Desk Report, Islamic parties will have a ballot box in the next election: Jamaat Secretary Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said that patriotic forces must win in the next election to protect independence and democracy. The
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Desk Report, Asim Munir praises Trump’s role in Pakistan-India ceasefire Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir held a rare high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. During this, he praised Trump’s constructive and effective role in the ceasefire agreement with India. Asim Munir praises Trump’s role in Pakistan-India ceasefire Asim Munir met Trump over lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Trump was accompanied by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff. Field Marshal Munir was…
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Desk Report, Trump asks Juventus players, ‘Can girls play on your team?’ Italian club Juventus was invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to protect his invitation. The club’s players, who went to the United States to play in the FIFA Club World Cup, had a slightly embarrassing experience when they met Trump. Fox News reported that Juventus players were standing behind Trump’s desk in the Oval Office. At that time, Trump, while criticizing former US President Joe Biden, brought up the topic of transgender…
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Desk Report, 100 former US diplomats and officials express concerns about Trump’s national intelligence director Tulsi Nearly 100 former U.S. diplomats, intelligence and security officials have called for a closed-door meeting in the Senate over concerns about Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. The diplomats and officials called for the meeting amid concerns about Tulsi Gabbard’s lack of experience, allegations that she has “sympathy” for dictators such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and other concerns. 100 former US diplomats and officials…
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Desk Report, Law amendment needed to provide relief to consumers: Trade Advisor Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin has said that necessary amendments to the law and steps should be taken to increase administrative capacity to provide more relief to consumers. He also said, “We need to build our institutions properly. If the institutions are built properly and their capacity is increased, the miscreants in this sector will be forced to retreat.” Law amendment needed to provide relief to consumers: Trade Advisor The Commerce Advisor said this as the chief guest at…
Read MoreDesk Report, This teacher from Kurigram gave away the ‘Bengal Language Writers Museum’ as a token of appreciation Touhid. There is also a school. He had been thinking of building a museum on Bengali language and literature for a long time. But for that, he would need money! Where would he get that money? In 2022, he received 2 lakh taka as the ‘Best Teacher’ in the ‘IPDC-Prothom Alo Priyo Shiksha Sammanna’. Without further delay, Touhid-ul Islam set about building his dream museum with that money. This teacher from Kurigram…
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Desk Report, Many analyst have raised the question, why didn’t Ishraq Hossain wait until the next election?’ Photo: Prothom Alo Discussions are ongoing about who lost and who won the discussion between Professor Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London. Among the political leaders, those who were Yunus’s devotees for so long have now come out to criticize him. BNP made a lot of noise by accusing Yunus of conspiring to rig the election, and now their role has also changed. Bichitra Seleucus, how strange our politics is, everything changed in…
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Desk Repot, Why the Citizens Coalition’s Seven Proposals Are Important Recently, the Citizens’ Coalition has given seven proposals and two roadmaps for constitutional reform. Written by Asif Shahan, Zia Hasan, Fahim Masrur and Subail Bin Alam Published: 20 May 2025, 13:20 Follow  Bangladesh is standing at a critical and important juncture. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian rule through a mass uprising, we have reached a rare moment where we have the opportunity to build a new democratic state based on justice. Why the Citizens Coalition’s Seven Proposals…
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Desk Report, Independent MPs in Parliament without money bill and confidence vote Leaders of various political parties in the second phase of the meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Article 70 of the Constitution, nomination of the chairperson of the standing committee, women’s representation, bicameral parliament and appointment of the Chief Justice. Yesterday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital. Photo: PID Independent MPs in Parliament without money bill and confidence vote There has been a consensus among the political parties on changes to Article 70 of the…
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Desk Report, Parties feel the urge to form an institution like NCC: Ali Riaz Political parties are feeling the urge to form an institution like the National Constitutional Council (NCC) to make appointments to various constitutional institutions, said National Consensus Commission Vice President Professor Ali Riaz. Parties feel the urge to form an institution like NCC: Ali Riaz The third meeting of the second phase of the Consensus Commission with political parties on the issue of reforms was held at the Doel Hall of the Foreign Service Academy in the…
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