1 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is visiting Chattogram for the first time since assuming office through the 13th national parliamentary elections. He will also visit Cox’s Bazar district during this trip. Today, Sunday (August 9), the Prime Minister will travel by helicopter from Dhaka to Matarbari in Maheshkhali Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, in the morning. This information was announced by Zahidul Islam Rony, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, on Saturday (August 8) afternoon. According to the Prime Minister’s Office’s itinerary, today at 10:30 AM, he is scheduled to visit the Matarbari Deep Sea Port, the Coal Power Project, and…
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0 Argentine football legend Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, Jorge Messi, has passed away. He was 68 years old. It is reported that he breathed his last around 10 PM on Friday at a hospital in Rosario, Argentina, following a prolonged illness. The passing of Jorge Messi marks one of the toughest periods in the life of the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi. Despite his numerous on-field successes, his father’s contribution behind the scenes was immensely crucial to Messi’s career. From his early childhood, Jorge was a constant presence in Messi’s football journey. He played a pivotal role,…
0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman stated that beneficiaries of fascism are still active in various sectors of the state, politics, and administration. He said that recently, a syndicate has been attempting to destabilize the country’s fuel and power sectors. The Prime Minister made these remarks on Saturday (August 8) at a doctors’ rally organized in the capital on the occasion of the 37th founding anniversary of the Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB). Highlighting the current situation of the country’s energy sector, Tarique Rahman said that the government does not deny the public’s suffering with electricity and gas. In the past,…
0 General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is discussing with top US administration officials to find an ‘off-ramp’ or a way out of the ongoing conflict with Iran. The top US military official believes that further military operations in Iran could backfire, and achieving President Donald Trump’s declared goals through air strikes alone would be difficult. This information was reported by CNN, citing three sources familiar with General Caine’s recent discussions. According to the report, over the past few weeks, General Caine has discussed military options for the conflict and their potential consequences with several key…
1 Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram stated that the 1971 Liberation War was not a war of any single political party; it was a war of the entire nation, of the people. At the same time, he called for preserving the true history of the Liberation War and upholding the democratic system. He made these remarks as the chief guest at a program organized at Kurmitola Golf Club in the capital on Friday (August 7) night, marking the 54th Commissioning Day and Fellowship Day of the Second Bangladesh Liberation War Course. Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said that many events…
2 Dismissing the recent statements of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed remarked, ‘What Hasina? Has her face even been seen? Occasionally, only some noises are heard. They are trying to create instability in Bangladesh. The people of Bangladesh will never accept their kind of politics.’ He made these remarks while responding to journalists’ questions after laying the foundation stone for the new 500-bed building of Cox’s Bazar Medical College Hospital on Friday (August 7). The Home Minister stated that the people of the country would no longer accept the politics of the Awami League. He further…
0 New tensions have emerged between Bangladesh and India following a press conference held by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a foreign correspondents’ club in India. Following this incident, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday that the Indian government had no role in organizing the event. It was an event hosted by a private media organization. The Bangladeshi government expressed strong indignation over the incident. Dhaka conveyed its dissatisfaction in strong terms regarding how Sheikh Hasina, who is facing allegations of genocide, was given the opportunity to speak publicly. Simultaneously, a warning was issued that this…
1 The Election Commission (EC) has published the voter list for the presidential election. The voter list, containing the names of 349 Members of Parliament (MPs), was released on Thursday (August 6) night from the Election Commission Secretariat. Earlier on the same day, the EC announced the schedule for the presidential election. According to the schedule, the last date for submitting nomination papers is August 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on August 16, and the last day for withdrawal of candidacy has been set for August 18. Previously, on July 24, the country’s 22nd President, Md. Shahabuddin,…
0 After the successful completion of the pilot program, the government will officially inaugurate the Family Card program on August 16. The plan is to bring 16 million families across the country under this program in phases over the next four years. The main objective of this initiative will be to deliver benefits to the truly poor by regularly updating information. Social Welfare Minister A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain informed journalists about this after a cabinet committee meeting on the Family Card, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, held at the Secretariat on Thursday. He stated that Prime Minister Tarique…
3 The International Crimes Tribunal has announced verdicts in six cases of crimes against humanity committed during the student-people’s mass uprising in July-August 2024. In the six widely discussed verdicts, 16 individuals have been sentenced to death and 11 to life imprisonment, with other defendants in these cases receiving various terms of imprisonment. Regarding the ongoing trials at the International Crimes Tribunal, Chief Prosecutor Md. Aminul Islam stated, ‘The tribunal, reconstituted with the promise of justice for those martyred and injured in the mass uprising of July-August ’24, has largely fulfilled that commitment through the six verdicts delivered by the…