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Trump announces ‘gold card’ US visa for $5m

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new "gold card" residency permits for a price of $5 million each -- and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce the US national deficit. "We're going to be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We're going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million," Trump told reporters in the Oval Offic...

UN to mobilise int’l community to help B’desh on Rohingya issue

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the UN would continue to mobilise the international community to support Bangladesh as a host to the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. In a letter to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on February 25, Guterres said he shared the Bangladesh chief adviser's concerns regarding the impact of the Rohingya crisis on Bangladesh and the region, as well as the worsening humanitarian situation in Rakhine.
"I will continue to exercise my good offices, including through my Special Envoy on the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, to

FAO reveals food safety work in Bangladesh

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has highlighted food safety-related work in several countries. It has recently held a validation workshop to finalize updated residue control and monitoring plans for dry fish in Bangladesh. The aim was to align Bangladesh’s pesticide management frameworks with the requirements of the European Union and national regulations on pesticide residues in the fisheries sector.
Dia Sanou, deputy representa...

Tributes paid to martyrs of BDR tragedy

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury marked the Martyred Army Day on Monday by paying homage to military officials, who were killed during the 2009 BDR mutiny in Dhaka’s Pilkahan. He paid the tribute by placing a floral wreath at the Banani Military Graveyard. Chiefs of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air also paid homage to the martyrs. Talking to the media after paying tribute, the home adviser said, “Families of the Pilkhana martyred military officials had been demanding that February 25 be announ...

Clash at BAF Base in Cox’s Bazar leaves 1 dead

The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) base in Cox’s Bazar came under an unexpected attack today (24 February) by a group of miscreants from the neighbouring Samiti Para area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

"In response, the Bangladesh Air Force is taking the necessary measures to address the situation," stated a press release signed by ISPR Assistant Director Ayesha Siddiqua.

Nation set to observe ‘National Martyred Army Day’ tomorrow

The nation is set to observe 'National Martyred Army Day' in memory of the army officers who were brutally killed in Pilkhana carnage about 16 years back here. On February 25 and 26, 2009, derailed soldiers of the then BDR (now BGB) killed 57 army officers, including its Director General (DG) Major General Shakil Ahmed at its headquarters in Pilkhana, plunging the entire nation into a state of shock. The interim government issued a circular yesterday declaring February 25 as the 'National Martyred Army D...
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