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DJ Desk US President Joe Biden will have a trilateral telephone call with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos early Monday, Marcos’s spokesman said Sunday. The call was supposed to have been held on Sunday, but has been postponed because of the Los Angeles wildfires, presidential spokesman Cesar Chavez said in a statement. The three leaders are expected to discuss progress made on mutal cooperation, economic matters, and recent regional and global developments. The three countries have stepped up security cooperation to blunt China’s efforts to control most of the disputed South China Sea. Biden…
Staff Correspondent The Israeli military said on Saturday that four soldiers had died in combat in the north of the Gaza Strip, more than 15 months into its war with Hamas militants. The deaths brought to 403 the total number of soldiers killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel launched its ground offensive in retaliation for Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. An officer and a reservist soldier were “seriously wounded” during the same incident and were taken to hospital, the military said in a statement. Israel has been waging an intense offensive in northern Gaza since early October, saying it…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said money launderers are still spreading propaganda abroad. He said during the ousted Awami League era, the biggest looting in the world history took place in Bangladesh. “Sheikh Hasina established a system of thievery in the country…Her job was to provide work orders to big companies in exchange of money,” Alam alleged saying that those who laundered money abroad are now spreading propaganda spending the ill-gotten money. Shafiqul Alam made the remarks at a discussion titled ‘The Role of the Media in the July Revolution and Future Expectations’ at Jagannath University…
Staff Correspondent : Physical condition of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at London Clinic, UK is improving. Bangladeshi journalist staying in London Shaheed Shafique quoted BNP Standing Committee member and chairperson’s personal physician Professor Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain as saying, “Madam is better today than Thursday, her physical condition is improving.” He said despite today was weekend (holiday) in London doctors are intensively monitoring Begum Zia’s treatment at the London Clinic as her health check-ups are also underway. “She is spending time with her family. She is very happy and smiling. Please…
DJ Desk The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office. The US Treasury Department said it was designating more than 180 ships as well as Russian oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, fulfilling “the G7 commitment to reduce Russian revenues from energy.” At the same time, the UK government announced sanctions against the two companies, saying their profits were “lining (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war chest and facilitating the war” in Ukraine. “Taking on Russian oil companies will drain Russia’s war…
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur today announced that the interim government will hire foreign lawyers to recover funds siphoned abroad, offering commissions as incentives for retrieving large amounts. “Money had been siphoned abroad, and we are now working with foreign entities to retrieve it. We are hiring international lawyers to recover the (stolen) funds, he said. The governor added that compliance with global laws is crucial in these efforts. The governor made these remarks during the inaugural session of the year-long “Branding Bangladesh” World Conference Series-2025, organised by the Center for Non-Resident Bangladeshis, the event also…
Staff Correspondent Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today called on Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to engage in the politics of their host countries instead of Bangladesh’s domestic politics to enhance the nation’s global branding and influence. “This [involvement in local politics] is our path, if we want to be influential globally,” he said while inaugurating an NRB conference on Bangladesh branding at a hotel in the capital. “When NRBs hold important positions in their host countries, it will create a strong brand image for Bangladesh worldwide,” he added. Citing the example of the Indian diaspora, Touhid said, Indians have achieved…
Staff Correspondent Majority of the cases of attacks on minorities carried out since August 4, 2024 were political motivated ones in nature, a police report says, claiming that the government would compensate the victims of such attacks. “The Interim Government has a zero-tolerance policy towards any communal attacks in the country. Police have been ordered to arrest the culprits,” said the report shared by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today. The government has also announced that it would compensate the victims. The Interim Government attaches the highest importance to the establishment of human rights in the country irrespective of creed,…
Fact checking body Rumor Scanner in an investigation debunked a video circulated on social media and Indian media claiming that a Hindu house in Bishnupur, Bagerhat was set on fire. In a report published on its website today, it said the video was circulated on X claiming that ‘Muslims set fire to Hindu houses’, and on Facebook claiming that ‘Hindu villages in Bagerhat were set on fire’. In addition, Indian media outlet News18 Bangla, citing X Post, circulated the same video and claimed in their news that minorities were affected by the conflict between the two sides of BNP. The…
