Author: PV Desk

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Friday emphasised that the Communist Party of China (CPC) has long maintained friendly relations with all major political parties in Bangladesh. He expressed China’s willingness to further strengthen exchanges on governance under the new circumstances, enhance personnel training, and promote cooperation across various fields, advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership for the benefit of both people. Ambassador Yao met separately with Golam Akbar Khandkar, Adviser to BNP Chairperson and the BNP’s regional leader for Chattogram and Muhammad Shahjahan, Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and regional leader for Chattogram. The regional leaders of…

PV Desk Legal experts, ICT sector representatives, and media professionals have emphasized the need to protect citizens’ freedom of expression and national security, calling for urgent amendments to the Cyber Security Law, 2023. At a roundtable titled “Cyber Security Act: Balancing Security and Freedom of Expression,” organized by the Telecom and Technology Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB) and Anwar Technologies at the BRAC Inn Center in Mohakhali, experts noted that while it is essential to protect the country’s digital infrastructure, ensure online transaction security, and combat cybercrime, national security with citizens’ rights also need to be balanced. Distinguished guests at the…

PV Desk Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the government is not sure about former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s whereabouts though they checked in New Delhi and the United Arab Emirates. “We could not be sure about her position. We inquired in Delhi and the United Arab Emirates. Nobody could confirm us,” he told reporters, adding that like the media they have also seen claims of her travel to the UAE. Referring to the media, he said she is possibly in Ajman but they have not been successful in their attempts to reconfirm it. “As far as…

PV Desk The overall reading suggests gradual improvement in the economy compared to last month as things normalize despite some disruptions and challenges facing the country, according the Bangladesh Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for the month of September. However, it said, the economy is still in contraction mode for three consecutive months now, and far from vibrancy seen in pre-July period. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB) released the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) September report on October 7 and shared it with the media on Tuesday. In terms of the future business…

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, for their work on machine learning. British-Canadian Professor Hinton is sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of AI” and said he was flabbergasted. He resigned from Google in 2023, and has warned about the dangers of machines that could outsmart humans. The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden. American Professor John Hopfield, 91, is a professor at Princeton University in the US, and Prof Hinton, 76, is a professor at University of Toronto…

PV Desk Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a time frame for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in an interview published on Tuesday that reforms are needed before polls. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was appointed the country’s “chief advisor” after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August. The 84-year-old microfinance pioneer is helming a temporary administration, to tackle what he has called the “extremely tough” challenge of restoring democratic institutions. “None of us are aiming at staying for a prolonged time,” Yunus said of his caretaker government, in an interview…

PV Desk During a dialogue with Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus today (October 5), BNP presented several demands, including a clear election roadmap.  They also called for the removal of “one or two” members of the interim government, legal action against former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque, the dismissal of “partisan judges” from the High Court, and the cancellation of certain bureaucratic contractual appointments. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was briefing the reporters after BNP’s dialogue with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s official residence, state guesthouse Jamuna. Fakhrul led a six-member party delegation at…

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…