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.”
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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…
DJ desk : Multiple US federal agencies, including some led by prominent Donald Trump loyalists, have pushed back against a move by Elon Musk to force employees to explain what they had achieved at work or risk losing their jobs. The resistance signaled a possible rift between key Trump administration figures and Musk, who has spearheaded a campaign to slash the government’s millions-strong civilian work force that has sown confusion across multiple agencies. On Saturday, federal employees received an email seen by AFP from the US Office of Personnel Management giving them until 11:59 pm Monday to submit “approx. 5…
Staff Correspondent : Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today said the cohorts of the fallen Awami League (AL) are out to unstable the country, but the law enforcers have been asked to strengthen their patrolling across the country as the terrorists cannot stand anywhere. “Awami League’s cohorts are trying all kinds of things to destabilize the country. They will in no way be spared. We will ensure that terrorists cannot stand anywhere and prevent crimes at any cost,” he said. The Home Affairs Adviser made the remarks at an emergency press conference on the law and…
Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh and India have agreed to take effective measures to bring down border killings of Bangladeshi nationals to zero level and conduct joint inspection in case of carrying out any construction within 150 yards of the frontiers. The two countries reached the agreement after a four-day Director General (DG) level conference of the two border forces-Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India held on February 17-20 in Indian capital New Delhi. A 13-member Bangladesh delegation led by BGB DG Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui participated in the conference. On the other hand, a…
Staff Correspondent : About 84 percent of the people want an independent and strong Local Government Commission to be formed through enactment of a new law aiming to strengthen the country’s local government system, a household survey revealed. It showed that about 71 percent think that elections should not be held to local government bodies with symbols of political parties, while 24 percent think that local government polls should be held with party symbols. As per the request of the Local Government Reform Commission, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted the survey in January 2025 covering 46,080 households in rural…
The Local Government Reform Commission has released its primary commendations for strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of local government,to facilitate the ongoing consensus-building process by the government and the Consensus Commission. The commission, headed by Prof. Tofayel Ahmed, was formed following a government notification on November 18 by the Cabinet Division, with the primary goal of proposing necessary reforms to improve local government system. In its primary report, the commission acknowledged delays in beginning its work, noting that additional time will be required to complete the final report. However, the government has already set up a ‘National Consensus Commission’ to…
