National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Sunday said unscrupulous traders are hoarding and black marketing fuel in different parts of the country, creating an artificial fuel crisis.“An artificial crisis is being created due to panic buying and hoarding,” he s...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Sunday said the government was compelled to raise fuel prices due to rising global costs and mounting import pressure.Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, he said the government had no alternative but to hike the prices as fue...
National,Politics,Diplomachy
Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Humaiun Kobir and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Berris Ekinci have discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and Turkey in multiple areas.The discussion was held on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in T&u...
National,Women & Children
Prominent scriptwriters and entertainment media professionals gathered in Dhaka today for a day-long workshop aimed at promoting gender-sensitive narratives in Bangladesh’s entertainment industry. The event, titled “Workshop on Gender-Sensitive Script Writing,” focused on sensitizi...
National,Politics
The BNP government’s biggest achievement in its first 60 days is the growing trust of the people in both the administration and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, PM's Press Secretary Abu Abdullah M Saleh (Saleh Shibly) said on Saturday.“Our biggest achievement in these 60 days is that t...
A high-level delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) visited the world-renowned University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei City, Anhui Province, on Friday.At the outset of the visit, the delegation inspected the university’s advanced research centers, observing ...
Bangladesh and Pakistan have discussed the latest developments in regard to talks to resolve the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the Antalya D...
Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Dr Mahdi Amin on Saturday said the opposition is creating obstacles to the country’s development initiatives instead of cooperating with the government’s ongoing reform and development activities.“We thought that in this short period, (the...
National,Business & Commerce,Diplomachy
Economist and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, has claimed that the trade agreement signed by the interim government with the United States undermines Bangladesh’s energy sovereignty.Speaking as the chief guest at a pre-budget shadow par...
National
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque on Saturday said the government has undertaken a comprehensive long-term plan for the overall development of the country’s youth, expressing optimism that their active participation can bring about a radical positive change in society.“...
National,Politics,Women & Children
The National Citizens Party (NCP) has announced a 53-member central convening committee of its associate body, Jatiya Nari Shakti.The committee was announced on Saturday through a press release, approved under the directives of NCP Convener Nahid Islam and Member Secretary Akhter Hossen.Monira Sharm...
World,WAR,Middle East
Iran has reimposed restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, backtracking on its earlier move to reopen the vital shipping lane and warning that transit would remain blocked as long as the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continues.In a statement, the country’s joint military command said, “co...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday shared a personal story involving Fatema Begum, a domestic worker who had long served his late mother Khaleda Zia, saying she has now become a member of their family.“Many of you may be familiar with a name — Fatema. This woman was also in jail w...
National,Diplomachy
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam will represent Bangladesh at Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security, which will be held in Senegal from April 19–22.The State Minister left Dhaka for Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday morning to attend the Forum, said an official at the M...
National,Politics,Media
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Saturday said the government is working to introduce a retirement allowance to ensure financial security for senior journalists.He made the remarks while visiting ailing journalist Ismail Hossain Negaban at Bangladesh Medical University.&ld...
The government has increased the prices of all types of fuel at the consumer level in line with the rise in global fuel prices.Under the new rates, diesel will sell at Tk 115 per litre, octane at Tk 140, petrol at Tk 135, and kerosene at Tk 130, said a PID handout.The new prices will come into effec...
National,Healthcare
Outlining plans to raise health sector allocation to 5 percent of GDP, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged physicians working at the grassroots to lead efforts to build an accessible, affordable, effective and humane healthcare system.“You are the main drivers in turning our dream ...
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has said reviving SAARC is a major foreign policy objective of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.He made the remarks while speaking at a ministerial panel held on Saturday at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkiye.The discussion warmly recalled the seminal contributi...
National,Business & Commerce,Religion
The first Hajj flight from Bangladesh with 419 pilgrims has reached Saudi Arabia.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 3001) landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 4:20 am (local time).Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Md. Delwar Hossain and Counsellor (Hajj) Md. Kamrul Isl...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan MP on Thursday called for stronger international cooperation, particularly in technology transfer and capacity building, to ensure inclusive development, lasting peace and justice for future generations.“We call for stronger international coop...
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