National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Dr. Ali Riaz today said the journey of moving forward being imbued with Liberation War and 2024 mass uprising, which are inextricably linked to the nation’s existence, will continue, and there is no scope of ignoring these. “There is no scope of ignoring the great Liberation War, 53 years of struggle and an incredible mass uprising taken place last year, bloodshed and loss of life. We have to move forward with these,” he said. Ali Riaz said these in his opening speech at the 16th day of the National Consensus Commission’s discussion with political parties…
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Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (R.) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain today said the government’s goal is to modernize and make port management efficient through practical ideas. “If the master plan of Payra Port is implemented, it will become one of the economic drivers of the region,” he told a seminar on the master plan of Payra Port held in Kuakata in the district, said an official release. Payra Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Masud Iqbal delivered the welcome speech at the seminar. He said that work is underway to launch the first terminal of the port by July 2026. For this,…
(BSS/AFP) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday said he had ordered the withdrawal of a senior UN humanitarian official’s residency permit, accusing him of spreading lies about the war in Gaza. “I have instructed not to extend the residency permit of the head of the OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) office in Israel, Jonathan Whittall,” Saar wrote on X. Whittall, a South African who lives in Jerusalem and frequently visits the Gaza Strip, has repeatedly condemned the humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living in the Palestinian territory. In April,…
(BSS) – Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has said some pro-Awami League propaganda accounts on social media circulated a disturbing video, falsely claiming that the army and NCP-Jamaat jointly carried out a massacre in Gopalganj by dragging patients from hospital beds. “The video went viral in the wake of violent clashes on July 16, when banned Awami League factions and affiliated groups launched attacks on an NCP rally and law enforcement personnel in Gopalganj,” the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook account – CA Press Wing Facts – on Saturday. In response, security forces initiated joint…
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Dr Ali Riaz today said political parties reached consensus on most of the procedures regarding the appointment of the chief adviser of the caretaker government. “In the first half of the 15th day of talks with political parties, the consensus commission discussed the process of forming the caretaker government. In the light of the discussions, the commission met and presented a revised and unified proposal to the parties elaborating the procedures for appointment of caretaker government’s chief adviser,” Dr Riaz said after conclusion of the 15th day of the commission’s second-phase dialogue with political parties,…
The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito,” to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a 2024 escape from a maximum security penitentiary, the country’s prison authority said. The flight transporting Macias landed in New York state on Sunday night, according to the Flightradar tracking site. The US Attorney’s Office filed charges in April against Macias, the head of the “Los Choneros” gang, on suspicion of cocaine distribution, conspiracy and firearms violations, including weapons smuggling. A letter filed by the US Department of Justice on Sunday said Macias was due to…
(BSS) – The Armed Forces of Bangladesh and the United States military will strengthen their longstanding defence partnership this summer through a series of joint military exercises and the introduction of a new capability aimed at enhancing shared security objectives. “These efforts help to make the United States and Bangladesh stronger, and the region safer,” read a media note issued by the US embassy here today. Exercise Tiger Lightning For the fourth year in a row, the media note said that the Bangladesh Army and U.S. Army Pacific will conduct Exercise Tiger Lightning. “Through realistic training, our soldiers will develop…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today inaugurated the ‘Army Headquarters Selection Board-2025’ at the Army Headquarters in the capital. In the 1st phase under this promotion board, eligible officers for the ranks of colonel and lieutenant colonel in Bangladesh Army will be considered for promotion, an ISPR press release said. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Adviser expressed gratitude for all the martyrs, war-wounded and brave freedom fighters of the great war of independence, especially the martyrs of the armed forces, including all the brave soldiers who sacrificed for the cause of the nation. Besides, he recalled all the army…
