Tarique-Rahman

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced an increase in the salaries of village police members. Under the new decision, each village police member will receive a monthly salary of Tk 10,500 while a village police chief will receive Tk 11,000. In addition, the government will provide each member with a monthly mobile phone allowance of Tk 150. The prime minister said the new decision would take effect from Saturday. He also announced the recruitment of two additional female village poli...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the youth of Bangladesh have never compromised when it comes to the country’s interests. He said young people had demonstrated their patriotism during every major historical event, from the Liberation War to the November 7 Sipahi-Janata Revolution, the anti-autocracy movement of the 1990s and the mass uprising of 2024. The prime minister made the remarks on Saturday morning at a special display organized by the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (B...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged Japanese business leaders to increase investment in Bangladesh. He said the government wants to transform the country into a global manufacturing hub. To achieve this goal, he called on Japanese companies to invest in energy, technology, electronics manufacturing and modern transport infrastructure. The prime minister said Bangladesh has a large market of more than 180 million people. Its young workforce, growing middle class and economic growth potential...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have begun their bilateral summit. The meeting started at 11:45 am local time on Tuesday at the Japanese prime minister’s official office, known as Kantei, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is leading the Bangladeshi delegation, while Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leading her country’s delegation. Strengthening bilateral relations, expanding trade and investment, and various aspects of ec...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived at the Mongla naval base in Bagerhat. He reached the BNS Mongla naval jetty by waterway at around 1 pm on Thursday. The prime minister left his residence by road for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30 am on Thursday. He arrived at the airport at 9 am and departed by helicopter for the Sundarbans. Around 10 am, he surveyed various areas of the Sundarbans from the helicopter, including Hiron Point. After visiting the Sundarbans, the helicopter carrying the pri...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the autocrat’s bullets did not see who was Muslim, who was Hindu, or who was Christian. No one asked the religious identity of those who were martyred or injured. He added, “This country is yours, this country is mine, this country belongs to all of us. We may be Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or Christian, but our sole identity is that we are Bangladeshi.” Tarique made these remarks on Tuesday night during his visit to the JM Sen Hall Puja Mandap in Chatt...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said, “Opening the way for an autocrat to return in the name of opposing the government would be a betrayal of the martyrs of the July Mass Uprising and the Great Liberation War of 1971.” Calling for an end to the old political culture of opposing something simply for the sake of opposition, he said, “The opposition must certainly oppose the government, but its opposition must be constructive.” The prime minister made these remarks on Monday at the inaugur...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Rangpur on Tuesday to inspect Durga Puja venues during the autumn festival outside the capital. News of his arrival has sparked a festive atmosphere among members of the Hindu community. Temples roads and various structures across the city have been given a fresh look. Although the schedule allows for a visit of just two hours residents of the northern region expect the prime minister’s presence to bring light and renewed enthusiasm to th...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman wants to increase children’s and teenagers’ interest in reading books. He has also emphasized introducing the younger generation to the country’s culture and heritage. To this end, he has instructed the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to take necessary steps to activate art academies across the country. The head of government gave these instructions during a meeting with ministry officials at the ministry’s conference room in the Secretariat on Wednesday afterno...

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said accomplices of the ousted Awami league (AL) are carrying out many sabotages and conspiracies to put the government in trouble and destabilize the country. He made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a program held on Wednesday at Gazirtek in Charbhadrasan, Faridpur to hand over the keys to a house constructed for Md Lokai Biswas on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, distribute medical assistance, and hand out emplo...

The village government system will be introduced in Bangladesh next year. The Local Government Division has already drafted the Village Government Act, 2026, to ensure the overall welfare of rural residents. A proposal on the matter is expected to be presented at the first Cabinet meeting after the Durga Puja holidays. At the regular Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday evening, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman instructed officials to raise the proposal. Several people who atten...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended a meeting organized on public transport management of Dhaka Metropolitan City on Thursday at the Secretariat. Officials reported that the meeting covered various issues related to Dhaka’s public transport management, ensuring road safety, and resolving existing chaos in the public transport system. Those participating in the meeting included Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister Habibu...

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi called Prime Minister Tarique Rahman a wonderful person, expressing hope for his visit to India and saying that all problems between the two countries could be resolved once the two prime ministers meet. The Indian high commissioner made the remarks while answering questions from journalists after meeting Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan at the Secretariat on Wednesday. However, he said no date had been set for the Bangladeshi prime m...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has returned home after attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Emirates flight EK 582 carrying the prime minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of his delegation departed Dubai International Airport for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:15 am Dubai time today, Sunday. The flight arrived in Dhaka at 8:30 am today, Sunday. The prime minister left New York on 25 September after delivering his first spee...

Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has said the government has signed an agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase 11 new aircraft as part of efforts to expand the country’s aviation sector. He made the disclosure at a press conference held in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on Wednesday evening local time. Mahdi Amin said, ‘Today, an important agreement signing ceremony was held with Boeing. At the ceremony, Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed an agreement t...

Bangladesh has contributed little to climate change but faces some of the highest risks. Against this reality, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on the international community to take urgent action. He said that to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius, emissions must be reduced while ensuring accessible financing, technology transfer and full implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund for climate vulnerable countries. He made the remarks in a speech at a high-level meeting...

Tensions emerged in Jackson Heights, a Bangladeshi dominated area of New York, ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to New York. BNP leaders and activists held programs to welcome the prime minister while leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are banned in Bangladesh, voiced opposition to his visit. On Sunday night, the situation became tense as supporters of the two sides stood near each other in Jackson Heights and exchanged slogans and statem...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for New York in the United States on Monday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He departed Dhaka at 5:50 am on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. A 35 member Bangladesh delegation including four ministers is accompanying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the visit. This is the first participation of the current government in the UN General Assembly. The four ministers in the delegation are Finance Minister Amir Khos...

Investigators said no evidence of sabotage or any other motive was found in the theft of the wire connecting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s red telephone at the Secretariat. Officials said the incident appeared to be a simple case of theft after questioning the accused and analyzing various information, evidence and forensic materials. After completing the investigation into the case filed over the incident, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropol...

National Citizens Party (NCP) Convener and Chief Whip of the Opposition in Parliament Nahid Islam has said there are questions about how much democracy and human rights will be protected under the leadership of Tarique Rahman. He alleged that although the BNP government has spoken about protecting human rights, laws and institutions are being created that could restrict citizens’ fundamental rights. He made the remarks at a human chain organized by the NCP in front of the Parliament build...