The government has made an arrangement to telecast the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside several other partners through Bangladesh Television (BTV), Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said here. In a statement issued here today, the minister said the ministry would shortly provide official details to media outlets regarding the broadcasting arrangement. “I am very happy to inform the countrymen that BTV will broadcast the World Cup 2026 along with some other partners,” the minister told the national news agency BSS. Currently on an official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government, the minister expressed gratitude…
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LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government has taken initiatives to make all the playgrounds across the country free from encroachment aiming to restore a sound and recreational atmosphere for the cross-section of people. “The government is regularly conducting mobile court operation led by the district executive magistrate and the initiative is now underway at all the district and upazilas to make all the playgrounds free from encroachment,” he said. The minister made this statement at the Jatiya Sangsad while responding to a very urgent public important notice under section 71 of the rules of…
By Staff Correspondent : An Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting is underway with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began this morning at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat here, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.
By Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh and Russia are working to substantially expand manpower cooperation, with Dhaka proposing an increase in the number of Bangladeshi workers in Russia from the current nearly 10,000 to 100,000 within the next year. Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman made the proposal during his ongoing three-day official visit to Russia, according to a foreign ministry press release here this morning. The Russian authorities agreed to work expeditiously on the proposal, and both sides are expected to complete the necessary formalities soon, it added. The proposed tenfold increase in Bangladeshi manpower exports emerged as a key outcome…
The United States Embassy in Dhaka has trained 60 young Bangladeshis in communication, leadership and negotiation skills through a four-day programme aimed at fostering future business and leadership ties between Bangladesh and the United States. U.S. Ambassador Brent T. Christensen joined the closing ceremony of the programme titled “The Art of the Deal: American Excellence in Negotiation Skills” at a hotel in Gulshan today, where he praised the participants as a new generation of Bangladeshi leaders equipped with critical negotiation and leadership competencies. The programme, supported by U.S. English Language Specialist Joanne Munisteri, brought together 60 alumni of the Access…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said the media is an indispensable mirror of the state, society and modern civilisation, and its objectivity is vital to reflect reality accurately. “The media is a mirror through which society sees itself. If there are qualitative flaws within this system, it cannot present an accurate reflection,” he said. The minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled “Good Governance in the Banking Sector and the Role of Media,” organised by the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) in the capital’s Paltan area this morning, with support from…
Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Sheikh Robiul Alam today said that the government aims to establish an accountable governance system based on public participation in the service delivery system in the city corporations of the country. “Effective urban management requires a shared responsibility among the government, city corporations and the citizens,” he said this while addressing a public hearing hosted by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for making its citizen services and development activities more dynamic, transparent, accountable and participatory. The hearing, focusing on issues under the DSCC’s region-1, was organized at the Russian Cultural…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called for developing a skill and technology-based practical and job-oriented education system in the country instead of certificate-based education. “In this era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is no alternative to modernising and updating the traditional education curriculum to face the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation,” he said. Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, said this while addressing the inaugural session of a training programme on job-oriented and technical education for teachers at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital. National University (NU) organised the training programme with the theme ‘We…
Iranian state TV reported explosions in three cities on Monday, as the Israeli army said its air forces had struck targets in west and central Iran. “Several explosions heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan,” state TV posted on Telegram.
By Staff Correspondent : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman told the House that quick trial of Ramisa rape and murder case was possible due to government’s sincerity, quick investigation of police and support of the judiciary The law minister said this in a statement under section 300 of the rules of procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad today. A special tribunal today handed down death penalty to prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in the fastest-disposed major rape-murder cases in the…
