Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today sought cooperation and blessings from all concerned so that the interim government could turn this country into a better one for the future generation. “We’re doing good and we’re trying to ensure betterment of the country,” he said while addressing the Book Launch Ceremony of “Bangladesher Rajnoitic Orthonity” authored by Dr. Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; and Ministry of Railways. Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr A. K. Enamul Haque moderated the event at the BIDS Conference Room. Adviser…
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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today directed the authorities concerned to hold the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination at a fixed time every year following annual calendar and ensuring transparency in the process. The chief adviser gave the directives at a meeting with Public Service Commission (PSC) officials at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city this afternoon. “Every year, exams and recruitment must be completed on a fixed time according to the calendar. The BCS exam is the ‘entry point.’ Those who pass this exam will run the government. So, if there is any irregularity at the entry…
Reiterating that the national election must be held within the first half of February next year, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said “no force on earth” can obstruct it. “The government is taking all necessary preparations to ensure a free, fair, and festive election,” he said at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the city. Replying to a question about the law and order situation, the press secretary said since August 5, 2024, nearly 1,600 protests and demonstrations have taken place across the country, averaging four per day. Of them, about 600 were related to…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today directed the law enforcement agencies to extend all-out cooperation to Dhaka University (DU) authorities to ensure a peaceful and festive atmosphere during the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections to be held on Tuesday. He gave the directive while presiding over a high-level meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city to review the law and order situation across the country. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed this information at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here after the meeting. “All-out cooperation should be extended to the university…
US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to impose more sanctions on Russia, after the Kremlin unleashed its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine. Russian missiles and drones rained down across Ukraine early Sunday, killing four people and setting government offices in the capital Kyiv ablaze. Trump told reporters after the assault he was “not happy with the whole situation” and said he was prepared to move forward on new sanctions on Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was counting on a “strong” US response. Russia has intensified its onslaught against Ukraine since a meeting between Trump and President Vladimir Putin…
Advisor to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today said that efforts are being made to bring back the Awami League (AL). “Many of those who wanted elections in December are indulging in conspiracies to postpone the elections. They are trying to rehabilitate the Awami League,” he said. The adviser made the remarks at the orientation programme of newly-appointed officers and employees of the Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) at the auditorium of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in the city, said a press release. If the election is held, those who are conspiring to postpone…
More than 400 people were arrested in London on Saturday during a tense protest in support of the Palestine Action group, which has been banned under terror laws, police said. Several hundred people demonstrated in front of the UK parliament, with some holding placards that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” The capital’s Metropolitan Police force (Met) had warned people that it would not hesitate to arrest anyone who explicitly expressed support for the prohibited group. The Met said in a statement late on Saturday that it had arrested “more than 425 people… in relation to the protest”.…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said criminals and terrorists have no place in the country. “There will be no room for criminals in the country,” he told journalists on Saturday after visiting the temporary police camp at Guagachia under Gazaria Police Station that recently came under attack by the robber gang of Nayan and Piyas. The Home Adviser said Nayan and Piyas have fled to a neighbouring country. “If they return, their place will be in the Keraniganj Central Jail,” he added. On the demand of locals for a permanent police camp at Guagachia, he…
Badruddin Umar, a writer, researcher and prominent leftist intellectual, died of old-age complications at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital this morning. He was 94. “Umar passed away at 10:05 am today after a long struggle with age-related complications,” the Jatiya Mukti Council said in a statement. Umar began his career as a part-time lecturer at Dhaka University before founding the Department of Sociology at Rajshahi University. He was president of the Bangladesh Krishok Federation and served as central coordinator of the Gonotantrik Biplobi Jote. A longtime Marxist thinker, he was once a member of the central committee of the…
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said the government will develop the Tanguar haor as a tourism centre along with taking effective steps to protect the biodiversity and fish of the waterbody. “We will develop the Tanguar Haor as a responsible tourism centre,” she said. She made the remarks at a view-exchange meeting on what to do to protect Sunamganj district’s fisheries resources at the district Circuit House last night. The Adviser stressed the need for regular and extensive drives against the use of illegal fishing nets and their import and export. “As a result, the use of illegal fishing…
