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…
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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…
“Chuknagar Genocide Day”, commemorating the country’s largest and worst killings of human beings at Chuknagar here during the Liberation War in 1971, is being observed today. To mark the day, local administration, ‘Chuknagar Ganahattya Smrity Rakkha Parisad’ has chalked out different programs, including placing of wreath at the Chuknagar Srityshoudha, a memorial built in memory of Chuknagar massacres victims, and discussion this morning. The eventual victory of December 16, 1971 was the outcome of nine months of sustained successful armed resistance of the nation but the period was marked by a series of genocides and the Chuknagar Massacre is believed…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today chaired an important meeting on the development and environmental protection of the Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara lake in the city. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon, said the Prime Minister’s Press Wing. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on preventing water pollution in Gulshan Lake, maintaining environmental balance, beautification efforts and enhancing civic amenities centered around the lake. Concerned officials presented the current condition of the lake and shared their opinions on various sustainable development plans and initiatives centering the lake. Housing and Public Works…
Bangladesh and Morocco have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, skills development and multilateral affairs. The agreement was reached in a meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat on Tuesday, said a Foreign Ministry’s press release here. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh is keen to deepen its engagement with African nations and elevate its partnership with Morocco to a new horizon of cooperation, shared prosperity and strategic opportunity,” Shama Obaed told the Moroccan foreign minister. The two leaders stressed the importance of…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the 46th National Rally of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) here this morning. The premier arrived at the parade ground of the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Academy at Safipur of Kaliakair upazila in the district around 10:00 am. On his arrival, the prime minister was received by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry Manzur Morshed Chowdhury and Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud. Tarique Rahman, later, paid tribute to the martyrs of the Great War of Liberation in 1971 by placing wreaths…
