Staff Correspondent : Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said all preparations of the law enforcement agencies required to ensure security during the polls have already been taken. “We have already taken all preparations necessary to ensure security during the elections,” he said while replying to a question after visiting the RAB-1 Headquarters in the capital’s Uttara area. Replying to another question, the Home Adviser said that the law and order in the country has improved in the last 11 months. The Home Adviser called upon the journalists not to publish or broadcast partial news which…
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Waves of overnight Iranian strikes on Israel killed at least eight people, including children, according to emergency services, after air raid sirens sent millions across the country scrambling into shelters. In the central region, at least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and around 100 others wounded in a rocket strike, according to a spokesperson for Magen David Adom (MDA). In Shfela region, another 37 people were wounded, the spokesperson added. The Israel Police confirmed in a post on X that a strike along the central coast in Tel Aviv district killed several people and wounded dozens more.…
Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has debunked the claim that Bangladesh’s interim government is considering altering the country’s national flag, terming it entirely false. “A false claim has been widely circulating across several websites and social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), alleging that Bangladesh’s interim government is considering altering its national flag,” the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page – CA Press Wing Facts. The rumour, amplified by dozens of users including Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, falsely asserts that an Islamic crescent and star, resembling symbols commonly associated…
Staff Correspondent : Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump Saturday that Moscow was ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once the warring sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers’ bodies. Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile did not mention whether Ukraine would agree to the next round of talks, only saying that “the exchanges will be completed and the parties will discuss the next step.” Putin and Trump held a call for the fifth time since the Republican took office and sought to reset relations with Moscow, in a stark…
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the historic meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is a “game-over” moment for the conspirators. “A historic meeting between the leader of the interim government and the leader of the country’s largest political party. It is a “game-over” moment for the conspirators,” he wrote on a post in his verified Facebook account on Friday night. About the achievement of the Chief Adviser’s UK tour, Alam said Prof Yunus received a prestigious award from King Charles and held a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with the British monarch.…
Local Government Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said the way of victory for pro-Bangladesh people becomes easier. “The path of victory for pro-Bangladesh people becomes easy today,” he said in a post on his verified Facebook account on Friday night after a meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London. The adviser wrote: “If such understanding continues for the sake of July proclamation, reformation, justice and fair election, the victory of Bangladesh is a must”. Alerting people to be aware of saboteurs, he also said the countrymen…
Staff Correspondent : The World Bank’s (WB’s) Board of Executive Directors has approved US$250 million financing to bolster public sector performance in Bangladesh by fostering transparency, accountability and efficiency in key government agencies. The Strengthening Institutions for Transparency and Accountability (SITA) Project will support the ongoing reform initiatives of the Government of Bangladesh to modernize crucial public sector functions that are essential for improving data transparency, domestic revenue mobilization, public investment management, public procurement and financial oversight. The project will strengthen governance structures and capacities in five key government agencies, namely the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, the National Board of Revenue, the Planning Division, the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority and…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the message of bringing national election timeline following the meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is a positive sign for the country’s democracy. “We were waiting for the much-awaited good news for the nation from today’s meeting between Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and in London. The two-hour meeting has become a turning point for the nation as the meeting decided to bring the timeline for the national parliamentary election in February…
Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain today said the government has taken an initiative to establish a new employment department to boost job facilities in the country. “The government has undertaken the initiative to establish a new employment department to enhance facilities in the labour market,” he said, while paying a call on director general of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Gilbert F. Houngbo in Geneva recently. The adviser sought the ILO’s technical support to ensure safe work environment and implementation of labour law in the country. He highlighted the government’s reform and development initiatives taken…
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur visited London from June 10 to June 13 as an entourage of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The BB governor held a number of important meetings separately in support of the key policy issues, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. The governor, along with Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, on June 11 visited the UK National Crimes Agency (NCA) and met a number of senior officials, including Daniel Murphy, head of the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC). Dr Ahsan H Mansur expressed his appreciation for the…
