Greece insists on unification ahead of UN talks on Cyprus
Greece insists on unification ahead of UN talks on Cyprus

Greece considers the unification of Turkish and Greek Cypriots the only viable solution to Cyprus long-standing division, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said Monday, as international efforts to resolve the issue resumed. Cyprus can no longer remain divided. Partition was never a solution....

CA to hold special meeting with police tomorrow
CA to hold special meeting with police tomorrow

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will hold a special meeting with senior police officers on law and order issues on Monday. Some 127 SP-level and senior officers will join the meeting with the chief adviser at his office, Chief Advisers Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told...

National Moon Sighting Committee's meeting tomorrow
National Moon Sighting Committee's meeting tomorrow

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow (March 1), aiming to review the moon sighting which will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Islamic Foundations Baitul Mukarram office in the capital...

BNP cannot, will not fall into local election trap: Tarique Rahman
BNP cannot, will not fall into local election trap: Tarique Rahman

BNPs Acting Chairman Tarique Rahmanhas alleged that an attempt is being made to create a smokescreen regarding the election. He said, The local elections before the national election are a process to rehabilitate the fascism of the autocrat Sheikh Hasina. However, BNP cannot, and will not, fall...

LD Hall premises filled with leaders and activists
LD Hall premises filled with leaders and activists

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is holding an extended meeting with its leaders ranging from grassroots to the central level after a long seven years. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the meantime joined as the chief guest through a virtual platform from London. With reciting Quran, the...

'Time is not on our side': UN warns nations at climate science meeting
'Time is not on our side': UN warns nations at climate science meeting

Tense negotiations on the timing and content of the UNs next blockbuster assessment of global warming science opened in China on Monday, with US scientists reportedly absent. The meeting in Hangzhou comes on the heels of the hottest year on record and rising alarm over the pace of warming....

Turkiye FM Fidan, Chinese counterpart discuss global security concerns
Turkiye FM Fidan, Chinese counterpart discuss global security concerns

Turkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi held discussions on Thursday at the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in South Africa, focusing on bilateral and regional matters, according to sources from Turkiyes foreign ministry. The talks covered the political and...

BNP calls extended meeting
BNP calls extended meeting

BNP has called for an extended meeting in the capital on February 27. However, the venue of the meeting has not been finalized yet. The partys senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi shared this information at a press conference at the BNP central office in Nayapaltan in the capital on...

Consensus Commission’s first meeting underway
Consensus Commission’s first meeting underway

The Consensus Commissions first meeting with political parties commenced at the Foreign Service Academy after 3:00 pm on Saturday, BSS and UNB reported. The meeting is being chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. In the meeting, delegations from BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, LDP, Jatiya Party...

First meeting of Consensus Commission with political parties today
First meeting of Consensus Commission with political parties today

The first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with political parties will be held on Saturday. The meeting will be held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital from 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Chief Advisor Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will address the meeting. The meeting will discuss...

Jamaat’s meeting with EC begins
Jamaat’s meeting with EC begins

A delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has begun a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners. The meeting started at 10:00 am today (February 13) at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka. In a statement issued on...

Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto
Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto

The Bangladesh Consulate General in Toronto hosted an exchange meeting with Bangladeshi students from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and York University. Thirty-one students from four campus-based Bangladeshi student unions attended the event. As part of the upcoming...

Govt takes 3 decisions on quota
Govt takes 3 decisions on quota

The government has taken three decisions on the application of quota system in the admissions to educational institutions and employment. These decisions were taken at a meeting of the Advisory Council of the interim government on Thursday. The meeting was presided over by Professor Dr....

Seven colleges issue: CA calls emergency meeting
Seven colleges issue: CA calls emergency meeting

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called an emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing situation of seven colleges in the capital. Sources at the Chief Advisers Office confirmed the matter on Tuesday evening. Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, University Grants Commission Chairman SMA...