Staff Correspondent : The Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) in a statement today strongly condemned and protested the attack on policemen by the anti-rape protesters. “We strongly condemned and protested these anti-law and order acts,” said the BPSA statement. The statement was signed by its President Additional IGP (Administration) Bangladesh Police Headquarters, Md. Matiur Rahman Sheikh and General Secretary, Superintendent of Police, Dhaka District, Md. Anisuzzaman. At the same time, Bangladesh Police is committed to working tirelessly to implement the ideals and goals of the interim government with professionalism, it said. The statement said that some unruly people attacked the…
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Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser’s special assistant for Post, Telecommunications and ICT Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has said the formation of National Data Authority would not only result in job losses but also create new employment opportunities within the ICT sector. “The government wants to establish an independent National Data Authority to improve the National ID (NID) services, akin to international standards, as part of its long-term plan to enhance the ICT sector and digital infrastructure,” he told a press conference at ICT Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital on Wednesday. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb said at least 93 countries in the…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will join an Iftar party with about one lakh Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. On behalf of the Chief Adviser, the Iftar party is going to be arranged at Rohingya refugee camp, CA Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a four-day visit to Bangladesh tomorrow (Thursday). Speaking at the press briefing about the UN chief’s visit to Rohingya camp, Chief Adviser’s Press…
Staff Correspondent : United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to arrive in Dhaka this afternoon on a four-day official visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. An Emirates flight (EK-586) carrying Guterres will be landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 5:00 pm today, official sources said here. Upon arrival, he will be received by Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain before proceeding to his place of residence at the InterContinental Hotel. On Friday, Foreign Affairs Adviser Hossain and High Representative of the Chief Adviser on Rohingya Issue and Priority Matters Dr Khalilur Rahman…
The name of General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani (M.A.G. Osmani) was dropped from the list of the Independence Award-2025 as he received the award in 1985. General MAG Osmani, the Commander in Chief of the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini, was honoured with the Independence Award, the highest state honour, in 1985, said a statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today. The Interim Government initially discussed giving him the Independence Award (posthumously) this year. “But, since there is no precedence of any Bangladeshi ever receiving the highest award of the country more than once, the idea was dropped,” the statement…
The interim government has decided to launch a shortcode along with the police hotline service aiming to prevent violence against women. This is one of the four government initiatives to digitise the police services, said a press release of Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, said the government has undertaken the work of creating a Police Command App to properly conduct all types of police activities of the Bangladesh Police and ensure the security of the internal communication system. He said many modernisation works have also been…
Staff Correspondent : Russia has sought the cooperation of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to continue the work of Russian state-owned Gazprom International in gas exploration in Bangladesh. Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander G. Khozin made the request when he called on the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna here today, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said. Gazprom has been present in Bangladesh since 2012 and working as a partner in exploring gas reserves. In 2023, Gazprom International discovered five new wells for further exploration in Bhola. Chief Adviser Prof Yunus thanked Gazprom for…
DJ Desk : British police on Tuesday arrested on suspicion of manslaughter the captain of a ship that crashed into a tanker in the North Sea, sparking a massive blaze and leaving one crew member missing, presumed dead. Investigations have already started into what led the cargo ship to strike the tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday, as fears remained of possible harm to the area’s marine and wildlife. The UK Coastguard, which led the operation, rescued 36 people on Monday, including all of the 23 crew on the US-flagged Stena Immaculate tanker, which had been chartered by the US…
Staff Correspondent Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today expressed his optimism about bringing back a hefty amount of laundered money from abroad within this year. “We’re trying immediately to start the process of bringing back the laundered money as early as possible. In this regard, we’ll sign some sorts of agreements with the countries concerned,” he said. The Finance Adviser was responding to various queries of reporters after chairing a meeting on the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat today. When asked whether it is possible to bring back all…
Staff Correspondent : The interim government has decided to launch a shortcode along with the police hotline service aiming to prevent violence against women. This is one of the four government initiatives to digitise the police services, said a press release of Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, said the government has undertaken the work of creating a Police Command App to properly conduct all types of police activities of the Bangladesh Police and ensure the security of the internal communication system. He said many modernisation works…
