President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his disappointment with NATO allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to do so. “They just weren’t there,” he said at an investment forum in Miami. “We spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on NATO, hundreds, protecting them, and we would have always been there for them, but now, based on their actions, I guess we don’t have to be, do we?” “Why would we be there for them if they’re not there for…
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BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed firm determination to advance the forces of independence by defeating evil elements. “After 55 years of independence, those evil forces have once again raised their heads—those who dishonored our mothers and sisters and carried out killings in collaboration with the Pakistani forces. We must remain vigilant and defeat those evil forces and move forward with the strength of independence. That is where our success lies,” he said. He made the remarks at a discussion organized by BNP at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in…
Criticizing the past attempts of diminishing contributions of the proclaimer of the country’s independence, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the late leader was one of the essential figures of independence and the Liberation War. “The way through which attempts were made in the past to humiliate Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and deny his contribution and work has proven that Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman is certainly an inevitable character in the Liberation War of Bangladesh,” he said. The premier said this drawing the attention of the young generation while he was addressing a discussion at the…
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has said Bangladesh has embraced multilateralism as a cornerstone of its foreign policy since joining the United Nations, reaffirming its commitment to global peace, security and cooperation. The remarks came as the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a reception in New York on Thursday to celebrate the country’s 56th Independence and National Day, attended by around 150 Permanent Representatives, senior UN officials and members of the diplomatic community, according to a message received here today. Speaking as the chief guest, the Foreign Minister highlighted Bangladesh’s sustained engagement with the UN since 1974,…
At 2:15 am on March 26 in 1971, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman revolted against Pakistani military junta, mobilising Bengali troops under his command at the port city of Chattogram. March 26, 1971 is the Bangladesh’s Independence Day, while in a reflective article Zia later described the day that “etched in the Bangalee’s heart in blood letters”. Ziaur Rahman, a major in Pakistan army, revolted against Pakistani military junta at that very hour from the battalion of 8 East Bengal Regiment where he was posted as the second in command. Coinciding with the first anniversary of the country’s independence on…
Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani today said the government has adequate reserves of fuel oil so that the Prime Minister has instructed the concerned authorities to ensure a stable supply of fuel. He made the remarks while briefing journalists today after a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat here. The cabinet secretary said the reserve is currently sufficient. “Where earlier we used to maintain a reserve for about 15 days, now we have reserves for nearly a month,” he added. He said as public confidence returns, the government plans to expand the reserve even further in the near future, so that any…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today paid rich tributes to his parents Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on the occasion of the 56th Independence and National Day. The premier paid homage to his parents by placing wreaths at their graves at Zia Udyan in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area at 6:58am after returning from the National Memorial at Savar on the city’s outskirts. Later, flanked by cabinet members and senior BNP leaders, Tarique Rahman, also the chairman of the ruling BNP, placed two other wreaths at the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former…
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today paid rich tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial here on the outskirts of the capital, marking the 56th Independence and National Day. The President and the Prime Minister placed the wreaths at the altar of the memorial at 6am. After laying the wreaths, the President and the Premier stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs of the Great War of Liberation in 1971. A smartly turned-out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Army, Navy…
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today said the distribution of health card and agriculture card will begin under the pilot project at the end of next June under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The minister said this as the chief guest while addressing the humanitarian assistance distribution programme among the distressed and poor people from the Prime Minister’s relief and welfare fund on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at Belavo upazila parishad Hall room here. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has exempted the farm credit of the farmers including interest up to Taka 10,000,…
Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets. The warning came after Israel killed the Islamic republic’s intelligence chief Esmail Khatib, the latest in a string of strikes that have decimated its leadership since the war began nearly three weeks ago. Tehran, following a strike on its South Pars field, said it would respond forcefully to any further attacks on its energy sector. “We warn you once again that you made a…
