Dhaka, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tariq Rahman confronts a formidable task in steering the nation towards stability and ushering in a new golden era, while ensuring extremist elements are kept in check, and the party’s hard-won credibility is preserved. The BNP pledged in its election manifesto to lift the slowing economy to a trillion by 2030 — a goal that hinges on “regional security, economic solidity and the restoration of peace in society”, a report mentioned.Acco…
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Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has decided to confer the “Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy” award posthumously on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, local media reported on Saturday. The recognition will be presented under the Indomitable Women Award program to mark International Women’s Day 2026 on Sunday at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.Khaleda Zia is being honoured for her resolute leadership in the struggle to restore democrac…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has begun reasserting its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, local media reports have cited. In several locations, however, party supporters gathered outside the offices and raised slogans instead of formally unlocking the premises, reflecting a visible effort to regain momentum on the ground.Citing multiple party sources, Bangladesh’s le…
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday unveiled commemorative postage stamps to mark Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, local media reported.The stamps were released in the morning at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon in the presence of several ministers and senior officials.Prime Minister Rahman also paid tribute to the language martyrs, laying a wreath at the altar of the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in memory of the mar…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Friday reiterated that it is looking forward to further strengthening the multifaceted bilateral ties with Bangladesh following the formation of a new government in the neighbouring country under the leadership of Tarique Rahman. “You would have seen that once the election happened in Bangladesh, our Prime Minister congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. On February 17, during the swearing-in ceremony, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, repr…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has questioned the legality of an ordinance used by the interim government to ban the Awami League, saying the country’s new BNP-led administration faces a 30-day constitutional deadline to decide its fate. In a statement, Wazed said the interim government amended the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, through a new ordinance to grant itself the authority to prohibit a political party’s activities….
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) With Tarique Rahman kicking off his first term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, all eyes are on how he would handle his neighbours. The first signs have been positive, especially when it comes to India. However, security agencies caution against resurgence in militancy amid ‘Seven Sisters’ remarks by former chief adviser of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus in his farewell speech recently. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited for Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony as Prime Mi…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A resurgent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is asserting itself politically, as is evident from its anted-up position on immediate constitutional reforms, directing its ire at the newly-formed government led by BNP’s Tarique Rahman.In June last year, the registration of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was restored more than a decade after it was banned by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.Its re-emergence follows a turbulent past where the part…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Ties between India and Bangladesh are witnessing a reset following the massive win by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to congratulate Tarique Rahman on his impressive victory.PM Modi even sent a letter to Rahman with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who attended the swearing-in ceremony. India has also reached out to the second-largest party, the Jamaat-e-Islami. India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed his gr…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and conveyed India’s greetings to the Leader of Opposition on his new role and reaffirmed New Delhi’s enduring support to DhakaThe meeting was held on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh. Misri and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represented India during the event.In a post on X, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh said, “F…