Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain today said empowering women is indispensable to building a climate-resilient society, stressing that ensuring women’s leadership is key to sustainable climate adaptation in Bangladesh. He made the remarks as the chief guest at the National Lessons Learned and Scale-Up Workshop, organised under the “Empower Women for Climate-Resilient Societies (Phase II)” project at Aloki Convention Hall in the capital’s Tejgaon. The minister said women’s empowerment is no longer merely a development agenda but has become a national imperative in addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.…
Author: diplomaticjourna_diplomaticjourna
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the authorities concerned to develop the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO) as a modern, future-ready, self-reliant space research institution capable of making effective contributions to national security and development. He gave the directive during his surprise visit to SPARRSO office here this morning. The premier arrived at the SPARRSO office in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, at about 9:15 am on a surprise visit, Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. Tarique Rahman visited each department of the organisation and exchanged views with its officials and employees. SPARRSO Chairman Md Rashedul…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked the education ministry for nationalizing the Tindu Junior Secondary School, located in the remote Tindu area of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban district. Education Minister Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milon said this in Jatiya Sangsad today during the general discussion on the proposed national budget for FY27, saying the ministry has made necessary action following the Prime Minister’s instruction. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said a report on social media came to the notice of the Prime Minister highlighting the extraordinary efforts of the school’s head teacher, Bamong Khiang Minglen to help…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon the students to prepare themselves to help build a developed and prosperous Bangladesh describing the new generation as the country’s future leaders. He made the call when hosting a luncheon for a group of students, teachers and visitors from various educational institutions, who enjoyed the parliamentary session, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. A total of 29 law students from the Canadian University of Bangladesh, 21 individuals including underprivileged students who attended through Surabhi and their teachers, a partner organization of the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and 16 individuals including…
Stephen Eustaquio’s stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, as the co-hosts advance to the last 16 for the first time in their history. With both sides making their inaugural appearance in the knockout phase, the game appeared to be heading for extra time, before Eustaquio broke South African hearts with a clinical hit from just outside the area. Canada — playing in Los Angeles despite being co-hosts, after failing to win their group — will now face the Netherlands or Morocco in Houston…
The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported citing senior US officials, and plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Iran have traded strikes in recent days despite a fragile June 17 memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict that began in late February and disrupted shipping through the vital waterway. Under that agreement, Tehran committed to allow safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz while Washington agreed to lift its blockade of Iranian ports. “We decided to…
Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 to claim second spot in Group L on Saturday to secure their passage to the last 32 of the World Cup. Petar Sucic opened the scoring in the first half before a resurgent Ghana dominated the second period, eventually levelling courtesy of Derrick Luckassen. But the 2018 runners-up showed their grit to dig out a late winner from the head of Nikola Vlasic as they set up a knockout clash with the second-placed side from Group K in Toronto on Thursday. For a while, Croatia had been going through as group winners until Jude Bellingham gave…
Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the tournament as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup knockout tie with Cape Verde by beating Jordan 3-1 on Saturday. The ageless Messi tops the scoring charts in North America as the tournament heads into the last 32. Cape Verde’s players will be wondering how they can stop Messi when the debutants ranked 67 face the champions on July 3 in Miami. With qualification already in the bag, Messi started on the bench but came on after an hour in Texas to huge cheers to get his…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a “crushing response”. Iran and the United States have both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war. The Guards “destroyed eight important US military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain,” they said in a statement. “Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets……
The US military said it carried out new strikes Saturday on multiple targets in Iran, in response to a fresh attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” US Central Command said. It adding that Iran had earlier Saturday attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker, the Kiku, carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil. The command later posted on X a grainy, 35-second video, recorded from midair, showing explosions in various landscapes. “US Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes tonight on…
