Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the anti-July Uprising forces will never come to power again. “They who are against of the July Uprising will never come to power again. If you have anything like this in mind, shake it off,” he said. He was replying to a question from journalists after inaugurating the graffiti of “July Bravery” and “July Sacrifice” painted in memory of the martyrs of the July 2024 student movement at Mural Square, Mawa end of Padma Bridge, Munshiganj. The Home Adviser continued that the next government who will come to the…
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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today stressed stronger enforcement, institutional capacity, transparency and accountability in environmental regulation, along with an end to faulty clearances. Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar, Rizwana, also Adviser of the Ministry of Water Resources, urged officials of the Department of Environment (DoE) to act creatively and fearlessly. “Enforcement is not just about fines. It must include transparency, alternatives, and community empowerment,” she said. The World Bank organized the seminar titled “Strengthening Environmental Regulatory and Enforcement Capacity for a Sustainable Bangladesh” in Sreepur upazila of the district, said a ministry…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh has an urgent need to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development. Speaking at a virtual conference on Thursday evening with Carl Page, Chairman of the Anthropocene Institute, and his colleagues, he said Bangladesh-one of the world’s most densely populated and climate-vulnerable nations-cannot afford prolonged reliance on fossil fuels, said an official release. “It is time for Bangladesh to seriously consider clean energy alternatives, including large-scale solar deployment,” Prof Yunus said. Carl Page highlighted recent advancements in next-generation nuclear…
by Wahid Milton Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave for New York tonight to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Chief Adviser will reach New York on September 22 and address the UN General Assembly session on September 26, Chief Adviser’s Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad told BSS yesterday. Professor Yunus is scheduled to return home on October 2, he said. Earlier, on September 17, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at a briefing said that four political leaders will join the Bangladesh delegation this year. They are BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir,…
The July Memorial Museum will present the full account of Sheikh Hasina’s 16 years of misrule, including the Pilkhana massacre, enforced disappearances and killings, “Aynaghar”, the Shapla massacre and election rigging, in the form of historical records. The museum building authorities revealed the information at a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city this afternoon, said a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing in the evening. During the meeting, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki informed the Chief Adviser that the construction of the museum will be completed…
DJ Desk : Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state today, according to UK media reports, in a landmark policy change vehemently opposed by longtime ally Israel. The United Kingdom has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel but has shifted position as Israel has intensified the Gaza offensive triggered by Hamas’s unprecedented 2023 attack. The small Palestinian territory has since suffered vast destruction, death and lack of food that have resulted in a major humanitarian crisis. Starmer said in July that Britain would formally recognise the State of Palestine if Israel did not take “substantive steps” towards a ceasefire…
Staff Correspondent : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today stressed stronger enforcement, institutional capacity, transparency and accountability in environmental regulation, along with an end to faulty clearances. Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar, Rizwana, also Adviser of the Ministry of Water Resources, urged officials of the Department of Environment (DoE) to act creatively and fearlessly. “Enforcement is not just about fines. It must include transparency, alternatives, and community empowerment,” she said. The World Bank organized the seminar titled “Strengthening Environmental Regulatory and Enforcement Capacity for a Sustainable Bangladesh” in Sreepur upazila of the district,…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh has an urgent need to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development. Speaking at a virtual conference on Thursday evening with Carl Page, Chairman of the Anthropocene Institute, and his colleagues, he said Bangladesh-one of the world’s most densely populated and climate-vulnerable nations-cannot afford prolonged reliance on fossil fuels, said an official release. “It is time for Bangladesh to seriously consider clean energy alternatives, including large-scale solar deployment,” Prof Yunus said. Carl Page highlighted recent advancements…
(BSS/AFP) – Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO but a denial from Moscow. Italian F-35 fighters attached to NATO’s air defence support mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets and warn them off, Estonian and Italian officials said, with alliance chief Mark Rutte praising the “quick and decisive response”. Sweden and Finland also scrambled rapid reaction aircraft, a spokesman for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) told reporters. Estonia immediately called for…
DJ Desk Russia has filed an appeal with the International Court of Justice over a decision deeming Moscow responsible for the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people, the court said Friday. Australia and the Netherlands, the countries with the most fatalities in the disaster, had launched the case, calling for Russia to assume responsibility for the downing and pay damages. On July 17, 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile over eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatist rebels were battling…
