The government has initiated a move to implement Taka 93.51 crore project in a bid to conduct necessary preparations for operating green railway transport system in the country. Bangladesh Railway under the Ministry of Railways will implement the project titled “Green Railway Transport Preparatory Technical Assistance” with an estimated cost of Taka 93.51 crore to be completed by March 2027. Of the total project cost, Taka 28.37 crore will come from the Government of Bangladesh portion while the rest of Taka 65.14 crore as project loan from the IDA of the World Bank. The project has recently been approved by…
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Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the July movement is not over as the anti-July forces are getting ready to strike. “Over the last nine months, I’ve come to understand that July isn’t over. The revolution it represents isn’t a moment in time—it’s a frontline that must be defended every single day,” he said. “The forces that opposed July haven’t disappeared. They are watching. Waiting. Preparing to pounce,” the press secretary said in a statement posted on his verified Facebook account. He said it is now a battle between two visions of Bangladesh. One aspires to a democratic,…
DJ Desk : Australia’s left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a “disciplined, orderly” government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil. Residents clapped as the 62-year-old and his fiancee Jodie Haydon visited his old inner Sydney haunt, Cafe Italia, surrounded by a crowd of jostling photographers and TV journalists. Albanese’s Labor Party is on course to win at least 82 seats in the 150-member parliament, partial results showed. Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s conservative Liberal-National coalition had just 36 seats, and other parties 12. Another 20 seats were still in doubt. “We will be…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that the fascist Awami League had carried out at least three massacres in the country. “The first of these massacres was the BDR carnage, in which we lost 57 army officers. The second one was the May 5 Hefazat rally attack and the last one was the mass killing during the July uprising,” he said. Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer said this while inaugurating a two-day conference of his party’s district and metropolitan ameers from across the country at the Al-Falah Auditorium at Moghbazar in the capital. Shafiqur thanked the Almighty Allah as the district…
Staff Correspondent : Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka today for Qatar on an official visit. During the visit, the Army Chief will pay courtesy calls on senior military and civilian officials of Qatar and exchange views on bilateral cooperation in military affairs, says an ISPR release this morning. The Army Chief is expected to return to Bangladesh on May 5 upon completion of the visit.
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said deposed autocratic forces are making evil attempts to raise head again. “Autocratic Awami League had formed illegal governments thrice in a row violating the constitution. The democracy-loving people want to know what steps the interim government has taken to make those irrelevant in future politics,” he said. He was addressing virtually a rally organized at Jatiya Press Club here marking the 5th founding anniversary of the AB party. Tarique Rahman said there is no scope to avoid the responsibility through blame game. If the interim government fails to take action, next elected government will…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will return home on Monday after her medical check-up in London. BNP Standing Committee Member AZM Zahid Hossain told BSS that her physical condition is much better than before and if everything goes well, she will return home on May 5. The former prime minister will be accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman and late Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Syeda Sharmila Rahman Sithi. According to BNP sources, the BNP Chairperson will return home on a regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines under special…
The interim government is actively working to turn Bangladesh as regional manufacturing hub by cashing the huge potentials of greater Chattogram and enhancing the capacity building of Chattogram port is top priority to implement the visionary plan. Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam made the remarks while speaking at a press briefing on his maiden Chattogram visit after assuming power by the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. Regarding the much talked about humanitarian corridor to Rakhine State of Myanmar through the south-eastern boarder of Cox’s Bazar, he said, “The government has categorically made clear its stance…
President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America’s role on the global stage. But the job gets trickier now for the self-styled dealmaker-in-chief, who must corral fractious Republicans on Capitol Hill to anchor his domestic policies in legislation that can cement a lasting legacy. “Trump’s first 100 days were remarkable for their pace and impact. Now comes the hard part,” Stephen Dover, chief market strategist and head of the Franklin Templeton Institute, said in a memo to investors. “The next 100…
Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday. In Bangladesh, Thoppil will meet with key members of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, other stakeholders, and leaders from the private sector, said a press release issued by the Canadian high commission here. During his visit, he will underscore Canada’s commitment to Bangladesh at a pivotal moment in the country’s history as it pursues democratic reforms towards a free and fair election. He will highlight Canada’s engagement in the region, notably through its Indo-Pacific Strategy, and identify ways to…
