Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference
Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference

The foreign ministry has said some quarters have been misinterpreting an instant walkout by some delegates from the speech of the Israeli delegate at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on February 18, in Marrakesh, Morocco. This is to inform that the Bangladesh delegation was...

Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser
Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has identified corruption as the countrys biggest challenge, warning that without tackling it, the nations desired progress will remain unattainable. He emphasized the need to curb corruption at all levels, noting that...

Saudi, IMF discuss recovery of conflict-affected economies
Saudi, IMF discuss recovery of conflict-affected economies

At the inaugural annual AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies, Saudi Arabias Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) co-hosted a high-level roundtable to address the recovery of conflict-affected economies in the Middle East, with a special focus on Syria. The session...

Tohidul Hussain, Jaishankar joins 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat
Tohidul Hussain, Jaishankar joins 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Tohidul Hussain on Sunday joined the Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat and shared stage with Indias External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar along with Foreign Ministers of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, Iran and others, reports UNB. Foreign Affairs Adviser...

CA to open 3-day DC Conference tomorrow
CA to open 3-day DC Conference tomorrow

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a three-day Deputy Commissioners (DC) Conference tomorrow (February 16). The conference is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Chief Adviser at 10:30 am in the Shapla Hall of the Chief Advisers Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, reports BSS. After...

Vanderbilt fined $500,000 by SEC for fans storming Court after win over Kentucky
Vanderbilt fined $500,000 by SEC for fans storming Court after win over Kentucky

Vanderbilt University was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court following the Commodores 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky on Saturday. This marks Vanderbilts third violation under the SECs revised access-to-competition-area policy. The fine...

Dr Yunus invited to Munich Security Conference
Dr Yunus invited to Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference Chairman, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, on Tuesday called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. Heusgen invited the Chief Adviser to join the key annual security...

People not confident in investment due to lack of trust
People not confident in investment due to lack of trust

Politicians and businessmen emphasis on election to create a stable situation as they think people are not confident of investing across sectors due to the uncertainty. Speakers made these statements while addressing a round table conference at Bashundhara City Conference Hall in capital titled...

Dhaka discusses modalities & objectives for int'l conference on Rohingya crisis
Dhaka discusses modalities & objectives for int'l conference on Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh has discussed the modalities and objectives of the upcoming International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis, to be convened by the UN in 2025 as per a UN General Assembly consensus resolution adopted this year, reports UNB. Dr. Khalilur Rahman, High Representative of the Chief Adviser...

Economic and income inequality a major concern at present: Dr Wahiduddin
Economic and income inequality a major concern at present: Dr Wahiduddin

Planning and Finance Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud said, Bangladesh is set to witness a political shift next year. At the opening session of the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) in Dhaka on Saturday, organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), he alluded to...