Order to install solar power at all haats and bazaars in the country by 31 January 2027
The Local Government Division has directed that solar power systems be installed at the haats and bazaars of every union in all upazilas of the country. It has asked that the systems be made operational by 31 January 2027 and the surplus electricity…
Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni returns home after private visit to Malaysia
Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Nurul Islam Moni has returned home after a private visit to Malaysia. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:55am, past Friday midnight, on Malaysia Airlines flight MH-136 with his wife and son. It may…
Saudi foreign minister meets Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in New York
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud has held a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who is in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). At the meeting, held…
‘Bangladesh is open for business’, PM tells Wall Street investors
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said his government is firmly committed to ensuring an investment-friendly environment in Bangladesh. He said, ‘Our message is very clear – Bangladesh is open for business.’ Highlighting his experience…
PM Tarique Rahman heads home after five-day UN visit
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left the United States for home after wrapping up a five-day visit to New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He set off for Dhaka via Dubai on an Emirates flight from New…
PM took part in 30 programmes including 11 bilateral meetings on New York visit: Mahdi Amin
During his four-day visit to New York, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took part in a total of 30 formal programmes, including bilateral meetings with the heads of state and government of 11 countries, alongside various programmes centring on the United…
Farmers are the driving force of country’s economic prosperity, says social welfare minister in Birampur
Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain has termed farmers the main driving force of the country’s economic prosperity. He said keeping agricultural production running by providing government support to…
Bangladesh urges OIC to stand by with legal fund for Rohingya case and humanitarian aid
Bangladesh has called upon the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to contribute to the legal fund for the Rohingya case filed by The Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and to continue life-saving humanitarian…
‘Old alliance active anew’, attempt to destabilise government is planned: State Minister Amit
Anindya Islam Amit, state minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, does not see the attempt to destabilise the government as an isolated incident. In his words, an old alliance has taken to the field anew and is trying to…
Tarique Rahman-Shehbaz Sharif meeting in New York: Two countries agree on multifaceted cooperation including trade, investment
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have sat in a face-to-face meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Further strengthening bilateral…