Youth and Sports Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul said there is no atmosphere to play the T20 World Cup (WC) in India after receiving the letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) security team. The ICC security team recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket board regarding the security risks Bangladesh could face if it goes to India to play the T20 World Cup. Speaking to the pressmen at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Bhaban today (Monday), Asif Nazrul said the ICC security team has mentioned three issues regarding the security risks of Bangladesh playing in India. The ICC’s concern…
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The fourth day of hearings on appeals against the acceptance and cancellation of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections began this morning at the Election Commission (EC). The hearings started at 10:00 am Tuesday at the auditorium of the EC headquarters in Agargaon here. Appeals filed against decisions of returning officers are being heard by the full Commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin, and will continue until 5:00 pm. According to the schedule announced by the Commission, appeals numbered 211 to 280 are being heard today. Director (Public Relations) of the EC…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed on taking measures to stop recurrence of election rigging as the committee on investigating alleged irregularities in the 2014, 2018 and 2024 general polls submitted its report to him. Committee Chief Justice Shamim Hasnain and members Shamim Al Mamun, Kazi Mahfuzul Haque (Supon), Barrister Tazrian Akram Hossain and Dr Md Abdul Alim formally handed over the report to the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna here this afternoon. After submitting the report, committee members discussed various aspects of their investigation with the Chief Adviser. Receiving the report, Prof Yunus said, “We had…
US President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people. Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Iran with military intervention, said in a social media post on Monday that the new levies would “immediately” hit the Islamic republic’s trading partners who also do business with the United States. “This Order is final and conclusive,” he wrote, without specifying who they will affect. Iran’s main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, according to…
The Election Commission (EC) has asked returning officers (ROs) to send reports on activities undertaken by the law and order maintaining cells to the EC Secretariat to ensure a free and fair national election and referendum slated for February 12. The EC sought the reports in a letter sent to returning officers today. To further strengthen and expedite the activities of the law and order cells formed in line with EC directives, all returning officers have been requested to urgently send the list of cell members (including mobile phone numbers) to the EC Secretariat.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said that his post-election work would focus primarily on three areas – digital healthcare development, youth development and “Three Zero” agenda. He revealed it as Akie Abe, head of Foundation for Encouragement of Social Contribution, sought to know about the Chief Adviser’s plans and priorities for the period following Bangladesh’s national election at a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna here. Later, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder briefed the media about the meeting at the Foreign Service Academy this afternoon, saying that Akie Abe, also wife of late…
The government has formulated a unified and standardized policy on the use of scribes to ensure equal access to public and class examinations for visually impaired students, addressing long-standing inconsistencies and challenges faced by examinees across the education boards and institutions. “The policy is considered important because, previously, there was no truly centralized or standardized system for appointing scribes for visually impaired examinees. Different education boards followed different rules, which often resulted in examinees being disadvantaged during examinations,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy this afternoon. The absence of a unified…
Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs today said the EU is going to send a large election observation team to Bangladesh, noting that the forthcoming election will be historic for the country. Ijabs said this at a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here this morning. “Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at 11:30 am to discuss preparations for the upcoming national election and referendum,” said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam at…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s leadership had called him seeking “to negotiate” after he repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters. For two weeks, Iran has been rocked by a protest movement that has swelled in spite of a crackdown rights groups warn has become a “massacre”. Initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, the demonstrations have evolved into a serious challenge of the theocratic system in place since the 1979 revolution. Information has continued to trickle out of Iran despite a days-long internet shutdown, with videos filtering out of capital Tehran…
Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen today paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held this evening at the BNP Chairman’s political office in Gulshan and took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan. During the discussion, the two sides exchanged views on various important issues of bilateral interest between Bangladesh and Turkey. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed were also present at the meeting
