(BSS) – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today called for stronger cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to expand regular migration pathways, strengthen migrant protection and align Bangladesh’s workforce with evolving global labour market demands. She made the call when IOM Deputy Director General for Operations Ugochi Daniels paid a courtesy call on her at the foreign ministry here, according to a foreign ministry press release. Daniels was accompanied by IOM Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Iori Kato and Special Adviser Priya Marwah, while senior foreign ministry officials also attended the meeting. The…
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BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Political Adviser to Prime Minister Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the July Uprising is in no way less than the French Revolution. The French Revolution was a struggle to establish human rights and civil liberties. And in the July Revolution too, the youth shed blood to establish democracy, civil liberties and freedom of speech, he said. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion titled ‘Bloody July: Remembrance and Conviction’ at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium of Rajshahi University (RU) on Sunday afternoon. Rizvi said history says that…
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on planned strikes on Iran at the request of Tehran and other countries in the region — provided a deal is quickly reached. “The USA is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack,” he said.…
Authorities in Gaza said Saturday that they had recovered the remains of another 112 people in rubble, part of daunting operations after more than two years of Israeli strikes. Gaza’s civil defence agency said it found the remains or body parts following 136 hours of digging, largely with bare hands, in Sabra, a neighbourhood in the south of Gaza City. The remains included those of 40 children, 38 women and seven people who had had physical disabilities, according to the agency, which serves as a rescue service under Hamas. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it supported…
The government has initiated the process of enacting a new law titled Bangladesh Capital Market Stabilization Fund Act, 2026 to strengthen the country’s capital market, enhance transparency, and safeguard investors’ interests. The draft law has been prepared by the Financial Institutions Division and is now undergoing verification and policy review by the Ministry of Finance. Officials concerned said the proposed legislation aims to transform the Capital Market Stabilization Fund (CMSF) into a more effective and self-sustaining statutory institution by establishing a comprehensive legal framework for managing unclaimed cash dividends, shares, and other financial assets with greater transparency and accountability. Market…
The Consumers’ Right Protection Act, 2009, provides the legal framework to take action against food adulteration, fraud, overcharging, misleading advertisements and various other practices that violate consumers’ rights. Anyone found guilty of violating the law may face imprisonment, a fine, or both. At the same time, if a complaint is proven, the complainant is entitled to receive 25 per cent of the fine realised from the offender, a provision aimed at encouraging consumers to report violations. The law is not limited to combating food adulteration. It also empowers the authorities to take action against offences such as tampering with weights…
The government has initiated the process of enacting a new law titled Bangladesh Capital Market Stabilization Fund Act, 2026 to strengthen the country’s capital market, enhance transparency, and safeguard investors’ interests. The draft law has been prepared by the Financial Institutions Division and is now undergoing verification and policy review by the Ministry of Finance. Officials concerned said the proposed legislation aims to transform the Capital Market Stabilization Fund (CMSF) into a more effective and self-sustaining statutory institution by establishing a comprehensive legal framework for managing unclaimed cash dividends, shares, and other financial assets with greater transparency and accountability. Market…
As the July Uprising reached its peak, a portrait of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was hanging on the wall of the then Jahangirnagar University’s Bangla department chairperson’s office room part of the official formality. Professor Dr Shamima Sultana, the department chair during the uprising, said she removed it on August 1, 2024 being led by her conscience which told her the picture no longer deserved to be hung anymore at her office room. “It was a personal act of my ethical protest, believing that the picture sould no longer remain hanging on my office wall,” she said in an…
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj today said the government has decided to introduce martial arts in primary education to promote children’s physical and mental development and teach them self-defense. “Sports programmes will be strengthened at the primary level, and martial arts will be introduced in Classes Four and Five to develop self-defense skills alongside the physical and mental growth of children,” he said. The state minister made the remarks as the chief guest at a black belt award ceremony held at Bijoy Sarani in the capital. He said martial arts would not only equip students with…
BNP standing committee member and Prime Minister’s political adviser Mirza Abbas has been nominated as chairman of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) management committee. The Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare disclosed the appointment in a gazette notification issued on Thursday. Mirza Abbas, also a lawmaker from the Dhaka-8 constituency, will serve as chairman of the hospital’s management committee, according to the notification.
