Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to meet Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Bangladesh has dismissed six senior police officers for remaining absent from work without permission for more than 60 days after the July Uprising, according to government notifications issued Monday.
Internet and mobile phone use increased across Bangladesh over the past year, according to new government data released Sunday.
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Sunday that the government will implement the July National Charter as signed, including dissenting notes submitted by political parties.
Bangladesh opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman said Thursday he would oppose a proposed Cyber Security Act 2026 amendment if it was intended to silence legitimate public expression.
Menzies Aviation said Thursday it plans to invest $12 million in Bangladesh during its first year if selected as second passenger-handling operator at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal.
Bangladesh’s government has decided to establish anti-corruption committees in every ministry following its first secretaries’ meeting, according to officials familiar with the session.
Moody’s Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s sovereign outlook to “stable” from “negative,” citing easing political and external pressures, stronger foreign exchange reserves, and record remittances.
Police have submitted charge sheets against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 62 others in two cases involving a murder and an attempted murder during unrest in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area in July 2024.
Bangladesh’s High Court has ruled that strikes or hartals called to protest court verdicts or orders are illegal and directed authorities to take legal action, including criminal proceedings, against those involved.
