The Iranian army said on Thursday that it targeted US military facilities in Jordan with drones, state media reported, after the United States carried out another wave of strikes on Iran. “The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that… in response to the enemy aggression, it targeted the communication systems and fuel storage facilities of the U.S. military in Jordan using suicide (kamikaze) drones,” state television IRIB said.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday named a senior international official from Bangladesh, Rabab Fatima, as the new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA. A career diplomat who served in several capitals before representing her country at the United Nations, Fatima is currently the global body’s high representative for the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small developing states. “Ms. Fatima brings to the position over 30 years of experience in national and international civil service, encompassing bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, policymaking, advocacy, program planning and implementation,” the office of Guterres’s spokesman said in…
July Shaheed Dibosh (July Martyrs’ Day) is being observed in the country today. The day commemorates Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the 2024 student-led quota reform movement, and all others who lost their lives during the July Uprising. Marking the day, the national flag remains at half-mast on all government, semi-government, and autonomous buildings, as well as educational institutions and Bangladesh missions abroad. Religious institutions across the country are holding special prayers and supplications for the salvation and forgiveness of the martyrs. July 16, 2024, is widely viewed as the catalyst that transformed a localised government job quota reform…
Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon fired them into the lead 10 minutes after half-time in the semi-final in front of 68,239 fans in Atlanta. But the great rivalry between these nations has produced several memorable contests on the World Cup stage down the years and this will be remembered as the stuff of legends…
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, returned home early today after a brief official visit to Qatar, where he conveyed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s condolence message to the Emir of Qatar following the death of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of the incumbent Emir. The Speaker arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 3:00am. During his visit, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad reached Doha on July 14 to convey Bangladesh’s deep condolences over the demise of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. He handed over the condolence message from Prime Minister…
BSS Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said everyone must work together to make Bangladesh greener and urged children to plant at least one tree each every year. “We all should make an effort to make our country greener,” he said. The Prime Minister made the call while inaugurating a nationwide tree plantation programme at government primary schools at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the capital this morning. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education organised the event. Marking the launch of the nationwide initiative in all government primary schools, the Prime Minister planted a ‘Neem’ sapling. Under the…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said everyone must work together to make Bangladesh greener and urged children to plant at least one tree each every year. “We all should make an effort to make our country greener,” he said. The Prime Minister made the call while inaugurating a nationwide tree plantation programme at government primary schools at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the capital this morning. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education organised the event. Marking the launch of the nationwide initiative in all government primary schools, the Prime Minister planted a ‘Neem’ sapling. Under the initiative,…
The government has decided to observe state mourning in Bangladesh today following the death of former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Tuesday in this regard. According to the notification, the national flag will be kept at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions, educational institutions, government and private buildings across the country, as well as at all Bangladeshi missions abroad. The notification said Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, one of the architects of modern Qatar and a true friend of Bangladesh and Bangladeshi expatriates, passed away on…
France arrived in the World Cup semi-finals hailed as the most scintillating attacking force to grace the tournament since Brazil’s fabled 1982 side. But like Zico, Eder, Falcao and Socrates before them, Kylian Mbappe and company found out the hard way that dazzling football is no guarantee of survival. A hitherto sparkling French campaign full of offensive pyrotechnics fizzled out like a dud Bastille Day firework in a painful 2-0 defeat that is likely to tarnish the legacy of coach Didier Deschamps. Between them, Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola and Desire Doue had helped France rattle in 16…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged youths to become entrepreneurs braving challenges, saying the government is by their side. “You will have to go through many challenges. However, the government is here to support you and guide you. We will do our utmost to stand by you,” he said at a special event titled “Youth, Startups and Promising Bangladesh” at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the University of Dhaka this morning. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, in collaboration with the University of Dhaka, organized the event. Addressing the young entrepreneurs, the prime minister said many…
