The government did not arrest any genuine Aleem (Islamic scholars) and Bujurg (seniors) over Hefajat-e-Islam issue, said State Minister for Religious Affairs Ministry Md Faridul Haque Khan on Tuesday.“Those in the disguise of Aleem seeking power and involved in anti-state and anti-society, and conspiracies have been put under the purview of the law,” he said while speaking on the passage of Hajj and Umrah Management Bill, 2021 in Parliament.Speaking on the Bill, BNP MP Harunur Rashid and Rumeen Farhana earlier...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the Special Security Force (SSF) will be developed as a modern force amid the changing patterns of crimes with the advent of advanced technologies.“We can develop our lifestyle using modern technologies. But the criminals engaged in terrorism and militancy also can commit crimes of new patterns using the technologies at the same time,” Hasina said. She was addressing a special darbar (gathering) arranged, marking the 35th founding anniversary of the Special Security Force...
The passing out parade of the 38th batch of outside Cadet Sub-Inspectors were held on Monday at Bangladesh Police Academy in Sarada, Rajshahi. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed inspected the parade participated by 1,231 cadets, including 57 women.Addressing the parade Benazir urged cadet Sub-Inspectors to work for the welfare of the people and respect human values above personal interests.“With the mentality of fulfilling one’s duty as a servant of the people, you have to perform your duty...
The government has appointed journalist Ranjan Sen as First Secretary (Press) at Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.Ranjan is currently working as Chief News Editor (CNE) of Ekushey TV.The contractual appointment is for two years.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard....
Eighteen dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka until Thursday morning as the number of the mosquito- borne disease started to rise in the country.Five new cases of dengue have been reported in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a media release.A total of 129 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and of them, 111, patients recovered.Health authorities reported 1,193 dengue cases and three confirmed...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said they will hopefully be able to make a formal announcement soon on vaccine coproduction in Bangladesh as there has been a progress in the ongoing negotiation.He, however, said it is up to them (vaccine-manufacturing countries) to choose local pharmaceutical companies for the vaccine coproduction in Bangladesh.“They’ll come and see the capacity after necessary inspection and will provide coproduction facilities,” Dr Momen told reporters at State guesthouse Padma.He said there will be...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said it is working closely with the Government and the humanitarian community to ramp up the delivery of a wide range of support services for Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar district to fight Covid-19.“It is imperative to strengthen our assistance and not let the situation deteriorate any further before it becomes impossible for the existing healthcare services to cope,” said Manuel Marques Pereira, IOM Deputy Chief of Mission in Bangladesh.A second...
National Ulama Mashayekh Aimma Parishad on Tuesday demanded an immediate reopening of all Qawmi madrasas on humanitarian ground.At a press conference here, Allama Nurul Huda Fayezi, Central President of the National Ulama Mashayekh Aimma Parishad, explained why it wants the madrasas to reopen even during the Covid-19 pandemic.He said “Qawmi Madrasa provides education as well as accommodation and food to the students. As a result, Qawmi Madrasa contributes to the creation of educational institutions as well as social security belts.Referring...
Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker has been made the Chief of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Law Ministry.The post remained vacant following demise of five times MP and former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru.Khasru, elected from Cumilla-5 (Brahmmanpara and Burichong Upazila), died on April 14 at the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital.The Parliament Secretariat declared the seat vacant on April 22.Besides, Waseqa Ayesha Khan, an AL MP elected in reserved seats for women in parliament (Women seat-7) ,was made the...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted British Queen Elizabeth II on her 95th birthday which falls on the second Saturday in June. In separate messages sent on June 12, both the President and the Prime Minister wished her good health, happiness, and long life, and the continued peace, progress and prosperity to the friendly people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, said the Bangladesh High Commission in London.President Hamid, in his message,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of her personal assistant Md Khorshed Alam’s son Nure Alam.In a condolence message, the Prime Minister prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family....
Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the fourth least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) annual global survey. The worldwide league table ranks 140 cities on a range of factors, including political and social stability, crime, education and access to healthcare.Dhaka has been ranked 137th among 140 cities with 33.5 points. It scored 55 in stability, 16.7 in healthcare, 30.8 in culture and environment , 33.3 in education and 26.8 in infrastructure. The Bangladesh capital...
