Staff Correspondent : A total of 74,247 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia by 192 Hajj flights till 10:00 am today since April 29 while the last Hajj flight to take off with pilgrims from Dhaka on May 31, official sources said here today. “A total of 87,100 Bangladeshis are set to perform the holy Hajj this year while 5,200 are to perform the ritual under Bangladesh government arrangements while private operators would handle 81,900 pilgrims,” Director Hajj Office under the Religious Affairs Ministry M Lokman Hossain said. He said three Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights with 1,257 Hajj pilgrims,…
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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today joined the inaugural plenary session of the 30th Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia. He will deliver his address at the session focusing on “Asia’s Challenge in a Turbulent World.” The speech will emphasise collaborative action among Asian countries and the international community to build a more sustainable and equitable future. Earlier in the day, ahead of the Nikkei Forum, senior executives from Nikkei Inc. paid a courtesy call on Prof Yunus.
Youth and Sports Ministry Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said that the modernly equipped National Stadium is now fully prepared to host international standard football matches. “This stadium represents more than just a sports venue, it stands as a symbol of national pride. Bangladesh national football team will face Singapore on June 10 in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers,” Asif Mahmud said in a post on his verified Facebook page. In a separate post, the adviser revealed another major development ‘Google Pay’, one of the world’s leading digital payment services, is set to officially launch in Bangladesh. The service will…
(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Asian nations to work together to address shared challenges and unlock new opportunities for prosperity. “As we look to the future, I believe, Asian nations can work together even more closely to address shared challenges and unlock new opportunities for prosperity,” he said while delivering his keynote speech at the inaugural session of the ‘Nikkei Forum: 30th Future of Asia’ here this morning. “We need to build a clear path toward a shared future and shared prosperity,” he said, presenting seven suggestions to reach the goal. Stressing the need for converting…
(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty. “Global trust is at risk. Trust is declining between nations, within societies, and even between citizens and institutions,” he said while delivering his keynote speech at the inaugural session of the Nikkei Forum: 30th Future of Asia at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. In his keynote speech with theme ‘Asian Challenges in a Turbulent World’, Prof Yunus said the world is getting increasingly turbulent. “We are passing a time of great uncertainty. We are witnessing a world…
Bangladesh today launched its first-ever commercial mango export to China, a milestone that Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin described as a direct outcome of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus’s recent landmark visit to Beijing. Inaugurating the air shipment of the first consignment at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Bashir said the mangoes are entering the Chinese market duty-free under a new trade facilitation framework, helping address the bilateral trade imbalance and boosting agricultural exports. “This is just the beginning. We are working to open up new markets in Japan and Europe for Bangladeshi agricultural products,” he said at the Air…
Italy’s foreign minister on Wednesday again urged Israel to stop its strikes on Gaza, while warning that expelling Palestinians from the territory “is not and never will be an acceptable option”. “The legitimate reaction of the Israeli government to a terrible and senseless terrorist act has unfortunately taken on absolutely tragic and unacceptable forms, that we ask Israel to stop immediately,” Antonion Tajani told parliament, referring also to Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. “The bombings must stop, humanitarian assistance must resume as soon as possible, respect for international humanitarian law must be restored,” he said. “Hamas must immediately…
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that soldiers did not fire at civilians at an aid distribution point in the Gaza Strip the day before, after a United Nations official reported numerous gunshot wounds. “We are checking information from the UN. At the time we are speaking, we have no information on this matter,” army spokesman Colonel Olivier Rafowicz told AFP, referring to the wounded civilians. Israeli soldiers “fired warning shots into the air, in the area outside” the centre managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and “in no case towards the people.”
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees hit out Wednesday at the new US-backed aid model in Gaza, a day after chaotic scenes during a distribution in the war-battered territory. The United States announced in early May the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), sidelining the United Nations. Israel has facilitated GHF’s efforts and says the model keeps supplies out of Hamas’s hands. On Tuesday there were chaotic scenes as thousands of Palestinians rushed into a GHF aid distribution centre in Rafah in southern Gaza, AFP reporters said. “We have seen yesterday the shocking images of hungry people pushing against…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry today sought help from the political parties’ for withdrawing the cases filed with the intent to harass the opposition political leaders and workers during the fascist regime. The ministry made the call in the backdrop of allegations from different political parties of dilly dallying by the government in withdrawing the political cases. “The allegation has no objectivity”, a press release of the Law, Justice and parliamentary Affairs Ministry today said adding the inter-ministerial committee headed by Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul is holding regular meetings since its inception on September 22, 2024 last. The…
