BSS Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman today said the nation does not want any kind of election rather polls must be held in a fair manner so that people can exercise their voting right properly. “The election will be possible according to the roadmap. The Chief Advisor has already declared the timeframe of the national election. We said that it would have been better if the elections were held before Ramadan. If the elections are postponed for any reason, it should definitely not exceed the month of April. We must ensure that these elections are fair and people can exercise…
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Staff Correspondent : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return home ‘soon’, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He spoke about this possibility while talking to reporters at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan this morning. When asked about specific date, Fakhrul said, “He will return soon.” However, the BNP Secretary General did not say anything about the date. Mirza Fakhrul also highlighted the health condition of BNP leader Khaleda Zia in the briefing. He said, “Alhamdulillah, she seems to be in better physical condition than before. Doctors also said that she is much better than before.”…
Staff Correspondent Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President of Airbus, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in London on Tuesday.
Staff Correspondent : A group of UK parliamentarian under the banner of All Party Parliamentary Group called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel here on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President of Airbus, met Prof Yunus at the hotel. Charles Wyley, Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation, also called on the Bangladesh Chief Adviser at the hotel. Chief Adviser Prof Yunus arrived at London Heathrow Airport around 7:05 am (local time) today on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom by an Emirates flight.
Staff Correspondent : Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on Tuesday said the organisation was keen to support Bangladesh in political reforms ahead of the planned general election next year. “We will be happy to provide the support if Bangladesh requires it, especially the support for constitutional reforms,” Botchwey said as she called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in London. Botchwey said supporting member states in harnessing democracy and good governance is one of the key priorities for the organisation in the next five years. The other priorities are boosting trade and investment and supporting members fighting…
(BSS) – European aircraft manufacturing company Airbus and British aviation giant Menzies Aviation on Tuesday expressed their eagerness to build a long-term partnership with Bangladesh. The two companies placed their offers as Airbus Executive Vice President Wouter van Wersch and Menzies Aviation Executive Vice President Charles Wyley called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus successively in his hotel in London. “We have identified Bangladesh as a key priority country,” van Wersch told the Chief Adviser, adding that the company was keen to build a partnership with Bangladesh’s national carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and make it profitable. Van Wersch said Airbus,…
A total of 369 pilgrims returned home this morning aboard the first Hajj return flight of 2025, marking the beginning of the month-long repatriation of Bangladeshi pilgrims after the successful completion of the holy pilgrimage. The pilgrims arrived at 10:54 AM at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) by a Saudia Airlines flight SV-3803. Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), Air Vice-Marshal Md. Manzur Kabir Bhuiyan greeted the returning pilgrims with flowers at the boarding bridge, expressing appreciation for their safe journey and successful completion of Hajj. According to the airport authority, more than 2,500 pilgrims are expected…
The meeting between Chief Adviser Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to be held on Friday (June 13) in London during the CA’s 4-day official visit to the United Kingdom. “The Chief Adviser, who is currently visiting the United Kingdom, is scheduled to meet BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London on June 13,” confirmed BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir here today. Talking to journalists at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office this morning, he said the meeting is expected to take place between 9:00am and 11:00am (London time) at the Dorchester Hotel…
President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran and the United States will hold fresh nuclear talks on Thursday, adding that Tehran’s negotiators were “tough” and that a deal was “not there” yet. “We have a meeting with Iran on Thursday so we’re going to wait until Thursday,” Trump told reporters when asked whether Tehran had submitted a promised counter-proposal on a deal yet.
Wall Street stocks edged higher Monday as US and Chinese representatives held high-stakes trade talks and markets looked ahead to key economic data. Trade representatives for the world’s two biggest economies plan a second day of talks on Tuesday following an opening round on Monday. Although there were no breakthroughs, the market has welcomed the negotiations. “There’s hopes that they’re inching closer to some sort of a deal,” said Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished flat at 42,761.76. The broad-based S&P 500 climbed 0.1 percent to 6,005.88, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added…
