(BSS) – In three separate notifications issued today, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the transfer and posting of nine senior police officials, including Additional Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs). Signed by Deputy Secretary Taueseef Ahmed, the directives specify that these moves are in the public interest and take immediate effect. According to the notifications, Wahidul Haque Chowdhury has been moved from his position as Additional Police Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) to serve as the Additional DIG of the Tourist Police in Dhaka. Meanwhile, Nazmul Hasan, previously the Additional DIG for the Chittagong Range,…
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(BSS) – The Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) is going to organise the annual science fair titled ‘In Search of Future Scientists-2026 (Bhavishyot Biggyanir Khojey)’ for the third time to showcase the innovative potential of Bangladesh’s youth at the national and international levels. The information was disclosed in a press release issued today. It said students, innovators, researchers, engineers and technology-loving young men and women aged 18 or above from any public or private university, medical college or technology institution in the country can participate in the fair. Interested teachers and students have been invited to register by September 30. According…
(BSS) – Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and vice-president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF), has come forward to support Jannatul Ferdous, a seventh-grade student undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) amid financial hardship. A special medical board will be formed on Monday to ensure proper treatment for Jannatul, who is currently receiving care at the hospital’s Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit. Dr Zubaida took the initiative after seeing a social media video in which Jannatul’s family appealed for financial assistance. She immediately instructed concerned persons to take necessary measures and monitor the girl’s…
(BSS) – BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said veteran journalist Abdus Salam’s life and struggle were a unique example of independent and objective journalism. “Journalists like Abdus Salam are needed not only in Bangladesh but across the world today. We need people like him to distinguish truth from falsehood and stand for civil liberties and independent-minded people,” he said. Rizvi made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion marking the 116th birth anniversary of Abdus Salam, founder Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and founding editor of…
(BSS/AFP) – Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing. Distraught families have packed rescue stations and hospitals in search of their missing relatives, while others have faced the grim task of identifying bodies at overflowing morgues. The huge wave of ice, rocks and debris that smashed into villages and towns on Wednesday claimed at least 797 lives in both Nepal and Tibet — across the border in China — with reports of some bodies possibly swept downstream…
(BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman left Dhaka tonight for New York to assume the presidency of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), placing Bangladesh at the helm of the world body’s principal deliberative organ. He departed shortly after 8:20 pm on an official visit to New York in connection with his UNGA presidency, with a transit in Dubai, according to a foreign ministry official. Khalilur is scheduled to remain on the visit from August 31 to October 21. The 81st session of the General Assembly will formally open on September 8, with world leaders set to gather…
(BSS) – Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and conveyed greetings to him on behalf of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting was held at Bangabhaban this afternoon, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador invited the President to pay a state visit to China at a convenient time. Yao Wen briefed the President on the outcomes of Prime Minister’s recent visit to China, highlighting progress in several areas, including laying the foundation stone of the China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ),…
(BSS)- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said all criminals involved in enforced disappearances should be brought to justice, no matter how powerful they are. “There would be no more ‘Aynaghar’ in independent Bangladesh and every criminal involved in enforced disappearance must receive the maximum punishment under the law,” he said. The President said this while addressing an event today marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances-2026 as the chief guest. Organized by the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, the discussion was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre here this morning. The president said during the…
(BSS/AFP) – The Middle East war has flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran on Monday. Here are the latest developments: Iran attacks Jordan – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they attacked two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing “heavy damage”, state media reported. Jordan’s army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin. US strikes Iran – The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on an small island in the Strait of Hormuz,…
(BSS/AFP) – Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday battled to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages. Figures from both countries put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 682 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In a breakthrough late Saturday, the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped. “We have already started sending air…
