- Bangladesh’s 2025-26 budget may reach 8 trillion
- Aafia Siddiqui: Doctor accused of terrorism appeals for presidential pardon before Biden hands over to Trump
- Debapriya slams 'inconsiderate' VAT hike by interim govt
- Impeached South Korean president arrives at court to argue against his arrest
- This would be biggest trade war: Canada warns US
- Kazi Nazrul’s grandson hospitalised with burn Injuries
- BNP focuses entirely on elections
- Instagram profile grids to switch from squares to rectangles
- Govt seeks opinion on July proclamation
- Over 50,000 garment workers unemployed in a year
- Russia sentences Navalny lawyers to prison for relaying his messages
- 116 Palestinians killed since agreement announced
- Erdogan criticizes opposition over mayor's arrest amid corruption probe
- Trump to be sworn in at indoor ceremony first time due to extreme cold
- UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees
- David Lynch, iconic filmmaker, dies at 78
- Import duty hike sends fruit market in turmoil
- Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst globally this morning
- Unsweetened coffee reduces Alzheimer's disease risk by 30%
- UK central bank's Bailey warns of economic nationalism risks
Trump adviser says president-elect exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok
Trumps pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said in an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to preserve TikTok. Waltz made the comment when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked him about a report from The Washington Post that said Trump was...
Controversial officials being held gradually: Home adviser
The government is intensifying its drive against controversial officials within law enforcement agencies and other government agencies, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday. Those responsible are being held gradually. Today, we detained Motiur, infamously...
E-Passport to be issued within 2025
Home adviser to interim government Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury promised of electronic passport (E-Passport) by 31st December of this year, aiming brining down corruption in the sector to zero level and alleviating peoples measure in this regard. He made these remarks after exchanging...
ZEE News report on Prof Yunus is baseless: CA Press Wing
The Press Wing of the Chief Advisers Office has dismissed the ZEE News report about Dr Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladeshs interim government, as completely false and baseless, reports Dhaka Tribune. In a Facebook post on Monday, the CA Press Wing Facts said that the report is part of a...
Religious affairs adviser calls for unity for welfare of muslim ummah
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain urged all to forget all differences and unite for the welfare of the Muslim Ummah, reports UNB. What we need most at this moment is unity unity among Muslims and unity among the ethnic groups of Bangladesh, he was speaking as the chief guest at a...
July massacre trial will be completed by next Victory Day: Asif Nazrul
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul has said the trial of the July massacre will be completed by the next Victory Day. He made the remarks on Saturday during the first session of the second day of the national dialogue titled Unity, Reform, and Elections, organised by the...
Fire ravages secretariat building, spreads across 3 floors: Home adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the devastating fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Building No-7 of the secretariat and spread to the seventh and eighth floors respectively. He came up with the information while briefing reporters in front of the...
Essential reforms possible within a year: Asif Nazrul
Adviser for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Asif Nazrul has said that it is possible for the interim government to carry out essential reforms within a year if they are given the opportunity. If there is consensus, the next political government will not easily overturn or revoke those...
Poor to get relief from Tax burden in next budget
The finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said the poor people will get relief from the burden of Tax in the next fiscal year budget. He made the statement while addressing journalists at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Thursday. The adviser said: The budget for the upcoming fiscal...
Ensuring expats’ voting rights crucial as remittance inflow surges: Asif Nazrul
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday emphasised the importance of ensuring voting rights for expatriates, citing it as a critical step towards their greater inclusion in the nations democratic processes. Speaking at the International Migrants Day and...
'We started our Liberation war and finished it ourselves'
Adviser to the shipping ministry Brig Gen (retd) Dr Sakhawat Hossain said emphasized Bangladeshs pivotal role in starting and finishing its own Liberation War, reports Dhaka Tribune. Criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis statement on Bangladeshs Liberation War in 1871, he made the...
