18 France hailed talks on the Ukraine war between top US and European officials on Thursday during which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio again pressed a US peace plan. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the talks launched a “positive process” as Europe seeks to be included in efforts to end the three-year-old war. The meetings included Macron, Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German officials and Ukrainian ministers. They took place as US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war stumbles, with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rebuffing a complete truce. “Today in Paris, we…
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17 A European Union (EU) delegation headed by its Ambassador and Head of Delegation in Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a courtesy call on Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma in Nilachal, Bandarban today. The other members of the delegation were Katarina Miller, Antonio Alessandro, Paola Belfore and Andre Carstens, an official release said here today. The CHT Affairs Adviser at the time briefed the visiting delegation about the history and beauty of Bandarban, and its different tourist attractions. Nandita Chakma, wife of Supradip Chakma, Bandarban district council Chairman Professor Thansama Lusai, Ministry of CHT Affairs Additional Secretary Pradip…
103 The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today. “The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to the Honorable Chief Adviser tomorrow at 4:30 pm today,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In November 2024, the government formed the 10-member Women’s Affairs Reform Commission with Shireen Parveen Haque, a founding member of Nari Paksha, as its chief. Other members of the commission are: Maheen Sultan, senior fellow, Brac Institute of Governance and Development; Sara Hossain, executive director, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast); Fawzia…
15 Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has assured the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) that the interim government will host a free and fair election between December-2025 and June-2026. “We want to make sure that the election will be the best in Bangladesh’s history and milestone for the country’s democratic journey,” he said as a delegation of ANFREL met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Thursday. The ANFREL delegation included its Executive Director Brizza Rosales, Consultant for the Bangladesh Elections and Democracy Programme May Butoy, Senior Programme Officer for Campaign and Advocacy Tharindu Abeyrathna, Programme Officer…
8 Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam today said those running the state affairs would become more aware when media would continue asking more questions. “The media have to ask questions because when media continues to ask questions, the people running the state affairs become more aware and compelled to behave more responsibly,” he said. The adviser made this remark while speaking at a seminar titled “Brave New Bangladesh: Reform Roadmap for Press Freedom” as chief guest in the capital’s Midas Center. UNESCO Dhaka Office, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and the Embassy of Sweden jointly organized the seminar marking…
52 The Health Sector Reform Commission today submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The members of the commission, led by its chief Professor AK Azad Khan, handed over the report to Prof Yunus at about 11 am at the State Guest House Jamuna here, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In November 2024, the government formed a 12-member Health Sector Reform Commission. The members of the commission are: Prof AK Azad Khan (chief), president of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh; Prof Md Muhammad Zakir Hossain of Public Health and Health Informatics Department at…
4 Tensions have escalated once again along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, as both sides reportedly exchanged heavy gunfire and missile strikes starting from midnight on Tuesday. According to reports, the Indian military launched missiles targeting Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and other regions. In retaliation, Pakistan initiated a counter-offensive, claiming its air force successfully shot down two Indian fighter jets. A security source also confirmed that an attack was carried out on an Indian Army brigade headquarters. Pakistan’s Express Tribune reported that Indian forces fired a missile in the Dudhnial sector of the LoC, destroying a Pakistani…
3 The interim government today formed a committee to restructure the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) that draws personnel from three armed services alongside police, home affairs adviser retired lieutenant general M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said. “We have formed a committee to decide on how the RAB will be reorganised,” he told reporters emerging from a meeting of the advisory council on law and order at his ministry’s conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Chowdhury said the committee would decide if the special law enforcement agency would retain its name and existing uniform alongside the issues related to its modus operandi.…
2 Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for an integrated economic strategy among Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven North Eastern States of India, emphasising the potential of cross-border collaboration in hydropower, healthcare, and road connectivity. The Chief Adviser made the call when the visiting Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal Indira Rana called on him at his office here. The Deputy Speaker of Nepal is currently visiting Bangladesh for attending an event organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka. During the meeting, the Chief Adviser stressed the urgency of fostering…
0 Home Ministry today issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the Awami League, its all front, associate and brotherly organizations. “Until the trial of the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami League and all its front, associate and brotherly organizations is completed at the International Crimes Tribunal, all activities including any kind of publication in the media, online and social media, all kinds of campaign, procession, meeting, gathering, conference, etc. of Bangladesh Awami League and its all front, associates and brotherly organizations are prohibited,” it reads. “This order will be effective immediately,” the gazette said. The gazette was…