BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed the importance of prioritizing merit in teacher recruitment at Thakurgaon University, saying the institution must achieve world standards instead of becoming a traditional university. Mirza Fakhrul made the remark while addressing the university’s logo unveiling ceremony last night. He said all necessary steps will be taken, including ensuring merit-based teacher recruitment, so that the newly established university can emerge as a world-class institution and help Thakurgaon, a poor and underdeveloped district, gain the reputation of an educational hub. Thakurgaon University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Israfil…
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Despite growing fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin has downplayed the impact of Ukraine’s escalating strikes on Russian oil refineries. Calling the situation “not critical,” he has rejected ceasefire proposals and maintained that Russia’s military campaign will continue until its objectives are achieved. Putin has argued that Ukraine’s attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure are intended to divert attention from setbacks on the battlefield. However, military analysts say Russia’s offensive has slowed considerably in recent months, suggesting the fighting has reached a more difficult phase. Even so, Putin appears confident that the fuel shortages will not significantly weaken public support…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (4 July) joined the July National Conference-2026, organised to mark the second anniversary of July mass uprising and honour those killed and injured during the movement. The programme began at 10:12am at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon with a remembrance ceremony jointly organised by the July Martyred Families Society and the central executive committee of Amra July Joddha. “The conference is being held in remembrance of the bloody July Revolution. The programme is dedicated to the martyrs,” Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said. He said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended…
Iran officially began six days of public funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei this morning (4 July), state television reported. Khamenei was killed in a joint United States-Israeli air strike on his official residence in Tehran on 28 February, the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran. Thousands of mourners carrying red banners — a symbol of vengeance — filled the courtyard of Tehran’s vast Grand Mosalla religious complex as they waited for the arrival of Khamenei’s coffin, an AFP journalist witnessed. Khamenei’s coffin will lie in state until Monday. Afterwards, his coffin will be taken to…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today said the government is continuing efforts to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh, saying the people want her returned to face trial. “Of course, we should bring her back to Bangladesh and complete the trial. That is what the people of Bangladesh want. Work is underway for that purpose,” she told reporters when replying a query at the foreign ministry this evening. Responding to another question on Bangladesh’s foreign relations, Shama Obaed said the government remains committed to maintaining balanced and constructive ties with all countries while safeguarding national interests. “We will have relations with China. We…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s pen was a sharp weapon against colonial rule, oppression, exploitation, inequality, discrimination, superstition and every form of injustice and ugliness. “Nazurl was a rare genius whose influence has been immense throughout every stage of the nation’s life,” he said while virtually inaugurating the year-long “Nazrul Year 2026–2027” programme at a meeting organized by the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning. The prime minister said Poet Nazrul Islam is one of those extraordinary individuals whose impact on our socio-economic, political, literary, cultural, moral and intellectual life is profound.…
Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain today said the government is working to establish good governance and a discrimination-free society, drawing inspiration from the sacrifices of the July martyrs. “No one in society will be left out of the government’s development programmes,” he said while addressing the closing ceremony of a week-long basic skills development training programme under the Livelihood Improvement Programme for Marginalised Communities at the Dinajpur District Social Services Complex this afternoon. The minister said, “We are moving forward with the goal of ensuring that everyone can live well…
The government is developing a “Tree Monitoring App” as a key digital tool to ensure the survival, growth and accountability of saplings planted under its nationwide afforestation initiatives, including the flagship “One Child, One Tree” programme. The initiative is outlined in the National Budget Speech Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) and the Bangladesh Climate Budget Report 2026-27 as part of the broader National Green Mission aimed at large-scale environmental conservation and climate resilience. According to the budget and climate policy documents, the app is being developed to make afforestation activities more modern, transparent and accountable through continuous digital surveillance and maintenance…
Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, left Dhaka this morning for Iran to attend the janaza of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Speaker departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30 am today (Thursday) for Iran to participate in the funeral prayers of the Iranian leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was born on April 19, 1939, in Mashhad in northeastern Iran and embraced martyrdom on February 28, 2026, at the age of 86, said a press release. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, he played a significant role in the country’s new…
US and Iran negotiators made “positive progress” during indirect talks in Doha, with the next round expected after the late Iranian supreme leader’s funeral, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said. “Qatar & Pakistan mediators concluded separate meetings with the US & Iranian negotiators in Doha today, with positive progress made on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, building on the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said Wednesday on X. “The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following…
