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Chief Adviser to receive 4 reform commissions' reports on Jan 15: Shafiqul Alam

Four reform commissions, out of six formed in the first phase, will submit their respective reports to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, said CAs Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday. Members of the four commissions will go to the Chief Advisers Office in Tejgaon to hand over...

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...

Govt won’t interfere with press freedom like AL: Press secy

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary of the chief adviser, said on Saturday that the incumbent government will not interfere with the freedom of press that the Awami League exercised during its 15 years in power. The freedom of press cannot be interfered. We wont do anything that will gag their...

Students to get new books by February

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, said the free textbook distribution among primary and secondary-level students could fully be completed by February 2025. He on Thursday shared the information while addressing a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy in the...

‘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...

Hopeful PBI can solve Sagar-Runi murder case: Shafiqul Alam

Shafiqul Alam, the Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser expressed confidence on Sunday that the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) would successfully resolve the long-unsolved Sagar-Runi murder case. Though it is challenging, they have assured us that they are working hard on this, Alam said,...

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...

Shafiqul for paying minimum basic salary to journalists

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said the owners of media outlets must provide a minimum basic salary to journalists, reports BSS. I am not against the Wage Board for journalists...but a basic minimum salary must be provided to journalists, he told a discussion....

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...

Minimal wage structure in media should be introduced: Press Secy

Terming the existing wage board formed for the countrys journalists as faulty, Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the wage board system should be abolished and a minimum wage structure should be introduced in media. Wage board system is faulty. A new structure should be launched...

UGC to be ‘university commission: Shafiqul Alam

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh will be made a university commission dropping grants word from it in a bid to improve the quality of the countrys tertiary education. He said this at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy...

‘Fabricated inflation figures presented during Sheikh Hasina’s regime’

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the interim governments chief advisor said inflation figures were presented to the public in a fabricated manner during Sheikh Hasinas regime. He made this remark at a workshop organized by Research and Policy Integration for Development on Sunday. Shafiqul...

AL has replicated oppression of ’71 in ’24: Press Secretary

Press secretary to the chief adviser Shafiqul Alam said the atrocities committed by the occupation forces in 1971 have been repeated in 2024 by the Awami League (AL). He on Saturday made the remark after paying tribute to the best sons of the nation at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in...

88 cases filed, 70 held in minority-related incidents: Press Secy

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that a total of 88 cases have been registered in incidents related to minorities from August 5 to October 22 this year while 70 people have been arrested in connection with those incidents. He revealed the information at a regular press briefing...

'Steps taken to ensure adequate edible oil supply during Ramadan and there's no crisis of it'

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said the interim government has been taking required steps to keep adequate supply of edible oil during the forthcoming holy month of Ramadan, stressing that there is no crisis in the market right now. We dont think there is any crisis of...

Bangladesh’s image "Unfairly Portrayed," says Chief Adviser’s press secretary

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday called for independent investigations by media outlets and rights organizations into reports of violence against Bangladeshs Hindu community in the aftermath of the recent revolution. Alam expressed concern over the portrayal of Bangladesh...

Press Secretary calls for 'serious journalism' defying fear of 'tagging'

Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Shafiqul Alam, has called for serious journalism defying fear of tagging. Stating that no one is above criticism, he told reporters, If you can, write about Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. He said this at the first part of the Investigative Journalism...

Broken criminal justice system needs to be fixed: CA's Press Secretary

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Bangladesh needs to fix a lot of things, including its broken criminal justice system so that they can ensure justice to every suspect. The biggest thing we need is to fix our broken criminal justice system so that we can ensure justice to...

Looting scenario should come in textbooks: Press Secretary

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the scenario of looting in the countrys financial sector is terrible. Many have tried to validate it. The chief adviser called these incidents horrific. These incidents of looting should come in textbooks so that the new and next generation can...

‘If interim government leaves without repairing the state, this generation will accuse us’

The press secretary of the Chief Advisor, Shafiqul Alam, said, If the interim government leaves without repairing the state at all, this generation will make accused. He said this at a seminar titled State Reform Proposals organized by the National Democratic Movement (NDM) at the BRAC Center in...

Fight misformation campaign with truth: CA's Press Secretary

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has encouraged more journalists including woman reporters and editors to talk to the Indian media to confront misinformation campaign coming from some of the Indian media outlets and their social media platforms, reports UNB. We must tell our stories...

CA didn’t say tenure of interim government will be 4yrs: Press Secretary

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus did not say that the tenure of the interim government will be four years, said his press secretary Shafiqul Alam. He said that many people are making headlines without listening to the real fact. The whole matter was cleared up and it wasnt mentioned about four...

Campuses must not be turned into dens of terror: CA press secretary

Urging everyone to keep educational institutions across the country safe, Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said campuses must not be turned into dens of terrorism. Safety has to be ensured at educational institutions and terrorism has to be eradicated from campuses to keep...

There will be documentation of money wasted in the name of Mujib Year: CA’s Press Secretary

Chief Advisers press secretary Shafiqul Alam said, There will be documentation of money wastage in the name of Mujib Year. How much money has been spent in a specific sector in a specific ministry will be taken into account. Even private companies had been forced to pay for Mujib Year. Everything...

Efforts underway to bring back laundered money: CA’s Press Secretary

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said despite it seems to be a tough task, the interim government is making best efforts to bring back the laundered money from abroad. The government has enough efforts to bring back the laundered money, he said while speaking at a press briefing...

US polls outcome won't affect Dhaka-Washington ties: Shafiqul Alam

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said the results of the US election will not pose any challenge for the relations that the two countries maintain as Prof Muhammad Yunus as a global leader has very good ties with senior leaders of the both Democratic and Republican parties....

Salary issue of women's football team to be resolved soon: Press Secretary

Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary of the Interim Governments Chief Adviser, said that the womens football teams salary issue will be resolved soon. He said this at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on Thursday evening. The press secretary said that there was a discussion in the...