Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government will gradually introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated fine system on all highways across the country after evaluating the performance of the system launched on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. “The initiative would bring a major change in highway traffic management by ensuring greater road safety, maintaining traffic discipline, reducing accidents and enabling swift, effective and transparent action against traffic law violations,” he said. The minister made the announcement while inaugurating the AI-powered ‘Auto Fine System’ at the Highway Police’s Command, Control and Monitoring Centre at Meghnaghat in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. “After evaluating the success…
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(BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman left Dhaka for Qatar early today on a two-day official visit, accompanied by a high-level government delegation. The delegation includes the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning, the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser and the state minister for Power, among others, said a foreign ministry’s press release here. During the visit, the high-level Bangladesh delegation is expected to take part in official engagements in Qatar. The Foreign Minister is scheduled to return home on the night of August 19.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the Revenue Conference 2026 as the chief guest at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the city this morning. The Internal Resources Division of the Ministry of Finance and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) jointly organized the event. Boosting revenue collection, making tax administration more effective and mobilizing necessary revenue for the national economy are among the issues to be discussed at the conference. The event also provides an opportunity for participants to exchange views with the Prime Minister. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Prime Minister’s Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed…
(BSS) – Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram today congratulated the Bangladesh cricket team on its Test victory against Australia. In a congratulatory message, he said Bangladesh’s glorious victory in a Test match on Australian soil for the first time would play a positive role in the country’s progress in cricket. He also warmly congratulated all the players, coaches and other members of the winning team. Bangladesh today created history by sealing a nine-wicket victory against Australia in the first cricket Test at Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin. Offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed a five-wicket haul on Day 4…
(BSS) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Yingming Yang has said the Manila-based lending agency is ready to help Bangladesh realize its ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 and an upper-middle-income country. “Our vision is to help Bangladesh realize its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country and a trillion-dollar economy by 2034. ADB remains committed to supporting a more productive, investment-driven, and resilient economy that creates opportunities across the country and improves the lives of all Bangladeshis,” he said. The ADB Vice-President for South, Central and West Asia said this in an exclusive interview with BSS. Yingming…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon entrepreneurs to make optimum use of the country’s vast water resources to expand fisheries production, create employment for unemployed youths and explore new overseas markets to boost export earnings. “Many rivers, canals, beels, ponds and haors across the country remain underutilised. The government is taking steps to restore these water bodies and release fish fry in them. Unemployed youths in the respective areas will be given opportunities to utilise these water bodies, enabling them to create employment and become self-reliant,” he said. The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony…
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside. The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 53 people and injured more than 100. Rescue officials have said there are no reports of people missing. However, the number of people unable to return to their homes had risen to 12,800 by Monday morning, dispersed among several towns on Flores island, Berton Suar Pelita Panjaitan, spokesman for Indonesia’s BNPB national disaster agency, told AFP. Many Flores inhabitants slept outside for…
(BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “It shows how the Middle East is coming together, and how Countries will finally be able to defend themselves in a more meaningful way,” he wrote, calling it a “BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP.” The three-way agreement, signed August 7, comes amid a US-Iran war that has extended…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon the people to remain alert against misinformation and attempts to create confusion, stressing that Bangladesh must move forward with stability, economic self-reliance and people-centred development. “There are many misinformation spreaders and rumour-mongers in the country. We have to remain alert about them. We have to see what they did in the past and, considering their past, keep them under close watch and monitor what they are doing for the future,” he said. The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing a function organized to distribute ‘Family Card’ and allowances among religious leaders and…
(BSS) – Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, today called upon private institutions, organisations, entrepreneurs, researchers and fishers to join hands with the government for the desired development of the country’s fisheries sector. In a message on the occasion of ‘National Fisheries Fortnight-2026’, or ‘Jatiya Matsya Pokkho’, to be observed tomorrow, he said collective efforts are essential to ensure the sustainable development of the country’s fisheries resources. He said Bangladesh has been rich in fisheries resources since time immemorial, with its rivers, canals, wetlands, haors, baors and vast water bodies forming an important part of the country’s natural wealth.…
