Bangladesh has urged the development partners to deliver on their commitments in every sector, and provide the least developed countries with the support crucial for the implementation of the SDGs, IPoA and other internationally agreed development goals.   While presiding over an LDCs' meeting, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali also called for increased investment in the least developed…

Denying the existing of Islamic State in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the release of video footage by IS from Bangladesh is part of a conspiracy against the country.    “I’ve said it before there’s no organisational existence and leader of IS in Bangladesh. The video footage has been released as part of a conspiracy against Bangladesh,”…

The authorities declared Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College closed for an indefinite period on Sunday following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).   A chase and counter-chase took place between two factions of BCL over establishing supremacy on the campus on Saturday night.   The college academic council sat a meeting around 12 pm today and took the decision…

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said that it is possible to bring Noor Chowdhury, a self-confessed killer Bangabandhu, back to the country and therefore Bangladesh government is holding talks with its Canadian counterpart.   The law minister made the statement while talking to reporters after attending the inauguration of a training course for joint district judges as chief guest at the Judicial…