Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Affairs Dr S M Ziauddin Haider today said the present government does not just make promises, but believes in implementing them. “The government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has already started implementation of it pledges such as family card, farmer card, tree planting, canal and river dredging, healthcare, and employment. He is implementing the pledges by holding meetings with various experienced individuals,” he said while speaking at a reception accorded to him by the Jhalakathi Press Club this morning. The Jhalakathi Press Club accorded the reception to Dr. S M Ziauddin Haider on…
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Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has said that the government has taken initiative to simplify the licensing process for industrial and business sector to create new entrepreneurs and an investment-friendly environment. “As a result, entrepreneurs will be able to obtain licenses quickly and easily, which will play an important role in the development of new industrial and business establishments in the country,” he said. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Lalmonirhat Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Chamber Building today, a press note issued by…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned home tonight from Beijing wrapping up his six-day maiden official overseas visit to China and Malaysia at the invitation of prime ministers of the two countries. “A China Southern Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 07.45 pm,” said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani received the premier at the airport.…
Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 to clinch first place in World Cup Group H on Friday as the South Americans crashed out of the tournament. Alex Baena’s 42nd-minute strike settled an attritional battle in Spain’s favour in Guadalajara that condemned the Uruguayans to an early exit.
Senegal became the first African side to score five goals in a World Cup match, a stunning double by Pape Gueye inspiring them to a 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq in their final Group I match on Friday. Senegal also boosted their chances of progressing to the last 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams — they have the best goal difference of the teams on three points. Iraq go home without a point after a hugely disappointing campaign following an arduous route to qualify. Senegal struck early, Habib Diarra getting the slightest of touches to Abdoulaye Seck’s…
Ousmane Dembele scored one of the earliest hat-tricks in World Cup history on Friday as the Ballon d’Or winner starred in France’s 4-1 win over a second-string Norway, while Erling Haaland watched on from the bench. Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at the Gillette Stadium near Boston, struck again on 20 minutes and, after Thelo Aasgaard had pulled one back, he made it 3-1 in the 32nd minute. The only player to complete a hat-trick earlier in a World Cup match is Erich Probst, who got three inside the first 24 minutes for Austria…
The death toll from twin earthquakes rose Friday to 920 in Venezuela, where tens of thousands were reported missing as a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors was boosted by international rescue teams. Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a devastated neighborhood, as fury over the perceived lack of an official response mounted. United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher told AFP that more than 50,000 people were missing after two powerful earthquakes struck within a minute of each other on Wednesday evening, flattening buildings in the north of the country. The coastal area of La…
Bangladesh and China today signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in media sector and promote the use of modern technologies. According to a Bangladesh’s information and broadcasting ministry statement, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Chinese Premier Li Qiang witnessed the signing of the MoUs at Beijing’s historic Great Hall of the People. It said Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon and the heads of China’s state news agency Xinhua and China Media Group (CMG) inked the deals. According to the statement the MoUs will expand opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and China in news…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today paid tributes at the Monument to the People’s Heroes at the Tiananmen Square here by placing a special red-green wreath. While placing the wreath, the national anthems of the two countries were played and the bugle sounded the last post. After laying the wreath at the Monument, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Chinese revolutionary heroes. On his arrival at the square around 9.10am (local time) today, a smartly turned out contingent of the Chinese Armed Forces gave the Bangladesh…
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Great Hall of the People here this morning. He arrived at the Great Hall of the People here around 9.30am (local time) from Tiananmen Square. Earlier today, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid tributes at the Monument to the People’s Heroes at the Tiananmen Square here by placing a special red-green wreath. The national anthems of the two countries were played on the occasion while the bugle sounded the last post. After laying the wreath at the Monument,…
