Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today categorically said that there will be no ‘mob culture’ in Bangladesh. The minister also warned that programs like road blockades will not be allowed in the name of pressing for demands. The Home Minister said this in response to a supplementary question raised by independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana (Brahmanbaria-2) during the question-answer session in the House. Rumeen Farhana in her question said that there was a culture of disappearances, extra-judicial killings, and torture in custody for long 15 and half years during the fascist Awami League regime. The home minister said, “Since, we took office,…
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Treasury bench lawmakers today congratulated the President for admitting that the previous regime was a “fascist regime” during his address at the maiden session of the 13th parliament. Speaking in a parliamentary discussion on the president’s speech, lawmakers said President Mohammed Shahabuddin deserves thanks for acknowledging that the country witnessed widespread corruption, money laundering, forced disappearances and fascism under the previous Awami League-led government over the past 17 years. The first session of the 13th parliament began on March 12 with the president’s address. The Business Advisory Committee later allocated 50 hours for debate on the speech. After Sunday’s sitting,…
Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today assured the nation that Bangladesh currently has no deficit of energy as the supply has increased this year compared to last year. He also said that the government has taken comprehensive preparations to ensure uninterrupted energy supply in the country despite global uncertainty. The minister clearly stated that there is no fuel shortage in Bangladesh at present and supply has actually increased compared to last year. Making a statement under rules 300 of the Rules of Procedure in the House, he said the issue of fuel and energy is…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on a pilot basis on April 14 on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh-1433 Bangla Calendar. The premier himself disclosed the matter while he was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the sports card and allowance distribution programme at his Tejgaon office here this morning. “The ‘Farmer Card’ or ‘Krishak Card’ distribution programme is going to start from April 14. In this way, the government has started implementing every pledge consistently to improve the living standard of the country’s people. In that continuity, the ‘Sports Card’ has started from today,” he…
The newly-formed government of Bangladesh has received congratulations and full support from 47 countries during discussions on Bangladesh at the 356th Governing Body session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. The countries expressed their commitment to work in cooperation with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government, which assumed office with a public mandate through a free, fair and credible election, according to a message received here Today. The discussion also addressed a case filed in June 2019 under Article 26 of the ILO Constitution by five worker representatives of the International Trade Union Confederation, accusing the then government of…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called on athletes not to be affiliated with any political party or group during professional sports tenure, saying rather they should represent the country through sporting excellence. “In your (sports persons) professional sports career, you should not get involved with any political party or group, rather represent the country through your sporting excellence,” he said. The prime minister was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the sports card and allowance distribution programme at his office here this morning. Tarique Rahman also urged the sports persons to lead Bangladesh to a higher position in the global sports…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today joined the third sitting of the maiden session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here. The premier took his seat five minutes prior to the session resumed at 3pm after the vacation on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. JS Deputy Speaker and lawmaker from Netrokona-1 constituency Barrister Kayser Kamal presided over the sitting in the absence of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram. At the outset of the sitting, the deputy speaker delivered a welcome speech. Earlier, the maiden session of the new Jatiya Sangsad began…
Bangladesh and South Korea held a bilateral meeting Sunday on the sidelines of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaound‚, Cameroon to enhance trade cooperation and mutual investment. The Bangladeshi delegation was led by Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman and other senior officials, said a press release here today. The South Korean delegation was headed by Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo. During the discussions, Muktadir highlighted that a new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was formed in February 2026 following a participatory election. He emphasized the administration’s visionary trade policies, market diversification…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated the sports allowance and sports card programmes for national athletes at the Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the city’s Tejgaon area. The premier inaugurated the monthly allowance programme around 10:30am by pressing a button on a laptop when an amount of Taka 100,000 was instantly transferred to each athlete’s accounts through Sonali Bank’s online system. The government introduced the programme under a pay structure for national athletes with the theme “Krira Hole Pesha, Paribar Pabe Bharosha (When sports become a profession, families gain security)”. On the occasion, the Prime Minister…
Parliament today fixed March 31 to hold discussion on the July National Charter (Constitution Reform) Implementation Order, 2025 in line with an adjournment motion placed by the Opposition Leader. Opposition Leader Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman gave the notice of adjournment motion on a matter of public importance under the Section 62 of the Rules of Procedure, seeking the adjournment of the business of the House for discussing summon of the session of the Constitution Reform Council as per the July National Charter (Constitution Reform) Implementation Order, 2025. While raising the adjournment motion, Shafiqur in his written statement said people mandated…
