Over 1.13m Bangladeshis employed abroad in 2025
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Sunday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that a total of 1,132,519 Bangladeshi workers, including 62,352 women, secured overseas employment in 2025.The minister disclosed the figures while responding to a written question from Nilphamari-2 lawmaker Al Faruq Abdul Latif during the...
Read more
US envoy meets PM
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen met Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Sunday, reports UNB.PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir were present.During the meeting, the US Ambassador presented two photographs and a...
Read more
Gazettes of 481 ‘fake’ FFs cancelled
The government has launched a process to identify and take action against individuals falsely listed as freedom fighters "on political considerations" during the previous "fascist" regime, parliament told Sunday.Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmad Azam Khan, on a notice put up by Sylhet-3 lawmaker Md. Abdul Malik, informed that a total...
Read more
Govt renames Bangla new year procession 'Boishakhi Shobhajatra'
The government has renamed the Bangla new year procession 'Boishakhi Shobhajatra' - aimed at promoting unity through inclusive celebration.The procession was renamed 'Ananda Shobhajatra' during the tenure of the immediate-past interim government. Before that, it was known as 'Mangal Shobhajatra'. "We will not call it 'Ananda Shobhajatra' or 'Mangal Shobhajatra'....
Read more
No secret deal with US: Khalilur
Foreign Minister (FM) Dr Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh has no secret agreement with the United States, adding that whatever agreements exist have already been made public, reports BSS."There is no secret agreement with the United States; whatever agreements exist have already been made public," Mr Khalilur told reporters.The...
Read more
DMP conducts eviction drive from Science Lab to Shahbag
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Division carried out eviction drive from Science Lab to Shahbag area in the capital on Sunday to clear footpaths from illegal makeshift shops and structures.During the drive, several persons were detained and fines were also realised from the traders for their alleged occupation of...
Read more
30th death anniversary of Abdul Haque today
Today, 6th April 2026 (Monday), is the 30th death anniversary of former minister, former police officer, writer, and founder president of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) Mohammad Abdul Haque. On this occasion, Quran Khwani has been arranged at the Banani graveyard. Arrangements have been made to feed the...
Read more
