Bangladesh and India are set to hold a series of bilateral meetings in the coming weeks as the two neighbours move to reactivate dormant cooperation mechanisms and rebuild engagement following months of strained relations. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said New Delhi has begun reactivating all channels of bilateral engagement with Dhaka, with contacts already taking place at the ministerial level. “We are getting down to reactivating all tools of bilateral relations. Contacts are being made at the ministerial level,” Misri told a visiting Bangladeshi media delegation at India’s Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on Monday. He said…
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Bangladesh today formally sought China’s involvement and support in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. The issue came up during a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing today, according to a joint press release issued after the meeting. Dr. Rahman is visiting China from May 5 to 7 at the invitation of Wang Yi, marking his first official visit to China since assuming office. During…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged the divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners to work impartially for the welfare of the country and its people. “The greatest asset of the state is the trust of the people. Therefore, you should work fearlessly and impartially for the welfare of the country and the people,” he said. The Prime Minister added: “Through transparency and accountability of the government and administration, trust gradually develops in the minds of the people. I firmly believe that you will also remain careful about the matter.” Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, made the remarks while addressing the…
Waqfs Bangladesh Administrator Shafiz Uddin Ahmed today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He met the premier at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. During the meeting, they talked about various issues. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaikobad), Shamim Kaiser Lincoln, MP, and Religious Affairs Secretary Munshi Alauddin Al Azad were present at the meeting.
Education Minister Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said Bangladesh has all the capacity to become a major and renowned education hub in the world. “Bangladesh will be a top education hub globally as we have the resources, programmes, talent and strong will. We must work together to implement this vision,” he said. The minister made the remarks as the chief guest at a workshop titled ‘Role of Private Universities in Higher Education, Future Guidelines and Joint Action Plan to Achieve Goal’ held at a city hotel. He said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman played an important role in the development…
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman arrived in Beijing on a three-day official visit to China aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and enhancing high-level engagements between the two countries. The foreign minister reached Beijing on Tuesday and was received at the airport by Bangladesh Ambassador to China Md Nazmul Islam and Chinese Foreign Ministry Consul General Wei Huaxiang. The delegation accompanying Dr Rahman includes Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, among others. During the visit, Dr Rahman is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese…
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev yesterday (Tuesday) in Samarkand. According to a message received here today Khosru is visiting Samarkand to lead a Bangladesh delegation in the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 3-6, 2026. The finance minister was accompanied by the Ambassador of Bangladesh Mohammad Monirul Islam in the meeting with Uzbek DPM. The finance minister conveyed sincere thanks and appreciation to Uzbek government, especially the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev for congratulating the Prime Minister of…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today put special emphasis on conducting performance audits along with compliance audits to ensure transparency in public expenditures. He highlighted the importance of performance audits to ensure transparency and accountability in spending public funds to provide various services to the people and to achieve properly objectives of various projects being implemented by the government. The Prime Minister was speaking at an event where he was informed about the observations and recommendations received on 38 audit reports (compliance and performance audits) of various government departments and entities. On the occasion, Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Md…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the authorities concerned to quickly repair the roads of Pirojpur district and make those suitable for vehicular movement. He issued the directives at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat here. PM’s press wing sources said the meeting discussed the progress and problems of various development projects being implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Pirojpur. At the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government is determined to keep the country’s road communication system smooth. Especially, he said, the roads which have…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war. Trump’s so-called “Project Freedom” to help vessels leave the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint to the Gulf where Iran has seized control in response to being attacked, began on Monday. But the US leader said on Truth Social that he was now pausing it after a request by mediator Pakistan and other countries, saying that “Great Progress has been made…
