Staff Correspondent : The interim government’s adviser of the ministries for Information and Broadcasting, and Post, Telecommunications and ICT, M Nahid Islam resigned from his post today. He submitted his resign letter to Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus. At the same time, Nahid resigned from all the government committees, he said. Briefing reporters in front of the State Guest House Jamuna here, Nahid Islam said, “I have submitted my resignation to the Chief Adviser.” After the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in the face of student-people movement on August 5 in 2024, the interim government was formed…
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Staff correspondent : Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the next parliamentary elections might be held by December next or March 2026. He made the remark while replying to a question at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here this evening. Alam said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and many advisers talked about elections many times. Referring to the previous statement of the chief advisor, Shaqul Alam said if the political parties want minimum reforms, then the elections will be held by December this year. “And if they want us to stay for a few more days,…
Staff Correspondent : US President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs he unveiled on Canada and Mexico are moving forward as planned, addressing reporters after meeting with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who urged “fair competition” in trade. The two leaders’ talks, which focused on the conflict in Ukraine, come as Trump threatens allies and adversaries alike with fresh tariffs, sparking a flurry of negotiations. Shortly after taking office, Trump announced duties of up to 25 percent on Canadian and Mexican imports, citing illegal immigration and the flow of deadly fentanyl. But he issued a last-minute halt to the levies for…
Staff Correspondent : French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the “surrender” of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift. Meeting at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the two leaders said there was progress on the idea of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, although Macron insisted on US security guarantees for Kyiv. Their talks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for peace “this year” as he met European leaders in Kyiv — amid mounting fears that Trump is pivoting…
Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vice-chairman, former minister and valiant freedom fighter Abdullah Al Noman passed away here today at the age of 79. “Noman suddenly fell ill at his Dhanmondi residence early this morning as he was immediately rushed to Square Hospital, where the on duty doctor declared him dead around 6 am,” BNP Chairperson’s Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan said. He is survived by wife, a son, a daughter, grandsons and granddaughters, a host of relatives, friends, admirers and political fellows. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have expressed…
Members of the Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB) meet with the Foreign Adviser to the Government of Bangladesh, H.E. Md. Touhid Hossain, on 2024, to discuss avenues for enhanced collaboration and privileges for Honorary Consuls in alignment with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.”
DJ Desk : An “increasingly severe” security environment has made deepening security ties with the Philippines a necessity, Japan’s defence chief said Monday after a meeting with his counterpart in Manila. Speaking as he concluded a two-day visit that included a tour of Philippine air bases, Japanese defence secretary Gen Nakatani said the two countries hoped to achieve greater operational collaboration in the future. “Secretary (Gilberto) Teodoro Jr and I firmly concurred that the security environment surrounding us is becoming increasingly severe and it is … necessary to further enhance defence cooperation,” Nakatani said. He added the countries had agreed…
Staff Correspondent : Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed today stated that the government is closely monitoring the market situation to prevent price hikes of essential commodities ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. “The government is importing and stockpiling essential items such as rice and pulses alongside maintaining strict vigilance over the market to prevent any price hike by traders,” the adviser told journalists this evening after attending the 65th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital. Dr. Salehuddin said that the government is fully…
Staff Correspondent : Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Dhaka Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson today conveyed US administration’s commitment to the ongoing democratic transformation of Bangladesh. She conveyed it when she called on Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at foreign ministry here today, said a ministry’s press release. Jacobson said the US is committed to strengthening the Bangladesh-US relationship in the areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment, development cooperation, energy security, and public health, as well as institution building and forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Welcoming the US envoy, the Foreign Secretary reiterated the commitment of the Interim Government…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Sweden to consider investing in social business in Bangladesh instead of providing grants as development assistance. The Chief Adviser came up with the call when Jakob Granit, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. “What I have been promoting is social business as grant money is a charity,” the Chief Adviser told the Swedish official, underlining healthcare as a potential area for social business investment. He also sought Sweden’s assistance in resolving Bangladesh’s energy crisis by importing hydroelectricity…
