Attorney General of Bangladesh Md Asaduzzaman emphasized the need for collective efforts to end the culture of delayed justice, saying that justice is undermined when justice is delayed. He made the remarks while addressing the Sylhet District Bar Association’s annual dinner as the chief guest on Thursday night. The event was presided over by President of the Sylhet District Bar Association Advocate Sarwar Ahmad Chowdhury (Abdal) and jointly conducted by Joint Secretaries Advocate Md Ohidur Rahman Chowdhury and Advocate Md Rob Newaz Rana. The welcome speech was delivered by the association’s General Secretary Advocate Md Zobayer Bokht Zuber. Senior District…
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BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today expressed his heartfelt thanks to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for his concern over BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s illness and for urging the nation to pray for her quick recovery. A press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi conveyed Tarique Rahman’s gratitude. “Tarique Rahman sincerely thanks the Chief Adviser for the courtesy and humane sentiment shown in his statement regarding the Nation’s Leader Begum Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment in hospital,” the press release said. Begum Khaleda Zia is receiving treatment in…
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said that he, like any other child, feels an intense desire to receive his mother’s affectionate touch. Amid the ongoing concern surrounding the severe illness of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman said this in a Facebook statement, seeking prayers for his mother’s speedy recovery. He said, “In such a moment of crisis, I, like any other child, yearn for my mother’s affectionate touch. But unlike many, I do not have the freedom to make a unilateral decision or exercise full authority to fulfil this desire.” Tarique Rahman also…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep concern over the current health condition of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and urged all to pray for her early recovery. “The Chief Adviser sought prayers from the countrymen for speedy recovery of the three-time former prime minister,” Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said in a press release this evening. It said the Chief Adviser has been regularly inquiring about updates of Khaleda Zia’s health progress and has instructed all concerned to ensure every form of necessary treatment support. “There must not be any shortcomings in Begum Khaleda Zia’s…
The government today clarified the number of content removal requests sent to Google, assuring the public that no platform has been asked to delete newspaper reports or general social media content, except in cases involving defamatory misinformation. “The government didn’t request any platform to remove news of Bangladeshi newspapers, social media posts, videos, reels, online articles or politically critical content by domestic critics, except misinformation, propaganda and misinformation-based character assassination campaign,” a government statement said tonight. It explained that requests concerning misinformation, propaganda or defamatory content aimed at character assassination are forwarded to the BTRC through law enforcement agencies and…
Torrential rains, triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre said Saturday. Director General Sampath Kotuwegoda said relief operations were underway with 43,995 people moved to state-run welfare centres after their homes were destroyed in the week-long heavy rains.
The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday, as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington. Wednesday’s attack on the soldiers — one of whom died from her injuries — has ignited a fresh crackdown on foreigners in the United States, with Trump also pledging to suspend migration from “third world countries.” Joseph Edlow, director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said his agency has “halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to…
Noting that the Rohingya issue had become a forgotten matter during the previous regime, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the interim government brought the Rohingya crisis back to the international forum. “Since 2017, the Rohingya issue became a forgotten matter until this interim government assumed office. Bringing the Rohingya crisis back to the international talking point is one of the successes of the interim government,” he said. The press secretary was replying to a question while briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon on the outcome of the Council of Advisers meeting today.…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar have sent two bouquets wishing a quick recovery for BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. An official from the Pakistan Embassy in Dhaka handed over the bouquets at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office here at 6pm today. The bouquets were formally received by ABM Abdus Sattar, the personal secretary to the BNP Chairperson. Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP Media Cell, confirmed the information.
Firefighters searched the last of the housing estate flats torched by Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades on Friday, with the death toll rising to at least 94 overnight and scores still missing. Authorities said the fire had been contained to four of the sprawling complex’s almost 2,000 units, more than 36 hours after the blaze broke out on the eight-building estate. Firefighters will conduct search and rescue operations in response to 25 remaining requests for help and break into all flats on the estate by 9 am (0100 GMT), said deputy director of fire services Derek Armstrong Chan. More…
