National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman met with US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon, reports BSS. He also had a separate meeting with Assistant USTR Brendan Lynch, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing here today. During the meeting with Ambassador Greer, Dr Rahman briefed him on the progress in reducing trade gap between Bangladesh ...

The Council of Advisers at its weekly meeting today approved guidelines on National Essential Drugs list and pricing and drafts of several major ordinances and policy covering personal data protection, Shilpakala Academy, forest industry reform, climate action commitments, and judicial administration. The ordinances are: the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh ...

LONDON, Jan 8 : Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday that the UK has “severely restricted the right to protest” in recent years and was expanding “repressive measures” against peaceful demonstrators. A report titled “‘Silencing the Streets’: The Right to Protest Under Attack in the UK,” comes a few weeks after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested and then released ...

Shobhaa De has reflected on how Rekha’s power is in her mystique. She said that if the actress makes herself too visible, she will risk being overexposed and losing that power. Shobhaa mentioned that since Rekha hasn’t done a film in over a decade, her charm and aura are kept alive only by her obscurity. Shobhaa lauded Rekha for being ...

Rihanna has once again set social media on fire after sharing a fresh set of photographs on X (formerly Twitter). Posted on Wednesday, the images show the Grammy-winning star posing confidently in red lingerie, offering fans a bold glimpse into her latest look, just months after welcoming her third child. In the photos, Rihanna experiments with striking poses and expressive ...

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority on Tuesday warned the public not to consume certain Nestle infant formula products, after the company issued a voluntary recall over concerns about possible contamination. The advisory covers products marketed under the Nan, Alfamino, S-26 Gold and S-26 Ultima brands. They might be contaminated with cereulide, a toxin produced by the Bacillus cereus bacteria, ...

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that a draft Indemnity Ordinance aimed at granting impunity to “July warriors” will be placed at the next meeting of Council of Advisers for approval. In a post shared on his verified Facebook account on Thursday, Dr Nazrul said July warriors had risked their lives to free the country from fascist rule and ...

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has proposed reducing value-added tax (VAT) on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports to below 10 percent by reinstating a 15 percent VAT exemption at the import stage. In a letter sent to National Board of Revenue (NBR), the ministry said the Advisory Council agreed to restore the VAT exemption on LPG imports ...

Organisational steps will be taken against the party’s nomination deprived and rebel candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections, said BNP’s standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday. ”In some cases, we have taken organisational action and in other cases, we are trying to convince and calm them down. We hope the matter will be resolved,” he saidwhile replying to a ...

A schoolgirl, who went missing in Sylhet on Sunday, was rescued from Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday night and two teenagers were arrested for their involvement in this incident. The arrested, Al Amin Hasan, 18, and Mahi Ahmed Nayan, 18, are residents of Moulvibazar town, police said. Sylhet Metropolitan Police additional deputy commissioner Mohammad Saiful Islam told that a ...