Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees are increasingly becoming involved in drug smuggling, environmental degradation and other criminal activities, creating additional challenges for Bangladesh, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said. He also […]

Acting President Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed Bir Bikram left Bangabhaban on Thursday, as the country prepared to elect a new president after 35 years. He left the presidential palace at […]

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said members of parliament will vote in line with their respective party decisions in the presidential election, as the Constitution has yet to be amended. […]

BNP Secretary General and the party’s presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed hope that a happy, prosperous and welfare-oriented Bangladesh will emerge under the leadership of BNP Chairman […]

A three-day Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 will be held in Dhaka to promote an innovation-driven economy and bring local and international innovators, researchers, educational institutions and industries together on a […]

The Deputy Speaker is constitutionally authorised to administer the oath of office to Bangladesh’s newly elected president, according to an opinion issued by the Law Ministry. The ministry said Speaker […]

Bangladesh currently has fuel reserves sufficient to meet domestic demand for about one and a half months, while the government plans to raise the reserve capacity to three months in […]

Rear Admiral Md Moinul Hasan has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Wednesday […]

Bangladesh will launch its first-ever nationwide vessel census on Thursday (Aug 20) to create an updated database of vessels operating across the country’s maritime, coastal and inland waterways. The 10-day […]

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has brought back 24 fishermen who were detained by the Arakan Army (AA) after inadvertently entering Myanmar’s territorial waters while fishing in the Bay of […]