Staff Correspondent : AB Party (ABP) leaders today held a meeting with French ambassador in Dhaka Marie Masdupuy when they explained their political viewpoints and goals saying Bangladesh was now in a transformative stage. According to a party press release, the leaders said that it is time to move away from the idea of backwardness and dynasty in politics. “The youth are tired of old politics and truly want to see a transformative change. We are determined to implement it gradually,” the press release quoted AB Party Chairman Mujibur Rahman Manju a saying at the meeting at the French embassy.…
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Staff Correspondent : The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 in the full text of its judgment in Niko graft case has observed that BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was implicated in the case only to tarnish her reputation. Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam on February 19 pronounced the judgment, acquitting BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others of the charges in the Niko graft case. The court today released the 133-page full text of the judgment. The court in its observation said the agreement was made with Niko during the time of the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.…
DJ Desk : Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today sought cooperation to stop load shedding during the month of Ramadan. He made the remarks during a view-exchange meeting with Muslim devotees at Kakrail Circuit House Mosque. “Cooperation is needed to reduce sufferings of the people due to load shedding,” he added. Fouzul Kabir requested all concerned not to set AC temperature below 25°C aimed at avoiding load shedding. “A plan was taken to keep the country free from load shedding during the Ramadan. We have to monitor that households, shops, shopping malls, petrol pumps and…
Staff Correspondent : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized Tk 2.5 crore from the residence of former head of the Directorate General of Defence Intelligence (DGFI) retired Lieutenant General Saiful Alam. ACC Director General (prevention) Md Akhter Hossain told reporters at a briefing held at the ACC headquarters today. “The ACC was continuing the investigation into various allegations against the former high official,” he added. On February 27, the ACC, assisted by detectives and joint forces, conducted a raid at his cantonment residence from 11 pm to 3 am and seized approximately Tk 2.45 crore, an ACC official stated.
Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh wants a special relationship with Germany in an effort to deepen trade and investment ties with the Europe’s largest economy, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said today. The Chief Adviser made the comments when Zarah Bruhn, a Commissioner of the German government, called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. During the meeting, Prof Yunus praised the German people and the German economy, saying the country has been the leader in many areas, including heavy industry, in the world. “We have close relations with Germany. But we want to have a different relationship –…
DJ Desk : Asian markets climbed on Monday on hopes that China will announce a huge stimulus package that will help offset US President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs against Chinese goods. Investors were also watching for any last-ditch deals to ward off the levies hitting Mexico, Canada and China due to come in force Tuesday. Trump had confirmed 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, and further imposed another 10 percent on Chinese goods from this week. “Traders are on edge for last-minute negotiations to sidestep US tariffs,” said Stephen Innes, analyst from SPI Asset Management. “In Asia,…
staff correspondent : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that boosting the tax to GDP ratio and attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are some of the big challenges before the government apparently in a bid to streamline further the country’s economy. “The reality is that many people are not paying tax and we’ll have to widen the tax net further. We’ve taken some initiatives for which income tax has increased this time,” he said. The finance adviser said this while giving an interview to BSS, the national news agency, recently. Dr. Salehuddin said although there were commitments for…
Staff Correspondent : Indian newspaper The Tribune report headlined “ISI, Bangladesh operatives teaming up to revive ULFA camps near Assam border” was a fake one, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has said. The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi has run the front-page story claiming that ISI and Bangladesh operatives are teaming up to revive ULFA camps. “As with other stories in this genre that has exploded since Bangladeshis overthrew the corrupt and brutal regime of Sheikh Hasina, no evidence is provided and no named sources endorsed its plotline,” the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook…
Staff Correspondent : A delegation of development and renewable energy experts, led by former Norwegian minister for development and environment, Erik Solheim, called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House here today. The team expressed their keen interest to invest in small-scale solar plants and carbon markets, agroforestry in the country, and jointly explore hydroelectricity investment opportunities in Nepal as Bangladesh focuses more on easing off fossil fuels in the coming years. Prof Yunus welcomed the move, saying the interim government was now ready to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in these rapidly evolving sectors.…
DJ Desk : France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine “in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure” after crisis talks in London, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. In an interview with France’s Le Figaro newspaper, Macron said that such a truce would not, initially at least, cover ground fighting. The problem there was it would be very difficult to check that it was being respected given the size of the front line, he said. Peacekeepers would be deployed at a later date, he said, adding: “There won’t be European troops on Ukrainian soil…
