Desk Report: Advisory Council has replaced milkmaid: Nur The President of the People’s Rights Council and former VP of DUCSU, Nurul Haque Nur, has commented that there is a place for milk flies in the advisory council. He said these things at a discussion meeting organized at the Maulana Mohammad Akram Khan Hall of the National Press Club in the capital on Saturday (May 24) afternoon. The meeting titled ‘Thirteenth National Parliament Elections for the Establishment of Democracy and Human Rights’ was organized by the World Human Rights Organization Bangladesh.…
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38 bank accounts of former Air Force Chief Abdul Hannan, his wife and son frozen
Desk Report: 38 bank accounts of former Air Force Chief Abdul Hannan, his wife and son frozen The former chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, his wife Tahmida Begum and son Sheikh Labib Hannan have been ordered to freeze 38 bank accounts. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge’s Court Judge Md. Zakir Hossain gave the order on Saturday. The court gave the order in response to an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the matter. ACC…
Read MoreAdvisory Council statement on the emerging situation
Desk Report: Advisory Council statement on the emerging situation The Advisory Council has clarified the interim government’s position on the situation arising out of the rumors of the resignation of Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The position was outlined in a statement after the unscheduled meeting of the Advisory Council after the meeting of the National Economic Council today, Saturday. The statement said that the meeting was held at the Planning Commission in the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of the capital under the chairmanship of Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus. The…
Read MoreMeeting at Jamuna in the evening, big announcement may come
Desk Report: Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is meeting with BNP and Jamaat on Saturday evening regarding the situation that has arisen in the last few days. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 pm at the State Guest House Jamuna. Earlier, the political situation was gradually heating up on various issues including the elections. Especially, the pressure on the government from BNP was increasing on the elections. In the meantime, the situation became more complicated after the Army Chief’s statement urging to hold elections by December first came…
Read MoreBorn on a stormy night, hence the name ‘Tufan’, the 17-ton bull is now the pride of the owner
Desk Report: Born on a stormy night, hence the name ‘Tufan’, the 17-ton bull is now the pride of the owner On a stormy evening with gusty winds and lightning, a red bull was born in the farm of Dhaleshwar village in Kamarkhand, Sirajganj. Owner Mainul Haque named the bull ‘Tufan’ to remember that storm. Today, three years and seven months later, that Tufan has become one of the attractions of the Eid al-Adha market. Tufan is now a 17-pound Bahama Shahi Al breed bull. That is, he weighs about…
Read MoreThe money seized from loot will be used for welfare fund: Governor
Economical Desk: The money seized from loot will be used for welfare fund: Governor The government has taken the initiative to form a special fund to manage money and assets embezzled from the country through looting and corruption. From this fund, the money of the affected banks and depositors will be returned and a part will be spent on supporting the welfare of the poor people. Everything will be done through legal process, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur. The Governor gave this information at a press conference…
Read MoreWhere is the crisis, I don’t see any crisis in the country: Amir Khusru
Polical Desk: BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on the news of the resignation of Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus that he does not see any crisis in the resignation of the Chief Advisor. He asked, ‘Where is the crisis?’ Amir Khasru made these comments to reporters after the ‘Capital Market in Bangladesh Discourse: Philosophy and Practice’ program organized by the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) at Nikunja in the capital on Saturday. Stating that it is possible to hold the national election before December this…
Read MoreWhy do we have to go to December for elections, it can be held earlier: Amir Khasru
Political Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that it is possible to hold national elections before December this year. He said, ‘Elections can be held before December. Why do we have to wait until December for this, it can be held before that.’ Amir Khosru made these comments to reporters after the ‘Capital Market in Bangladesh Discourse: Philosophy and Practice’ program organized by the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) at Nikunja in the capital on Saturday. Amir Khosru said, ‘What the people of Bangladesh…
Read MoreJamaat has confidence in chief advisor’s words on elections
Desk report: Jamaat has confidence in chief advisor’s words on elections Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has confidence in the words of the chief advisor regarding the national election, said the party’s Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. He said, ‘The chief advisor has said several times that he wants to complete the national election between December this year and June next year. We have confidence in this.’ He said this in the opening speech of the six-monthly session of the party’s central Majlish-e-Shura at the Al-Falah auditorium in the capital’s Moghbazar on Saturday morning.…
Read MoreEfforts must be made to improve relations with Bangladesh: Former Indian National Security Advisor
International Desk: Efforts must be made to improve relations with Bangladesh: Former Indian National Security Advisor Former National Security Advisor of India MK Narayanan has said that India should try to improve its relations with neighboring Bangladesh and India and Bangladesh must be good friends. He also said that no outside party should be allowed to interfere in the India-Bangladesh relations. According to the Indian Express, former National Security Advisor MK Narayanan expressed concern over the ongoing political unrest in neighboring Bangladesh on Friday. He stressed the importance of India-Bangladesh…
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