The interim government, which is completing its one-year term following the changeover of power through the student-led mass uprising last year, is pursuing quality expenditure in development schemes alongside checking misuse of fund to reach real benefits to the country’s people. Coming out of the fascist regime’s extravagant practice of making hefty allocations in the Annual Development Programmes (ADPs) leading to misuse of fund amid lack of capacity from the executing agencies, the interim government has been pursuing such strategy under which any ongoing project may come under intense monitoring anytime by the concerned authorities to ensure optimum utilization of…
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(BSS) – The interim government has repaid an amount of Tk. 18,631 crore as outstanding foreign power bill against electricity imports, power division officials said today. “The government has been actively working to settle outstanding bills, including those owed to (India’s) Adani Power and others,” Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan told BSS. He said of the amount the power division has paid Tk. 5000 crore to Adani Power Limited against its dues of Tk. 7934.89 crore as electricity bill and “now the Adani will get Tk. 2,363.50 crore”. Khan said that the government…
By BSS Bangladesh pursued a balanced and pragmatic foreign policy over the past year, prioritising national interest and reciprocity, maintaining constructive engagement with all major global and regional players, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said. “As a whole, we believe that over the past year, we have tried to establish a balanced relationship with all countries, keeping Bangladesh’s interests at the forefront . . . how successful we have been will be judged by the people, by civil society,” the adviser told BSS in an exclusive interview recently. The “balanced diplomacy”, he said, had been central to Bangladesh’s…
(BSS/AFP) – A top UN official warned Tuesday that expanding Israeli military operations inside Gaza would risk “catastrophic consequences,” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly considered total occupation of the Palestinian territory. A widening of the war “would risk catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians and could further endanger the lives of the remaining hostages in Gaza,” Miroslav Jenca, UN assistant secretary-general for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, told a Security Council meeting. “There is no military solution to the conflict in Gaza or the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Jenca said. During a visit to an army training facility earlier…
(BSS/AFP) – A luxurious superyacht seized by the US authorities from sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is headed to the auction block. The 348-foot (106-metre) Amadea has a helipad, pool, jacuzzi, gym, spa, beauty salon and eight staterooms that can accommodate 16 guests, according to amadeaauction.com. The yacht, which has been valued at more than $300 million, was seized from the Russian oligarch in Fiji in April 2022 and is currently berthed in San Diego, California. The auction is being held by National Maritime Services, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, company. Sealed bids are being accepted until September 10 and require…
Staff Correspondent : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed the July Declaration and the announcement of national elections in February 2026, as outlined in the national address by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. In an instant reaction on the Chief Adviser’s address to the nation, BNP National Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed expressed the party’s support while talking to journalists outside the BNP Chairperson’s political office in the city’s Gulshan area tonight. “We welcome the July Declaration and the commitment to hold elections in February,” said Salahuddin Ahmed, noting that the party views these steps as positive moves toward…
(BSS/AFP) – Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear “Doomsday Clock” close to midnight. A silent prayer was held at 8:15 am (2315 GMT), the moment when US aircraft Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” over the western Japanese city on August 6, 1945. On a sweltering morning, hundreds of black-clad officials, students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph, with the ruins of a domed building in the background, a stark reminder of…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the next parliamentary elections will be held in February 2026. “On behalf of the interim government, I will send a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner asking the Election Commission to arrange the national elections in February 2026, before the next Ramadan,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while delivering his televised address before the nation marking the July Uprising Day. The Chief Adviser sought prayers from all so that all the citizens of this country can successfully move forward in building a ‘New Bangladesh’ by holding the…
(BSS)- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said that Bangladesh has not yet received any positive response from India regarding its formal request to extradite ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial in the country. “There is no new information. Bangladesh has asked India to return Sheikh Hasina to face trial, but there has no positive response yet,” the adviser told reporters at the Foreign Service Academy. Hasina left the country on August 5 last year amid widespread student-led uprising. Adviser Hossain said the government is awaiting a response from New Delhi and reaffirmed that legal proceedings against…
Asserting that the July rekindled the people’s hope for a just, equal and corruption-free country, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon all to come forward towards building a Bangladesh together where tyranny will never rise again. He made the call in a message issued today on the occasion of the July Uprising Day. In his message, the Chief Adviser said, “July rekindled our hope – a hope for a just, equal and corruption-free Bangladesh.” He said the sacrifice of thousands has gifted them this rare opportunity for national reform and all must protect it at any cost. The…
