Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain today said health cards will be distributed across the country by June this year. “We expect to move the nation forward in the new year. Overall, allocation for the health sector will be increased in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget to ensure its substantial development,” he said. The minister made the remarks while inaugurating a traditional folk fair at the Manohardi Upazila Parishad premises in Narsingdi on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh. Highlighting various government initiatives for public welfare, Md. Sakhawat said measures such as waiver of agricultural loans, allocation for…
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US-Iran peace talks could resume this week, while Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations, signaling movement on two key fronts in efforts to ease the Middle East conflict. The parallel diplomatic openings came even as violence persisted, underscoring both the fragility of the process and Washington’s push to stabilize a region shaken by the over-six-week war. Trump told The New York Post a new round of talks with Tehran could take place in Pakistan “over the next two days,” after saying the day before that unnamed Iranian officials had called him seeking…
The government has been importing refined fuel from alternative international sources to maintain national gasoline supply as operations of the Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) faced a crude oil crisis since Middle East conflict. “The government has been importing more refined fuel from alternative sources to ensure a smooth supply chain,” state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Aninda Islam Amit told BSS here today. He said that the government has been importing refined oil from China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India to meet the present situation, following disruption in the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. According…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today offered ziarat at the grave of Mazlum Jananeta Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani at Santosh in the Sadar Upazila here. He went to the grave premises around 5:00pm and offered fateha there, said PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. The Prime Minister also offered prayers seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of Maulana Bhasani, he added. Liberation War Affairs Minister Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku and lawmaker Abdus Salam Pintu were present on the occasion. Later, the Prime Minister visited the house where Maulana Bhasani…
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today urged the countrymen to remain alert against those opposing BNP’s welfare programmes. “We must remain vigilant against all those parties, against all those people who want to spread confusion . . . and those who will try to obstruct the government’s welfare oriented programmes,” he said. Tarique Rahman made the remarks while addressing a student rally at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University in Santosh here this afternoon. About the opposition party’s role in parliament, he said “What have we seen in Parliament? Those, who have got only a small number of…
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today said the government introduced the ‘Farmer Card’ aimed at making farmers self-reliant and financially solvent. “The goal of the current elected government is to make farmers self-reliant and financially solvent. That is why we have given this ‘Farmer Card’,” he said. The Premier made the remarks after inaugurating the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme at the Shaheed Maruf Stadium in the Sadar Upazila here. On the occasion of the Pahela Boaishakh, the Prime Minister formally launched the pre-pilot programme in 11 upazilas of 10 districts simultaneously by handing over the ‘Farmer Card’ to…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has extended greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year 1433. In a felicitation message issued today, the minister said the tradition of the Bangla New Year was originally introduced to facilitate farmers in maintaining records of their crops. He said Bangla New Year represents the Bangalee culture as well as the agricultural economy. The incumbent government is taking future plans by keeping agriculture at the centre of the economy, he noted. Swapon added that, the government has dedicated Bangla New Year 1433 to…
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Mahdi Amin today said that the main objective of the “Farmer Card” initiative is to integrate modern technology into the agricultural sector. “Farmer Card is not merely a distribution programme but a powerful tool to directly empower farmers and introduce the agriculture sector with modern technology. The fortune of the farmers will be changed through the card,” he said. He made these remarks while briefing reporters after exchanging views with investors in agriculture and agro-based industrialization at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon. Amin said that this initiative of Prime Minister Tarique…
Cultural affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury today expressed hope that the country’s lost glory can be recovered with proper leadership. He said, “We believe that if we can provide proper leadership, we will be able to recover our lost glory. We can again stand tall as the best in South Asia.” The minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest on the first day of a five-day program series organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy to celebrate the Chaitra Sankranti and the Bangla Nababarsha. On the first day of the program series, he inaugurated an exhibition of Bangladeshi…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has extended his heartfelt greetings and congratulations to the people of the country as well as all Bangla speaking communities across the world on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, welcoming the Bangla New Year 1433. In a message marking the day, the Prime Minister said that Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, represents the nation’s history, culture and a unique symbol of self identity. He noted that for centuries, the day has returned every year with a call for renewal, inspiring people to leave behind past burdens and move forward with fresh hopes…
