Staff Correspondent Recently, Dialogue Session on "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now" organized by MJF in celebration of International Human Rights Day 2024. Ms. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, attended the event as the Chief Guest. Swedish Ambassador Nicolas Weeks, Ms. Corinne Henchoz Pignani, Chargée d’affaires at the Embassy of Switzerland to Bangladesh, and the Director General of the NGO Affairs Bureau also attended the event as special guests. An esteemed panel, including Barrister Sara Hossain, Dr. Sharmind Neelormi, and Dr. Tofail Ahmed, was present to respond to concerns and questions from…
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Staff Correspondent Recently, Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan. The two sides exchanged views on the issues of mutual concern.
Staff Correspondent President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his wife Dr. Rebeka Sultana today hosted a reception at Bangabhaban on the occasion of the country’s 54th Victory Day. President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta, who is on an official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, joined the reception on the lush green lawn of the Bangabhaban this afternoon. Several thousand guests, including Chief Justice Syed Rafaat Hassan, council of advisers, ambassadors, high commissioners of different countries attended the function from 3:28 pm to 4:40 pm today. Besides, Supreme Court judges, chiefs of the three services,…
Journal Desk The United Nations told the leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group which toppled Bashar al-Assad that Syria must have a “credible and inclusive” transition. The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen who arrived in Damascus on Sunday, has met Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — who now goes under his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa — Pedersen’s office said Monday in a statement on Telegram. He also met interim prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir, it said. Pedersen met them after Saturday’s international meeting on Syria in Jordan, and stressed “the need for a credible and inclusive Syrian-owned and led…
Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned his Gulshan residence after taking treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Savar, party sources said. Fakhrul Islam fell sick suddenly after paying tribute to 1971 Liberation War martyrs at National Memorial at Savar. The party’s standing committee member and physician Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain told BSS, “Secretary General returned home around 2 pm. Alhamdulillah… he’s now safe and taking rest.” Dr Zahid said, Fakhrul’s some medical tests were done at the CMH and the reports are good. The CMH doctors gave him permission to go home after reviewing…
Staff Correspondent The nation is set to celebrate the great Victory Day today anew marking the emergence of sovereign Bangladesh on December 16, 1971 after nine months of bloody War of Liberation and with the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s fascist regime on August 5, 2024. Sheikh Hasina, whose demon rule lasted over 15 years, was driven out by a vast display of people power on the streets of the capital Dhaka and fled to India as her government had been facing an angry political backlash for continuous persecution on dissidents. This year, the nation will observe the day with a…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the next general election can be held in between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026 after accomplishing necessary reforms. “Broadly speaking, the election date can be set between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026,” he said while addressing the nation this morning, marking the Victory Day. Bangladesh Television and BTV World broadcast the address of the chief adviser. In his address, Prof Yunus said he repeatedly appealed to all for arranging the election after completing all the major reforms. But, due to political…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the government will form a ‘National Consensus Building Commission’ soon with the chiefs of six reform commissions. “The interim government has formed six reform commissions in the first phase and I hope they will submit their final reports soon. We are moving towards establishing a ‘National Consensus Building Commission’ with the chairmen of these six commissions,” he said while addressing the nation marking the Victory Day. Prof Yunus said the task of the new commission will be to identify all the issues on which consensus can be established by exchanging views…
Desk Report Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has been hailed as the country’s biggest trade deal since Brexit. The UK is officially now the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The UK formally signed the accession treaty last year. Officials hope membership will boost Britain’s flagging economy by as much as o2.0 billion ($2.5 billion) a year. According to government figures, the value of UK total trade in the 12 months to the end of September was o1.7 trillion. The alliance comprises…
Staff Correspondent Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman has voiced strong support for the people of South Korea as they continue their pro-democracy struggle. “Standing in solidarity with the courageous people of South Korea as they continue their stand for democracy,” he said in a post on social media. Tarique said,“In Bangladesh, we have endured a repressive regime for over a decade, and so we deeply understand the pain, resilience, and resolve it takes to confront oppression”. Criticizing the misuse of democratic mechanisms by elected governments, he said, “Both our nations know the dangers of elected governments…
