Staff Correspondent : The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 members of the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) including its commander and second-in -command and three female members in separate raids conducted in Mymensingh and Narayanganj districts on Monday and Tuesday. The arrestees include ARSA commander Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi (48) and it’s second in command Mostaq Ahmed (66). The other arrested members are: Moniruzzaman (33), Salimullah (27), Asmaul Husna (23), Md. Hasan (15), Asmat Ullah (24) , Md. Hasan (43), Shahina (22) and Senwara (17). Acting on an intelligence information, two squads…
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Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today sought support of visiting US Senator Gary C. Peters to help Bangladesh in fighting against misinformation and disinformation. He made the call when the US senator had a courtesy meeting with him at the State Guest House ‘Padma’ in the capital, said a foreign ministry’press release here. During the meeting, the foreign adviser mentioned that some quarters at home and abroad are spreading misinformation and disinformation about Bangladesh. He urged the senator to reflect the true scenario of Bangladesh to help the interim government fight against those. The senator took a note of it,…
Staff Correspondent : Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain said the Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry has not stopped Umrah visas for Bangladeshi citizens. The Saudi ambassador in Dhaka has confirmed this to the Religious Affairs Secretary, he said while speaking at a press conference at his ministry here today. The ambassador has advised Bangladeshi agencies to contact the Hajj and Umrah Ministry through Saudi Umrah companies or agents along with flight tickets and hotel booking documents, he added. Referring to Saudi visa issues, he said immediately after being informed that visas were not being issued to Umrah passengers…
Staff Correspondent : Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that there is nothing to be disappointed over the various aspects of the country’s economy. “About the economy, I know very well what is happening inside. So, there is nothing to be disappointed,” he said. The finance adviser was briefing reporters after chairing two separate meetings on the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs and Government Purchase, held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat today. When asked about Bangladesh’s preparations over the LDC graduation in 2026, he said that the government has been pursuing a Smooth Transition…
Staff Correspondent : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam today said the advertisement rates for newspapers will be adjusted while the media list will be updated. He said this while visiting five offices affiliated to his ministry. The offices are – Department of Films and Publications (DFP), Mass Communication Department, Bangladesh Film Certification Board, Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust and Press Information Department (PID). Visiting the shooting floor, sound theater, film lab, camera center and production room of the Department of Films and Publications, Mahfuj instructed the concerned officials to renovate these facilities as soon as possible. He urged the officials…
Staff Correspondent : US Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) today called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. During the hour-long meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to deepen relationships between the two friendly countries. Senator Peters enquired about the reform initiatives of the interim government, the reports of key commissions and the government’s plan to hold free and fair elections. The Chief Adviser said the government would hold elections in December if the political parties agreed to fewer reforms. But, he said, the general elections would be held…
Staff Correspondent Qatar has extended its full support to the reform agenda of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, the Ambassador of the oil-rich Gulf kingdom of Qatar Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani said today. Ambassador Al-Qahtani called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here, where he conveyed the message from his government. “Qatar is eager to provide all sorts of support to Bangladesh,” the Qatari ambassador told the Chief Adviser. “This is wonderful,” Chief Adviser Professor Yunus said thanking the Qatar Emir for the support and for being a close friend of Bangladesh. The Chief Adviser stressed the…
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy grid. Washington has been pushing for a full, 30-day ceasefire as a first step towards a wider settlement of the grinding three-year-old war. But in a 90-minute call with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin refused, insisting that any such deal would be contingent on the West halting all military aid for Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, Putin has already ordered his military to pause strikes against…
Staff Correspondent : Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today stressed reimagination of corporate roles in environmental protection. She said safeguarding environmental rights is a collective responsibility for governments, businesses, civil society, and communities. Joining virtually from her residence in Dhaka, the environment adviser said this while delivering her speech at the Opening Plenary of the Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia Conference of the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. The theme of the conference is “The Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment: Redefining Corporate Engagement”. Rizwana underscored the necessity of strong legal frameworks,…
DJ Desk : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres returned to his workplace wrapping up a four-day visit to Bangladesh with foreign relation analysts seeing it as a significant event when the South Asian nation passes a challenging time. “Definitely the visit was important when Bangladesh is going through a transition, a challenging time with an election ahead, reform initiatives going on; and uncertainties over external factors like Rohingya crisis,” former diplomat Humayun Kabir told BSS. He said under the circumstances if foreign friends stood by us at this critical situation it was always a good signal for the country. “(And) who…
