(BSS)- Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman today said the previous Awami fascist government buried the democracy. “People were deprived of their voting rights, justice, social security and fundamental rights. However, the July mass uprising of 2024 has brought a historic opportunity to establish democracy in the country,” he said. He said this in a statement issued on the occasion of ‘International Day of Democracy’, scheduled to be observed tomorrow. “There is no alternative to democracy in building a just society. If democracy remains protected, a society can move forward towards progress…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today extended his heartfelt greetings to all democracy-loving people in Bangladesh and across the world on the occasion of International Day of Democracy, expressing his support for their democratic, political and human rights. “On this occasion, I extend my sincere greetings to all the pro-democracy people in Bangladesh and across the world and express my support for all their democratic and human rights,” he said in a message today. The premier said that since independence, people’s democratic rights have been snatched away at different times in Bangladesh while democracy has been killed. “Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman,…
(BSS) – The Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 has concluded with 10 promising science-, technology- and engineering-based innovations being selected for financial support to help move them from prototypes and research stages towards commercialisation. The top 10 innovations, selected by a panel of judges from 50 shortlisted innovations, received Tk 100,000 each along with certificates at the closing ceremony of the three-day fair today. The financial incentive is aimed at supporting further development of the selected innovations, including their progression towards market-ready products and services. Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir handed over the cheques…
(BSS) – Prime Minister’s Adviser and Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Mahdi Amin today said the government has adopted short-, medium- and long-term plans to address the country’s gas and electricity crises. He said Bangladesh had developed a dependence on two floating LNG terminals, known as FSRUs (Floating Storage and Regasification Units), one of which had been out of operation for a long time due to technical problems. “This elected government is not only repairing the non-operational FSRU, but has also taken a plan to add a third FSRU, possibly before 2028, and eventually increase the number to…
(BSS) – President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today urged the United Kingdom (UK) to enhance cooperation in Bangladesh’s education, human resource development and technology sectors and further strengthen business and investment between the two countries. He made the call when British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on the President at Bangabhaban this morning, according to a press release signed by the President’s Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam. During the meeting, Sarah Cooke handed over a congratulatory letter from King Charles III of the United Kingdom to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming the office the…
(BSS) – Prime Minister’s Adviser and Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Mahdi Amin today said that 100 percent domestic employment in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry is possible without foreign officials. “Even after half a century of this industry, it is still noticed that foreign officials and experts are brought in to work in many factories and buying houses. But we have the talent, skills and competence to become fully self-reliant,” he said. The PMO spokesperson added: “Not only within the country, if we can build a sustainable education system and a quality working environment, one day…
(BSS) – Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, today said Awami League, activities of which are currently banned, “brought disaster” to Bangladesh and stole the country’s reserves and took them to the Philippines. “The people of this country never knew that there was a torture cell called ‘Aynaghar’,” he said, adding that the Awami mafia group established the facility and tortured innocent people. The Speaker made the remarks as the chief guest at an exchange of views with professionals and people from different walks of life, organised by Tazumuddin Upazila BNP at the Upazila Parishad auditorium around 5:30pm…
(BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at Ukraine for targeting Russian oil refineries, vowed to end tariffs on Irish whiskey and played down the threat from Artificial Intelligence on a two-day trip to Ireland which again saw him mix diplomacy and personal business interests. Trump ended his stay by presenting Irish Open golf trophy to tournament winner Shane Lowry at his Doonbeg golf resort on Ireland’s west coast. The ever-unpredictable American leader said that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had to do “one thing” and “stop knocking out diesel fuel” refineries in Russia due to growing shortages. “Let…
(BSS)- US-based global energy giant Chevron today expressed keen interest to come up with more investment in exploring new gas fields alongside existing ones to strengthen Bangladesh’s energy security and meet its growing energy demand. A high-level Chevron delegation, led by Javier La Rosa, President of Base Assets and Emerging Countries (BAEC), expressed such interest during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin said the meeting focused on Chevron’s investment in the country’s energy sector, particularly increasing investment in existing and ageing gas fields and…
(BSS) – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today stressed the need to increase domestic agricultural production in order to reduce dependence on imports of food and farm products that can be produced in the country. He called for effective measures to raise the production of such crops while ensuring food security and making agriculture more productive and profitable. The Prime Minister made the remarks at a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Agriculture at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said his Deputy Press Secretary Md. Suzauddhowla (Sujan Mahmud). Tarique Rahman stressed increasing agricultural productivity, reducing farmers’ production costs and ensuring…
