Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026: interim PM Yunus

Muhammad Yunus, interim prime minister of Bangladesh, gestures as he attends Ramadan Solidarity Iftar with Rohingyas at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. — Reuters Yunus not aligned with any party; rules out running for office. Govtt faces protests over wage issues, public servant dismissals. BNP demands early elections, warns…

PM Shehbaz sees Pakistan-US bilateral ties entering into renewed friendship

PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses a ceremony organised on the eve of 249th anniversary of independence day of United States of America on June 4, 2025. — APP PM felicitates Trump, US nation on Independence Day. Says inspired by US president’s vision for trade, investment. “Bilateral trade would grow as both countries discussing tariff issue.” Prime…

Bangladesh banknotes replace ousted PM’s father portrait

Bangladeshi taka notes featuring portraits of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding father and parent of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are seen at a currency-trade stall in Old Dhaka on August 17, 2024. — AFP Bangladesh on Sunday issued new banknotes to replace designs featuring its founding president, the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh…

Govt preparing detailed cinema revival strategy under PM’s directive

Huzaifa Rehman, SAPM and Minister of State for National Heritage & Culture, chairs a meeting with film industry representatives in Islamabad. — National Heritage & Culture Division The federal government is gearing up to present a comprehensive revival plan for Pakistan’s struggling cinema and film industry, with a formal briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…

PM Shehbaz, COAS vow decisive end to Indian-backed terrorism after Khuzdar blast

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta to meet the injured children and other victims of Khuzdar explosion, Quetta, Balochistan, May 21, 2025. — Screengrab via video/PMO Pakistan demands int’l attention to “India’s targeting of children”. Use of terrorism as tool of foreign policy must be confronted: PM. Asif says Pakistan to…