Staff Correspondent Kazuko Bhuiyan Trust and Kokorozashi & Kazuko Bhuiyan Japanese Cultural Center, in cooperation with Embassy of Japan, organized “Japan-Bangladesh Peace Quiz Competition” recently. Twelve students participated in the quiz competition. Among them Md. Masudur Rahman won the 1st prize, while the 2nd prize went to Annonyo Singha Roy and the 3rd to Jarin Anjum Tasnim. Japanese Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori wished to extend continuous support to this kind of event where young generations will get chance not only to deepen their knowledge about Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese history but also to learn the positive aspects of contemporary Japan.…
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Staff Correspondent Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said maintaining law and order situation across the country is the top priority of the government. "Keeping the law and order situation under control in the country is the first priority of the incumbent government," he told journalists after a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis at his ministry office. The adviser also said that the first priority of the agriculture ministry is to increase the overall agriculture production for the huge population and ensure food security in the country. He said, "We have discussed what kind…
Staff Correspondent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner has congratulated Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the Chief Adviser to the interim government. "On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), I wish to warmly congratulate you on your appointment as the Hon'ble Chief Adviser of the interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh," he wrote in a message recently sent to Prof Yunus. Alongside his colleagues in UNDP Bangladesh, Steiner reaffirmed the UNDP's steadfast commitment to support the emerging national priorities of the interim government, according to a message of the press wing…
Staff Correspondent Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation has felicitated chief adviser to the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, a 1984 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee. "We at the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation offer our sincerest wishes of hope to your Interim Government and the peoples of Bangladesh," read a congratulatory message of the foundation sent recently to Prof Yunus. The recent political unrest in Bangladesh is a clear expression for its people's hunger for an inclusive, corruption-free and democratic government. "The global community is relieved that the violence and brutality that marked the protests have ended, resulting to the interim government which…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus said a free, fair and participatory election will be arranged in the country as soon as possible after bringing necessary reforms in state system. "The main task of the present government is to arrange a fair election as soon as possible. But, before that, a conducive environment must be created by brining major reforms in judiciary, civil administration, law enforcement agencies and mass media," he told a meeting with diplomats at Hotel Intercontinental here. The chief adviser briefed diplomats of different countries and resident representatives of the United…
Staff Correspondent At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus participated in the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit. The virtual Summit focused on empowering the Global South for a Sustainable Future and building collaborations to address developmental concerns of the Global South including conflicts, food and energy security challenges, climate change etc.
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today said the youth and students should be placed at the heart of strategies in the Global South as they are committed to creating a new world. "We must place the youth and students, who constitute a significant portion of the Global South's population, at the heart of our strategies. Two thirds of our population are youth. They are the most powerful segment of the society," he said. The Chief Adviser was virtually addressing the Inaugural Leaders' Session of 3rd Voice of Global South Summit 2024 hosted by…
Staff Correspondent The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children Najat Maalla M'jid has called on the new interim government of Bangladesh to seize the current transition as an opportunity to address existing gaps in laws and methods to protect children from all forms of abuse and exploitation, and from arbitrary detention. "Youth and children in Bangladesh have been at the forefront of the recent protests in the country. They have achieved a lot, but they have also paid a huge price," Maalla M'jid was quoted as saying in a press release posted on the UN website…
Recently Huawei South Asia has organised the ‘Huawei Cloud Summit South Asia 2024’ in Bangladesh. A constellation of industry experts, stakeholders participated in the internationally acclaimed summit in Dhaka, reported a press release. The event offered a stellar opportunity to gain insights into the headways of new technologies like Cloud, AI, and Big Data in the Industry 4.0 era and their digital benefits for Bangladesh and the South Asian region. President of Huawei South Asia Region & CEO of Huawei Bangladesh Pan Junfeng, president of Huawei Cloud APAC Zeng Xingyun, Cconsulting analyst at Frost and Sullivan Yuhang Wang, director of…
Staff Correspondent With the redistribution of responsibilities to the existing advisers to the interim government, the portfolios of the newly sworn-in four advisers were announced today. Wahiduddin Mahmud has been given the charges of the Ministry Planning and the Ministry of Education while Ali Imam Majumder has been attached to the Chief Adviser's Office, according to a handout of the Chief Adviser's Office. Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan has been given the charges of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Ministry of Railways, while Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury…
