The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a special bulletin advising all maritime ports—Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra—to keep Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 hoisted as severe cyclonic storm 'Arnab' intensifies over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining areas.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today joined a luncheon hosted in his honour by his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office here following their bilateral summit and a joint press announcement.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 543 people and filed 38 cases during raids across the capital over the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh is projected to overtake neighbouring India in nominal per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, with its per capita GDP expected to reach US$2,886, compared with US$2,749 for India, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today invited Japanese investors, businesses and financial institutions to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh and become partners in the country’s next phase of economic growth.
The government has changed the Bangla name of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs to “Nari O Shishu Bishoyok Montronaloy,” while retaining its English name unchanged.