Day: December 21, 2024

Interview with The Economist Islamic extremism will not come to Bangladesh: Dr. Yunus

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Desk report The interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has said that Islamic extremism will not come to Bangladesh. He said that the youth of Bangladesh are very impartial in matters of religion and said that the youth want to rebuild the country. Dr. Yunus said this in an interview given to the influential British magazine The Economist. The video of the interview was published on the Economist’s website on Friday. Bangladesh has been selected as the Economist’s country of the year in 2024. The country of the year…

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List of 859 martyrs in July coup to be submitted to Cabinet

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Desk report A list of 859 martyrs has been compiled in the July-August uprising. The list will be sent to the cabinet by next Monday. This information was given by the ministry’s special assistant professor Dr. Sayedur Rahman at a meeting titled “Treatment of the injured in the July-August uprising and rehabilitation of the martyrs’ families” at the conference room of the Ministry of Health on Thursday. A press release was issued on Friday to inform about the meeting. Speaking as the chairman, Sayedur Rahman said at the meeting that…

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Statement by the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing Indian media reports on violence against Hindus are misleading

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Desk report The press wing of the chief advisor said that the claim made by Indian media outlets that there were 2,200 incidents of violence against Hindus in 2024 is misleading and exaggerated. Several Indian media outlets, including India Today and Anandabazar Patrika, quoted the country’s Ministry of External Affairs on Friday as saying that there were 47 incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in 2022, 302 in 2023 and 2,200 in 2024. “These statistics are misleading and exaggerated,” a statement posted on the Press Wing’s verified Facebook page…

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BPL Music Fest: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to sing for Tk 3.4 crore

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Desk report Popular Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is in Dhaka now. He is performing at the ‘Echoes of Revolution’ concert organized by the ‘Spirits of July’ platform at the Bangladesh Army Stadium today to support the families of those martyred and injured in the July-August uprising. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will also perform at the BPL T20 Music Fest to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on December 23. After the BPL Music Fest, the tournament’s other two venues will also be held in Chittagong and…

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Tarique Rahman prepares to return home, house search underway

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Desk report There is a lot of discussion in the political arena about the return of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to the country. There are rumors that Tarique Rahman may return to the country in the first half of February of the new year. BNP sources said that the security situation is being monitored as part of the preparations. Even a house is being searched for Tarique Rahman. In the meantime, a delegation from the United Kingdom has visited Bangladesh to review the security situation. Meanwhile, BNP Standing Committee…

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