Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called upon physicians to dedicate themselves to ensuring healthcare services for all. He made the call as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the two-day Civil Surgeon Conference-2025 at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here. The civil surgeon conference is being held for the first time in Bangladesh. Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum also spoke on the occasion, among others. The chief adviser said, “If we can set our minds for changing in this situation, then I am sure that 25 percent of our healthcare services will improve with all…
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(BSS/AFP) – The front-runner for the Polish presidency, Warsaw’s Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, is an avowed europhile pledging to relax abortion laws and protect LGBTQ rights. A former deputy foreign minister, the 53-year-old is also the son of a jazz pioneer and great-grandson of the man who created Poland’s first secondary schools for girls. Trzaskowski, who narrowly lost his first presidential bid in the 2020 election to the conservative Andrzej Duda, is now leading opinion polls before the first round of voting on May 18. He is backed by the governing Civic Coalition party of Prime Minister Donald Tusk and is…
Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, at a time when ties are complicated by the Gaza war. His German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will then visit Israel with Herzog, to emphasise Germany’s historic responsibility as one of its staunchest supporters. Together with their wives, they will tour Israel for two days to highlight a friendship that a grateful Berlin often labels “a miracle” and meet young people, politicians and kibbutz residents. But while Berlin, now led by conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, says support for Israel…
(BSS/AFP) – Poland’s presidential election, whose first round is on Sunday, could provide a boost for the governing centrists of the NATO and EU member or continue their difficult cohabitation with a conservative president. Outgoing President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), has not been shy with using his veto since centrist Prime Minister Donald Tusk came to power in 2023. Under Tusk’s administration the country of 38 million people has tightened its cooperation with the European Union and cemented its staunch support of neighbouring Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression. With…
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam today said the issue of 1971 must be resolved and the accomplices of war crimes must seek apology. “The Pakistanis ideology will have to be negated for doing politics in Bangladesh,” he said in a facebook post on his verified account this afternoon. He wrote the post titling “Two Words” denoting its first point that, “Pakistan has committed genocide in this country. (Pakistan officially apologized, even the country is agreed to seek apology further. But accomplices of war crimes are yet to apologize).” “Making narrative in favour of genocide in any excuse must…
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today expressed his hope that Chinese modernization could offer some reference for Bangladesh as Bangladesh stands at this “crucial crossroads of transformations.” “Modernization is a common task for the Global South. In a matter of decades, China has accomplished what took Western nations centuries,” he said. He was speaking at the “China-Bangladesh Readers Forum on Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” at a city hotel this afternoon. Ambassador Yao said China’s practice offers fresh perspectives and inspires developing nations to pursue their own modernization pathways. The envoy said China achieved two miracles—rapid economic growth…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today issued five instructions to restore investors’ confidence in capital market and asked the authorities concerned to hire a set of independent foreign experts to conduct deep reform in the stock market. He came up with the instructions at a meeting with stakeholders of capital market and representatives of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), held at the State Guest House Jamuna here. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters about the outcomes of the meeting in front of Jamuna. During the meeting, BSEC Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood informed about the initiatives that the…
The Council of Advisers today approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with provisions to ban individuals or entities involved in terrorist acts and their activities. The council made the approval to the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 at a special meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The meeting was held at the State Guest House Jamuna here, said a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. According to the summary of the meeting, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, was enacted to make provisions for the prevention of certain terrorist acts and ensure their…
Egypt and Qatar welcomed on Sunday an announcement by Hamas that it would release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza, as part of direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire. In a joint statement, the countries, who along with the US have mediated talks between Hamas and Israel, called it “a gesture of goodwill and an encouraging step toward a return to the negotiating table to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of prisoners and detainees, and ensure the safe and unhindered flow of aid to address the tragic conditions in the strip”.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is spending a happy time with family members after returning home undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom (UK) A few days after her return, she went to her younger brother Shamim Iskander’s house in Gulshan to attend a family function on Saturday. She spent a happy time there with many of her family members as some pictures of that joyful moment are spiraling on social media. In the pictures, Khaleda Zia was seen wearing a silk saree in a mix of dark blue, red and light orange…
