New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) As the International Monetary Fund (MF) has reclassified Bangladesh from a low risk to a moderate risk country in its debt sustainability analysis, a report has said that mounting repayment obligations are emerging as one of the biggest challenges for the BNP-led government in its first budget preparation.The report published in The Daily Star highlighted that the IMF’s downgrade reflected “deteriorating metrics across debt volume, debt servicing relative to GDP, exports…
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Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation on Thursday expressed grave concern over an alarming pattern of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, documenting 505 incidents in the first four months of this year.In its latest report, titled ‘The Persecution Continues: Minority Communities Under Sustained Attack in Bangladesh’, the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) recorded 505 incidents across 62 districts and all 8 divisions of Bangladesh between January…
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) People belonging to non-Muslim ethnic communities have been fleeing violence and migrating from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine states, a report has stated. The population in the CHT includes around 850,000 people who belong to 11 ethnic communities, professing Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism. The members of four families from the CHT who have relocated to different areas of Myanmar’s Rakhine State and Chin State revealed …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday. Trivedi has previously served as Railway Minister (2011) and also the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. His appointment as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh comes at a time when both countries are making efforts to reset bilateral ties.”Shri Dinesh Trivedi, has been appointed as the nex…
New Delhi/Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday evening on a “goodwill visit” that Dhaka emphasised is expected to lay an “important foundation” for elevating the areas of cooperation between both countries to more productive and sustainable levels in the future. “Warm welcome to FM Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh on his arrival in New Delhi today. India and Bangladesh share warm and historic ties anchored in strong people to people relat…
Dhaka, April 1 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed strongly condemned the ‘July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025’, issued during the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government term, terming it an “endless document of deception” and a “national fraud”, local media reported.Addressing the Parliament during a scheduled discussion initiated by the Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, the Home Minister said that the …
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…
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…