Staff Reporter : Monday marked a day of joy and expressions of pride as people throughout the Kingdom took to the streets flying the Saudi flag high at various events organized by local authorities to mark the occasion. The Royal Guard Presidency organized a celebration of the 94th Saudi National Day on September 23 in Jeddah, in the presence of Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Hudhaili, the commander of the Royal Guard Group in the Western Region, the Saudi Press Agency reported....
Staff Reporter : The Chinese government has announced that starting from December 1, 2024, Bangladesh will enjoy zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent of its tariff lines on exports to China. Currently, Bangladesh benefits from duty-free access for 97 percent of its tariff lines. A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy stated that this move is part of China’s broader strategy to support Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The announcement follows President Xi Jinping’s pledge at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on...
Staff Reporter : Unrest in Bangladesh’s apparel factories continues despite multiple initiatives by the interim government to address the issues. These disruptions, involving various forms of protests and work stoppages, threaten the stability of one of the country’s major foreign exchange earners, potentially harming the national economy. Stakeholders stress that restoring normalcy in the garment sector is crucial for economic growth. On Monday, hundreds of garment workers from Generation Next Garments took to the Tongi-Ashulia road to demand overdue wages,...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh government has lodged a strong protest against remarks made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Bangladeshi illegal immigrants. On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over a formal note of protest to the Deputy High Commissioner of India in Dhaka, expressing dissatisfaction over Shah’s comments during a recent election rally in Jharkhand, India. In his speech, Shah had threatened to “hang upside down” every illegal Bangladeshi immigrant if his party, the BJP, formed...
Staff Reporter : The current account balance and trade deficit in Bangladesh showed slight improvement in July, according to the latest balance of payments statement from the Bangladesh Bank. The current account deficit decreased by 34.5 percent, falling to $193 million in July of the fiscal year 2024-25, compared to $295 million during the same month last year. This easing of the current account deficit also contributed to a 9 percent reduction in the trade deficit, which declined to $1.4...
Staff Reporter : Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday (22 September) morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 131 this year. During the period, 926 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 172 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals under Dhaka North City Corporation while 144 were hospitalised in Dhaka South City Corporation.Some 2,822 dengue patients are...
AFP : A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka’s next leader after a presidential...
Staff Reporter : Six top police officials, including an additional inspector general of police (IGP), were sent on forced retirement on Sunday. The six officials are Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Debdas Bhattacharya, chief of Bangladesh Railway Police; AKM Hafiz Akhter, deputy IGP of Industrial Police; Bashir Ahmed, deputy IGP of Police Telecom, Dhaka; Md Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of police (SP), Range Reserve Force (RRF), Md Rafiqul Islam, assistant superintendent of police (ASP), Armed Police Battalion (APBn); and Md...
DU Correspondent : Classes at Dhaka University (DU) resumed on Sunday after a 112-day hiatus, which included a 29-day summer...
Staff Reporter : The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders on Sunday to explore ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and India. Following the meeting, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir briefed journalists at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. “The Indian High Commissioner met us to discuss how the bilateral relationship could be further strengthened,” he said. During the meeting, High Commissioner Pranay Verma expressed India’s keen interest...
Diplomatic Correspondent : A high-level Bangladesh delegation, headed by the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Alongside delivering a speech at the General Assembly, Dr Yunus is scheduled to hold sideline meetings with several heads of state, including US President Joe Biden. This upcoming meeting with President Biden is seen as particularly significant, as such meetings are not typically scheduled...