India-Bangladesh will become a world power if they unite
India-Bangladesh will become a world power if they unite

Bangladesh and India have the potential to emerge as a major regional and global economic force if the two neighboring countries further strengthen their cooperation, newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said. Describing Bangladesh and India as two strong democratic...

Bangladesh High Commissioner meets Edinburgh Lord Provost
Bangladesh High Commissioner meets Edinburgh Lord Provost

Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom Dr Nazrul Islam met the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge, and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, with a particular focus on cultural cooperation and the welfare and contributions of the growing Bangladeshi diaspora...

One Bangladeshi dies in fire incident in Delhi
One Bangladeshi dies in fire incident in Delhi

A Bangladeshi national was among 22 people killed in a devastating hotel fire in New Delhi. The Bangladesh High Commission is providing assistance to the affected victims and is working to facilitate the repatriation of the deceaseds remains. Bangladeshi national Md Nurul Amin, 44, was among the...

Local government elections likely in October
Local government elections likely in October

The Election Commission (EC) is planning to hold local government elections in October. The commission aims to complete necessary legal and regulatory reforms within the next five to six months and then proceed with the polls. According to the EC, preparations are underway for elections to 4,581...

Australian envoy meets PM's Defence Adviser
Australian envoy meets PM's Defence Adviser

Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Ministers Defence Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam at his office in Dhaka Cantonment. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Australia,...

New DMP Commissioner takes charge
New DMP Commissioner takes charge

Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed assumed charge as the chief of the capitals police force on Monday. An officer of the 15th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), Mosleh Uddin was appointed DMP commissioner following the retirement of acting...

DCs instructed to make armed forces more people-oriented: Defence Adviser
DCs instructed to make armed forces more people-oriented: Defence Adviser

District Commissioners have been instructed to support efforts to make the armed forces more people-oriented and strengthen their capacity, according to Brigadier General (retd) Dr. AKM Shamsul Islam, Adviser to the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces Division. He made the remarks at the...

PM inaugurates DC Conference 2026
PM inaugurates DC Conference 2026

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Conference-2026, a key platform for direct coordination between the government and field administration, began on Sunday. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally inaugurated the four-day conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. He arrived at the venue...

UK Commits Climate Support to Bangladesh
UK Commits Climate Support to Bangladesh

British High Commissioner in Dhaka Sarah Cooke on Tuesday said climate action remains a central pillar of Bangladesh-UK cooperation to support Bangladeshs long-term prosperity, resilience and energy security as the country faces growing climate risks. For Bangladesh, climate change is not a...

Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh-India relations: Speaker
Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh-India relations: Speaker

The outgoing High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram, MP, at the Parliament House in Dhaka on Monday. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral relations,...

No security threat around Pahela Baishakh: DMP
No security threat around Pahela Baishakh: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Sarwar said that there is no security threat surrounding Pahela Baishakh. He made the remarks while responding to a question from journalists at a press briefing held at a temporary DMP control room in Ramna Park on Sunday. The DMP Commissioner...

Indian High Commissioner meets PM
Indian High Commissioner meets PM

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting took place at the Prime Ministers Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat, according to a statement issued by the PMO. They discussed bilateral engagement with focus...