Classified US intelligence suggests that American strikes on Iran set back its nuclear programme by just a few months, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim of total destruction. Here are the latest developments as a truce between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding early Wednesday: – US intel report – US media on Tuesday reported that a classified US intelligence document had concluded that American strikes last weekend did not fully eliminate Iran’s centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium. B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs while a guided missile submarine struck a third with…
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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today inaugurated the Environment Fair-2025′ and the ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2025’ at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre here. He also distributed the National Environment Award, the National Wildlife Conservation Award and the National Tree Plantation Award among the recipients in recognition of their outstanding contributions to protection of environment and conservation of wildlife. Profit-sharing cheques were, as well, handed over among beneficiaries of the Social Forestry Programme. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Environment Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed also spoke at the event. Speaking at a recent press…
A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran’s nuclear program by just a few months — rather than destroying it as claimed by President Donald Trump. US media on Tuesday cited people familiar with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) findings as saying the weekend strikes did not fully eliminate Iran’s centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium. The aerial bombardments and missile strikes sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, according to the report. US media coverage of the DIA assessment appeared to anger Trump, who insisted news outlets like…
The interim government instituted commission on enforced disappearance has observed that a “systemic problem” within the institutional culture rather than “individual misconducts” resulted in the related crimes committed during the ousted regime as they received 1800 related complaints. “It appears that there was an environment in which such crimes were tacitly condoned, and those who committed them were not regarded as offenders in any meaningful way,” read the commission’s second interim report, obtained by BSS. The commission said the intelligence agencies documented descriptions of cases of enforced disappearances by different security forces while it reviewed seven such files revealing prima…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 17 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 8,974.28 crore. The approvals came at an ECNEC meeting with its Chairperson and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair held at the NEC Conference Room on the Planning Commission premises in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Of the approved 17 projects, 11 are new and 5 are revised projects while one project got time extension without witnessing any expenditure. Of the total estimated project cost of Taka 8,974.28 crore, Taka 3,180.34 crore will come from…
Virgin Australia climbed sharply as it re-entered the local share market Tuesday, a dramatic comeback from near bankruptcy more than four years ago. A 30-percent chunk of Virgin Australia, one of the few domestic rivals to Qantas, was sold in an initial public offering this month at Aus$2.90 a share to raise Aus$685 million (US$444 million). The price values the entire airline at Aus$2.3 billion. The stock, which listed on the Australian Securities Exchange at noon, climbed 8.6 percent from the offer price in the first five minutes of trade. US private equity giant Bain Capital came to the airline’s…
Akhter Hossain, the member secretary of National Citizen Party (NCP), has said at a protest rally that if anyone thinks grenade attacks or bomb blasts can suppress the voice of justice or halt our progress – they are gravely mistaken. “The violent attempts cannot bring back “the fallen fascist order” nor will they derail the ongoing reform efforts,” Akhter told a protest rally in front of the giant screen of Shahbagh intersection last night, protesting consecutive cocktail attacks near the party’s central office at Bangla Motor. Akhter said the twin explosions – which took place just as the party submitted…
(BSS/AFP) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing. “As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi posted on social media, shortly after the US president announced a deal would begin around 0400 GMT. Araghchi added that if “the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.3 billion disbursement of the third and fourth tranches of Bangladesh’s $4.7 billion loan program. “The Executive Board of the IMF completed the combined 3rd and 4th Reviews of Bangladesh’s arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The Executive Board also approved an augmentation of SDR 567.19 million (53.2 percent of quota) for the ECF/EFF arrangements and a six-month extension. Completion of these reviews allows the authorities to immediately withdraw SDR 650.5 million (about $884 million) under the ECF/EFF, and…
(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for moving forward in creating the future world applying the Scouting experience. He made the call while addressing the inaugural session of the nationwide Cub Carnival and the Shapla Cub Award distribution ceremony organised by Bangladesh Scouts at the Chief Adviser’s Office here. Speaking as the chief guest, Prof Yunus said, “Today is a special day in the history of Scouting. Not only for the Scouting in Bangladesh, but for the Scouting in the whole world. Today is a day of special pride.” He said the history was created with the…
