US visa policy to assist govt’s commitment to hold free election: Uzra Zeya to PM
Shawdesh desk: Visiting United States Department of State’s under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights Uzra Zeya on Thursday said that her country announced the new visa policy ReadMore
DSA to be amended within September: law minister
Shawdesh Desk: Digital Security Act will be amended within September, said law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq during a meeting with a US delegation on Thursday. ‘We had ReadMore
BNP holds closed-door meeting with Canadian high commissioner
Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sat in a closed-door meeting with Canadian high commissioner to Bangladesh Lily Nicholas regarding the upcoming ReadMore
HRW urges Bangladesh to protect Rohingyas from armed violence
Shawdesh desk: International rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, said on Thursday that Bangladesh authorities were taking inadequate measures to protect Rohingyas in camps from surging violence by armed groups and ReadMore
US wants to see free, fair and violence-free election: home minister
Shawdesh desk: The United States delegation has said that they want to see a ‘free, fair and violence-free’ election, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday. ‘We told the US ReadMore
PM Hasina opens South Asia’s largest sewage treatment plant
Shawdesh desk: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated South Asia’s largest single sewage treatment plant at Khilgaon in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The PM formally launched operation of the Dasherkandi ReadMore
Tourist visa seekers can now take passports back from IVAC after application submission
Shawdesh desk: For the convenience of tourist visa applicants from Bangladesh, they will now have the option to take their passports back after submission of the application at the Indian ReadMore
Bangladesh embassy in Portugal opens e-Passport facilities
Shawdesh dEsk: The Bangladesh Embassy in Portugal launched e-Passport facilities on Wednesday. Secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, Md Abdullah Al Masud ReadMore
