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Catholic Church in Bangladesh will host a high-profile interfaith dialogue this September, bringing together religious leaders from across the spectrum to promote understanding and cooperation. The announcement was made by Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the Vatican’s Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, during a meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, in Rome on Saturday. Cardinal Koovakad, who hails from Kerala, India, emphasized the significance of fostering dialogue between faith communities and shared details of the upcoming event, which aims to strengthen interreligious ties in Bangladesh. Chief Adviser Yunus welcomed the initiative, underlining Bangladesh’s longstanding…

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain today said Bangladesh favors a peaceful resolution to the India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir, emphasizing dialogue and diplomacy as the means to ensure peace and stability across South Asia. “Our position is clear …we want peace across South Asia,” Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain told reporters this afternoon at the foreign ministry here today. He said that India and Pakistan have had conflict-prone relations for decades, but Dhaka does not want any major confrontation that could endanger the people of the region. Hossain claimed that Bangladesh enjoys strong bilateral ties with…

Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Saturday said the scope for reform that has emerged must not be missed under any circumstances. “We are at a historic moment. We owe a debt to the brave martyrs who have created this opportunity for us. It must not be allowed to slip away,” he said. Prof Riaz made the remarks while delivering his introductory speech at the talks with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. He said this opportunity should be utilised to build a Bangladesh where no one…

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party would extend full support to constructive and pragmatic reforms aimed at ensuring the welfare of the country and its people. “Jamaat fully agrees with any pragmatic changes or reforms that are beneficial for the country, the nation and people,” he said in his opening speech at the talks with the National Consensus Commission at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Taher emphasised that Jamaat is committed to cooperating with initiatives that promote national interest as long as they are realistic and beneficial for the public.…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today paid tribute to late Pope Francis at Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City. The mortal remains of Pope Francis were lying in state there ahead of Saturday’s funeral. His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City, offered an official greeting to the Chief Adviser and the Bangladesh delegation at St. Peter Square. On Saturday, around 9:30 am, Prof Yunus will again visit St. Peter Square to join the Funeral Mass of His Holiness Pope Francis. Late Pope Francis was the big admirer of…

Family members of those killed in the July mass uprising have called for the Awami League to be tried and banned before the upcoming national elections, accusing the ruling party of direct involvement in multiple violent incidents, including the July, Pilkhana, and Shapla Chattar massacres. The demands were made during a rally held on Friday at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection, where victims’ families and leaders from several political and civic groups gathered to seek justice and accountability. Rabiul Awal, brother of slain protester Imam Hasan, addressed the rally, urging the interim government to bring the Awami League to justice…

The interim government has decided to set up a land-based LNG terminal to ensure smooth gas supply to the country’s factories. “Many are saying that they are unable to set up factories due to lack of gas. So, we want to set up a land-based LNG terminal as quick as possible so that enough gas could be brought (from abroad),” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told reporters in Doha on Thursday. In this regard, he said, a plan was shared with Qatar Energy during the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s tour to Doha. The land-based LNG…

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Rome to pay his respects at the funeral of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Yunus landed in the Italian capital around 2:15pm local time, where he was welcomed by Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Italy, ATM Rokebul Haque, and the Ambassador to the Vatican City, according to Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. Earlier in the day, Yunus departed from Qatar at 9:25am local time (12:25pm BST). He was seen off at Hamad International Airport in Doha by Ibrahim bin Yousif Abdullah Fakhroo, Chief…

Bagha Sharif from Cumilla emerged victorious once again at the 116th edition of the historic Jabbarer Boli Khela, defeating opponent Rashed Boli in a gripping final match. Sharif had also bested Rashed in the previous year’s tournament, securing back-to-back titles. The traditional wrestling competition took place on Friday (April 25) at 4 PM on a temporary stage set up at Laldighi Maidan in the heart of Chattogram city. A total of 120 wrestlers from different parts of the country participated in this year’s event. Before the event even began, the Laldighi grounds were filled to capacity with spectators…

Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered a stirring address to students at Qatar University today, declaring that the current generation of young people is the most powerful in human history. Speaking at a special lecture titled *“Building a World of Three Zeros: Zero Net Carbon Emission, Zero Wealth Concentration, and Zero Unemployment,”* Prof Yunus praised the youth as “superhuman beings” and likened them to superheroes and genies, capable of reshaping the world through imagination, innovation, and social responsibility. “You may look like everyone else, but you are literally supermen and superwomen,” he told the packed…