Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said effective action plans are not possible without adequate, sustained, and flexible climate finance. “It’s sad and disappointing that till now the major greenhouse gas-emitting countries have failed to deliver their promised annual amount of 100 billion dollars,” she said. She made the statement while presiding over Climate Vulnerable Forum Leaders’…

Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Ambassador Charles Whiteley has said they will continue to be a “steadfast partner” of Bangladesh in meeting the needs of the Rohingya and the host community with continued pressure on Myanmar for their safe return to their place of origin in Rakhine State. “Clearly, I think, the majority of the Rohingya do want to go back…

Bangladesh is observing Jail Killing Day on Wednesday to mark the assassination of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail. The ruling Awami League and its associate bodies paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the four national leaders who were killed in state custody on this day way back in 1975. Awami League leaders and supporters paid homage by laying…

Bangladesh has been elected Chairman of the South Asian Telecommunications Regulatory Council (SATRC). The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) confirmed this on Wednesday (November 3).  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis all over the world to invest more in Bangladesh as investment opportunities for them have increased in all sectors. “We’ll find out the barriers, if any, in this regard and I assure you all of solving those problems for your convenience to invest, which will be beneficial for all,” she said in a civic reception accorded…

The 40th Annual Commanders Conference-2021 of the Army Service Corps (ASC) of the Bangladesh Army was held at the Army Service Corps Centre and School (ASCC&S) at Jahanabad Cantonment in Khulna on Monday. Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed was present as the chief guest at the conference. He gave his guidance and advice to the military officers and commanders of the Army Service Corps…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today demanded rich countries immediate recognition to the vulnerable nations’ needs for finance to face climate change onslaughts particularly because 48 poorer territories are exposed to worst despite their only five percent contribution to the global emission. “We, the 48 members of the CVF (Climate Vulnerable Forum), account for only 5 per cent of the total…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the world leaders in UK’s Glasgow for what is dubbed as “last, best hope” climate summit against the backdrop of growing worries about the fate of the planet earth. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres have been greeting world leaders as they arrive in Glasgow as they met around 120…

The country reported two deaths and 146 fresh dengue cases in last 24 hours till Monday morning (Mov 1), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). So far, 91 died from the mosquito-borne disease this year. In the 24 hours, 124 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka and 22 other people in other places across the country, said the DGHS release. Some 756 patients diagnosed with dengue…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the developed countries to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with their obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement and implement those to cut carbon emissions to negate climate change impacts. “The major emitters must submit ambitious NDCs, and implement those,” she said in her first proposal, out of four, while giving…

The vaccination campaign for students aged between 12 and 17 will begin tomorrow. “As part of the nationwide drive, students aged between 12 and 17 will be inoculated from eight centers in Dhaka city tomorrow,” Director General of Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) Professor Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam told BSS this evening. Initially, the campaign will begin at eight…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Glasgow, the port city of Scotland, this afternoon on a two-week visit to the United Kingdom and France to attend the COP26 world leaders' summit and other high-level events. "A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Prestwick Airport in Glasgow at 2:55pm (local time) today," PM's Press…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to resume its direct flights on Dhaka- Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route from Tuesday next after six months suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. Biman to restart commercial flights to Kuala Lampur from Dhaka every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday as Malaysian government has decided to allow entry of Bangladeshi nationals in its territory, according to a Biman press…