremost commitment of Bangladesh in the days ahead, while the country seeks to strengthen friendship and cooperation with all nations on the basis of mutual respect and equality. “Bangladesh wants to strengthen friendship and cooperation with all countries on the basis of mutual respect and equality,” he said while addressing a National Standard Awarding Ceremony at Savar Cantonment this morning, where several battalions and regiments received the National Standard in recognition of their professional excellence. Emphasising the significance of the award, the prime minister said…
Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and vice-president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF), today expressed hope that the foundation would emerge as a global example of humanitarian service through its welfare activities, as it marked 27 years of standing by people across Bangladesh. “Founded on the ideals of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, blessed by the guidance of uncompromising leader Begum Khaleda Zia, and established through the initiative and inspiration of Tarique Rahman, the Ziaur Rahman Foundation is a remarkable example of humanity in Bangladesh,” she said. Speaking as a special guest at a programme marking the foundation’s 27th anniversary, cardiac specialist…
he Cabinet today approved a proposal to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat to the former trade fair ground in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, with government offices expected to start operation from the new complex in 2029. The new Secretariat will be constructed on around 31.58 acres of land in Agargaon in accordance with the master plan designed by renowned architect Louis I. Kahn, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani told a press briefing at the Secretariat this afternoon. The approval came at the 25th Cabinet meeting of the government, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Briefing reporters at the…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged everyone to contributefrom their respective positions to building a better Bangladesh, saying that collective effortsand shared commitment are essential to turning that vision into reality. “We all dream of a beautiful Bangladesh, but to build a successful country, we must work for it. This is the work that Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman began,” he said. The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing a programme as the chief guest marking the 27th anniversary of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed International Convention Centre in the capital. Recalling the foundation’s journey,…
