Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today opened a daylong national workshop on higher education at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban in Dhaka University (DU) here. The premier inaugurated the workshop titled “Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh: Roadmap to Sustainable Excellence” at 11:00 am. The University Grants Commission (UGC) organised the workshop with the aim of making the country’s higher education system more modern, inclusive and sustainable. Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived at the venue at 9:55 am while the programme began with the recitation from the religious scripts. On the occasion, UGC Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed presented a crest…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today chaired a meeting on improving the living standards of the country’s salt farmers. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. He said the meeting put importance on ensuring fair prices for salt farmers. The meeting also discussed the necessary measures to improve their livelihoods, he added. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Prime Minister Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Finance Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Industries Secretary Md…
The ‘NGO-Microfinance Institution (MFI) Resourced Pooled Fund’ was launched in Bangladesh to strengthen locally led humanitarian financing and make disaster response activities more effective, integrated and sustainable. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir attended the national launching ceremony as the chief guest at a city hotel yesterday, according to a handout issued today. Speaking at the event, the minister said there is no alternative to public-private partnership in ensuring rapid and effective humanitarian assistance at the local level in disaster-prone Bangladesh. He expressed hope that the new fund would play an important role in enhancing…
US President Donald Trump will press China’s Xi Jinping on Iran when they meet in Beijing in coming days, but their “highly symbolic” superpower summit will focus on easing trade tensions, officials said Sunday. Trump’s first trip to China in his second term will feature pomp and ceremony including a tour of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and a lavish state banquet, the White House said. Topics including tariffs, Taiwan, and the race for AI technology and critical minerals are also set to come up in the meeting between the leaders of the world’s biggest economies. “This will be…
State Minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam today appreciated the Baghdad for ensuring the welfare and safety of Bangladeshi nationals residing in Iraq amid the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region. She made the remarks when Charg‚ d’Affaires of the Embassy of Iraq in Dhaka Dr. Wisam Hussein Ali Al Ithawi paid a courtesy call on her at the foreign ministry here, said a ministry’s press release. During the meeting, the state minister expressed concern over the continuing conflict in the Middle East and hoped for an early restoration of peace, stability and normalcy in the region. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation,…
A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Kathmandu airport Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident. The flight, which took off from Istanbul, caught fire after there was a spark in the right landing gear, according to Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesman at Nepal’s civil aviation authority. “All aboard are safe, the rescue part is over. We are now investigating the accident,” Bhul told AFP. Bhul said the incident caused the closure of the airport’s only runway for almost two hours in the morning but it has since been reopened.…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable,” raising the likelihood of renewed conflict after weeks of negotiations. Iran had responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal earlier in the day, while warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump himself provided no details on Tehran’s counterproposal, but in a brief post on his Truth Social platform made clear he was rejecting it. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like…
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today said Bangladesh’s economy has to become more participatory and inclusive so that every citizen can take part in economic activities and share the benefits of development, stressing that cooperation from all stakeholders is essential to take the “Bangladesh story” to the global arena. “Political democracy alone is not enough. We also want democratisation of the economy,” he said, adding that every citizen has the right to participate in the country’s economic process and receive the benefits generated from it. The Finance Minister was addressing the ‘Stepping Forward’ the inauguration of RAISE-2 project held…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sent gifts to a newlywed couple a day after making a surprise appearance at their wedding ceremony in the city by surprising the guests present there. On behalf of the Prime Minister, his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman delivered the gifts to the newlywed couple’s residence in Gulshan here today, according to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing. At that time, he also conveyed the Prime Minister’s greetings to them. The newlywed couple and their family members were impressed by such a sincere gesture from the Prime Minister. They expressed their gratitude to the Prime…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman today called for creating opportunities for skilled young lawyers to apply their expertise in the Supreme Court. “Skilled and talented young lawyers must be given opportunities to apply their professional expertise in the Supreme Court. Many newly enrolled barristers are highly competent, but due to the complexities of the Bar Council enrolment examination system, many talented law graduates are leaving the legal profession for corporate jobs,” he said. The minister said this while addressing as the chief guest at a programme titled “Transformation of Legal Practice Through Emerging Technologies and AI”, organised by barristers and corporate…
