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New German Ambassador presents credentials

The new German Ambassador, Dr. Thomas Prinz was officially accredited to Bangladesh through a ceremony in Dhaka on April 8th, Wednesday. The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany presented his credentials to the President of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Md. Presdent + German envoyAbdul Hamid. The President and the Ambassador had a meeting after the accreditation ceremony was over. Ambassador Prinz emphasized on long lasting ties between Bangladesh and Germany. He mentioned the economic re...

UN asks to halt Kamaruzzaman’s execution

Human rights body of the United Nations (UN) has called the Bangladesh government to halt execution of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader and convicted war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman. unhcrThe UN Human Rights Office made the call on Wednesday. A statement was published by the office in UN headquarters. “We urgently call on the government of Bangladesh to halt the execution of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman which is reportedly imminent, following the rejection of his appeal on Monday by the Supreme Court,” said Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High ...

British Foreign Office Peer discusses unrest in Bangladesh

A FOREIGN Office Peer visited Bradford to give its Bangladeshi community more details on the ongoing unrest in their native country. Lord William Wallace of Saltaire, Government Minister and spokesman for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords, yesterday briefed David Ward, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Bradford East, about the continuing political stand-off in Bangladesh. [caption id="attachment_14777" align="alignleft" width="300"]brtian foreign peer David Ward with Foreign Office Peer Lord William Wallace of Saltaire[/c...

BD, India jointly to combat maritime crimes

Cooperation in combating maritime crimes and conducting search and rescue operations came up for a discussion at a meeting between top officials of Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh here yesterday. Several issues, including training for Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel, cooperation on combating maritime crimes, maritime bd-indiasearch and rescue and pollution response at sea were discussed during the meeting, an official release said. The meeting is a step ahead in institutionalisation of cooperation between the two Coast Guards, it added. The B...

Beef price shoots up

The price of beef is likely to shoot up shortly due to shortage in cow supply, say meat traders. Beef was selling at Tk 350 to Tk 370 per kg in several kitchen markets on Saturday whereas it was Tk 280 to Tk 300 three months ago. butcherThe price hike of beef has pushed up prices of other meat too. At the start of the year, broiler chicken sold at Tk 130 per kg, which now sells at Tk 160 to 165. Mutton price has shot up, too. Earlier this year, a kilogram of mutton was Tk 450. Now the price is Tk 550 to Tk 600. The chief medical office...

Aminul killers had contact with intelligence

An intelligence agency and senior officials of Dhaka EPZ had contact with the suspected killers of garments industry labour leader Aminul Islam. They had spoken to him several times over cell phone the night before his body was discovered. This has been mentioned in the charge sheet submitted by the police. aminulThe intelligence agency and the EPZ officials have not been accused in the murder case. Their names are not in the charge sheet and they have not been called on as witnesses either. An officer involved in the investigations told Prothom Alo the...
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