By Staff Correspondent : Bangladesh and Russia are working to substantially expand manpower cooperation, with Dhaka proposing an increase in the number of Bangladeshi workers in Russia from the current nearly 10,000 to 100,000 within the next year. Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman made the proposal during his ongoing three-day official visit to Russia, according to a foreign ministry press release here this morning. The Russian authorities agreed to work expeditiously on the proposal, and both sides are expected to complete the necessary formalities soon, it added. The proposed tenfold increase in Bangladeshi manpower exports emerged as a key outcome…
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The United States Embassy in Dhaka has trained 60 young Bangladeshis in communication, leadership and negotiation skills through a four-day programme aimed at fostering future business and leadership ties between Bangladesh and the United States. U.S. Ambassador Brent T. Christensen joined the closing ceremony of the programme titled “The Art of the Deal: American Excellence in Negotiation Skills” at a hotel in Gulshan today, where he praised the participants as a new generation of Bangladeshi leaders equipped with critical negotiation and leadership competencies. The programme, supported by U.S. English Language Specialist Joanne Munisteri, brought together 60 alumni of the Access…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said the media is an indispensable mirror of the state, society and modern civilisation, and its objectivity is vital to reflect reality accurately. “The media is a mirror through which society sees itself. If there are qualitative flaws within this system, it cannot present an accurate reflection,” he said. The minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled “Good Governance in the Banking Sector and the Role of Media,” organised by the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) in the capital’s Paltan area this morning, with support from…
Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Sheikh Robiul Alam today said that the government aims to establish an accountable governance system based on public participation in the service delivery system in the city corporations of the country. “Effective urban management requires a shared responsibility among the government, city corporations and the citizens,” he said this while addressing a public hearing hosted by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for making its citizen services and development activities more dynamic, transparent, accountable and participatory. The hearing, focusing on issues under the DSCC’s region-1, was organized at the Russian Cultural…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called for developing a skill and technology-based practical and job-oriented education system in the country instead of certificate-based education. “In this era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is no alternative to modernising and updating the traditional education curriculum to face the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation,” he said. Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, said this while addressing the inaugural session of a training programme on job-oriented and technical education for teachers at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital. National University (NU) organised the training programme with the theme ‘We…
Iranian state TV reported explosions in three cities on Monday, as the Israeli army said its air forces had struck targets in west and central Iran. “Several explosions heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan,” state TV posted on Telegram.
By Staff Correspondent : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman told the House that quick trial of Ramisa rape and murder case was possible due to government’s sincerity, quick investigation of police and support of the judiciary The law minister said this in a statement under section 300 of the rules of procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad today. A special tribunal today handed down death penalty to prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in the fastest-disposed major rape-murder cases in the…
Staff Correspondent : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today thanked the law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister and the home minister for identifying and bringing the accused in the Ramisa murder case under the law, according to a press release of the Parliament Secretariat here. The press release said the Prime Minister, at the Business Advisory Committee meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon, lauded the effective role played by the relevant ministries and law enforcement agencies in quickly identifying and bringing to justice those involved in the murder of Ramisa Akter (8), a second-grade student at Popular Model…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today extended an invitation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time. The premier extended the invitation as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan paid a courtesy call on him at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the city’s Tejgaon area this afternoon, said a press release. Tarique Rahman also thanked the Turkish foreign minister for undertaking the visit. Fidan conveyed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s greetings to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He said that his visit constituted the first step towards elevating Bangladesh-Turkiye relations to a strategic level. In this regard,…
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman left Dhaka this morning on a three-day official visit to Russia, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on bilateral and international issues. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir is accompanying the foreign minister during the visit, said a foreign ministry press release here. The Russian Foreign Ministry earlier announced the visit, saying that Khalilur Rahman would visit Russia from June 7 to 9 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the two foreign ministers would hold talks in…
