DJ Desk : Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump will discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister becomes the first foreign leader to visit the White House since the US president’s return to power. Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second, longer-term phase of Israel’s fragile truce with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has not yet been finalized. Trump has meanwhile repeatedly touted a plan to “clean out” Gaza, calling for Palestinians to move to neighboring countries such as Egypt or Jordan, despite all those parties strongly…
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DJ Desk Asian equities bounced Tuesday, while the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar rallied after Donald Trump said he would delay the imposition of stiff tariffs on imports from the US neighbours, soothing trade war worries for now. The US president’s comments that he would hold last-minute talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to pause levies on goods from the world’s number-two economy provided extra optimism. Markets from Japan to New York were sent tumbling Monday after news at the weekend that Trump had signed off 25 percent duties against Mexico and Canada, fanning concerns for the stuttering global…
Staff cOrrespondent Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin today said prices of essentials will remain under control during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan as the government has already taken all-out preparations to this effect. “Bangladesh has sufficient import systems and stocks. InshaAllah, there will be no problem on the occasion of Ramadan. There is no crisis of oil, sugar, chickpeas and dates in the market,” he said. The adviser said this while speaking as the chief guest at a conclave titled “Rational Prices of Food Products: Strategies for Market Supervision”, organised by Bonik Barta at the city’s Pan Pacific Sonargaon…
staff Reporter Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today said the young generation aspires to establish a merit-based and professional bureaucracy. “Bureaucracy has been used for political purposes at various times in Bangladesh. In many cases, government officials have been promoted for political reasons, which are very unfortunate. It is time to come out of this culture. Therefore, the institutionalization of bureaucracy is obligatory,” he told the 77th basic training programme for BCS cadre officials at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The adviser emphasized that promotions in public service should be…
Staff Correspondent : Japan today reaffirmed its support for the Bangladesh’s interim government and sought to increase bilateral engagement for a boost in businesses and development cooperation. Ikuina Akiko, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, conveyed the message to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as she called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. “Japan values its relationship with Bangladesh and has consistently supported it. My visit is to convey our commitment towards supporting Bangladesh and further enhancing our bilateral relationship,” Akiko told the Chief Adviser. Chief Adviser Prof Yunus termed Japan as a very close…
Staff Correspondent : President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday, after arguing that Americans may feel economic “pain” from the 25 percent duties but that it will be “worth the price.” Speaking to reporters after he flew back to Washington Sunday evening from a weekend in Florida, Trump said he was “speaking with Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau tomorrow morning, and I’m also speaking with Mexico tomorrow morning.” “I don’t expect anything very dramatic,” he added. Trump has also hit China with a 10-percent tariff in…
The interim government, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of Touhidul Islam in Cumilla. Police brought a young man, Touhidul Islam, to hospital in Cumilla late last night with injuries allegedly inflicted by security forces after they apprehended him from his house early on Friday morning based on complaints. The interim government absolutely condemns any form of custodial torture and murder, said a statement issued by the chief adviser’s press wing today. Upholding human rights in every sphere of national life is a core mission of this government that includes some…
DJ desk : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin talks on a second phase to the Gaza ceasefire in Washington on Monday, his office said hours after the completion of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange of the truce. Netanyahu spoke with the US President’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday and agreed that negotiations would “begin when they meet in Washington”. A date for formal talks involving mediators and delegations from Hamas and Israel has not been set, with the 42-day first phase due to end next month. Netanyahu’s office said Witkoff would talk to Qatar and Egypt, key…
DJ Desk : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the young people can change the world as they have immense potential. “We can change the whole world just for years…with the people who are sitting here in this room. This is very easy task,” he said while speaking at the 9th Social Business Youth Summit at Hotel Intercontinental Dhaka. Representatives from 25 countries are taking part in the summit. The chief adviser said a journey of thousands miles begins with the first step and the question is how to improve in the second step. Highlighting the sacrifice of students…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the spirit of Amar Ekushey inspired the country’s people to wage the July uprising aiming to build a ‘New Bangladesh’. “The great explosive power to ensure the July Uprising was hidden in the commitment that was in the blood of Barkat, Salam, Rafiq, and Jabbar. After half a century, this great explosion became a mass uprising and changed the country,” he told the inaugural session of Amar Ekushey Book Fair here. The chief adviser said this explosion instilled in their determination of building a ‘New Bangladesh’ and it was deeply…
