Staff Correspondent : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed interest to continue ongoing collaboration with Bangladesh and explore new avenues to build partnerships, including through a possible Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. In a recent letter to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Ursula von der Leyen said the EU stands ready to support a reform process, which should be peaceful and inclusive, respectful of democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law, and lead to transparent, inclusive and credible elections. “I warmly welcome your commitment to sustainable development, the green transition, the fight against corruption and…
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DJ Desk : A new bout of fighting between two guerrilla groups in northeastern Colombia, where violence has displaced nearly 50,000 people in 10 days, claimed 13 lives this weekend, authorities said Monday. The toll brought to 54 the total number of confirmed deaths from fighting in the cocaine-growing Catatumbo region — lower than the figure of about 80 reported last week based on local counts, officials said. The government has vowed “war” against the left-wing guerrillas, declaring a state of emergency and deploying some 10,000 soldiers to contain the violence that threatens to scupper a fragile national peace process.…
staff Correspondent : US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it. Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US presidents — but while he often strikes a light-hearted tone the remarks remain provocative. “I’ve raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can’t use for myself, but I’m not 100 percent sure, because I don’t know… I think I’m…
DJ Desk : Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and armed group Hamas vowed on Sunday to defy proposals for the forced displacement of Gazans, after US President Donald Trump floated a plan to “clean out” the war-battered territory. Meanwhile, Palestinian sources said a dispute linked to hostage-prisoner swaps under the Israel-Hamas truce deal may be nearing a solution that could allow vast crowds of Palestinians jamming a coastal road to return to northern Gaza. The latest swap saw four Israeli women hostages, all soldiers, and 200 prisoners, nearly all Palestinian, released Saturday — the second such exchange during the fragile truce…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s visit to Davos was a tour of historical achievement for Bangladesh, while the chief adviser joined 43 events during the World Economic Forum (WEF). “The chief adviser’s tour to Davos was very important. I would say it was a tour of historical achievement for Bangladesh,” he told a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here this evening. Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were present at the press briefing. About the outcomes of the CA’s tour, Alam said…
Staff Correspondent : The US support for the displaced Rohingyas, who took shelters in Bangladesh, will continue. Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir told this at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here this evening. “On his assumption of office, US President Donald Trump suspended US support to all countries globally for 90 days but the assistance and resources that USAID continues to provide for the Rohingyas’ food and nutrition have been exempted from it,” he told. That is why, Apurba said, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed his gratitude to the US president, while officials of the…
Staff Correspondent : Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass deportation plans. Colombia’s leftist president, Gustavo Petro, had earlier said he would only take back citizens “with dignity,” such as on civilian planes, and had turned back two US military aircraft with repatriated Colombians. Trump, less than a week back in office, responded furiously and threatened sanctions of 25 percent that would quickly scale up to 50 percent against Latin America’s fourth largest economy. Petro initially…
Staff Correspondent : Two-day fourth Bangladesh Remittance Fair-2025 will begin at Jackson Heights in New York on April 19 with a view to increase flow of remittance from the United States. Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (USBCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Link will jointly organize the fair with the theme, “Legal Remittance, Better Bangladesh.” Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur will inaugurate the fair. The main target of the fair is to find out ways to increase flow of remittance by encouraging Bangladeshi diaspora to send remittance through legal channels. Different public and private organizations including banks, app developers,…
Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said the people are the source of BNP’s political strength. “No conspiracy can defeat us, if the people stay with us,” he said adding that if BNP gets opportunity to run the state through the people’s mandate in future, an ‘Education Reform Commission’ will be formed on priority basis. The BNP Acting Chairman made the remarks while virtually addressing the National Teachers’ Conference here. Pro-BNP teachers-employees organization Shikkhak-Karmachari Oikya Jote organized the event at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium marking the 89th birth anniversary of BNP…
Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has hoped that the Bangladesh Customs would play a pioneering role in strengthening the country’s economic base and thus building an enriched state coffer. “In building a changed Bangladesh, I think that Bangladesh Customs will infuse dynamism in the country’s economy through simplifying further import and export operations and ensuring safe supply of commodities,” he said. The Chief Adviser said this in a message marking the ‘International Customs Day-2025’ to be observed tomorrow, according to a PID handout today. Dr Yunus welcomed the move for observing the ‘International Customs Day-2025’ by…
