The Election Commission (EC) is proceeding with preparations to hold the 13th parliamentary elections in time. Following the initial declaration by the Interim Government’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, the EC has instructed its officials to expedite all essential tasks so the EC remains ready if the elections are held anytime between December 2025 and June 2026. Additionally, during a meeting in London with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on 13 June, the Chief Adviser also said that if preparations are completed in time, the national elections can be held in the country in the week before the start of…
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Asia’s fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful bargaining chip. Already hit by sector levies on steel and car exports, Seoul is laser-focused on negotiations over a 25 percent country-specific tariff that has been suspended until July 8. AFP takes a look at what’s going on: – Why shipbuilding? – In the 1970s, South Korea’s military leader president Park Chung-hee accelerated the country’s heavy industry, designating sectors such as steel and shipbuilding “strategically important” and rolling out state subsidies. At the same time, POSCO was…
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today strongly condemned Israel’s unlawful military aggression against Iran and urged the international community to hold Tel Aviv accountable for its actions that risk regional and global peace. “Bangladesh calls for an immediate end to such provocations and urges the international community to hold Israel accountable while working collectively to ensure peace through diplomacy and respect for international norms,” he said while delivering his written statement at the 51st session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Istanbul. He described Israel’s attack on Iran as a “blatant act of aggression” and “a…
Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun has said the government is focusing on four priorities to ensure business-friendly environment. “BIDA and BEZA are focusing on four main priorities: fast-tracking high-impact investment projects, expanding and improving One-Stop Services, solving problems faced by investors, and creating a strong pipeline of major investments,” he said. Ashik Chowdhury said this while talking to BSS in an interview at the Investment Building in the city. The BIDA chief said the government’s goal is to continue the momentum, notwithstanding the fact that this…
A high-level BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is set to leave here for China tonight at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The BNP delegation is scheduled to depart from Dhaka tonight, BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said. The delegation comprises of BNP Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Selima Rahman and AZM Zahid Hossain. BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council members Zahir Uddin Swapon, Ismail Jabiullah and Prof Sukomal Barua, along with BNP Media Cell Convener Maudud Ahmed Pavel, will also join the delegation. Earlier, BNP delegates met…
Bangladesh, China and Pakistan held an informal trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 9th China-South Asia Exposition and the 6th China-South Asia Cooperation meeting in Kunming on Thursday. Bangladesh former Acting Foreign Secretary Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Pakistani Additional Foreign Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui led their respective delegations in the meeting, a foreign ministry’s press release said here tonight. During the meeting, the three sides exchanged views on possible trilateral cooperation on the basis of mutual trust, understanding and shared vision for peace, prosperity and stability in the region, it added. They…
Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has debunked the articles of Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut as Bangladesh was falsely portrayed in her write-ups. The press wing refuted Uzay Bulut’s narrative in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page – CA Press Wing Facts – on Friday. Following is the full text of the press wing’s statement: Why Uzay Bulut’s Narrative on Bangladesh is false and problematic Turkish Islamophobic journalist Uzay Bulut has recently published a series of articles falsely portraying Bangladesh as descending into radicalism under its interim government. Her claims, which appear in The European Conservative, The Front Page, and…
President Donald Trump said the US military launched a “very successful attack” Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites including the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, as Washington joined Israel’s air campaign against Tehran. Trump said a “full payload of BOMBS” was dropped on the underground facility at Fordo and he was set to address the nation at 10:00 pm on Saturday Washington time (0200 GMT Sunday) following his surprise announcement of the strikes. The fresh US military entanglement in the Middle East comes despite Trump’s promises to avoid another of his country’s “forever wars” in the region. Iran had vowed to…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Saturday of a “more devastating” retaliation should Israel’s nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt its nuclear programme “under any circumstances”. Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed Tehran’s alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon had been set back by two years. “We will do everything that we can do there in order to remove this threat,” Saar told the German newspaper Bild, adding that Israel would keep up its onslaught. Israel and Iran have traded wave…
Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has debunked the articles of Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut as Bangladesh was falsely portrayed in her write-ups. The press wing refuted Uzay Bulut’s narrative in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page – CA Press Wing Facts – on Friday. Following is the full text of the press wing’s statement: Why Uzay Bulut’s Narrative on Bangladesh is false and problematic Turkish Islamophobic journalist Uzay Bulut has recently published a series of articles falsely portraying Bangladesh as descending into radicalism under its interim government. Her claims, which appear in The European Conservative, The Front Page, and…
