(BSS) – BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said most political parties want the national election in December and a consensus has almost been formed on this matter. “Judicial proceedings have already started and it will proceed at a normal pace. The government will not interfere here. When these issues are clear, then the sudden decision to hold the election in April has created surprise,” he said while exchanging Eid greetings with party men at his Chattogram residence in Mehedibagh here. Khasru said it is possible to hold the election even in September, October or November before…
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries. Many of the nations covered by the restrictions have adversarial relations with the United States, such as Iran and Afghanistan, while others face severe crises, like Haiti and Libya. In announcing his restrictions last week, Trump said the new measure was spurred by…
(BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with “serious consequences” Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spending bill. The comments by Trump to NBC News come after the relationship between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest imploded in bitter and spectacular fashion this week. The blistering break-up — largely carried out on social media before a riveted public on Thursday — was ignited by Musk’s harsh criticism of Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” spending bill, which is currently before Congress. Some lawmakers who were against…
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the extensive cleanliness drive in the capital Dhaka was completed in less than 12 hours with coordinated efforts. “Those who keep this city clean in exchange of their sweat are our silent heroes. Clean Dhaka in less than 12 hours – this is the power of work, this is the story of dedication. They are not in campaign, but their work is the face of the city. Deep respect to the real heroes of Eid ul-Azha,” he said. Asif Mahmud made the remarks in a post on…
(BSS) – Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin today said that the rawhides of the sacrificial animals are being sold in the country at government fixed price. Besides, a special team of the Ministry of Commerce has been working to make effective the government fixed price of rawhides. The Commerce Adviser said this after visiting the operations of fair management of rawhides of sacrificial animals at Posta under Lalbagh area of the capital, said a Commerce Ministry press release. Replying to a question on the prices of rawhides, he said that they had earlier fixed the price of rawhides with salt.…
(BSS/AFP) – Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protestors away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of the second biggest US city. Unrest broke out for a third day, with protestors angry at action by immigration officials that have resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. The raids — which began in broad daylight in a city with a large Latino population — were always likely to spark reaction among the public in the liberal city.…
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. The army and navy chiefs along with their spouses called on Prof Yunus respectively at the State Guest House Jamuna here this afternoon, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS.
Venezuelan authorities have detained 26 people in a fresh crackdown on the dollar black market, bringing the total number of arrests in recent days to 50, the country’s top prosecutor said Saturday. “The total number of detainees for economic crimes and illegal sale of foreign currency… is 50,” Attorney General Tarek William Saab told AFP. The arrests come as Venezuela’s government seeks to rein in a foreign exchange black market that developed after a 2018 decision to allow the use of US dollars to pay for goods and services in the country. That decision aimed to deal with the effects…
(BSS/AFP) – Thousands of people demonstrated Saturday night in Tel Aviv to demand the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and a ceasefire after 20 months of war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The crowd gathered at the so-called Hostages Square chanting “The people choose the hostages!” and demanding “a comprehensive deal” for their return, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Earlier on Saturday, Hamas released a photograph of one of the remaining hostages, Matan Zangauker, appearing to be in poor health, with a warning that he would not survive.…
(BSS/AFP) – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday a trade deal with Britain was “truly a milestone” that will boost bilateral ties as he welcomed his counterpart David Lammy to New Delhi. India and Britain struck a long-delayed free trade agreement last month after negotiations were relaunched in February. Britain has sought to bolster trade ties across the world since it left the European Union under Brexit, a need that became more pressing after the United States unleashed a global tariff blitz that risks causing weaker economic growth. “The recent conclusion of the India-UK FTA… is truly a…
