(BSS/AFP) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington. Talks between the longtime foes remain on hold, and the war started by the US and Israel in February has been locked in a stalemate. Tehran is keeping the key Strait of Hormuz partially shut and Washington is persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. “It is better that we bring the war to an end now as we are in a position of power and dignity,”…
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Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman and Bhola-1 MP Barrister Andaleeve Rahman has been given the responsibility of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. On Friday (August 21) night, the Cabinet Division issued a notification allocating and redistributing the portfolios of the new ministers. Earlier, the new President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered the oath to Andaleeve Rahman at Bangabhaban here on Friday evening. Later, he was given the responsibility of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry through a Cabinet Division’s notification. Meanwhile, Andaleeve Rahman took the oath as a minister for the first time. He entered politics in 2000 with his father,…
The newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today paid tribute to the martyrs of the great War of Liberation by placing wreath at the National Memorial in Savar. The president placed the wreath at the memorial at 10:27 am this morning. After laying the wreaths, he stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memories of the martyrs. Later, the President was accorded a guard of honour by a smartly turned-out contingent of three services (Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force). After the ceremony, he also signed a visitors’ book kept…
A Parliamentary Party meeting of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has began at the Sangsad Bhaban here ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. The meeting of the BNP Parliamentary Party started at 4:00 pm at the ninth floor of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. BNP-nominated presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also joined the meeting. Voting for electing the country’s 23rd president will begin at 2:00 pm tomorrow in the Jatiya Sangsad chamber and continue until 5:00 pm. For…
(BSS) – Qatar today assured Bangladesh of all possible support in ensuring its energy security as the two countries discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation during a high-level meeting in Doha. The assurance came when Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman called on Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at his office in Doha, according to a foreign ministry press release here. During the meeting, the Qatari Prime Minister described Bangladesh as a “brotherly country” and assured that Doha would extend all possible support to Dhaka in ensuring energy security, particularly…
(BSS)- State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit has said the incumbent government is giving utmost importance to ensuring public health protection through disease prevention. He made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the nationwide oral cholera vaccination campaign in city’s Tejgaon area this morning. Along with inaugurating the vaccination campaign at the event, the state minister called for the vaccination to be spread among all across the country by administering the vaccine to a disabled person. Muhit said if people put emphasis on preventive measures rather than treatment, the…
President candidate of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today made an emotional appeal to party lawmakers to vote for him in tomorrow’s presidential election. Recalling the BNP’s late chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its founder, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Fakhrul expressed his gratitude for their contributions to the party. He also thanked BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for placing his trust in him and entrusting him with various responsibilities over the years. He sought prayers from party lawmakers and urged them to cast their votes in his favour in the presidential election. The BNP parliamentary party meeting, chaired…
(BSS) – Voting to the country’s presidential election will be held this afternoon, while the newly elected president will take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday evening, Chief Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Md. Nurul Islam Moni said. He disclosed this at a press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday afternoon following a meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Parliamentary Party. “We will vote in the presidential election on Thursday afternoon after 35 years, Insha’Allah. Voting will begin at 2pm and continue till 5pm,” he said. The Chief Whip said the Election Commission and Parliament had decided to broadcast live…
(BSS)- Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir has said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India could take place once an appropriate environment is created based on mutual trust, confidence, respect for sovereignty, diplomatic dialogue and a dignified invitation. “There is no justification for rushing into a top-level visit by going beyond the national interest,” he told BSS in an interview at his official residence on Minto Road on August 17. Kobir said although Indian media have been speculating about the Prime Minister’s possible visit ahead of the BRICS Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today said Bangladesh is continuing its diplomatic efforts to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis, which has become increasingly complicated amid geopolitical and regional realities. “We are continuing our diplomatic efforts,” she told journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here, acknowledging the complexities surrounding efforts to ensure the safe return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar. Her remarks came after Director General (Myanmar) at the foreign ministry Md Toufiq-ur-Rahman raised Bangladesh’s concerns over Myanmar’s latest statement on the Rohingya issue during a meeting with Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Kyaw Soe…
