Editors’ Council leaders today called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony told BSS. Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, State Minister Yasser Khan Choudhury, Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman and Editors’ Council President and the New Age Editor Nurul Kabir, General Secretary and the Banik Barta Editor Dewan Hanif Mahmud, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, The Financial Express Editor Shamsul Huq Zahid, Manab Zamin Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury,…
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Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced on Sunday that Standing at Arafat, which marks the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, will be on Tuesday, Dhul Hijjah 9, corresponding to May 26, and the first day of the Eid Al-Azha celebrations will be on Wednesday, May 27. According to the Supreme Court statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Monday, May 18, is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. The court made the announcement following the sighting of the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah in the Kingdom. The Crescent Sighting Department of the Supreme Court took this decision after…
Qatar’s Labour Minister Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Qatari minister met the premier at the State Guest House Jamuna here this evening, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Md Jahidul Islam Rony. During the meeting, Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir and Qatar Foreign Ministry Ambassador Braik Saeed Al Samikh were also present.
A meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) is being held with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began at 10:00 am today at the Bangladesh Planning Commission Auditorium in the city’s Agargaon area, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion on the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The NEC meeting is scheduled to continue till 1:00 pm. Later, a press conference will be held on the outcome of the meeting.
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former state minister, BNP treasurer and noted industrialist Mizanur Rahman Sinha. In a condolence message, he prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family members, said a press release of Jatiya Sangsad secretariat. Mizanur Rahman Sinha was born on August 18, 1943, in a renowned Muslim family in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj district. He passed away on Friday night (May 16) while undergoing treatment in Singapore. He was 83. He was…
State Minister for Lands and Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin today said Bangladeshi nationalism is the most suitable ideology for the country. He made the remarks while speaking as chief guest at a discussion titled “Bangladeshi Nationalism and Shaheed Ziaur Rahman,” organised by Political Reporters Unity (PRU) at Kazir Deuri Zia Memorial Museum in the city this afternoon, marking the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. The state minister said the family of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman has always played a role of support during critical periods of the country. He said Shaheed President Ziaur…
Sudanese Prime Minister Dr Kamil Idris today paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin, now staying in London, United Kingdom. “The informal meeting was held at the lobby of Hotel Hilton in London this morning,” a source of the Bangabhaban Press Wing quoted President’s Personal Secretary (PS) Md Didarul Alam as saying this evening. During the meeting, the Sudanese premier enquired about the President’s health condition and wished his speedy recovery. Held in a very cordial atmosphere, Dr Idris prayed to Almighty Allah for the overall wellbeing of the people of Bangladesh as well as the good health of…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today expressed deep shock at the death of content creator and actress Karina Kaiser, daughter of renowned footballer Kaiser Hamid. In a message of condolence, the minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to her bereaved family members. Karina Kaiser died on Friday night while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai, India.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday. A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said in an update on Saturday. The Geneva-based WHO said early on Sunday the outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola constituted a “public health emergency of international concern” — the second-highest…
Iranian state television said on Saturday that European countries were in talks with Tehran over transit for ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Following the passage of ships from East Asian countries, notably China, Japan and Pakistan, we received information today indicating that Europeans have also begun negotiations with the Revolutionary Guards navy” to get permission to pass, state television reported, without specifying which countries. Iran has largely blocked shipping through the vital strait since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8. Its grip…
