Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said political parties must adopt a firm and unified stance on the fallen fascist Awami League, calling its recent move an “existential threat” to the nation’s democratic future. “It’s time for all political parties to take a clear position regarding Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League. The way she is still speaking — branding those who participated in the July Uprising as terrorists — is deeply alarming,” Shafiqul said. He made the remarks while speaking at a policy dialogue organized by TRACE Consulting on how political parties can use technology to better reflect…
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Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman at a programmed here today sought political parties’ pledge for formulating an anti-discrimination act. “Political parties will not get our votes unless they make a commitment to formulate this act. We need a strong act as a vague act cannot provide remedy. We have to force the Law Commission and Law Ministry in this connection,” he said. The chief state counsel came up with the observations while addressing as chief guest a civic dialogue, on formulating an anti-discrimination act, at Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center this afternoon. Organized by Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Legal…
Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at least 50 people on Friday, authorities said, with a student accused of being responsible for the incident. The explosions took place at a North Jakarta high school around 12:15 pm (0515 GMT), sparking panic among the students. “It immediately turned chaotic at the school, everyone ran outside to the field,” 16-year-old Muhammad Rizky Muzaffar told AFP. “Many of the students were injured, and a lot of them were taken straight to the hospital,” he said, adding that the blast took place just before Friday prayers started at…
Bangladesh will take all possible steps to help address Japan’s projected shortage of 11 million workers by 2040, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Dr. Neyamat Ullah Bhuiyan said today. He said both countries would benefit from the joint efforts of Bangladeshi and Japanese recruiting organizations to meet Japan’s growing labour demand while ensuring decent employment opportunities for skilled Bangladeshi workers. Bhuiyan made the remarks at a seminar titled “Bangladesh: A Highly Potential Source Country of Skilled Human Resources for Japan”, held at a conference centre in Nagoya, Japan, organized by the Bangladesh Embassy in…
As part of the promotion of the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election, the government today released the second teaser of the national polls 2026. Chief Adviser’s Press Wing released the 1:09 minute teaser tonight. In the teaser, Nurul Islam, father of Felani Khatun, who was killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), is seen expressing his frustration while describing the heartbreaking incident that took away his daughter. He expressed disappointment as he was yet to get justice. “How could I get justice? Instead, our government spoke on India’s behalf. As at that time our government in Bangladesh was the Awami League…
The Election Commission (EC) has completed all necessary preparations to hold the 13th national parliamentary elections in the first half of February next year. In an exclusive interview with the national news agency BSS, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said, “There is no barrier at this stage to holding the election. Our preparations are cent percent complete.” “We are fully ready if the election is held in the first or second week of February,” he added. He said, “According to the latest report, the imported (indelible) ink for voting has already arrived, which is a significant part of election preparations. Most…
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today reiterated that the national polls will be held in February next, noting that those spreading confusion over the elections are “cohorts of the fallen autocratic government”. “There is no scope for confusion regarding the election. It must be held in the first half of February,” he said while exchanging views with journalists at Netrakona Circuit House this morning. “If you observe closely, you will find that those, who are trying to obstruct the election, were allies of the fallen autocratic government. Some of them might have received plots in Purbachal or enjoyed monitory…
A massive Russian attack hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, prompting power cuts in several regions, Kyiv’s energy minister said Saturday. Moscow has in recent months escalated its attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, damaging natural gas facilities which produce the main fuel for heating in the country. Experts have said Ukraine risks heating outages ahead of the winter months. “The enemy is massively attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Because of this, emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine,” minister Svitlana Grynchuk wrote on social media, without specifying where. “Emergency power outages will be canceled after…
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today said that the Sepoy-People’s Revolution of 1975 and the July Uprising of 2024 emerged from the same socio-political context. “The context of the Sepoy-People’s Revolution of 1975 is quite similar to that of the July Uprising of 2024. In fact, there is very little difference between the circumstances that gave rise to these two mass movements,” he said. Asif Mahmud made the remarks while speaking at a roundtable discussion titled ‘From November to July: From Revolution to Revolution’ organized by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at the Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall…
More than 1,000 flights were canceled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal government shutdown. Forty airports were slated for the cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. With Republicans and Democrats in a bitter standoff, particularly over health insurance subsidies, federal agencies have been grinding to halt since funding lapsed on October 1. Many government employees, including vital airport staff, are either working without pay or furloughed at home, waiting for the now nearly six-week…
