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Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the relationship between Bangladesh and Japan reached a new height with wider and deeper cooperation through the just-concluded visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to Tokyo. “Our relations with Japan have reached a new height through the Chief Adviser’s visit and the bilateral meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister,” Alam told reporters in Tokyo on Friday night. Chief Adviser Professor Yunus, who is scheduled to return home tonight (Saturday night) had a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on May 30. The Press Secretary said Japan…
Chief Adviser Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus has invited BNP in a talks again on June 2. BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said this in a discussion in the capital today. “The government is continuing the formalities of talks with political parties one after another, but there is no real progress,” he said. “Discussions are taking place, but nothing is being done. Real steps are needed to overcome the crisis of public trust, not just formalities,” he added. “It seems like that if the Constitutional Reform Commission wants to change the constitution in its own way,…
Three documents on exchange of notes were signed later in the day, respectively on the Development Policy Loan for Economic Reform and Strengthening Climate Change Resilience(418 million USD), the Loan for the Joydebpur-Ishwardi dual-gauge double-lane railway project (641 million USD) and the grant for the human development scholarship (4.2 million USD). Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Md Daud Ali and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi signed the agreements on behalf of the respective countries. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus witnessed the signing of the documents on exchange of notes.
On 27 March in 1971, in the nation’s darkest hour, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman displayed immense courage by risking his life to declare the independence of Bangladesh. He provided direction to the people and called upon them to selflessly join the war against Pakistan. His declaration inspired and mobilized the masses, giving them clear guidance. Regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation, people threw themselves into the Liberation War. Later, on March 30, he made a second declaration, naming himself the “Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Forces.” At that time, many Awami League leaders had crossed the border to take refuge…
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru today reiterated his country’s full support for Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in its nation-building efforts, reform initiatives, and endeavor towards a peaceful transition in Bangladesh. He expressed his reassurance at a meeting with the Bangladesh chief adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here this morning. Recalling the long-standing friendship since the independence of Bangladesh, both sides reaffirmed their commitments to the strategic partnership between the two countries. They also reiterated their shared vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) to ensure peace, stability and shared prosperity for…
BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has said that except for everyone else, only Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus does not want to hold of the national election. “If the national election is not held by December, the countrymen will make the election happen, otherwise, the country’s geographical integrity will be at risk,” he said while talking to reporters after placing wreaths at the grave of the party founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of Dhaka on Friday. He also came down heavily on the chief adviser, now on a state visit to Japan, as…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia today hoped democracy will be restored in Bangladesh very soon. “Ziaur Rahman sacrificed his life for establishing democracy and safeguarding independence and sovereignty. But this democracy sill gets hampered at every step. Very soon we will see democracy is restored in Bangladesh,” she said. The BNP chief was virtually addressing a discussion organized on the occasion of the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at the capital’s Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). She urged the party men to pay tribute to Shaheed Zia by implementing the politics…
National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (southern region) Hasnat Abdullah on Monday warned government officials against attempting to hold the administration “hostage” in protest of the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. Speaking at a street rally at Biplob Uddyan in the port city, Hasnat said, “If you have concerns about the reform process, resolve them through internal discussions. But if you try to paralyse the government, the consequences will not be favourable.” Civil servants across the country observed protests for the third consecutive day on Monday and announced plans to continue demonstrations on Tuesday. Recalling past events,…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader death row convict ATM Azharul Islam from the charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War. The country’s highest court overturned the verdict previously issued by the International Crimes Tribunal. On Tuesday morning (27 May), a full bench of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered the landmark judgement. This marks the first time in Bangladesh’s judicial history that a person sentenced to death for crimes against humanity has been acquitted by the Appellate Division. Following the verdict, Azharul Islam’s…
Government employees continued their protests for the fourth straight day on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance-2025, bringing administrative activities at the Secretariat to a halt as visitors were barred from entering. The protest began around 11:00 am near Building No-6 in the Badamtoli area of the Secretariat amid the tightened security at all entrances. Journalists were also barred from entering the premises. The protest continued as of filing this report till 12:10 pm. The protesters, who are calling the ordinance a ‘black law,’ continue to chant slogans rejecting its legitimacy. They…