By Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh has called for greater engagement by ASEAN to facilitate the safe and sustainable repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar’s Rakhine State, stressing the need for stronger regional cooperation to address shared challenges. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam made the call while speaking at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Manila on Tuesday. “The ASEAN should be more engaged for successful repatriation of the Rohingyas to Rakhine, Myanmar,” he said, according to the foreign ministry here. Highlighting the protracted Rohingya crisis, Siam underscored the importance of sustained multilateral engagement to address…
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Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury held a meeting with Director General of the OIC Labour Center Azar Bayramov on the sidelines of the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC). The meeting took place today at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland. During the discussion, the labour minister highlighted the significant contribution of millions of Bangladeshi workers in OIC member states to both host and home country economies. He called upon the OIC Labour Center to strengthen efforts in ensuring safe working environments, social protection, and dignity for migrant workers across OIC countries, stressing the need for more effective…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to advancing regional cooperation through BIMSTEC, highlighting connectivity, trade, technology transfer and people-to-people contacts as key drivers of shared prosperity. Bangladesh, as the current Chair of BIMSTEC, remains committed to fostering trust, inclusivity and collaboration among member states, she said. The state minister was speaking at a reception marking the 29th anniversary of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Dhaka on Monday evening, said a press release here today. Shama stressed the importance of seamless multimodal connectivity, enhanced trade and investment,…
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today reiterated that the government would not compromise on maintaining financial discipline in the country. “Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) believes in financial discipline and will not compromise on it under any circumstances,” he said in the Jatiya Sangsad today in response to the opposition’s demands for the return of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC shares to their alleged rightful owners and an end to what Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers described as unwarranted interference in the bank’s management. The issue was raised in the Jatiya Sangsad today through a notice of public importance submitted by Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami…
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2026-2027) at the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow. This will be the country’s 55th budget. Tajuddin Ahmed presented the country’s first budget as finance minister of the post-independence government in 1972. This budget for FY27 will be the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister following a landslide victory by BNP in the parliamentary election on February 12. The chronology of the national budget is given below along with budget size with amounts in crore: Fiscal- Who placed-Total Size-ADP 1972-73-Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 786cr -Tk 501cr 1973-74…
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place his maiden national budget for the fiscal year FY27 in the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow, aiming to advance Bangladesh’s transition towards a more investment-driven and “trillion-dollar economy” through higher growth targets, regulatory reforms and expanded fiscal measures. The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk 9.38 lakh crore, the largest national budget in the country’s history. This will be the first budget of the BNP government this time following a landslide victory in parliamentary election held on February 12 this year. A BNP-led government had last presented its…
BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman was a man of extraordinary brilliance who pulled a devastated nation back from the brink of collapse. “Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is continuing the development path set by his father”, he said. Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a special prayer ceremony and discussion marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, organised by Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha at the Dharmarajika Buddhist Temple in the Basabo. Referring to the 1971 Liberation War, Fakhrul…
The government has made an arrangement to telecast the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside several other partners through Bangladesh Television (BTV), Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said here. In a statement issued here today, the minister said the ministry would shortly provide official details to media outlets regarding the broadcasting arrangement. “I am very happy to inform the countrymen that BTV will broadcast the World Cup 2026 along with some other partners,” the minister told the national news agency BSS. Currently on an official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government, the minister expressed gratitude…
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government has taken initiatives to make all the playgrounds across the country free from encroachment aiming to restore a sound and recreational atmosphere for the cross-section of people. “The government is regularly conducting mobile court operation led by the district executive magistrate and the initiative is now underway at all the district and upazilas to make all the playgrounds free from encroachment,” he said. The minister made this statement at the Jatiya Sangsad while responding to a very urgent public important notice under section 71 of the rules of…
By Staff Correspondent : An Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting is underway with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began this morning at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat here, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.
