Haseeb Alam urges to work together to build ‘Smart Bangladesh’

BAUPHAL (Patuakhali) Correspondent Haseeb Alam Talukdar urged to change the society by working honestly. He also said that no more violence is acceptable in Baufal again at a discussion meeting organised by Retired Armed Forces Welfare Society Bauphal Upazila branch held at Jahangir Tower adjacent to the public ground of Baufal Municipal area on the occasion of Independence Day. [caption id="attachment_29584" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prominent social worker and politician Haseeb Alam Talukdar recei...

A government for all in the polls-time

A. R. Farrukh Ahamed

What would have happened if the result of the 1970 election were conceded by the then West Pakistan government? In fact, the logical outcome of not respecting the people’s verdict of the 1970 election was a war in 1971 that ultimately resulted in the birth of a new country, Bangladesh.   Bangladesh, no doubt, was born through a struggle for democracy. So whoever snatches away our right to democracy, we believe that they are trying to make us subdued as the Pakistan junta did. In 1990, we w...

Russia thankful to Bangladesh for abstaining in UN vote

BSS Russia has thanked Bangladesh for abstaining from voting on the latest adopted UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for "ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia's immediate withdrawal from that country". "Thank you, Bangladesh, for abstaining," the Russian embassy in Dhaka tweeted on Friday. The non-binding "anti-Russian" resolution of the UNGA will not bring the world closer to ending the Ukraine conflict, the tweet also said quoting Moscow's permanent envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia. On Thursday, the UNGA adopted the resolution as 141 member states voted in favour, seven voted against an...

UNYSAB new committee formed

bdreports24 Desk: The new executive committee of the United Nations Youth and Student Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB) has been selected with MD Jahidul Islam as a new president; Mohammad Eannobi, Shadman Taher Arnob and Akib Khan as vice president and Mehjabeen Akhter as a new Organising Secretary. UNYSAB is one of the largest volunteer hubs of the country that actively works for the development of interpersonal skills of the youth of Bangladesh. UNYSAB has announced a 42-member's central executive committee for 2023-2024. Ameena Rashid Bania and Nusrat Tayba Mim have been selected for the Research and Development team after several rounds of scrutiny. Previously, Shammy Wadud served 4 years as a president for conducting  UNYSAB's major mi...

Bangladesh is not taking IMF loan on condition: PM tells JS

BSS  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that Bangladesh is not taking loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on any condition. "IMF only lends (to any country) when the country attains the ability for repayment. We are not taking loan (from the IMF) with any condition," she said while responding to a question from the Jatiya Party lawmaker Md Mujibul Haque of Kishoreganj-3 constituency. Taking floor on a point of order, Mujibul Haque said Bangladesh is now meeting some conditions to get loan from IMF and already raised the electricity tariff and will increase gas tariff, which will lead to price hike of commodities and inflation. The Leader of the House said that the government is providing subsidy to power and gas. "My ...