Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar, the United States has said helping resolve Rohingya refugee crisis remains a priority for them.
“So we are following this development closely. We remain concerned by the conflict and its potential to undermine regional stability and security,” Spokesperson at the US Department of State Matthew Miller said during a regular media briefing in Washington on December 17.
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States may become more open to crypto in 2025
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
Proponents of the uniquely volatile commodity argue it is a valuable hedge against inflation, similar to gold.
Many bitcoin enthusiasts and investors are quick to criticize government-backed currencies as prone to devaluation and say increased government buy...
Many bitcoin enthusiasts and investors are quick to criticize government-backed currencies as prone to devaluation and say increased government buy...
Functional parliament can safeguard people’s power, says Tarique
Stressing the importance of employment to strengthen national unity, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said an accountable government and a functional parliament can safeguard the political power of the people.
“We must harness this unity to build a Bangladesh free from discrimination and division. We must remember that without empowering the people, national unity cannot be strong or sustainable,” he said in a post on his verified Facebook page.
The BNP leader said a parliament com...
The BNP leader said a parliament com...
FEJ proposes 8-point economic reform agenda
The Forum for Economic Justice (FEJ) held a press conference and discussion meeting on proposals for establishing an eight-point economic reform agenda, forming a reform commission to address economic inequality, and recognising social ownership in the constitution. The event took place on Saturday (21-09-204) in the Sagar-Runi Hall of the Dhaka Reporters' Unity. The speakers emphasised that democratising the economy is the first and foremost condition for building an exploitation-free democratic state or society.
They stated that it is impossible to establish an egalitarian society while maintaining the existing ownership-based economic system. Therefore, the rights of the people to ownership of resources at all levels of society must be established, and fair distribution of profits...
Interim govt must not be allowed to fail: Tarique
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman stressed that the failure of the interim government would be a failure for all pro-democracy forces in Bangladesh. Tarique stated today that the country will move towards an election roadmap through a series of reform programs. Addressing a rally in Nayapaltan, Dhaka, he emphasized the need for these reforms to aim at creating an accountable government and a parliament genuinely elected by the people. Tarique stressed that no democracy or reform can be sustainable without political empowerment and the direct involvement of the populace.
Patriots must cooperate with the interim government
Right now the people do not want BNP, Gonoform, the Nationalist Democratic Movement, Awami League, or any other political party becoming involved and messing up the cleaning operation. You don’t intervene in the process when your septic tank is being emptied, writes
It’s amazing, the best change this country has ever witnessed since its birth was the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorship and her team of sycophant corrupt cronies. Bangladesh had gained the reputation of being one of the most corrupt countries... if not ‘the’... most corrupt country in Asia. And...----- Maj. Haider Aziz (retd.)
