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by WAHID MILTON The Launching Ceremony of Muradnagar RMG Professionals (MRP) was successfully held on 12 September 2025 (Friday) at Gulshan North Club Limited, Dhaka. The event brought together distinguished guests, professionals, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders from the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector to celebrate the beginning of a new journey for the Muradnagar RMG Professionals platform. The ceremony was graced by Mr. K.M. Mozibul Hoque, Chief Advisor of MRP, Chairman of Shah Group & TAS Group, who attended as the Chief Guest. He emphasized the importance of collective effort, professional networking, and innovation in strengthening Bangladesh’s apparel sector globally. The launching…

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Assistant US Trade Representative (South and Central Asia) Brendan Lynch and Director for South Asia Emily Ashby called on Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain at his Secretariat office on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed the development of Bangladesh’s labour sector, facilitation of trade union registration, implementation of the US 11-point agreement on labour rights and strengthening trade cooperation. Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, also Shipping Adviser, said the steps taken in the light of the US 11-point agreement on labour rights in amendment to the Labour Act 2006, the International Labor Organization’s roadmap, the…

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today handed over the ‘Youth Volunteer Award 2025’ to 12 young individuals in recognition of their outstanding voluntary work and inspirational contributions to society. He conferred the award at a function at Shapla Hall of his office here this morning. The Ministry of Youth and Sports organized the event while the youths were awarded in five categories. Among the awardees was Afida Khondokar, captain of the Bangladesh women’s national football team.

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today handed over the ‘Youth Volunteer Award 2025’ to 12 young individuals in recognition of their outstanding voluntary work and inspirational contributions to society. He conferred the award at a function at Shapla Hall of his office here this morning. The Ministry of Youth and Sports organized the event while the youths were awarded in five categories. Among the awardees was Afida Khondokar, captain of the Bangladesh women’s national football team.

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The Russian embassy in Romania has said a drone incursion in Romanian airspace was a “provocation” by Ukraine after Moscow’s envoy was summoned by the foreign ministry over the incident. Ambassador Vladimir Lipayev said Romania’s charge that Russia was responsible for the intrusion was “unfounded”. An embassy statement said: “All the facts lead one to believe that it was a deliberate provocation by the Kyiv regime.”

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University student Aditya Rawal was outside Nepal’s parliament with hundreds of other anti-corruption protesters when gunfire crackled and 14 people slumped down in front of him. One was his university friend, and as he dashed forward to help — with his hands up — bullets smashed into him too. “I heard somewhere that if you raise both hands, they will not shoot you,” Rawal, a 22-year-old digital marketer, told AFP as he lay on a bed in the capital Kathmandu’s Civil Service Hospital. “But I was their target.” At least 72 people were killed during chaos beginning on September 8,…

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Vice-Chair of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) Prof Dr Ali Riaz today called upon all political parties and national leaders to uphold the unity that has emerged through the ongoing dialogue to carry it forward for building a democratic and accountable state. Professor Riaz described the dialogue as “a historic and unprecedented event in Bangladesh’s political history.” He said this while addressing a meeting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy in the city this afternoon. He said, “The collective efforts of political leaders have already created “a national charter – a document of unity that…

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National Pay Commission Chairman and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan today informed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that the new national pay structure for public sector officials and employees will be finalized before the stipulated six-month timeline. “We have already started work in full swing. Although we have been given six months to determine the salary structure, we hope to submit the final report before that,” he said. Zakir, also former finance secretary, said this at a meeting with the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city this afternoon. A delegation of the…

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today described the upcoming national election as a “moment of rebirth” for the nation, urging all stakeholders to reach a consensus to ensure a free, fair and festival-like national election in February next year. “This is not just an election, it is a rebirth,” the Chief Adviser said while addressing a meeting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy in the city this afternoon. Representatives from different political parties attended the meeting to discuss different aspects of implementing the ‘July National Charter, 2025’. Professor Yunus said that the progress achieved by…

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Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has said the interim government, under the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, is working as a team to implement reforms, with nearly half of the recommendations already put into effect. “About 70 per cent of the recommendations made by the six reform commissions on immediate actions can be implemented by December this year,” he told a meeting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy in the city on Sunday. Representatives from different political parties attended the meeting to discuss different aspects of implementing the ‘July…

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