Staff Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Turkey to bring their technology to Bangladesh, invest more, relocate factories, and use Bangladesh’s youth forces. The Chief Adviser made the call when a delegation, led by Turkish Trade Minister Prof Dr Omer Bolat, called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here this evening. Mentioning Bangladesh as the 8th most populous country in the world, Prof Yunus said the interim government was working to create work opportunities for the country’s youths and sought Turkey’s help in this regard. “We have to give our young people an opportunity, so…
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DJ Desk BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at the London Clinic with multiple diseases, is in stable condition. After being admitted to the clinic on January 8, her eldest son and BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is in London, was with her until midnight. At that time, Khaleda Zia took food cooked by her daughter-in-law Dr. Zubaida Rahman. Tarique Rahman took breakfast from home for her mother Thursday morning, a UK BNP leader said. Khaleda Zia went to London by a special air ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar from…
DJ Desk Winds calmed Friday around Los Angeles, providing a fleeting window of opportunity for firefighters battling five major blazes, as official recriminations began over responsibility for the disaster. At least 11 people have died as flames ripped through neighborhoods and razed thousands of homes this week in a disaster that US President Joe Biden likened to a “war scene.” As the scale of the damage to America’s second-biggest city came into focus — one new estimate suggested the bill could hit $150 billion — Angelenos grappled with the heart-rending ruin. “I lost everything. My house burned down and I…
DJ Desk US President Joe Biden said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in “tough shape,” after Washington and London imposed sweeping sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector over its invasion of Ukraine. “Putin is in tough shape right now, and I think it’s really important that he not have any breathing room to continue to do the god-awful things he continues to do,” Biden told reporters at the White House. Biden added that there was a “real chance Ukraine can prevail” if it continues to get Western support, with just days until Donald Trump takes over the US presidency.
DJ Desk The Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) has urged the government to clear half of its overdue payments, amounting to Tk 9,000 crore, within the next 10 days or contend with disruptions to the electricity supply during Ramadan. In a letter signed by BIPPA President David Hasanat, the association said the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) is obligated under power purchase agreements (PPA) to clear payments within 45 days.. However, payments have been delayed for more than five months and the backlog has persisted for more than three years. “The situation is critical,” the letter said, adding that…
DJ desk US President-elect Donald Trump wants to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, the politician’s nominee for special envoy on Ukraine Keith Kellogg said. “He wants to end it as quickly as he can. <…> This is a war that needs to end, and I think that he can do it. I really do have a lot of confidence in his ability to actually get to a position when this war is actually over,” he said in an interview with Fox News. Kellogg emphasized that ending the conflict in Ukraine is important for the national security…
Staff Correspondent Germany has become a popular and a leading study destination for international students, attracting a record-breaking 379,900 students this past winter semester enrolled at its universities, marking a 3% increase from the year before. International students currently make up nearly 13% of Germany’s student population, estimated to be an even more popular destination for international students in Europe than the United Kingdom, Studying-In-Germany reports, said a press release. Most international students in Germany come from Asia, with India (49,000 students) and China (38,700 students) leading the way. For the first time, this year, Turkey has become the third-largest…
DJ desk At least five people have been killed in rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes. Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America’s second biggest city, forcing over 100,000 people from their homes. Hurricane-force winds whipped up fireballs that leapt from house to house in the upmarket Pacific Palisades area, incinerating a swathe of California’s most desirable real estate favored by Hollywood celebrities. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said his crews were overwhelmed by the scale and speed…
Business Correspondent The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved 10 projects worth Tk 4,246.72 crore including one for building Chattogram Tax Building with Taka 437.07 crore. The approval came from the 6th meeting of the ECNEC in this fiscal year and the 5th meeting of the interim government. The meeting was held today at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. ECNEC Chairperson and Chief Adviser Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud said that out of the total project costs of Taka…
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said that the people of the country have nothing to be worried about the risks of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) at the moment. IEDCR Director Professor Dr Tahmina Shirin told BSS that HMPV was first detected in Bangladesh in 2017. Since then, it is detected more or less every year, she added. So far, many people have been detected with the virus, but there is no history of complications, she said, adding that therefore, there is nothing to be worried about with the HMPV virus at the moment. Mentioning that…