"Govt to intensify arrests of AL men”
LGRD adviser said the interim government has decided to intensify arrest drive on Awami League (AL) leaders and activists in light of their alleged misconduct and disruptive activities. Speaking to the media, Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib...
‘Incentives for businessmen will be reduced in next budget’
Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said in next fiscal years (2025-26) budget the incentives for businessmen will be reduced. He made the remark at annual meeting of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) on Sunday at an ostentatious hotel at Gulshan. He said: Businessmen have to...
“Will go away after handing over power to politicians through elections”
The foreign affairs adviser of the interim government Md Touhid Hossain said they will go away after handling over power to the politicians through elections. The adviser on Saturday made this remark at a view-exchange meeting with stake holders including government officials, freedom fighters,...
CA's special envoy holds meeting with Singapore minister Fu
Lutfey Siddiqi, chief advisers special envoy of the Bangladeshs interim government, on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with Grace Fu, Singapore Minister for Environment Sustainability and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations, at the Ministry of Trade office in Singapore. Siddiqi thanked the...
ACC, Judiciary became subservient to the AL: Asif Nazrul
Legal adviser Asif Nazrul criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the judiciary for becoming subservient to the Awami League. His remarks came during a discussion held on Monday at 10 am at the Liberation War Memorial Hall, IDEB, organized by the ACC in observance of International...
Journalist Foyez appointed Sr. Assistant Press Secretary to CA
Government has appointed New Age journalist Foyez Ahammad as the senior assistant press secretary to the chief adviser. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification on Thursday regarding his contractual appointment, reports UNB. Chief Advisers press wing is headed by Press...
Private institution teachers to get transfer opportunity: Adviser
Education adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud said that the private educational institutions teachers will have the transfer opportunity, reports UNB. The adviser on Wednesday said: All index-holding teachers working in private educational institutions will soon have the opportunity for transfers....
Textiles adviser calls for innovation to face post-LDC challenges
Adviser to Textiles, Jute, and Commerce ministries Sheikh Bashir Uddin has urged stakeholders to brace for challenges following Bangladeshs graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, reports UNB. Speaking at the National Textile Day 2024 seminar on Wednesday, he emphasized the need...
‘Attempts to incite and create divisions will be thwarted’
Mahfuj Alam, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement and adviser to the interim government, has said that recklessness, provocation, creating divisions and conflicts among students and youth, and attempts to turn the forces of the uprising reactionarythese will all...
Form committee to address illegal fishing: Farida
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar has emphasised the urgency of forming a committee to address illegal fishing activities, particularly during the fish catch ban period, reports UNB. Speaking at a workshop today, Farida Akhtar pointed out that Indian fishermen have been crossing into...
China is Bangladesh’s big priority in creating scope for trade cooperation: Commerce Adviser
Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Sunday said that China is a big priority of Bangladesh in creating scope for trade cooperation. In this regard, Bangladesh is keen to work with China over Free Trade Agreement (FTA), he added. The commerce adviser said this when Chinese ambassador to...
Farida Akhter urges immediate action to protect haor fish breeding
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has criticised the lack of responsibility shown in preserving fish breeding cycles in the haor region, labeling it a shortsighted approach by both consumers and fish harvesters, reports UNB. Haor fisheries are a gift of nature, and neglecting their...
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...
Awami govt loots the banks: Finance adviser
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said the Awami League government has looted the countrys banks. Most of the banks are on the verge of destruction. It (Awami League) took many projects without feasibility tests. He made the remarks today (November 16) while speaking at a seminar titled...
Three more advisers take oath
Three more advisers of the interim government have taken oath on Sunday evening (November 10) at Bangabhaban in the capital. They are -- AkijBashir Group Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, and Chief Advisers Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam. President Mohammed...
Three advisers to take oath this evening
The interim governments advisory council is set to expand again as three more advisers will be sworn in this evening (November 10). They are -- AkijBashir Group Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, and Chief Advisers Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam. Cabinet...
