0 The government is reviewing 101 agreements signed with India during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina’s administration. Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad, Nurul Islam Moni, announced that decisions regarding these agreements would be made soon. He made this statement at a press conference held at the Media Centre of the Parliament Building in the capital on Friday morning (September 11). Nurul Islam Moni stated that the current government is moving away from various unethical agreements. He added that the core principle of the BNP government is “Bangladesh First.” He alleged that the previous government had entered into several agreements…
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1 Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman has stated that currently, approximately 10,066 Bangladeshi citizens are imprisoned in various foreign countries. The government is undertaking diplomatic efforts to bring these Bangladeshi citizens back home, while respecting the legal processes of the respective countries. The Foreign Minister provided this information on Thursday (September 10) in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) in response to a question from Kazi Enamul Haque, an opposition member (Jamaat-e-Islami) from Jessore-5 constituency. The Minister stated that, according to the latest information received from Bangladeshi missions abroad, approximately 10,066 Bangladeshi citizens are currently detained or imprisoned in various foreign…
17 The results of the re-scrutiny and re-evaluation of this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations have been published. Following the re-evaluation, 4,585 students who previously failed have now passed. Concurrently, 3,079 students have newly achieved GPA 5. Additionally, the results of many other students have changed in various subjects. On Thursday (September 10) at 10 AM, the re-evaluation results, including the re-scrutiny, were published on the websites of the country’s 11 education boards. The results were also communicated via SMS to the mobile numbers provided by the applicants. The results can also be accessed from the designated website rescrutiny.eduboardresults.gov.bd. Previously,…
17 A fire has broken out in an Apex showroom located in Dhanmondi 27, the capital. Two units of the Fire Service have arrived at the scene and are actively working to bring the blaze under control. The Fire Service received reports of the fire at 10:05 AM on Thursday (September 10). Talha Bin Jasim, an official from the agency’s headquarters media cell, stated that the fire originated on the fifth and sixth floors of the Apex building, situated on the north side of the road in Dhanmondi 27, south of Meena Bazar. Fire Service personnel promptly reached the location…
14 US President Donald Trump has announced that if the Republican Party can maintain control of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections, every adult citizen of the country will receive $5,000 as a ‘Trump dividend’. He made this proposal at the Republican Party’s first midterm conference. However, the process of disbursing this money or its legal basis has not been immediately clarified. This information was reported by Middle East Eye on Thursday (September 10). With approximately 270 million adult citizens in the United States, implementing this plan would require about $1.35 trillion. In his hour-and-forty-five-minute primetime speech, Trump claimed…
0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that his government will work with opposition parties to address the fuel crisis, which stems from gas and electricity shortages. Speaking in the National Parliament on Thursday (September 10), the Prime Minister stated that the government is fully aware of the public suffering caused by the gas and electricity crisis. However, he emphasized that this crisis was not created by the current government but is rather the outcome of the previous administration’s erroneous policies and irregularities. Tarique Rahman alleged that effective initiatives for gas exploration and drilling new wells in the Bay of…
1 Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the historic Mecca Agreement, signed last month between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, is primarily a ‘defensive military alliance’ and there are no plans for its expansion at this moment. On Thursday (September 10), during a regular weekly briefing, the spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided this explanation in response to a question about how Pakistan would counter recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia under the terms of the agreement. The spokesperson clarified that the agreement was primarily drafted with an emphasis on defense and security, and no…
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…
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…