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Govt to support enrich country’s film industry: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said the government would extend all cooperation to enrich the countrys film industry. He said this while inaugurating 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival arranged by Rainbow Chalachchitra Sangsad (RCS) at National Museum...
'July Uprising Directorate to be formed under the Liberation War Ministry'
Information and Broadcasting Advisor Nahid Islam said the July Uprising directorate is being set up under the Liberation War Affairs Ministry. He said that the martyr families and the injured will be provided lifelong assistance and rehabilitation through this department. Already, 826 martyr...
Tk 637 crore allocated for families of mass uprising victims: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Monday that the government has allocated Tk 637 crore and 80 lakh for the families of martyrs and the injured from the July-August uprising, reports UNB. The government will provide a savings certificate worth Tk 30 lakh to each martyrs...
Institutional reform can sow seed of sustainable democracy in Bangladesh: Advisers
Advisers Md Nahid Islam and Md Mahfuj Alam have emphasized that consensus based institutional reform can sow the seed of true and sustainable democracy in Bangladesh and that in turn will save the future of democracy in Bangladesh, reports BSS. They expressed this view in response to a question...
Report on billions of taka corruption burned to ashes
The most fatal fire incident in the history of Bangladesh Secretariat has burned the original report on thousands of crore taka corruption in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the country. The report was conducted on 21 projects worth 25,000 crore. Besides, several...
Role of journalists is more crucial in present time: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Tuesday said the role of journalists in the current time is very significant, expressing hope that newsmen would play a responsible role by providing actual facts to the people of the country. Stressing the importance of objective news...
Transport sector mired in corruption: Adviser Nahid
Corruption in the countrys road transport sector remains a pressing concern, with its dynamics changing but not diminishing, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Saturday, reports UNB. There is a political influence intertwined with the chaos on the roads. So, resolving the...
2024 victory completes our independence: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has said that although Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971, it remained unprotected until the victory of 2024. The victory of 2024 has completed our independence, he said while speaking to reporters at the National Monument in Savar on...
Bangladesh wants to set example in trial of genocide: Advisor Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Advisor Nahid Islam said, The genocide committed by the fascist Awami League government during the July Uprising is unimaginable in a word. Every person in Bangladesh wants this genocide to be trialed. The current interim government is committed to trial this genocide...
Nahid urges Saudi Arabia to invest in IT sector
Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam has urged Saudi Arabia to invest in Bangladeshs IT sector with a particular focus on high-tech parks, reports BSS. The present government is eager to strengthen its existing relationship with Saudi Arabia, ensuring that...
Adviser Nahid says Govt welcomes constructive criticism from media
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has urged the media and journalists to provide constructive criticism to help improve the governments performance. He emphasized that such feedback would be valuable for refining government policies during an exchange of views with leaders of the...
Nahid urges young IT talents to build up expertise
Post, telecommunication and information adviser Nahid Islam has urged youth to gather more expertise on IT, reports UNB. He made the appeal on Monday during a meeting with Japanese ambassador Iwama Kiminori at the ICT Tower in Agargaon. The adviser highlighted that Bangladeshs youth are...
Commonwealth countries will stand by Bangladesh: Asst Sec General
Commonwealth Assistant Secretary General Professor Luis Gabriel Franceschi on Monday said Commonwealth countries will stand by Bangladesh. He said this while he called on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology adviser Md Nahid Islam at the latters ministry office in the capital....
Govt to send mass uprising injured Kajal to Thailand for better treatment
Posts, Telecommunications and ICT adviser Md Nahid Islam said Kajal, who were injured in mass uprising in July, will be sent to Thailand for better treatment. Adviser Nahid Islam, special assistant to health adviser Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, DG of Health Directorate Professor Abu Zafar and...
India need not worry about minorities — Nahid Islam tells BBC Hindi
In an interview aired on Thursday by BBC Hindi, Nahid Islam, the Adviser for Information and Broadcasting in Bangladeshs interim government, addressed concerns raised by India regarding the safety of minorities in Bangladesh and recent communal tensions. Nahid Islam, a key figure in the government,...
There's no govt pressure on media: Nahid Islam
Adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam said there is no pressure on the media from the government and the media should use this freedom to provide objective news with courage. He said this in a view exchange meeting with the editors of daily newspapers at the...
JnU students get assurance of fulfilling demands within 3 working days
Posts, Telecommunications and ICT adviser Md Nahid Islam has assured the protesting students of Jagannath University (JnU) to fulfill their demands within 3 working days including demand of handing over the project work of second campus to the army. He gave this assurance to the protesting...
Govt developing cyberbullying prevention framework: Nahid Islam
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said the interim government is developing a separate framework to combat the issue of cyberbullying, which is particularly affecting girls in the country. Nahid Islam, also the information and broadcasting...
Elections to be held on national consensus after necessary reforms
The adviser of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam said that after all the necessary reforms is completed, the general election will be held on the basis of national consensus. He said, We got new...
Young generation will lead Bangladesh: Nahid Islam
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Friday said the young generation will lead Bangladesh in all aspects, reports BSS. Young people have shown Bangladesh a new way . . . they will lead Bangladesh in all aspects, he said. Nahid Islam, also Adviser of...
EU expects interim govt to hold elections after necessary reforms
The European Union (EU) expects the interim government to complete all reforms and fulfill the democratic election process. The delegation of the European Union (EU) Embassy met with adviser to the ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the ministry of Information...
Govt focuses on attracting foreign investors for generating more jobs: Adviser Nahid
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said the interim government is trying to create a suitable environment to attract foreign companies to invest in Bangladesh with the aim of generating more job opportunities. The interim government is trying to...
Advisers hold ‘closed-door’ meeting with chief justice
Two advisers of the interim government held a closed-door meeting with Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed at his Supreme Court (SC) office on Tuesday, reports the Daily Sun. Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and ICT Adviser Nahid Islam joined the half-hour meeting with the chief justice starting around...
Sheikh Hasina is liable for police killing in July uprising: Adviser Nahid Islam
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Nahid Islam said Sheikh Hasina is responsible for the deaths of all the policemen in the July uprising. We urged Sheikh Hasina to hand over power peacefully. But she did not do so, causing a bloodbath in the country. Sniper rifles were used to open fire...