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Six-point Day: PM Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on the occasion of the historic Six-point Day. After laying the wreath in the morning, the Prime Minister stood in solemn silence for some time as ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina for strengthening Bangladesh-India military cooperation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for boosting cooperation between the military forces of friendly countries of Bangladesh and India. “Cooperation and collaboration should be strengthened between the militaries of the two neighbouring countries,” she said as visiting Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande paid a courtesy call on her at the latter’s Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office in Dhaka ...

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin returns to Dhaka

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday returned to Dhaka from Turkey wrapping up his six day tour. A VVIP aircraft (Flight No BG 208), carrying the President, his spouse Dr. Rebecca Sultana and other entourage members, landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 6:30 pm, UNB reports. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, dean of diplomatic corps, cabinet ...

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PM Sheikh Hasina for expediting formulation, implementation of G2G projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the authorities concerned to expedite the formulation and implementation of various projects under the Government to Government (G2G) initiatives. The Prime Minister gave the directive while chairing a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) as its chairperson held at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ...

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BNP won’t join in election under AL govt: Fakhrul tells US envoy

BNP will not take part in any election without a non-party neutral government in power, the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. After meeting with US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas on Tuesday (June 6, 2023), he made the party position clear about the next parliamentary elections saying that BNP would not take part in any election ...

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Ready for talks with BNP, if necessary, under UN mediation: Amu

Awami League is ready to hold face-to-face talks with BNP, said ruling Awami League’s elderly leader and 14-Party Alliance coordinator Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday (June 6, 2023). “Doors are open for BNP to talk about the next general election. If necessary, talks can take place under the mediation of the United Nations,” he said while speaking at a protest ...

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12,789 pass in 45th BCS preliminary exams

The results of the 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examinations have been published. A total of 12,789 candidates qualified in the examinations, said a press release of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Tuesday. The preliminary tests for the 45th BCS was held on May 19 this year. A total of 2,68,119 candidates appeared for the exams. Details of ...

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US consistent on need for free, fair election in Bangladesh: White House

The United States has reiterated its call for holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh. “We’ve been consistent on the need for Bangladesh to hold free and fair elections,” said National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby at a media briefing at the White House. Kirby made the remarks when his attention was drawn to the much-discussed ...

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Malaysia, Bangladesh discuss expansion of labour market, worker safety

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed on Monday held talks with Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasutin Bin Ismail on the development and expansion of Bangladesh’s labour market in Malaysia. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Interior in Malaysia’s Putrajaya on Monday. They discussed several key aspects, including the safety of workers and the recalibration of the ...

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Death of Shayen-Shahil from pesticide poisoning: Titu remanded

A court in Dhaka has placed arrested pest control company official Titu Molla on a two-day remand in connection with the death of two siblings Shayen and Shahil at a house at Basundhara residential area in the capital. Bhatara Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) ABM Asaduzzaman on Tuesday (June 6, 2023) confirmed it. The OC said Titu Mollah sprayed pesticide to ...

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