Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will present Bangladesh’s renewed democratic journey alongside its positions on major global challenges in his maiden UN General Assembly (UNGA) address, with prominently featuring protracted Rohingya issue. The Prime Minister, who is expected to address the 81st session of the UNGA in Bangla on September 24, will outline the government’s vision for the country’s future as well as its approach to pressing regional and global issues. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam disclosed the broad focus of the premier’s address at a curtain-raiser press conference on his upcoming UNGA visit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here…
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BNP Standing Committee Member Aman Ullah Aman said former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia had always stood by teachers in securing their rights and had ensured 100 percent salary and MPO enlistment facilities for them. “Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had initiated 50 percent salary benefits for teachers, while Begum Khaleda Zia later raised it to 100 percent, he said while addressing a discussion on improving the quality of education in Dhaka-2 constituency and a reception for meritorious students at Ati Bhowal School and College ground in Keraniganj upazila today. Speaking about improving the quality of education and enhancing teachers’ responsibilities,…
Water Resources Minister and BNP Joint Secretary General Md Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee today said the opposition’s long march poses a threat to democracy. “Opposition’s long march is a threat to democracy,” he said while speaking at a programme as the chief guest at the Town Hall auditorium in Lakshmipur town this afternoon. About the opposition’s long march slogans, the BNP leader said it was appropriate against Sheikh Hasina and her fascist government, but is not justified against a government that has been in office for only six months. Referring to the remarks of the Jamaat-e-Islami Amir in the Jatiya…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has urged lawyers to uphold humanitarian values alongside professional responsibilities, saying earning money should not be the sole objective of the legal profession. “When a client comes to a lawyer in distress, the client places trust and confidence in the lawyer. It is the lawyer’s responsibility to uphold that trust,” he said. The minister made the remarks while addressing the closing ceremony of NSU Law Fest Season-3 as chief guest at North South University in the capital on Saturday evening, according to a press release. He said lawyers are accountable both to…
Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Khondker Misbah-Ul-Azim today inspected two visiting Chinese naval ships, TANG SHAN and DA QING, at Chattogram Port. The Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, senior Bangladesh Navy officials and senior officials of the Chinese Embassy were present during the inspection, said an ISPR release issued here tonight. During the visit, the defence adviser inspected different areas of the ships and was briefed on their modern naval equipment, security arrangements and operational activities. He also exchanged views with the commanding officers, officers and sailors of the…
(BSS) – The government has published the gazette notification for the new National Pay Scale 2026, effective from July 1, 2026. With this publication of the gazette, the government employees will receive arrears for the period from July 1 until the date of the gazette’s publication. The Finance Division issued the order on September 17, while the gazette was published today. According to the notification, government employees will receive arrears under the new pay scale for the period from July 1, 2026, to the date of issuance of the official order. The government approved the new pay scale on August…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today stressed introducing a unified, international-standard training and certification system to enhance the acceptance and recognition of the country’s youth in national and international job markets. “If a unified and internationally standard training and certification system is introduced, it will not only enhance the skills of our youth but also increase their acceptance and recognition in the national and international job markets,” he said. The Prime Minister gave the directives while chairing the third meeting of the Governing Body of the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) at his office in Tejgaon, said his Assistant Press Secretary…
(BSS)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon world leaders to work together based on mutual cooperation, solidarity and a shared sense of responsibility to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We are lagging far behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We must now take effective steps, and everyone must work together,” he said in a video message sent to the United Nations-organised ‘SDG Moment’ event, said his Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque. He stressed the need for strengthening international partnership, sharing experience and undertaking collective initiatives to accelerate implementation of the SDGs. Heads of state and government…
(BSS) – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to become the third member of his family to address the United Nations General Assembly when he is expected to deliver his maiden speech at the 81st session in New York on September 24. His father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, was the first member of the family to address the UN General Assembly, doing so on August 26, 1980, while his mother, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, first addressed the Assembly on October 1, 1993. Tarique Rahman’s forthcoming address will mark another chapter in the family’s association with the UN General…
Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain today stressed the need for developing a long-term and sustainable healthcare system in Bangladesh, keeping in mind the needs of the next 50 years. “We will not remain forever, but this country and its people will remain. Therefore, we have to develop the healthcare system in a long-term and sustainable manner, considering the needs of the next fifty years,” he said. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at a programme held at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital (NICVD) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar today, marking the…
