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DHAKA : BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated a training workshop at the BNP Chairman's Gulshan Office here this morning. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) arranged the training workshop for its lawmakers ahead of the first session of...

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today sought deeper engagement with the international community through partnerships rooted in expanded trade and investment, technology transfer, cultural and educational exchanges, and stronger people-to-people ties. “We believe prosperity today is built through cooperation...

JERUSALEM : Israel's military said air defences were responding to missiles launched from Iran on Thursday, the first such report in over seven hours, triggering alerts in several areas including Tel Aviv. The military said in a statement it had...

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the Family Card programme at 10 am on March 10 at the T&T ground adjacent to the Korail slum in the capital. The programme will also be inaugurated simultaneously at 14...

DHAKA : Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan today said the people welfare-oriented steps taken by the new government will be reflected in the President's address in the first session of the 13th national parliament beginning on March...

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reduced the use of lights and air-conditioners at his office room in Bangladesh Secretariat in half in a bid to save electricity. The premier also urged all ministries and institutions to maintain austerity...

DHAKA : Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman today urged early resolution of ongoing Gulf conflicts through dialogue and diplomatic means to minimize loss of life and prevent wider destabilization when he met visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary Paul Kapur. The U.S....

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to maintain the highest preparedness to protect the country’s sovereignty alongside ensuring peace and security. The premier gave the directive when Ansar...

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today issued a directive for intensifying the tree plantation programme across the country. The premier gave the directive while he was presiding over a meeting of the cell formed over planting 25 crore trees...

DHAKA : Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today sought assistance from the United States to help meet the country’s energy demand in the current global context. “The government has been taking preparations to import energy from...