Two Special Assistants to the Chief Adviser today visited injured BUET student Syed Shadid Nasif at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) this evening and inquired about his treatment. During the visit, Chief Adviser’s Special Assistants Sheikh Moinuddin and Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb expressed solidarity with Shadid’s family, said a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing this evening. Shadid, a student of BUET’s 2020 batch, is currently receiving treatment at the hospital’s emergency unit. During the visit of the CA’s special representatives, Shadid’s parents, sister, and several relatives were present there. According to the release, in the presence of…
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Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh’s youth, who led last year’s historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future. “They (youths) may make mistakes along the way, but with time and experience, they will build a stronger and fairer political culture,” he said. The adviser was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the Bengal Delta Conference 2025, which convened policymakers, academics and experts to deliberate on the intersection of politics, economics and geopolitics in the South Asian region. Paying tribute…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their “unbearable pain”, state media said Saturday. Pyongyang has not confirmed the number of its soldiers that died fighting for Russia, though Seoul estimates around 600, with thousands more wounded. South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said the North sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia in 2024 — primarily to the Kursk region — along with artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems. Kim delivered a speech to the families on Friday, the official Korean Central…
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has condemned the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur. “I strongly condemn the heinous attack on Nurul Haque Nur, the leader of Gono Odhikar Parishad and a courageous voice of our time,” he wrote in a Facebook post last night. “As a student leader, Nur played a historic role in spearheading the anti-quota reform movement in 2018, inspiring a generation to rise against injustice and demand fairness,” Shafiqul added. More recently, Nur and his organisation stood with the people during the July uprising, embodying the struggle for democracy, accountability, and dignity,…
(BSS) – Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman today held a meeting with Sujeev Shakya, Chair of the Nepal Economic Forum (NEF), Nepal’s leading policy think tank, in Kathmandu when they discussed ways to expand bilateral trade and business engagements. During the meeting at the NEF office, both sides exchanged views on means to augment economic collaboration and deepen the existing ties between Bangladesh and Nepal, according to a message received here from Kathmandu. Ambassador Rahman stressed Bangladesh’s commitment to enhancing regional cooperation and underlined the potential of increased private sector partnerships, particularly in trade, investment and connectivity. The…
The interim government today instructed the authorities concerned to take immediate action as soon as signs of provocative activities are seen centering the Chandranath Hill in Chattogram. Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Road Transport and Bridges and Railways ministries Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder and Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain issued the instruction following a meeting with leaders of the Chandranath Dham (Kanchannath-Chandranath-Adinath) Shrine Committee at the Railways Ministry here this morning. According to a press release of the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, at the meeting,…
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam has said the goal of the interim government formed through the July Mass Uprising is to eliminate inequality and establish a new political arrangement in Bangladesh that will strengthen the democratic system. Despite differences in political ideology, all must work together in unison to build a prosperous and developed Bangladesh, he said while addressing a commemorative event marking the first anniversary of the July Mass Uprising at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, according to a message received here today. The adviser said that the people and students of Bangladesh rose in…
Russian strikes on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least one person and wounded several others, officials in the Ukrainian capital said. “Unfortunately, we have our first casualty due to the enemy attack. According to initial reports, a man died,” Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the city’s military administration, said in a Telegram post. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on the same platform that five people had been hospitalised following the attack, and a five-storey building had collapsed.
The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a famine. Mediators have circulated a truce proposal which has been accepted by Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 2023 attack triggered the devastating war. But Israel has yet to give an official response. On the ground, Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 38…
The Bangladesh Consulate General in New York has sent letters to the local police, the Mayor’s office, and the US State Department’s regional office requesting legal action against Awami League miscreants involved in Sunday’s incident. “Still images and video footage of their disgraceful acts have already been handed over to the police as evidence, and the authorities have assured that proper legal measures will be taken,” the mission said in a statement today. On August 24, a discussion meeting was held at the Consulate General to mark the first anniversary of the July-August Uprising Day. Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md…
