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Prime Minister’s Information Adviser Dr Zahid Ur Rahman said India should face no difficulty in returning Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh as she herself wants to come back to the country. Rahman made the remarks at the weekly briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

A fire in the second-floor library of Jamia Ashrafia Madrasa in the Signboard area of Fatullah, Narayanganj, left 63 students ill from smoke inhalation and admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. Four students are in critical condition and have been moved to the inte

A bus below Farmgate Metro Station in Dhaka set fire by the miscreants at around 6:35pm on Monday, November 9, triggering the station’s fire alarm as smoke spread through the area. Authorities temporarily closed the station for safety before resuming passenger services...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Monday that the government would take necessary steps under the existing Bangladesh-India extradition treaty if ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina wished to return to the country. “The message is loud and clear: we are on the streets. We have to rem

The government plans to build six 100-bed hospitals exclusively for workers in six industrial areas to ensure healthcare services for labourers, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told the National Parliament on Monday. The hospitals will initially be constructed in Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayangan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave here tomorrow for Türkiye to attend the COP31 World Leaders' Summit, where he will address a plenary session and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines. The summit is scheduled to take place in Antalya on November 11-12, with the Prime Minister set to deli

Bangladesh will formally ask India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina under the existing bilateral extradition treaty, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir said on Monday, dismissing her reported application for a new Bangladeshi passport and national identity card as “Absu

Bangladesh is verifying international media reports that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina applied for a passport and National Identity Card (NID) at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Monday.

Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new passport and national identity card (NID) through a legal firm at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on Monday, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The move marks her first such contact since she left Bangladesh and sought

Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold elections in 1,050 Union Parishads in the first phase, with plans to complete polls in most of the country’s approximately 4,500 UPs during the first two phases. The commission has also decided not to use electronic voting machines and has begun a final

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged young BCS officers to serve people with honesty, efficiency and humanity, stressing that no citizen should face harassment in public services, and asking them to stay politically neutral and not compromise integrity for postings or promotions...

The 4th session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will begin tomorrow and will continue till November 18. The fifth meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad today decided to conclude the fourth session of parliament on November 18, with daily sittings scheduled to begin...

Two people died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, while 1,138 people newly developed such symptoms, according to a measles bulletin issued by the Health Directorate on Sunday. No deaths from confirmed measles were reported during the period. Health Directorate data showed that 238,840 peo

Three more people died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 2,333 patients were admitted to hospitals—the highest daily hospital admission figure this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The previous highest daily admission figure was 2,249 patients, reco

The Hindu community is celebrating Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, across the country tonight with traditional religious fervour, devotion and enthusiasm. Temples and households are ready to welcome the auspicious occasion with special worship of Goddess Kali, illumination with earthen lamps

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death of seven Bangladeshi nationals in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. The Premier, in a condolence message this morning, said, "I express my deep shock and sorrow over the death of seven Bangladeshi nationals...