DJ Desk : US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives. The order, which several media outlets on Wednesday reported would be signed during a White House ceremony, comes as efforts are already underway in the department to drastically downsize its staffing and slash funding. Trump’s education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, issued a memo shortly after her swearing in on March 3 saying the agency would be beginning its “final mission.” The next week, she moved to halve the…
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Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will return home in mid-April, said UK BNP President MA Malek. He disclosed the information to the newsmen after an iftar mahfil organized by Noakhali Nationalist Forum UK on Wednesday (March 19) evening local time in London to pray for the recovery of Khaleda Zia. “Madam’s physicians are also preparing accordingly and are treating her in that way. However, there is also an issue with the flight. If that flight is not available on time, then it may take a day or two. But Madam is ready to go…
Staff Correspondent : Australian Home Minister Tony Burke today called Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury over phone informing him that Australia would now process visas for Bangladeshi citizens from its High Commission in Dhaka. The home adviser told the council of advisers that the decision would be effective immediately, said a press release issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus made the request to Australian Home Minister Burke when he visited Bangladesh in October last year. Previously, Australia would process visas of the Bangladeshi nationals in New Delhi.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will return home in mid-April, said UK BNP President MA Malek. He disclosed the information to the newsmen after an iftar mahfil organized by Noakhali Nationalist Forum UK on Wednesday (March 19) evening local time in London to pray for the recovery of Khaleda Zia. “Madam’s physicians are also preparing accordingly and are treating her in that way. However, there is also an issue with the flight. If that flight is not available on time, then it may take a day or two. But Madam is ready to go home,” he said.…
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said strong unity among political parties is very necessary to fulfill aspirations of a democratic Bangladesh. “Today we are going through a very difficult time. Even though we have a fascism-free environment, we still cannot find a clear direction on the path to democracy. The democratic aspirations of the people have been created through the struggle of the last 15 years and the July-August uprising.” To implement this aspiration, strong unity of political parties is needed, he said while addressing an iftar-mahfil, organized by BNP at the Ladies Club in capital’s Eskaton…
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mansour Chavoshi today paid a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at the foreign ministry here. During the meeting, they discussed issues relating to bilateral and multilateral ties focusing on economic and cultural cooperation, said a foreign ministry’s press release. The Bangladesh foreign secretary recalled the deep historic and cultural ties between Bangladesh and Iran reaffirming the potential for enhancing collaboration in various sectors. Echoing his sentiment, the Iranian Ambassador sought Foreign Secretary’s support and cooperation in enhancing and cementing the ongoing bilateral engagement in various sectors including business, trade and investment. Both the…
Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh has expressed its strongest condemnation and profound concerns over the resumption of Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip. The attack has resulted in extensive loss of innocent civilian lives, including children and women, and the further deterioration of the already dire humanitarian situation in the region, said Bangladesh foreign ministry in a statement here today. It said that this renewed cycle of violence represents a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and a grievous disregard for established ceasefire agreements. Bangladesh unequivocally denounces the Israeli occupation forces’ continued indiscriminate airstrikes on densely populated civilian areas, which…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today directed authorities concerned to take initiatives from now on regarding police’s preparations and works for holding peaceful elections. He came up with the directives at a meeting with Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and officials concerned at the State Guest House Jamuna here. The chief adviser joined a meeting with field level police officers on March 17. On that day, the officers informed him of their advantages and disadvantages. The today’s meeting was held on what could be done to resolve these problems, said a press release…
Staff Correspondent : Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here today. “During the meeting, the chief adviser was apprised by the army chief of the country’s overall security situation and the ongoing activities of the army,” a release of the Directorate of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said this afternoon. He also discussed various measures undertaken by the army to support national development and stability. General Waker-uz-Zaman also informed the chief adviser about his recent visit to the Central African Republic. This visit would strengthen…
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives. The order, which several media outlets on Wednesday reported would be signed during a White House ceremony, comes as efforts are already underway in the department to drastically downsize its staffing and slash funding. Trump’s education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, issued a memo shortly after her swearing in on March 3 saying the agency would be beginning its “final mission.” The next week, she moved to halve the department’s staff. Trump,…
