Government Policy

President mourns death of actress, dancer Zeenat Barkatullah

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Award-winning dancer and television actress Zeenat Barkatullah.In a condolence message, he recalled her contributions to the country’s cultural arena, term…

National Day observed in Japan

The Nepali embassy in Tokyo hosted a special ceremony on 19 September in Tokyo on the occasion of Constitution Day.The function was attended by members of the National Diet, ambassadors and the heads of diplomatic missions, high-ranking officials of th…

PM for developing global cooperation framework to prevent pandemic

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Wednesday) called for developing an international cooperation framework as part of the prevention of pandemics, placing five proposals to be addressed by the global community.”The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning…

BNP-Jamaat clique trying to thwart country’s democracy: Khasru

State minister for social welfare Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru today said anti-liberation forces led by BNP-Jamaat clique are hatching deep-rooted conspiracy to destroy the country’s ongoing democratic process by creating political unrest across the countr…

Razzaque urges BNP to join polls shunning wrong way of politics

Agriculture Minister and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Dr Md Abdur Razzaque today urged the BNP leaders to participate in the upcoming elections coming out of the wrong politics.”You (BNP) could not oust the government by waging movements, agitat…

National polls in first week of Jan, schedule in Nov: EC Anisur

Election Commissioner (EC) Md Anisur Rahman today said the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be held in the first week of January, 2024 and the schedule will be announced in November next.”We want a participatory election. The nation’s expectati…

BNP-Jamaat wants to turn Bangladesh into communal state: Nasim

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim today said BNP-Jamaat clique wants to turn Bangladesh into a communal state.”During BNP-Jamaat alliance regime, they had created safe haven of terrorism in Bangladesh by creating terrorists …