President Mohammad Shahabuddin today summoned first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on March 12. “The first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will be held at 11am on March 12 at the Parliament Complex at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka,” said an official release of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat. The President, also the head of the state, convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, the release said. Before commencing the House proceedings on the day, the Parliamentary Business Advisory Committee is likely to hold a meeting to fix the duration…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on launching ‘Farmer Card’ aimed at ensuring fair prices for crops produced by farmers. The Prime Minister presided over the meeting at his special meeting room at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly told BSS.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit China and conveyed warm congratulations and greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The Chinese envoy extended the invitation when he paid a call on the premier at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here at 12.30pm today. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir disclosed this while briefing the journalists at the Secretariat after the meeting. Replying to a question, he said that the tour schedule was not discussed during the meeting. “The Prime Minister currently has many important domestic…
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Timely presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his office has impressed many people, including the government officials and visitors. Since the premier is attending his office as per the Ramadan office timing schedule, he arrived at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat at 9:05am today. “The Prime Minister reached his office in the Secretariat at 9:05 am. Many people were amazed to see him at the office so early,” Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman told BSS. Noting that a journalist posted on his Facebook at 9:20 am that he was waiting to take a…
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar today held a telephone conversation with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman, congratulating him on his recent appointment and reaffirming commitment to stronger bilateral ties. During the conversation, Mohammad Ishaq Dar felicitated Dr. Khalilur Rahman on assuming office as the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and conveyed his best wishes for success in his new role, according to the Pakinstan foreign ministry. The two leaders expressed their shared desire to further strengthen bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan, guided by a common vision of peace, stability and prosperity in the region.…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to distribute the ‘Ekushey Padak-2026’ at a function in the capital on February 26. A cultural ministry press release said, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will hand over the ‘Ekushey Padak-2026’ at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00 am on February 26. The government has already announced the names of nine eminent citizens and one music band for awarding the country’s second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak-2026 in recognition of their outstanding contribution in various fields. The recipients are: Farida Akhtar Babita (Film), Professor Md Abdus Sattar (Fine Arts), Marina Tabassum (Architecture), Ayub Bachchu (Music), Arthy…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today presided over a meeting on ‘building a healthy Bangladesh’. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s special meeting room at Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain, Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin, Cabinet Secretary Dr Nasimul Ghani and Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar were present at the meeting.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan today said a culture of accountability must be established to ensure good governance in the country. He made these remarks today while speaking as the chief guest at a views-exchange meeting and iftar mahfil with government officials and employees working under the Gournadi upazila administration at the Upazila Parishad auditorium. Swapan said the practice of independence in the legislative and judiciary branches must be ensured. There is no alternative to establishing the rule of law in its true sense in the country, he said adding instead of concentrating all powers in one place,…
The US State Department on Sunday urged American citizens in parts of Mexico to shelter in place amid violence, road blocks and flight cancellations after Mexican soldiers killed a top cartel boss. “Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, US citizens should shelter in place until further notice,” said a statement from the department’s Consular Affairs section on social media platform X. “Roadblocks have impacted airline operations, with some domestic and international flights canceled in both Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta,” it said. Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the…
