Shipping and Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr M Shakhawat Hossain today urged the Singapore government to take more experienced manpower from Bangladesh including shipping sector in Singapore. The Adviser made this call in a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu at his commerce ministry office in Singapore on Wednesday said a shipping ministry release here today. The shipping adviser said every year skilled and talented mariners are completing graduation from different public and private marine academies in Bangladesh, adding that these mariners would play important role…
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The National Citizen Party (NCP) today demanded the arrest of those involved in attacking its rally in Gopalganj within 24 hours. The party has also announced to hold nationwide rallies tomorrow (Thursday) protesting the incident. The announcement was made by NCP’s central convener Nahid Islam at a press conference held at the Khulna Press Club around 9:30 pm on Wednesday. At the press conference, Nahid Islam described the incident in Gopalganj as heinous act and alleged that terrorists from the banned and outlawed organization Bangladesh Chhatra League, an affiliated body of “fallen autocratic and fascist” Awami League, were responsible. “These…
(BSS) – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul has said the interim government will ensure globally acceptable trials of the July massacre. “We want to set an example by conducting trials that will be acceptable to the whole world. We are hopeful that everyone will see the trial of the martyred Abu Sayeed murder case during the tenure of the interim government,” he said. He said this at a discussion organized at the Independence Memorial Square of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) to mark the first martyrdom anniversary of Abu…
(BSS) – Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today reiterated that no border guard force has the right to shoot and kill individuals along the border, stressing that those responsible for such acts should be brought to justice under Indian law. “We have been consistently protesting such incidents, and we will continue to do so,” the adviser told reporters at the Foreign Service Academy this afternoon. “It is illegal to shoot and kill someone for violating border laws. We are saying this clearly,” he said, reaffirming Bangladesh’s firm position on the issue. Responding to a journalist’s query on whether the…
Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today said key pro-Awami League (AL) figures circulated false narratives surrounding violent clashes erupted in Gopalganj by posting multiple old and unrelated images in social media platforms. “On July 16, social media platforms saw a wave of posts from accounts affiliated with the banned Awami League (AL), aimed at shaping the narrative surrounding violent clashes that erupted in Gopalganj earlier in the day,” the press wing said in a statement. The statement was shared at the press wing’s verified Facebook page – CA Press Wing Facts. It said a coordinated propaganda effort involving key pro-AL figures…
More than 350 people have been killed since the weekend in violent clashes in Syria’s southern Sweida province, a war monitor said Thursday, updating an earlier toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that since clashes erupted on Sunday, 79 Druze fighters were killed along with 55 civilians, 27 of them in “summary executions by members of the defence and interior ministries”, while 189 defence and interior ministry personnel and 18 Bedouin fighters were also killed. Earlier, the monitor had said the death toll was 300. The Observatory said the victims in Sweida included a media worker, identifying him…
(BSS) – Mourning Day is being observed across the country today on the occasion of ‘July Martyrs’ Day. Marking the day, the national flag remains at half-mast in all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions of Bangladesh, including all government and private buildings, and Bangladesh missions abroad. Special prayers will be held in all mosques of the country seeking eternal peace of the July martyrs. Special prayers will also be offered in other religious institutions, said a notification issued by of Cabinet Division to this end on Tuesday. Doa and munajat will be held after the Zuhr prayers…
Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted “after legal documents related to its cargo were found to be incomplete,” said Mojtaba Ghahremani, head of the judiciary in southern Hormozgan province, according to the judiciary’s Mizan Online outlet. He added that the ship was reportedly carrying “two million litres of smuggled fuel.” “Seventeen suspects, including the captain and crew of the foreign tanker, have been taken into custody,” Ghahremani said, without elaborating on the identity and nationality of those arrested. Authorities are conducting laboratory…
Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Tuesday. During the meeting, Archbishop Randall extended an invitation to Professor Yunus for an inter-religious dialogue programme scheduled for September 6-12. The Archbishop emphasised the programme’s dual approach, aiming for both academic and practical dialogue to reach a wide audience. He stated the core objective is to “promote the culture of tolerance, harmony and friendship.” Archbishop Randall also invited the Chief Adviser to visit Rome in September to attend an event at the Fratelli…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged all to work together to utilise the opportunity created with the sacrifice of July martyrs aiming to build a new Bangladesh. He made the call in a message issued today on the occasion of “July Martyrs’ Day”. He said for the first time, the July Martyrs’ Day is being observed across the country on July 16. “On this day, I remember with deep respect all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the July mass uprising to make the nation free from the chains of tyranny,” the Chief Adviser said. He said the…
