Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed upholding the Liberation War spirit, saying that the new generation needs inspiration from the country’s Liberation War. “None of us is permanent. But the inspiration of the Liberation War must endure for future generations so that they understand where the country came from and how the struggle for independence was carried out,” he said. Noting that this is not just one war, there will be more wars ahead, the Chief Adviser said, “The spirit of our Liberation War should remain a source of inspiration from generation to generation”. Prof Yunus made the remarks…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi savoured an election landslide Monday, with her ruling party projected to have won a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house for the first time in its history. If confirmed by official results, the outcome gives Japan’s first female premier a strong mandate to implement her conservative agenda and stamp her mark on the country of 123 million people over the next four years. The Asia-Pacific region will be watching closely, however, to see if the 64-year-old ups the ante or lowers the temperature with China after enraging Beijing in November with comments about Taiwan.…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today expressed satisfaction with the way the election campaign is progressing across the country, saying that campaign is being conducted nationwide in an enthusiastic, peaceful and cordial environment. “Candidates are not using abusive language against one another, nor is there any unruly behavior, which is a very positive change for our political history and culture,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while speaking at the outset of a high-profile meeting on overall preparedness, security personnel deployment and upcoming challenges ahead of the national polls scheduled for February 12. He himself presided over the…
US President Donald Trump’s lead Iran negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said, with Washington and Tehran due to hold further talks soon. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said the two top officials visited the nuclear-powered vessel in a post on social media. In his own social media post, Witkoff said the aircraft carrier and its strike group was “keeping us safe and upholding President Trump’s message of peace through strength.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with…
A total of 6,28,85,525 women voters will be eligible to cast their ballots in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Election and Referendum scheduled for February 12, as the overall number of voters are 12,77,11,899 across the country. Among the total, the remaining 6,48,25,154 is male voters and 1,220 belong to the hijra (transgender) community, according to the Election Commission (EC). Among the 300 constituencies, the lowest number of voters is in Jhalakathi-1 with 228,431 voters, while the highest number of voters is in Gazipur-2 with 804,333 voters. Around 800,000 officials will be deployed to perform election duties. Besides, nearly 900,000…
Members of the army and other law enforcement agencies are being deployed across the country from today ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum scheduled for February 12. The deployment will continue for seven days – four days before polling, on election day, and three days after – until February 14. Talking to BSS, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said that the army are already in the field and will now be formally deployed from today. Mentioning that law enforcement agencies would begin deployment from today, four days ahead of the election, he said that their presence will…
The government has published a book titled ‘Reform Book’ with brief descriptions of the key reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government since August 2024. The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing disclosed the matter this morning. Describing the background of the reforms, the press wing said on August 5, 2024, driven by the courage of millions of Bangladeshis led by young boys and girls who took to the streets to say “Enough is enough” to authoritarian rule, Bangladesh began to emerge from nearly sixteen years of fascist-style repression under Sheikh Hasina. This led to the July Uprising, leading to the creation…
Ivars Ijabs,, Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM), said the EU wants Bangladesh’s national election slated for February 12 to be free, fair and peaceful. He made the remarks at a briefing at Sylhet Press Club today, attended by Press Club President Muktabis Un Nur and EU-EOM Press Officer Eberhard Laue. Ijabs said the mission will observe the election on the principles of independence, impartiality and non-interference, but will not certify results. About 200 observers are taking part, including long-term observers in all 64 districts, analysts, diplomats and a delegation from the European Parliament. He said…
US President Donald Trump said Friday Washington held “very good talks” on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman. Iran for its part said it expected to hold more negotiations with the United States, hailing a “positive atmosphere” during a day of talks in the Gulf sultanate. With an American naval group led by an aircraft carrier in Middle Eastern waters, US and Iranian delegations held talks in Muscat mediated by Oman without publicly meeting face-to-face. Shortly after the talks concluded, the US announced new sanctions against shipping entities and vessels, aimed at curbing Iran’s oil…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has vowed to implement nine major pledges if it comes to power through the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections as the party unveiled its election manifesto today. The manifesto has been divided into five sections, highlighting a total of 51 priority points that outline the party’s plan for the next five years. BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman formally unveiled the manifesto at a city hotel. Tarique Rahman is leading the party in the upcoming election, and this is his first manifesto. The party has expressed its determination in its manifesto under the pledge “We will work, we…
