1 The University of South Florida (USF) authorities have decided to award posthumous doctorate degrees to Jamil Ahmed Lymon and Nahida Sultana Brishti, PhD students who were victims of a brutal murder in the United States. The university’s spring commencement ceremony will be held on May 9. This honor will be officially conferred at that event. On Tuesday (May 5), USF authorities informed the Miami Bangladesh Consulate about the matter via letter and requested a representative from the victims’ families to be present. It is learned that Jamil Lymon was pursuing a PhD in the Geography, Environment, and Policy Department…
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8 Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Md. Aminul Islam, has announced that evidence has been found of a total of 58 deaths in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Chattogram during the events surrounding the Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in 2013. He stated that the identities of all the deceased have already been confirmed. In a statement issued on Tuesday (May 5), he informed that 32 people died in Dhaka, 20 in Narayanganj, 5 in Chattogram, and one in Cumilla during the incident. Clear evidence has been found in the investigation regarding these killings, and the identities of the victims…
1 Masudur Rahman: Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister, and the first to assume office with an overwhelming public mandate in the history of parliamentary democracy, is set to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York this September. This will mark his inaugural high-level foreign visit since the election, and extensive preparations and enthusiasm are currently prevalent within the country’s political circles and diplomatic community. This participation by a Bangladeshi head of state at the UN, after more than a decade, comes at a pivotal moment as the nation undergoes significant political and administrative reforms, forging…
0 Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman has announced that the government will take necessary measures if any incident of ‘push-in’ or forced infiltration occurs at the Bangladesh-India border. He also stated that important discussions regarding the Teesta Master Plan will take place during the upcoming visit to China. He made these remarks while speaking to journalists at the State Guest House Padma on Tuesday (May 5). Responding to a question about any apprehension of ‘push-in’ from India, the Foreign Minister said that Bangladesh has already lodged a strong protest following such remarks by the Chief Minister of Assam. He added…
0 Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has urged against panicking over the ongoing trade agreement with the United States. He stated that this agreement was not newly formed; rather, it is an existing one inherited from the past, and cannot simply be cancelled at will. He informed reporters of this after a meeting with the US delegation at the Secretariat on Tuesday (May 5). The Minister said that the existing trade agreement with the United States cannot be cancelled simply by desire. However, if any clause of the agreement is detrimental to Bangladesh’s interests, there is an opportunity for reconsideration.…
0 A US trade delegation is arriving in Dhaka today for a three-day visit to review the implementation and progress of the mutual trade agreement signed with Bangladesh. Brendan Lynch, Assistant Trade Representative for South and Central Asia at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), will lead this delegation. The visit, which commenced on Tuesday (May 5), will continue until May 7. The US Embassy in Dhaka stated that the primary objectives of the visit are to further strengthen trade and investment cooperation between the two countries and to accelerate the implementation progress of the ‘Agreement on…
1 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed that waste from the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Adha Qurbani be removed within 12 hours. The Prime Minister issued this directive during a meeting with relevant officials at the Secretariat on Monday (May 4) concerning the management of Eid-ul-Adha. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed shared this information with journalists after the meeting. The Home Minister stated, “The most crucial aspect after Qurbani is waste management. We received the decision today, issued by the Prime Minister. He (the Prime Minister) has issued a directive, an instruction, to ensure that all city corporations, municipalities, district levels, and all…
2 Honorable Prime Minister Tareque Rahman held a meeting with the Ministry and relevant stakeholders regarding the closed mills and factories under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. The meeting took place on Monday (May 4) morning at the Prime Minister’s Office within the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat. Present at the meeting were Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the Prime Minister’s Political and Industrial Affairs Advisor; Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Minister of Commerce, Textiles and Jute; Shariful Alam, State Minister for Textiles and Jute; Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA); and other relevant…
0 In the last 24 hours, a record 17 more people have died across the country from measles and suspected measles cases. This information was provided in a press release sent from the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday (May 3). It stated that in the last 24 hours, the number of suspected measles patients was 1,302, and from March 15 to May 4, the total number of suspected measles patients stood at 41,793. In the last 24 hours, the number of confirmed measles patients was 154, and from March 15 to May 4,…
0 During the ongoing vote counting for the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading by a significant margin. The party appears to be on its way to forming the government, having secured leads in more than half of the total seats. This indicates that the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been in power for 15 consecutive years, may be on the verge of defeat. To form the government in the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly, a minimum of 148 seats is required. According to various sources, the BJP has comfortably surpassed this ‘magic number’ in the…