Dhaka March 18, 2026, 9:44 pm
Momen said that he requested his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj during their meeting yesterday to take up the proposal with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi about which the latter replied “let me see.”
Bangladesh wants a “safe haven” for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Rakhine state by ensuring their safe, secured and dignified repatriation under the monitoring of India, China and other ASEAN nations.
“Strong opposition in parliament is vital for strengthening democracy. We do not want BNP to become weaker but we have nothing to do if the party gets weaker due to its negative politics,” he told a function at the party pres
The government has planned stringent security measures ahead of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslim community after Hajj, scheduled to be held from February 15 to 18 on the bankof the river Turag.
The national Vitamin A-plus campaign, which was earlier postponed, began nationwide on Saturday, aiming to feed vitamin A-plus capsules to all children aged between six and 59 months.
The election for reserved women seats will be held on March 4.
The two volumes titled “Nabam Jatiya Sangsad: Pradhanmantrir Prashnottar” (Ninth Jatiya Sangsad: Prime Minister’s Question-Answer) were handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Jatiya Sangsad office on Thursday nigh
The President is expected to return on February 13
Five MoUs likely to be signed at Friday’s 5th Dhaka-Delhi JCC meeting
Jolie said that leaders like Sheikh Hasina were very few in the world at this moment.
“We can’t take anymore (new nationals from Myanmar). The border with Myanmar is almost sealed off,” Momen said as he talked to newsmen after his separate meetings with UN Secretary-General’s special envoy on Myanmar Christine
The prime minister said her government is striving to ensure basic rights of people and build every village beautifully. Every village would have the fire and civil defence services, she said.
She also signed the visitor’s book there.
An official release of the Cultural Affairs Ministry today disclosed the names, adding, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak to the awardees at Osmani Memorial Auditorium here at 4 pm on February 20.
“The election defeat makes them perplexed. Now, they are showing attitudes like the lost travelers,” he said.
KM Nurul Huda said the polls will be postponed if the atmosphere is not congenial
She said this after inaugurating six power plants and nine grid substations
About BNP’s participation in the polls, Quader said BNP officially announced the party’s decision not to join any polls under the Awami League government.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate these power plants and grid substations through videoconferencing from her official Ganabhaban residence at 10am,” said Saiful Islam, Director of Public Relations of Power Develop
“As per the election manifesto, the government is committed to provide jobs for 1.28 crore youths in the next five years ….of its only 20 lakh jobless youths will be provided under the ICT sector,” he said while speaking in t
