The tenure of Masud Bin Momen, the 26th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, ended in December 2022. The government extended his employment on contract for two years before the expiry of his service period. Masood bin Momen's contract will end on December 5 this year. The process of finding his successor is scheduled to begin several […]
Ambassadors Muhammad Nazrul Islam and Naeem Uddin Ahmed have taken charge as Chairman and Secretary General of the newly formed Executive Committee of Bangladesh Foreign Service Association (BFSA) today, Wednesday. The new executive committee paid tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by paying floral tributes to the portrait of the […]
MM Imrul Kayes said the ambassadors of Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Palestine. The soldiers deployed in Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sources in the Prime Minister’s press wing said […]
India’s senior diplomat, Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey on Thursday assumed the position of Secretary General (SG) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). He is the fourth SG of BIMSTEC and will remain its SG for a period of three years. A press release from the BIMSTEC Secretariat in […]
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter de Haas has returned to Dhaka after a visit to Colombo. He reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:30 am on Monday. Airport sources gave this information. Earlier, US Ambassador Peter Haas had left for Sri Lanka from Dhaka on 16 November.
The accused are: Ishtiaq Mehmood, Naeemul Hasan, Firoz Mehmood, Mir Amjad Hussain, Saju Islam, Rajibul Islam, Shahidul Alam Khan, Siam and Oli Ahmed. Among them, Ishtiaq Mahmood, brother-in-law of Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashonor Jonno Nagorik (Shujaan), is the plaintiff in the case. Apart from this, Naimul Hasan alias Russell is the president of […]
An upazila level leader of the ruling Awami League has threatened to kill US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter De Haas while addressing a public rally. A 28-second video clip of the public speech of Faridul Alam, senior vice president of Awami League’s Maheshkhali upazila unit in Cox’s Bazar, went viral on Wednesday.
It is clear that the Western world, under the leadership of US President Joe Biden, is blindly standing with Israel. This has given a clear message to Israel, they have a license to commit genocide. Now, they can do whatever they want. They are bombing everywhere including hospitals, prayer houses and refugee camps. They have […]
In the meantime, he said, it is imperative to abide by international humanitarian law, make every effort to ensure the safety of civilians, open humanitarian rescue and assistance routes as quickly as possible, and prevent a serious humanitarian disaster. The Chinese envoy said the United Nations should play its proper role in resolving the question […]
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said that the people of Bangladesh will decide the future of this country. He said, China wants Bangladesh to take care of its sovereignty, geographical integrity and internal affairs so that it can maintain stability and continue the trend of development. The Chinese ambassador made the remarks while […]
Social media platform capability, it said. The unsigned statement said it has become “increasingly challenging” to continue operations due to cutbacks in staff and resources, including “the lack of timely and adequate support from visa renewals for diplomats.” The closure follows reports that the ambassador and other senior diplomats had left India in recent months […]
Although Monday was the date for submitting the report, a new date was fixed as the detective branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police could not present the report before the court. With this, DB sought time for the eighth time to submit the report, Sub-Inspector Esharat Ali of Crime and Information Department of DMP confirmed […]
When asked about the progress in the case, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Prothom Alo that the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is probing the case and the perpetrators will surely be punished. Another investigation report into the attack on Burnicat’s convoy was to be submitted to the court on 9 […]
For glam, she opted for a middle-parted half tied ponytail, heels, subtle smokey eye shadow, kohl-lined eyes, nude lip shade and a dewy base. Alia’s appearance will precede her Hollywood debut ‘Heart of Stone’. Several pictures and videos of the star went viral on social media in which she can be seen posing for the […]
Yao Wen also said that the Karnaphuli tunnel in Chattogram is being constructed with funds released by China. About 80 to 85 percent of the funding for the project is from China. The remaining 10 to 15 percent will be given by Bangladesh. The 10th and 11th China-Bangladesh bridges are being constructed with Chinese grants. […]