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.…
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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…
1 At least nine people have died from dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,571 people were admitted to hospitals. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported this information on Tuesday. This marks the highest number of deaths and hospital admissions due to dengue in a single day this year. According to DGHS data, a total of 130 people have died from dengue in the country so far this year, while the total number of identified cases has reached 45,394. Previously, last year, 102,861 people were infected with dengue and 413 died.…
1 Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The meeting took place at Bangabhaban on Tuesday (September 8). The Indian High Commission in Dhaka announced this information in a Facebook post on the same day at noon. During the meeting, the Indian High Commissioner extended warm greetings to the President and wished him success in fulfilling his duties in the service of the people of Bangladesh. The discussion highlighted the shared history, close cultural ties, and the long-standing relationship between Bangladesh and India, built on mutual interaction between their peoples.…
0 Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat announced that the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport would be inaugurated on December 16 of this year. The minister made this statement to journalists on Tuesday (September 8) after inspecting the third terminal. The Aviation Minister said, “We want to inaugurate this terminal. As you know, during the previous fascist regime, only the building of this terminal was inaugurated, but no initiative was taken to make it operational.” He stated that the terminal lacked internet facilities and necessary machinery. There was also no plan on how it would be operated.…