Staff Correspondent :: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has provided financial assistance and food items to the family and talked to rape victim’s mother who also lost his husband for seeking justice. The family of the girl is devastated in the incident of rape and later losing the only bread earning member as miscreants raped the seventh grader and later killer her father for filing a case with Barguna Sadar thana. Tarique Rahman assured the victim’s family that the BNP would stand by them in their pursuit of justice for the crime committed against the girl. “You are the people…
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Staff Correspondent : The Office of the Chief Adviser today strongly condemned the remarks made by DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali regarding the avoidance of the term “rape.” “Rape is rape, whether committed against an 8-year-old or an 80-year-old. Such a heinous crime must be called by its rightful name,” said a statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing tonight. The interim government will not tolerate any form of violence against any citizen of Bangladesh, the statement read.
Staff Correspondent : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has said the generosity Bangladesh has been showing by hosting Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar is absolutely outstanding. “This generosity is absolutely outstanding,” he told an iftar party hosted by the chief adviser in honour of him at Hotel InterContinental here on Saturday evening. Guterres expressed his gratitude to Bangladesh for its extraordinary generosity to shelter over one million Rohingyas since it has been putting a dramatic impact on society, economy and environment in Cox’s Bazar and its surrounding areas. “…unfortunately so many borders are closed around the world. You have been…
Staff Correspondent : Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to visit China on 26 March and his visit will take Bangladesh-China relations to a new height, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today. “On March 27, Prof Yunus will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference focusing on the changing role of Asia in the world,” he told a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen today called on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here to discuss the upcoming China tour of the Chief…
Staff Correspondent : Longi, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world, has decided to set up an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said here today. The ambassador said several top Chinese solar panel manufacturers visited Bangladesh in December to explore opportunities to invest in the country. They made the visit after Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus extended an invitation to Chinese companies to relocate their manufacturing plants here as part of the Interim Government’s plan to turn the country into an economic hub, Chief Adviser Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam…
Staff Correspondent : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said there was no discussion on the polls timeframe during the meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres joined a roundtable meeting with National Consensus Commission and political leaders at a city hotel today, which was joined by Mirza Fakhrul. Members of the Reform Commission and political leaders were present at the meeting, arranged under the initiative of the UN. The BNP secretary general said they informed the UN chief that election-related reforms should be completed quickly to hold the next national election soon. Reforms are an ongoing…
DJ Desk : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today reiterated that the UN will continue to provide support to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue. He made the assurance while speaking at a function at the UN new building at Gulshan in the capital this morning. Guterres recalled the contribution of Bangladeshi peacekeepers to the UN peace missions, saying that they are playing an important role in this regard. He also discussed the reform initiatives by the Bangladesh interim government. Guterres visited the new UN Common Premises in Gulshan to view a photo exhibition arranged marking the 50th anniversary of the…
DJ Desk : The first US strikes against Yemen’s Huthis since President Donald Trump took office in January killed at least 20 people, the rebels said Sunday, as Washington warned Iran to stop backing the group. The Huthis, who have attacked Israel and Red Sea shipping throughout the Gaza war, said children were among those killed by the intense barrage of strikes. An AFP photographer in the rebel-held capital Sanaa heard three explosions and saw plumes of smoke rising from a residential district, and strikes were also reported in Yemen’s northern Saada region, a Huthi stronghold. “Nine civilians were killed…
Staff Correspondent : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres left here at 9:55am today ending his successful four-day visit. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Chief Adviser’s High Representative for Rohingya Crisis Khalilur Rahman saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Before his departure, the UN secretary general spoke to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus over phone and exchanged farewell greetings. During the visit, Guterres held meetings with the chief adviser and other high officials, visited the Rohingya camps to share Ramadan Solidarity and have Iftar with about one million Rohingyas when he was accompanied by the chief adviser.…
Staff Correspondent : United Nations Secretary-General Ant¢nio Guterres today said the UN stands ready to help Bangladesh foster peace, national dialogue, trust and healing in its journey to democratic transition. “As the country undergoes important reforms and transitions, I want to assure you that the UN stands ready to assist in fostering peace, national dialogue, trust and healing,” he said at a joint press briefing at Hotel Intercontinental here. The UN chief said he is pleased to be in Bangladesh at this important moment in its national journey. As Bangladesh undergoes a significant transition under the leadership of Chief Adviser…
