Tarique Rahman visits Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Nagoya, tours car assembly
As part of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Nagoya. During the visit to the plant around 12 noon local time on Thursday, he toured the car assembly process. The prime minister’s Deputy…
Crimes against humanity in July uprising: Hanif sentenced to death, three Kushtia leaders get imprisonment until death
The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, to death. The verdict was delivered around 12 noon today (Thursday) in a case of crimes against humanity…
From hawkers’ hand mics to doctors’ chambers: DoE identifies four new sources of noise pollution
Entertainment activities, commercial activities, the hand mics of beggars and hawkers, and announcements at doctors’ chambers – the Department of Environment (DoE) has identified these four new sources of noise pollution. Excessive or unwanted…
Road safety is not the job of any single agency, land state minister says in Chattogram
Minister of State for Land and Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin was the chief guest at an event held on Wednesday in the conference room of Chattogram Circuit House to mark National Road Safety Day 2026. There he stressed boosting…
Farmer cards to reach 43 lakh farmers this fiscal year and 2.40 crore in four years
The BNP government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman wants to bring about 2 crore 40 lakh farmers under the farmer card scheme within the next four years. This large-scale programme, covering farmer registration and farm input support as well as…
Third languages including Japanese in schools, 150 beds at upazila hospitals, 1 lakh health workers — PM shares plans with expatriates
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on everyone, whether at home or abroad, to work together from their own positions for the country’s development and the welfare of its people. In his view, if Bangladesh can be turned into a developed…
‘No litter on Tokyo’s streets, rubbish everywhere in Dhaka’ — PM calls changing this picture a major reform
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has spoken of the goal of building Dhaka into a clean city like Tokyo. He said the government is working to make the whole country, including the capital, clean, pollution-free and healthy. He said this on Wednesday evening…
Constitution amendment committee hears families of enforced disappearance victims, pledges constitutional and legal safeguards
The special committee on constitutional amendment has heard the experiences of people who were victims of enforced disappearance, killing and torture during the Awami League (activities currently banned) government, and of family members of those killed.…
‘People no longer believe false propaganda much’: state minister Aminul urges opposition to work on the ground
Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque has urged opposition leaders and activists to focus on solving people’s problems instead of spreading propaganda on social media. In his words, ‘The people of Bangladesh are now very aware. They no…
Jihad murder in Jatrabari: court sends Anisul and Mamun to jail after three days of interrogation
The court has ordered former law minister Anisul Huq and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun to be sent to jail after the end of their three-day remand for interrogation. They had been taken on remand in a case filed over…