Author: PV DESK
Electricity has reached homes, mobile phones are present, yet children are not able to attend school. When illness strikes, going to a hospital is out of reach; access to clean water or sanitation facilities is absent. This is the real face of multidimensional poverty. At least 40 million people in Bangladesh live under such conditions—about one-fourth of the country’s total population. According to Bangladesh’s first-ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), while income indicates one aspect of poverty, the reality is far more complex. It is not just an economic crisis; it reflects deprivation in education, healthcare, and access to basic…
A three-day photo exhibition titled ‘July Revolution on Camera’ was inaugurated on Saturday (2 August) at 11 a.m. in the VIP Lounge of the Chattogram Press Club. The event features around 160 photographs captured in Dhaka and Chattogram, depicting the intense political unrest, enforced disappearances, killings, and state repression that occurred during the months of July and August. Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain, speaking at the opening ceremony, said that the photo of martyr Abu Sayed will always stand as a powerful reminder of the nation’s history. He noted that the so-called 36-day revolution in July and…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) announced today that steps will be taken soon to confirm the identities of 114 July martyrs buried in the mass grave at Rayerbazar in the city. “There is a mass grave containing the remains of 114 July martyrs, whose identities have yet to be confirmed. We’re initiating efforts to identify them soon,” he said during a visit to the site Speaking to reporters after the visit, the adviser confirmed that the government has decided to move forward with these efforts, after receiving consent from all relevant parties. “Once…
The interim government has announced that the July Charter, drafted in the context of the 2024 uprising, will be formally presented to the nation on 5 August in the presence of all concerned parties. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing on Saturday. According to the statement, the draft of the July Declaration has been finalised. The document will be unveiled at 5:00 pm on 5 August in a programme attended by representatives of all sides involved in the uprising.
BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the US decision to reduce tariffs on Bangladeshi exports from 35% to 20% is a “satisfactory” step for now. Speaking to reporters at his home in Gulshan on Friday, the former commerce minister said, “This is not a win or loss. Compared to our competitors, we are now in a better position.” He said that Bangladesh now faces the same tariff as countries like Vietnam and Sri Lanka, which makes it fair for Bangladeshi exporters. However, he also said that the full impact of this decision is not…
Senior BNP leaders visited the graves of two former Hefazat-e-Islam leaders, Maulana Ahmad Shafi and Maulana Junaid Babunagari, in Hathazari, Chattogram. On Friday (August 1), BNP Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Khan and Salahuddin Ahmed went to Darul Uloom Muinul Islam Madrasha to pray at their graves. They were joined by several local BNP leaders, including Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Noor Mohammad, Sarwar Alamgir, Helal Uddin, Kazi Saiful Islam, and Azim Ullah Bahar. After visiting the graves, the BNP team met the madrasha’s director, Mufti Khalil Ahmed Qasemi, and senior teacher Sheikh Ahmed. They also joined…
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain has expressed hope that the Bangladesh Navy will complete the cleaning of the Agrabad box culvert within the next two months. He made the remark while visiting the culvert cleaning operation in Chawkbazar’s Agrabad area and inspecting water flow in the Nasir Canal inside the Agrabad Fire Service office on Thursday (July 31) afternoon as part of the ongoing efforts to mitigate waterlogging in the city. During the visit, local residents raised concerns about various construction companies dumping soil and materials into canals and drains in areas like Tiger Pass…
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz said decisions were taken on a total of 19 issues based on discussions and consensus in the second phase of the meeting with the political parties. “Some of these issues were accepted along with notes of dissent from some parties. All the issues on which consensus or decisions were taken will be included in the July National Charter,” he told a press briefing after the 23rd day of the second phase of the commission’s discussions with political parties at the Foreign Service Academy here. Members of the commission Justice Md. Emdadul…
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has congratulated the Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade deal with the United States, terming it a decisive diplomatic victory. The United States has decided to reduce the reciprocal tariff rate on products imported from Bangladesh to 20%. On Thursday night, the White House made the announcement after the final round of the talks in Washington DC between Bangladeshi officials and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the main body responsible for overseeing US trade policy. “By reducing the tariff to 20%, 17 points lower than anticipated,…
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Bangladesh has secured a reduced tariff rate of 20 percent, down from the previously announced 35 percent, following high-stakes negotiations with the United States. The White House confirmed the revised rate today, marking a substantial shift from President Donald Trump’s earlier directive issued on 8 July, which imposed a blanket 35% tariff on all Bangladeshi exports to the US. The earlier decision had sparked concern over its potential impact on Bangladesh’s export-driven economy, particularly its garment sector. The new tariff structure comes after the third and final round of negotiations, which concluded last…