The crucial Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran said Saturday, as a top official warned that a final peace deal remained “far” off. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, said in a televised address that there has been “progress” in talks with Washington “but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain.” “We are still far from the final discussion,” said Ghalibaf, one of Tehran’s negotiators in the talks aimed at ending the war launched by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic.…
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Bangladesh’s judiciary is undergoing a significant transformation as the government accelerates efforts to digitize court services, aiming to reduce case backlog, ensure transparency and make justice more accessible to citizens. Legal experts and officials say the shift toward a digital court system can mark a turning point in how justice seekers interact with courts, cutting delays and minimizing procedural complexities that have burdened the system for long. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman recently informed the Jatiya Sangsad that a series of initiatives have already been undertaken, including e-bail bond management, e-family courts, online cause lists and digitization of…
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman carried out official work at his political office in Gulshan until the early hours of Sunday. “On Saturday till 3am, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman stayed at his political office at Gulshan in the capital and carried out important official work of the party,” Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. At that time, he said, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Nazrul Islam Khan, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain and Begum Selima Rahman were present at the office. Rony said…
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today stressed the need for transforming the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) into a truly representative, effective and non-political organization of the country’s business community. He made the remarks at a meeting with business leaders at the conference room of the Ministry of Commerce today. The minister said FBCCI must play a stronger and more active role in protecting the interests of businessmen and thus effectively placing their demands before the government, said a Commerce Ministry press release. He noted that the apex trade body should also take a constructive and…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today urged Bangladeshi expatriates to be more actively involved in the journey of the country’s sustainable development. He made the call when Councilor Shibley Alam, Civic Mayor of Tameside Council of Manchester in England, paid a courtesy call on him at his Secretariat office here this morning. Swapon said Bangladeshi expatriates are invaluable assets of the country as their knowledge, talent and hard work are strengthening the country’s economy. Mentioning that England is the birthplace of modern democracy, he said Bangladeshis living there for a long time are not only contributing to Bangladesh’s…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city and exchanged pleasantries with the Hajj pilgrims tonight. The premier arrived at the Hajj Camp around 10:50pm and talked to pilgrims, hugging them and shaking hands. At that time, Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, joined a munajat (prayer) there, wishing successful completion of the Hajj rituals. The Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate this year’s Hajj flights at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here at 11:30pm tonight. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad) and Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain were…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the Hajj flights at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here tonight. The Prime Minister formally opened the first Hajj flight (BG3001) at 11:57 pm on Friday, which departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 12:20 am on Saturday for King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, carrying 418 pilgrims. Earlier, Tarique Rahman, also BNP chairman, arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:30pm on Friday and went straight inside the aircraft. At that time, he was seen talking to each of the pilgrims onboard and shaking hands with them while he…
Oil prices tumbled Friday after Iranian officials said they would allow commercial traffic to resume in the Strait of Hormuz, lifting equity markets in Europe and New York, where major indices hit new records. Citing the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would lift its blockade on shipping through the key Gulf energy trade route. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire,” Araghchi said. Traffic in the strategic waterway, through which one-fifth of the…
Tehran on Saturday threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after the key waterway was reopened in the wake of a ceasefire deal in Lebanon. The resumption of transit had lifted stock markets on Friday and prompted optimism from Washington, with US President Donald Trump telling AFP a peace deal was “very close” and saying Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium — a key sticking point in negotiations. “We’re going to get it by going in with Iran, with lots of excavators,” Trump told…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that his government will try to further reduce the expenses of pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia from next year to facilitate the country’s Muslim devotees to perform the holy Hajj at lower costs. “We have reduced airfare for Hajj flights by Taka12,000 per ticket this year. We will try to reduce the cost from the next year, InShaAllah, so we can facilitate those, who will go to Hajj next time, to perform the Hajj at a lower cost,” he said while inaugurating this year’s Hajj flight at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here tonight. The…
