Author: People's View Report
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated Bangladesh’s first-ever solar exposition on Tuesday, launching a fresh drive to scale up renewable energy generation, attract private investment, and spur rooftop solar adoption across the country. Opening the two-day Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital, Rahman presented awards to the winners of “Sfuron,” a national competition focused on sustainable energy innovation, before touring stalls displaying solar panels, smart-grid systems, and advanced battery storage. The event, jointly organized by the Power Division and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), comes under the theme “Make Every Inch of Rooftop…
BIG-B expansion puts Matarbari port, regional connectivity and geopolitical balancing at the centre of Bangladesh’s economic ambitions Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Japan visit has placed the Maheshkhali–Matarbari development hub at the centre of Bangladesh’s ambition to transform its strategic position on the Bay of Bengal into an engine of industrialisation, regional trade and economic influence. The most consequential development is the Bangladesh–Japan commitment to upgrade their flagship Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) initiative into “BIG-B for Shared Prosperity.” The expanded framework envisages integrating deep-sea port infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, logistics and information technology, with Matarbari serving as…
The future of more than one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, dwindling humanitarian funding and prospects for a sustainable solution to the protracted displacement crisis featured prominently in a meeting between Bangladesh’s refugee affairs chief and a visiting delegation from IRC-Sweden on Sunday. Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammed Mizanur Rahman held the meeting at the RRRC Office in Cox’s Bazar, stressing the importance of safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation to Myanmar as the ultimate goal for resolving the Rohingya crisis. With humanitarian resources declining, the discussions also highlighted the need for sustained international support to maintain…
The BNP leader’s journey from a court-declared mayor to government-appointed administrator highlights Chattogram’s political transition and persistent civic challenges. People’s View Report Dr Shahadat Hossain, a senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader who became mayor of Chattogram through an election tribunal verdict in 2024, has been appointed administrator of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), opening a new chapter in the city’s turbulent local-government history. The Local Government Division issued the appointment notification on Sunday under Section 4 of the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Act, 2026. Shahadat will exercise the powers and responsibilities of the mayor until a new city…
A violent standoff erupted Thursday morning in the southeastern hill region of Bangladesh as armed demonstrators clashed with security forces along a remote highway, temporarily trapping nearly 3,000 tourists in one of the country’s most prominent eco-tourism destinations. Despite an intense exchange of gunfire and localized chaos along the road, security personnel successfully escorted 2,933 stranded visitors out of the area under heavy armed protection toward the nearby district of Khagrachhari, authorities said. No injuries among the tourists were reported. The altercation unfolded around 11:30 a.m. at Ujo Bazar, a transit point in Sajek Union under Baghaichhari Upazila, following an…
Three tourists drowned and two others remain missing after being swept away by strong waves while bathing at Himchari beach in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:30 pm near the museum adjacent to Marina Resort on the Cox’s Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive. A group of 12 people from Dhaka, believed to be from the Uttara area, had gone to the beach. Five of them entered the sea to bathe when large waves and strong currents pulled them under. Lifeguards, fire service personnel, beach workers and local residents quickly launched a rescue operation. Three of the…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday night firmly rejected any division of citizens along religious lines, declaring that every person living in Bangladesh has only one identity — that of a Bangladeshi. “Religion is personal, but state rights are equal for all,” the Prime Minister said while addressing devotees and distinguished guests at the JM Sen Hall Puja Mandap in Chattogram city around 9:30 pm. “There is no scope to separate people as majority or minority. As citizens of this country, everyone’s rights are equal. The law of the state applies to one person in the same way…
Hindu Rohingya refugees living in the Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya received gifts from the government on Tuesday as Bangladesh marked Sharadiya Durga Puja, underscoring the importance of religious freedom and peaceful coexistence in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements. Mohammad Saiful Islam, secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, distributed gift items among members of the Hindu community at West Para of Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Md Abdul Halim, chief (joint secretary) of the Refugee Cell, the secretary’s private secretary and the camp-in-charge of…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has vowed to work towards eliminating drugs from society, saying drug abuse has become a destructive force threatening the country’s social fabric. “Drugs have destroyed society. A law to control drugs has been passed in parliament, but we want not just to control drugs; we want to eliminate them,” he told journalists in Chattogram on Tuesday. The opposition leader made the remarks in response to questions after attending a conference of former Jamaat members and an orientation programme for municipal and union-level party officials at Safa Arcade…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Chattogram during Durga Puja will reinforce communal harmony and build mutual trust among people of all faiths, State Minister for Land and Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin said on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists during a visit to the Durga Puja mandap at JM Sen Hall in the city’s Kotwali area, Helal described the prime minister’s visit as a significant step towards fulfilling his pledge to build a “rainbow nation” and establish a discrimination-free society in Bangladesh. He said Tarique’s visit would be the first by a serving head of government…