Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) The newly-elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government’s ‘Bangladesh First’ policy — if more than just a slogan – must guide all future negotiations on General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) and Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)-related agreements with the United States. President Donald Trump’s letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman last month indicates that the negotiations stalled during the Sheikh Hasina-led …
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Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Around 68 per cent of people pressed the ‘yes’ option as Bangladesh held the July Charter referendum alongside the 13th Parliamentary elections, local media reported on Friday citing an Election Commission (EC) official. EC Senior Secretary Akhter Ahmed was quoted as saying that 4,80,74,429 people voted for ‘yes’ in the referendum while 2,25,65,627 people pressed the ‘no’ button. Announcing the unofficial results of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the nationwide…
Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) Five people, including a child, were injured after unidentified assailants opened fire during an election campaign in the Ali Khali Rohingya camp area of Teknaf upazila in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, local media reported on Friday. The incident took place in Block A/04 of Camp-25 at the Ali Khali Rohingya camp on Thursday at around 8:30 pm (local time). Teknaf Model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Saiful Islam confirmed the incident, Bangladesh’s leading daily …
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Scotland batter Finlay McCreath said he tried to remain calm and focused on training as uncertainty swirled around whether his team would replace Bangladesh at the Men’s T20 World Cup, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.Scotland eventually secured their place by replacing Bangladesh in the tournament’s main draw due to the latter not agreeing to travel to India due to security reasons. That last-minute entry into the mega event earned the Associate nation a f…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Days ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 general elections, an intelligence input has warned the government of the potential use of Rohingyas in criminal and political activities, ruling out the possibility of implementing an Election Commission proposal to seal the refugee camps during the polls, according to a media report.The agency believes it would not be feasible to implement the Bangladesh poll body’s recommendation to isolate the camps during the poll process, ci…
Agartala, Dec 23 (IANS) A day after the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission (AHC) in Agartala announced the indefinite suspension of visa and consular services, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), an ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, on Tuesday warned that it would not allow the reopening of the diplomatic mission until attacks and atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh are stopped. In a notification issued, the First Secretary and Head of Commission of the Bangladesh AHC in Agartala, S. M. Alma…
Agartala, Dec 22 (IANS) The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala on Monday notified that all visa and consular services at the diplomatic mission will remain closed from December 23, officials said. This is to inform all concerned that, due to unavoidable circumstances, all visa and consular services at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala will remain closed from tomorrow, 23 December 2025, until further notice.The First Secretary and Head of Commission of the Banglad…