Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today asked Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to promote Bangladesh abroad and bring more investments to the country’s industrial sectors. “Create a team for economic diplomacy and promote Bangladesh abroad,” he told the BEPZA officials as the body submitted its annual report for the 2023-24 financial years to him at his office at Tejgaon, Dhaka. The chief adviser also asked BEPZA to collaborate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose. He, as well, urged BEPZA officials to engage Bangladeshi students studying abroad, especially in China and Japan, to help investors overcome language…
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck China’s remote Tibet region on Tuesday morning jumped to at least 53, state media reported. “Fifty-three people have been confirmed dead, and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region at 9:05 am Tuesday,” Xinhua news agency said.
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will leave for London on January 7 for treatment. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a media briefing tonight at Begum Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence, Firoza. Before her visit, Begum Zia issued a statement to her party members, Fakhrul said, adding, “Madam said: ‘Work together, work for the people, and work for democracy”. Fakhrul said, “By the grace of Allah, our leader, who has never compromised on the principles of democracy and the sovereignty of our nation, will leave for London…
staff COrrespondent Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus today assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair. “People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker,” he told Huq as she called on the Chief Advisor at the state guest house Jamuna here. “The whole country has now got their voices back. Their voice was taken away forcibly,” said Prof Yunus. Huq enquired about the tentative date for the next general election, the reform initiatives undertaken by the Interim Government…
Staff Correspondent The government is hopeful of the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today. “It is the nation’s desire (to get her back)….we are very hopeful,” he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this evening. When asked whether it is possible to bring Hasina back home during the tenure of the interim government, Alam said political parties are their stakeholders and hoped that the next elected government, whoever it is, would look into the issue as it is a generational issue. “We will try our…
Staff Correspondent Recently, the "Nihao! China" China Medical Tourism Promotion Conference, hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh and organized by the Bangladesh Belt and Road Chinese Language and Culture Center, was successfully held in Dhaka. The event was attended by over 200 guests, including officials from Bangladesh’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Directorate General of Health Services, as well as representatives from travel agencies, airlines, hospitals, universities, media, and civil organizations from both China and Bangladesh. During the promotion conference, doctors and travel agency representatives from both countries shared real experiences and insights on Bangladeshi citizens seeking medical treatment in…
South Korea’s political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires. In scenes of high drama on Friday, Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from investigators, who called off their arrest attempt citing safety concerns. The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration — a political move swiftly overturned by parliament — with a separate warrant later issued for his arrest. “There was a standoff. While we estimated the personnel…
The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump, the first former president ever convicted of a crime, can appear either in person or virtually at his January 10 sentencing. In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various motions from Trump’s lawyers seeking to have it thrown out. The judge said that instead of incarceration he was leaning towards an unconditional discharge –…
DJ Desk The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump, the first former president ever convicted of a crime, can appear either in person or virtually at his January 10 sentencing. In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various motions from Trump’s lawyers seeking to have it thrown out. The judge said that instead of incarceration he was leaning towards an…
Staff Correspondent Recently, the international convention titled"China-South Asia Civilization and Connectivity: History and Contemporary Issues" commenced at North South University. The event was graced by Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen, Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor of NSU, numerous diplomatic representatives, and over 100 scholars from various countries. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Yao noted that this symposium echoes China's commitment to fostering such dialogue and reflects the shared aspirations of intellectuals in China and South Asia to advance regional prosperity through collaboration. The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh will…
