3 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not be travelling to New Delhi, the capital of India, to attend India’s upcoming BRICS Summit, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir. He made this statement to journalists on Thursday (August 10) outside an international seminar on Rohingya issues at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital. BNP’s media cell confirmed this information in a press release. It is known that the 18th BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13. India is the host this year. Meanwhile, there had been various discussions regarding Prime Minister Tarique…
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0 The High Court has ruled that Grameen Kalyan, an organization founded by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, former chief advisor of the caretaker government, must pay BDT 666 crore in taxes as demanded by the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The High Court bench led by Justice Md. Muzibur Rahman Miah delivered this verdict on Thursday (September 10). The court issued this directive by dismissing a rule issued on a writ petition filed by Grameen Kalyan, which challenged the tax demand. The verdict orders the organization to pay a total of BDT 666 crore in taxes for three fiscal years. Details…
0 Global gold prices rose again on Thursday (September 10) due to the depreciation of the US dollar. Meanwhile, investors are closely watching the upcoming US inflation data, which will shape the Federal Reserve’s future interest rate trajectory and provide new direction for the gold market. According to a Reuters report, spot gold prices rose by 0.3 percent to $4,414.28 per ounce at 4:19 PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Thursday. Conversely, US gold futures for December delivery slightly decreased to $4,457.20 per ounce. Market analysts suggest that all eyes are now on the new US inflation statistics. This data…
0 US President Donald Trump addressed the opening ceremony of the Republican Party’s midterm election conference in Dallas, Texas. In his keynote speech on Wednesday local time, he blamed the previous administrations’ environmentally friendly policies for the country’s rising cost of living. The American news agency AP reported this. Trump claimed that his administration ‘quickly’ brought down the prices of ‘almost everything,’ including food items. He also commented that oil prices would decrease once the war with Iran is concluded with a victory. Trump stated, ‘Oil prices will drop immediately after we win the war with Iran. We will win.…
0 Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her position as the Regional Director for the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). News agency Reuters reported that she resigned amidst investigations into various allegations, including fraud. The government of Sheikh Hasina fell in mid-2024 following a popular uprising. Subsequently, various allegations and lawsuits emerged against her political associates and family members. Saima Wazed took office as the Regional Director for the WHO South-East Asia Region for a five-year term at the beginning of 2024. The organization later sent her on unpaid…
0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stated that farmers will be provided with solar-powered water pumps instead of diesel-powered pumps for irrigation purposes within the next five years. The Prime Minister informed the Parliament of this on Wednesday (September 9) during the Prime Minister’s Question-Answer session, in response to a supplementary question from Tajuddin Khan, Member of Parliament for Meherpur-1 constituency. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed presided over the session. The Member of Parliament from Jamaat-e-Islami’s question was whether there was any plan to provide farmers with free solar power instead of diesel-powered engines for irrigation. In response, the Prime Minister…
0 A review meeting on environmental pollution control was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tareque Rahman. The meeting took place on Wednesday (September 9) morning at the Bangladesh Secretariat. During the meeting, the Prime Minister directed law enforcement agencies to be stricter in curbing the uncontrolled use of polythene and plastic. Concurrently, he instructed the concerned ministries, divisions, and agencies to properly discharge their responsibilities in this regard. The meeting reviewed the implementation progress of various government initiatives aimed at reducing environmental pollution, including increasing the use of environment-friendly block bricks, controlling air, water, soil, and noise pollution,…
19 The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) officially begins today, Tuesday (September 8). Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, will assume the presidency of this session. He will be sworn in as the President of the UNGA around 9 PM Bangladesh time today. Subsequently, he will preside over the first plenary meeting of the 81st session of the General Assembly at 1 AM. The high-level general debate of the session, featuring speeches by heads of state and government, will commence on September 22. These details were announced in a statement from the Ministry of…
7 Prime Minister Tareq Rahman has urged students to keep their homes, educational institutions, and surrounding environments clean to prevent dengue. He also advised them to engage in regular sports alongside their studies and to be caring towards animals and wildlife. The Prime Minister made these remarks on Tuesday (September 8) around 5:30 PM, during a meeting with students of Kalmakanda Girls’ High School from Netrokona, held in front of the Prime Minister’s Office at the National Parliament Building. Addressing the students, the Prime Minister said, “To prevent dengue, each one of us must be aware. We must ensure that…
2 Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman has been sworn in as the President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. This marks the first time in nearly four decades that a representative from Bangladesh will lead the world’s most important multilateral forum. He formally assumed responsibility at a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday (September 8) night. He is scheduled to preside over the first plenary meeting of the 81st session of the General Assembly at 1 AM. For a one-year term, he succeeds Germany’s former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as the…