Staff Correspondent Expressing his heartfelt condolences over the passing away of Nobel Laureate and former US President Jimmy Carter, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said President Carter was a true friend of Bangladesh. “With profound sadness, I write to extend my heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Nobel Laureate President Jimmy Carter, a remarkable leader, a champion of human rights, and a tireless advocate for peace and democracy across the globe,” he said in a condolence message sent to US President Joseph R. Biden. During Presidential tenure of Carter and beyond, Prof Yunus said, the Bangladesh-US relationship was…
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Staff Correspondent A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law on the country. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule this month, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. He was stripped of his presidential duties by parliament over the action, but a constitutional court ruling is pending on whether to confirm the impeachment. “The arrest warrant and search warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, requested by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, were issued this morning,” the Joint Investigation Headquarters said…
Staff Correspondent The interim government has taken an initiative to prepare a proclamation of the July uprising based on national consensus. This proclamation will be adopted to consolidate the unity of the people, the anti-fascist consciousness and the desire for state reform that was built through the July uprising, according to a statement issued by the chief adviser’s press wing tonight. The proclamation will be prepared based on the opinions of all participating students, political parties and entities, including the anti-discrimination student movement that led the uprising. The perspectives of the July uprising, the basis of unity and the expectations…
A South Korean passenger jet returned to the airport of departure following take-off Monday over the same landing gear issue that led a passenger jet to crash while landing on Sunday, according to Yonhap news agency
Staff Correspondent The year 2024 has turning into an immortal pillar of Bangladesh’s history. This is a year of victory for the country and the people as the nation began a new journey in that outgoing year. This glorious year will remain as a part of not only Bangladesh but also the world’s history. The country has been freed from the clutches of a brutal dictatorship in the world thanks to the indomitable struggle of the students and the masses and spilling of blood by over a thousand of martyrs. Bangladesh was named The Economist’s country of the year…
Staff Correspondent : Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday. Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia — the same small town where he was born and once ran a peanut farm before becoming governor of the Peach State and running for the White House. Carter died “peacefully” at his home in Plains, “surrounded by his family,” the Carter Center said in a statement. “My…
Staff Correspondent Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul said the government is determined to complete the judicial process and ensure trial of all previously committed crimes against humanity by the fascist Sheikh Hasina-led government before next Victory Day. “We will observe the next Victory Day after completing all the trials of crimes against humanity committed by fascists Hasina led government through International Crime Tribunal (ICT)”, he added. The Law adviser was addressing the opening session of the second day of National Dialogue 2024 titled “Unity, Reform, and Elections” organized by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies at the…
staff cOrrespondent A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 96 confirmed dead. A collision with birds and adverse weather conditions were cited by the authorities as likely causes of the crash that flung passengers out of the plane and left it “almost completely destroyed”, according to fire officials. Video showed the Jeju Air plane landing on its belly without wheels at Muan International Airport, skidding off the runway as smoke streamed out from the engines,…
Staff Correspondcent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today suggested that the minimum voter age should be stand at 17 years. “To give their (youth) opinion on their own future, I think the voting age for them should be fixed at 17 years,” he said in a video message played in an election dialogue here. Forum for Bangladesh Studies (FBS) arranged the dialogue at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh. In his video message, Prof Yunus said different countries have various age criteria for their nationals to make them voter. He expressed his hope that the Election Reform Commission will surely recommend such an…
Staff Correspondent Colonel Intekhab Haider Khan, colonel staff of the Directorate of Military Operations at the Army Headquarters, today said the army remains vigilant along with other law enforcement agencies to protect national security as well as maintain law and order in the country. “We’ve been working tirelessly to maintain the overall law and order situation by preventing unwanted anarchy, maintaining communal harmony, and ensuring the security of foreign diplomats and embassies,” he said at a press briefing on the army’s activities on maintaining the country’s law and order at Officers’ Mess in Dhaka Cantonment. Intekhab Haider Khan said they…
