City Desk : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday sought Danish support to labour reforms and mangrove research, saying the two are some of the top priorities of Bangladesh’s Interim Government.The Chief Adviser said labour reforms are needed to attract investment from foreign investors, while mangroves in Bangladesh’s southern region have proved to be essential to combat climate change, reports BSS. He made the comments when Danish Ambassador in Dhaka Christian Brix Moller paid a courtesy call on him...
City Desk : On Sunday, they made this proposal during an urgent press conference at the Shahid ANM Nazib Uddin Khan Khurram Auditorium of Dhaka College, focusing on the current crisis and reforms needed in the seven colleges.The students present at the conference stated that the seven colleges play a crucial role in ensuring higher education for students in the country, reports UNB. Despite haphazard decisions by policymakers regarding these institutions, students are striving to maintain their independence.While several new...
City Desk : Upholding the sanctity of each and every life, Adviser to the interim government on ICT Affairs Nahid Islam has reiterated that alongside dispensing justice for every murder, it will be ensured that all the injured receive free treatment.Nahid said this while meeting the families of Mamun, Julan Chakma, and Rubel Tripura – who were all killed on Thursday in and around Naran Khaiya, Shonirbhar area. The meeting took place on Sunday at the Khagrachhari Circuit House.During the...
City Desk : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said the interim government has new priorities and those might not match with the priorities of previous Awami League government. He made the statement while briefing reporters after French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy called on him at his Finance Ministry office at the Secretariat, reports UNB. Responding to a question over about $1.1 billion possible support to Bangladesh announced by French President last year in climate change adaptation while...
City Desk : Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday conducted special anti-mosquito drive in 7 wards to curb dengue alongside its regular activities.A team of DSCC comprised with its health department and waste management department ran the drive in wards 12, 15, 31, 53, 55 and 57, said a DSCC press release today.It said that in the drive, 13 workers participated in larviciding activities, while 13 workers in adulticiding activities and 210 cleaners from waste management department.The breeding grounds...
City Desk : World Peace Day has been observed in the North South University (NSU) in a befitting manner with renewed pledge to build a new Bangladesh. On the occasion a roundtable discussion, peace rally, tree plantation, release of pigeons and film screening programmes were arranged in the university campus, reports BSS. Addressing the discussion Vice Chancellor of the NSU Prof. Abdul Hannan urged the students to break the barriers which were created over the years in the country’s socioeconomic...
City Des : 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...
City Desk : Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said they want to establish true justice and want to get out of the culture of filing blanket cases. “We want to establish true justice. We want to get out of the culture of filing blanket cases, using the judiciary to harass people, destroying people’s livelihoods, and creating continuous grievances, anger, and discord among people, reports UNB.” “People come to the judges asking for justice. They (judges) feel embarrassed. Why...