Staff Correspondent : Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman today said the BDR carnage that took place at its headquarters in Pilkhana in 2009, was a part of international plotting to stay Awami League in power. “It was not a revolution of any kind, it was a planned massacre. We have lost best sons of our nation in that carnage. Then Awami League government had given birth of anarchism across the country through the killings of 57 Army officials,” he said. The attorney general however, said, “There are allegations that cadres of Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jubo League had taken part in…
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Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the political parties to reach a consensus in implementing the proposals placed by six reform commissions. “The six reform commissions tried their best in providing recommendations to build a new Bangladesh…now our tasks are how and how much we will accept and implement those,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks in his opening speech at the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties at Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. “Today’s discussion will be realistic one, not academic, over the reform proposals,” Dr Yunus…
Staff correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said if reforms could not be brought in the state structure, all efforts of the interim government will fall in flat. “We have no chance to fail (over reforms). We don’t want to fail,” he told the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties at Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. About the overwhelming global support for the interim government, Prof Yunus said all countries – small, medium and big ones – have provided support for the Bangladesh interim government. “Once we talk to them (global leaders),…
DJ Desk : At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP. Mali is one of Africa’s leading gold producers, and mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and accidents. Authorities have struggled to control unregulated mining of the precious metal in the country, which is among the world’s poorest. “The toll at 1800 today is 48 dead following the collapse,” said a police source. “Some of the victims fell into the water. Among them was a woman with her baby on…
DJ Desk : UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that Europe “must take on a greater role in NATO” and work with the United States to “secure Ukraine’s future”. His comments came ahead of an expected gathering of European leaders in Paris on Monday, although France has yet to confirm the meeting. Starmer will attend the get-together if it goes ahead, a UK official familiar with the matter told AFP on condition of anonymity. In a statement, Britain’s leader said: “This is a once in a generation moment for our national security where we engage with the reality of…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the political parties to reach a consensus in implementing the proposals placed by six reform commissions. “The six reform commissions tried their best in providing recommendations to build a new Bangladesh…now our tasks are how and how much we will accept and implement those,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks in his opening speech at the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties at Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. “Today’s discussion will be realistic one, not academic, over the reform proposals,” Dr Yunus…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a three-day Deputy Commissioners’ (DC) Conference here tomorrow. The conference is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Chief Adviser at 10:30 am in the Shapla Hall of the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon. After the inauguration, an open discussion between the Chief Adviser and the DCs will be held. In the evening, a meeting will be held between the Chief Adviser and the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association. On Monday, apart from the working sessions, the DCs will meet the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court auditorium. According to the…
DJ Desk : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed today stressed on returning the power of the people to them to flourish the country’s political strength. He said this while addressing as the chief guest a doa mahfil at BNP central office in Nayapaltan in the capital after Asr prayers, on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat. Rizvi said, “We got freedom at the cost of a lot of blood. We have to take care so that freedom is not harmed due to petty interests. We have to do what is beneficial for…
DJ Desk : US President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to unveil tariffs on imported cars around April 2, adding to a cascade of levies he has threatened since taking office. Trump’s statement did not specify whether the tariffs would apply to all auto imports. Since his inauguration on January 20, Trump has taken aim at allies and adversaries alike with threats of fresh duties. He has referred to tariffs as a way to raise revenue, remedy trade imbalances and pressure countries to act on US concerns. Experts have warned it is often Americans who pay the…
DJ Desk : US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a “lasting” peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump’s push for a deal with Moscow. The talks in Munich were seen as a key moment for Kyiv as it tries to keep Washington on its side after Trump stunned allies by announcing truce efforts with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “We want to achieve a durable, lasting peace, not the kind of peace that’s going to have Eastern Europe in conflict just a couple years down the…
