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PV Desk Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has warned the international community that the prolonged Rohingya crisis is a ticking time bomb, with the potential to erupt at any moment. He said: “The worry for the whole world is that this is a ticking time-bomb that can explode in any way.” The CA was responding to a question at a joint press appearance with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Hotel Intercontinental in the capital. Stressing the need for a quick and international solution to the Rohingya crisis through joint efforts, Prof Yunus said, the solution to the problem is…
PV Desk Former President and veteran politician Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury passed away at a hospital in the capital early Saturday. He was 94. President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Oct 5) expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. In a condolence message, he said the death of Badruddoza Chowdhury is an irreparable loss to the country’s political arena. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday condoled the death of former President A.Q.M Badruddoza Chowdhury, noting that he played a key role in democratic transition of the country in the 90s. He said the nation…
PV Desk The holy Eid-E-Miladunnabi was celebrated amid religious fervor and festivity at the initiative of Journalist Housing Society Jame Masjid Management Committee under Bayezid police station in the city recently. A discussion and Milad Mahfil was held on the occasion where Khatib of Dhaka Gousul Azam Jame Masjid and former VP of Egypt Al Azahar University, Syed Hasan Azhari attended as keynote speaker. Journalist Mohammad Sirajul Islam, president of masjib committee chaired the event where veteran journalist, former Chattogram Press Club general secretary, editor and publisher of The Daily People’s View Osman Gani Mansur, journalist Mahbub Ul Alam, founder…
Noman Sabit,from New York: There must be accountability in any government system in Bangladesh. Without accountability, people lose faith in the government. Sagar Rooney’s murder trial went from 48 hours to 48 years. Tanu Rape in security cordoned area like cantonment. The secret of which is still unknown to anyone. From daily sexual harassment in public transport to horrifying accidents like rape in madrasas, our Sonar Bengal has often happened. Students made these observations in a press conference of the Bangladesh Student and Alumni Association last Sunday (September 22) at a restaurant in Jackson Heights, New York,. Yusuf Ali said…
PV Desk The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh’s interim government, including its leader, Muhammad Yunus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The government led by the Nobel Peace laureate was sworn in last month with the aim of holding elections in the South Asian nation after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina following deadly protests against quotas for government jobs. “The United States is optimistic that, by implementing needed reforms, Bangladesh can address its economic vulnerabilities and build a foundation for continued growth and increased prosperity,” Brent Neiman, assistant US Treasury secretary…
At least 50 people have died after heavy rains triggered floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, stranding hundreds of thousands of people in India’s northeast and neighbouring Bangladesh’s eastern region, according to reports. The death toll in Bangladesh, which is still recovering from weeks of political turmoil, had risen to 13 on Friday. Some 4.5 million people were affected by the floods in eastern Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief said. Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety in India’s northeastern state of Tripura on Friday after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than…
A case was filed against Awami League President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others on charge of indiscriminate firing on a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam at Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013. Babul Sarder Chakhari, chairman of Bangladesh People’s Party, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki Al Farabi on Sunday. The court accepted the statement of the plaintiff and directed Motijheel police station to investigate the complaint and submit a report. The notable accused in the case are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former minister Rashed Khan Menon, former minister Hasanul Haque Inu,…
A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader, and 126 others over the killing of a student in Joypurhat during the student movement. The student, Nazibul Sorkar, also known as Bishal, was a student at Panchbibi Business Management Institute. He was killed by gunfire during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in Joypurhat. Nazibul’s father, Majidul Sorkar, filed the case at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Joypurhat before Senior Judicial Magistrate Atikur Rahman. The court has directed the Officer-in-Charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station to register the case…
Bir Protik Faruk E Azam, the advisor to the liberation war affairs and disaster management ministries, said that any fake freedom fighters identified will be punished for ‘deceiving’ the state. He made the remarks at a press briefing on Saturday at the Chattogram Circuit House regarding the city’s law and order situation. “Scrutinising the list of freedom fighters, we can see the reality of what happened. They have become freedom fighters in many forms and ways,” said Faruk. “We will examine the issue (fake freedom fighters) and those who are genuine freedom fighters will remain on the list. The fake…