(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus formally inaugurated the ‘Navy and Air Force Selection Board-2025’ at the Navy Headquarters here today. The ceremony, organised at the Navy Headquarters, marked the official start of the promotion process of officers from Navy Captain to Commodore, Commander to Captain and Lieutenant Commander to Commander, and Air Force Group Captain to Air Commodore, Wing Commander to Group Captain and Squadron Leader to Wing Commander. The board, comprised of top policy-making military officers, will select qualified and skilled officers for the future senior leadership of the Navy and Air Force, subject to the approval…
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(BSS) – The National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam today urged the interim government to hold the 13th national parliamentary polls based on the July Charter. “The interim government must take a decision regarding the July charter…We will not leave the task of reform solely to the elected government,” he said at an urgent press conference at the party’s temporary central office here. In this connection, the NCP convener categorically said that the next election must be held based on the July Charter and the next parliament must be formed accordingly. He, however, said that the July Declaration must…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced today that steps will be taken soon to confirm the identities of 114 July martyrs buried in the mass grave at Rayerbazar in the city through DNA test. “There is a mass grave containing the remains of 114 July martyrs, whose identities have yet to be confirmed. We’re initiating efforts to identify them soon through DNA test,” he said during a visit to the site Speaking to reporters after the visit, the adviser confirmed that the government has decided to move forward with these efforts, after receiving consent from all…
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam today said Shaheed Minar is a symbol of resistance and victory. “We started from here and we were able to celebrate the victory only after coming here,” he said at the end of the July Revival Procession-2025 organized by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at Central Shaheed Minar. The procession started from the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city and ended at the Central Shaheed Minar. Mahfuj said, “In the last phase of the July Uprising, teachers as well as social and cultural activists took to the streets, broke the curfew and held…
(BSS) – The interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation. The July Proclamation will be presented before the nation on Tuesday (August 5) at 5 pm in the presence of all stakeholders of the mass uprising, said a press release issued by Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Details will be announced soon to this end, the press release said.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) requested city residents to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar, and Suhrawardy Udyan areas today due to large gatherings and multiple scheduled programmes. According to a DMP statement, a “student rally” will be held at the Shahbagh intersection from 12pm to 6pm under the initiative of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. A public rally will also be held at Dhaka Central Shaheed Minar from 3pm to 6pm, organised by the National Citizen Party (NCP), demanding the “July Declaration and Charter.” Additionally, Saimum Shilpi Gosthi will continue its “July Awakening” programme at Suhrawardy Udyan from August 1-4, from…
The United States (US) has reduced its tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20 percent, a significant reduction from the previous 35 percent, after a final round of intense negotiations in Washington. The announcement was made by the White House today, after the final round of the talks in Washington DC between Bangladeshi officials and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the main body responsible for overseeing US trade policy. According to a press statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, Bangladesh secured a 20 percent tariff rate—comparable to its key apparel-sector competitors such as…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the reduction of the United State (US) tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20 percent from the previous 35 percent, is another success of the interim government. The adviser said this in a post on his verified Facebook account this afternoon. The US made the announcement after the final round of the talks in Washington DC between Bangladeshi officials and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the main body responsible for overseeing US trade policy. According to a press statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s…
(BSS)-Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the much-talked-about July Proclamation will be announced by August 5 next. “The July Proclamation is now a reality and it must be announced by August 5. I am grateful to everyone for keeping the issue alive in the public interest and paving the way for its implementation,” the adviser wrote on his verified Facebook page last night. The July Proclamation was the moot point in the political arena since the toppling of the Awami League government in the face of student-led mass movement on August 5 last year. The government, meanwhile,…
(BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend a major summit of Southeast Asian nations in October, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday. “I would like to inform (the Parliament) that at 6:50 am (2250 GMT) today I had the opportunity to speak with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He confirmed that he will be attending the 47th ASEAN Summit in October,” Anwar told Malaysian MPs in a speech. A tariff deal between Malaysia, facing a threatened 25 percent levy, and the United States will be announced on Friday, Anwar added.
