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- CA to hold bilateral talks with Modi, other BIMSTEC leaders tomorrow
- Rescue team led by Bangladesh Army continues its operation in Myanmar
- Thai ministers meet CA on BIMSTEC sidelines
- ‘Evidence of conspiracy to thwart July-August trial found’
- Kagiso Rabada leaves Gujarat Titans squad for personal reasons
- Gold price declines after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs
- India says 'examining the implications' of US tariffs
- Russia, Cuba, North Korea escape Trump's tariff
- Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh
- Trump's tariffs dull the dollar's safe-haven sheen
- BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on Touhid
- CA joins official dinner of BIMSTEC
- Real Madrid got $154M from UEFA to top prize money table last season
- Rejuvenated IPL match-winner Siraj praised for 'fire in his belly'
- Top Russian official in Washington for talks on improving ties
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- Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

'Government now well-established both economically and politically'
Chief Advisers press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, commented that the government is now well-established both economically and politically, and the situation in the country has significantly improved. He said, The Interim Government is now well-organized. There was a lot of concern about law and...

'One person laundered Tk400cr in name of tuition fees for son'
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that they have found one individual has sent TK400 crore as tuition fees for his son studying abroad during the Awami League regime. Many children go abroad to study. In one case, it was seen that Tk400 crore was sent abroad as tuition fees for...

BNP likely seeking specific election date: Press Secretary
CAs press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday that BNP may be pressing for a specific election date, reports UNB. He also said that the interim government has already released the national election roadmap. He made the remark while responding to a question at a press briefing at the Foreign...

Press Secretary reveals cause and death toll of Shapla Chattar massacre
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the fascist Awami League government carried out the Shapla Chattar massacre to perpetuate its power. The press secretary made these remarks at a shadow parliament debate competition on the Shapla Chattar massacre organized by Debate for...

Government to recognize killed as 'July Martyrs,' injured as 'July Fighters'
The interim government will recognize those killed in the July-August anti-dictatorship uprising as July Martyrs and those injured as July Fighters. The state will call them by this name. Their names have already been listed. In addition, the martyrs families can get a one-time Tk 30 lakh and a...

CA’s press secretary slams revenue-losing Karnaphuli Tunnel
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that Karnaphuli Tunnel was built just for the convenience of the former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed, reports UNB. He made the statement on Karnaphuli Tunnel, the countrys first underwater expressway tunnel in Chattagram, on...

Polls may be held by Dec, maximum by March 2026
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the next parliamentary elections might be held by December next or March 2026, reports BSS. He made the remark while replying to a question at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy Monday evening. Alam said Chief Adviser Professor...

Joint forces to patrol across country including Dhaka from this evening
Combined patrolling of the joint forces will continue in important places across the country including the capital Dhaka from this evening, said Chief Advisors Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. He informed this to the reporters after the core committee meeting held at the conference room of the...

Youth made their mark on global stage through uprising: Mahfuj
Adviser Mahfuj Alam has asserted that the youth of Bangladesh have made their mark on the international stage through the July Uprising, reports UNB. He made this statement on Tuesday while speaking as the chief guest at the Youth Festival organized by the Ministry of Information and...

Shafiqul Alam promoted to senior secretary
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser, has been granted the status of senior secretary. A notification, in this regard, was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday, reports UNB. The notification stated that during his tenure as the press secretary to the...

Govt prioritises bringing Hasina back for trial: Shafiqul Alam
Chief Advisers press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday said bringing Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh and putting her on trial in person is the governments top priority. We want to bring her back and put her on trial in person. The people of Bangladesh want to see her trial. Bringing her to...

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...

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...

Govt in talks to set up skill development centers
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the interim government continues talks with foreign agencies to set up skill development centers in Bangladesh, reports BSS. We are looking into what logistical support they (foreign organisations) want in this regard, he told a press...

Consensus Commission dialogue with political parties begins Feb 15
Dialogue of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties will begin on February 15 next. Chief Advisers press secretary Shafiqul Alam informed the matter on Monday evening. He said. A decision was taken today to hold first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with...

Will criticize, but won’t let interim government fail: Rizvi
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that they will criticize the interim government but will not let it fail. He on Saturday made the statement while addressing a book unveiling program at the National Press Club. Poet Hasan Hafiz, also the...

Anyone found distributing leaflets of AL to be arrested: Press Secretary
Shafiqul Alam, the Chief Advisors press secretary, has said if anyone is found distributing leaflets of Awami League (AL), then he/she will be arrested. He said this at a briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Monday evening. The Press Secretary said, Our strong...

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...

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,...