(BSS) – Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Peshajibi Dal senior joint secretary general Nafiz Mahbub today said press freedom and objective journalism are extremely important for the welfare of the country and its people. The Peshajibi Dal leader made the remark while addressing a discussion marking the fifth anniversary of ‘Dainik Nurjahan’ at the Shilpakala Academy here. “Mass media must play a responsible role in building a united and prosperous Bangladesh as well as establishing truth, justice and people’s rights,” he said. Nafiz Mahbub said the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is taking various steps and issuing necessary instructions to ensure…
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(BSS) – Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo today said climate resilience and food security cannot be ensured without protecting land. He said land must be treated as an economic and development priority rather than an environmental expense. The minister made the remarks while delivering Bangladesh’s statement at a ministerial dialogue titled “Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Healthy Land and Drought Resilience,” held as part of Finance Day at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, according to a message received here. Mintoo said Bangladesh is…
(BSS) – Md Yunus Ali has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. According to the gazette notification, the appointment will remain effective for as long as the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh holds the office or intends to retain Md Yunus Ali in the post of Assistant Private Secretary. Yunus Ali, son of Md Tayeb Ali and Mst Aflatun, is a resident of Beurjhari (Jafartali) village in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district.
(BSS) – Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam has said repatriation is the only sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, stressing that the government is determined to address the issue with prudence and humanitarian considerations, alongside a security-conscious approach, under the ‘Bangladesh First’ policy. “The Rohingya crisis should not be viewed merely as a humanitarian issue, but as a growing challenge to human security, national security, diplomacy and regional stability,” he said. The adviser was speaking at the closing ceremony of a seminar titled “Challenges of Rohingya Repatriation: International Politics and National Priorities”, organised by…
(BSS) – US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen today met Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, with both sides discussing ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in local government and development sectors. The ambassador called on the minister at his office here, where they discussed mutual partnership between Bangladesh and the United States and explored various areas of cooperation. State Minister Mir Shahe Alam was present at the meeting, according to a handout. During the meeting, the LGRD minister expressed Bangladesh’s interest in utilising US expertise and technical knowledge in several areas, including water management…
(BSS) – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir today said Bangladesh views positively the “Mecca Defence Pact” involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, noting that Dhaka’s participation in such an initiative among Islamic nations would not be unusual. “We have expressed interest in the Mecca Defence Pact. So, if something happens in the Middle East, like a security pact among Islamic nations, it isn’t unusual to participate. Let’s see. It’s being viewed positively,” he told reporters at the foreign ministry this afternoon. The newly appointed state minister said Bangladesh has emerged as a country receiving growing recognition, with stakeholders in the Middle East and elsewhere showing increasing…
(BSS)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today asked the authorities concerned to assess the feasibility of reintroducing universal stipends for female students from Class VI to the undergraduate level. He gave the directive at a meeting of the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust at the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat this afternoon, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin. The meeting stressed preparing a clear proposal analysing the possible cost, number of beneficiaries, implementation mechanism, and expected social and educational impacts of reinstating the universal stipend programme for girls. The Prime Minister was also briefed in detail about the ongoing activities,…
(BSS/AFP) – Venezuela’s interim government on Monday reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors on June 24 devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings fell apart. The previous death toll had stood at 6,438. Efforts to recover the dead under the rubble are ongoing in La Guaira, where thousands of people made homeless by the quakes are living in makeshift camps. The interim government has not disclosed how many people remain missing after the disaster. Authorities say they…
The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit for oil and gas shipments. In total, 68 incidents have been confirmed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the Gulf and neighbouring bodies of water, the equivalent of one every 2.6 days. Across all incidents, at least 20 seafarers or port workers were reported killed, 35 wounded and one missing, the UN maritime agency said. About half of the incidents have involved tankers, 20 percent container ships and 15 percent…
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has planned to purchase commodities worth around Tk 8,000 crore during the current fiscal year to stabilise the country’s essential commodity market amid a global supply chain crunch. The main procurement items will remain edible oil, lentils and sugar, alongside additional commodities such as dates and chickpeas. Initially, TCB plans to source about 50 percent of these products domestically and 50 percent internationally. “If international sourcing proves more competitive and reliable, the corporation may increase its share of overseas procurement,” said TCB Chairman Brigadier General Mohammad Foyshol Azad in a recent interview with…
