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Govt emphasizes preserving endangered languages and ensuring diversity: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary M Jashim Uddin said that the current interim government led by Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is committed to upholding the ideals by ensuring national unity, equal opportunities and respecting all linguistic and cultural identities. The interim government is emphasizing on...
High-level probe body on ICT sector soon
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday said the interim government will soon form a high-level committee to investigate corruption and irregularities committed in the ICT sector during the deposed regime of Sheikh Hasina. Many reports on corruption in the ICT and digitalisation...
Bangladesh boosts efforts for ASEAN SDP
Bangladesh has redoubled its efforts to achieve the status of sectoral dialogue partner (SDP) to the ASEAN since the interim government assumed office in August 2024. Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin made this remark during a discussion on ASEAN-Bangladesh Relationship: A Way Forward held at...
Our July documentaries are slaps for Indian media: Shafiqul
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday said Indian media run many fake stories over the Bangladesh July uprising but each of our documentaries on the popular uprising is a slap for the Indian media. He said this after watching a documentary on July movement at Comilla University...
Hamas must be eradicated, says US State Secy Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fully endorsed Israels war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas must be eradicated and throwing the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem at the start of a regional tour, where he is...
BNP hopes for 'minimum consensus' on state reforms
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed the hope that political parties will reach a minimum consensus on state reformations through talks to facilitate the quick holding of the parliamentary election. There will be discussions on the reports provided by the reform...
'Interim govt enters second phase'
Quoting Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that the interim government has entered its second phase with the start of the National Consensus Commissions meeting with political parties to discuss the future direction of the country. Speaking to reporters...
Election date depends on July Charter: Press Secretary
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the timeline for the next national election depends on the reform agenda, which he called the July Charter. The election date will depend on the July Charter, he told reporters outside the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka moments before the...
Anyone tries to destabilize the country to be arrested: Home Secretary
Those who are trying to destabilize the country will be arrested under the Operation Devil Hunt, said senior secretary of the Home Ministry Nasimul Gani. He said this at a press briefing on Operation Devil Hunt at the Home Ministry conference room at the Secretariat on Sunday afternoon....
50 lakh voters added to updated list
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said field-level officials have collected data on nearly 50 lakh people eligible to be voters as of Monday. Field-level officials have collected data on 49,70,388 eligible voters as of Monday during the door-to-door data collection campaign,...
Dr TH Khan’s 1st death anniversary tomorrow
The first death anniversary of Dr Tofazzal Hossain (TH) Khan, a former director of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday). On that day in 2024, TH Khan breathed his last after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Uttara residence in the capital. Dr...
Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Sheikh Hasina will be brought to the country and tried after completing legal procedures. The trial of force disappearances, killings, and genocide is underway to ensure justice and accountability. Sheikh Hasina will be tried by bringing her...
"Due to ‘family genes,’ Tulip became involved in corruption in UK"
BNPs Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said, Sheikh Hasina was an ideal model of corruption. There is no sector left untouched by her corruption. Even though Tulip grew up in a corruption-free country like the United Kingdom, she got involved in corruption due to family...
What Antony Blinken reflects on about America’s role in world as his term as secretary of state ends
With just over a week remaining in his tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken continues to focus on diplomacy and global alliances. Recently completing what is likely his final international tour, Blinken met with world leaders in Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, and Rome, emphasizing the importance...
Bangladesh urges India to avoid border provocations
Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin on Sunday called upon the government of India to advise all the authorities concerned in India to refrain from any provocative actions that could escalate tensions along the shared border. He conveyed Bangladeshs deep concern to High Commissioner of India...
Media can criticize all including Chief Adviser: Press Secretary
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the media must be made independent first to institutionalize democracy in the country. This is the high time to bring the powerful groups accountable. Because this government didnt interfere with the medias freedom and wouldnt do so in the...
Monju elected AB Party chairman, Fuaad as general secretary
Mujibur Rahman Monju has been elected Chairman of the Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, with Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuaad chosen as General Secretary. The announcement came during the partys inaugural national council at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday. Voting for the Chairmans post was...
"Most excluded 43rd BCS candidates to rejoin; dearness allowance coming soon"
The majority of the 267 candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment process are expected to rejoin their jobs, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Dr Md Mokhlesur Rahman stated. The investigation has been completed, and we are working to...
‘Those involved in July-Aug massacre, have no rights to do politics’
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam asserted that those involved in the July-August massacre, have no rights to do politics in the country. He said, There is no scope of politics of those involved in looting, corruption and July-August massacre. Shafiqul Alam also said that the...
Shamim Ara appointed Bandarban’s new DC
The government has appointed Deputy Secretary Shamim Ara Rini as the new deputy commissioner (DC) of Bandarban district. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Monday. Shamim Ara is currently serving as the secretary of the Gazipur City Corporation...
“Bangladesh lived under shadow of a regime that turned "elections into farces"”
Chief Advisers Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir has said Bangladesh, for over a decade, lived under the shadow of a regime that turned elections into farces, dissent into treason, and the press into a pliant karaoke machine. He said deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas government was not...
CA's press wing shares progress on visa issues for European countries
Chief Advisers deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Sunday shared the progress made following Bangladeshs request to European countries to relocate their visa centers from Delhi to Dhaka or another nearby country. He said Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus made a request to the...
Nat’l unity crucial to establish pro-people govt: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has underscored the need to build national unity to establish a pro-people government in the country. He made the demand while virtually addressing a student rally in Thakurgaon on Saturday. Now, national unity is a must. Especially, the...
Govt to issue more efficient accreditation card for journalists: Shafiqul
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has assured that the government will issue more efficient accreditation cards for journalists. The Chief Advisers Press Wing held a meeting on Monday with the leaders of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of Journalists, Dhaka...
Govt has no connection with Proclamation of July Revolution: Press Secy
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the government has no connection with the Proclamation of July Revolution. He made the remarks while briefing journalists in front of the Chief Advisers official residence Jamuna on Sunday afternoon. The Press Secretary said Proclamation...
Fakhrul criticizes 17-year voting age proposal
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that the Chief Advisers proposal to set the minimum age for voting at 17 has caused controversy, as it could slow down the election process. Prof Yunus has proposed that the minimum age for becoming voters should be 17. This...
Draft of Cyber Security Ordinance gets final approval
The Chief Advisors Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the Cyber Security Ordinance was discussed in the meeting of the Advisory Council. The draft of the ordinance has been given final approval. He said this at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy auditorium on Tuesday...
Sarwar Alam appointed as President's new Press Secretary
Md Sarwar Alam, a former information cadre officer has been appointed as the press secretary to the President, in the rank of secretary on a two-year contract. The Ministry of Public Administration confirmed his appointment in a notification signed by ministrys Deputy Secretary Abul Hayat ....