Previously, in early September this year, the Bangladesh Bank had waived the 100% LC cash margin on all types of import, except for some luxury items Bangladesh Bank Eases LC Cash Margin to Ensure Fertiliser Supply and Stabilize Prices In an effort to ensure an adequate supply of fertilisers and maintain price stability, Bangladesh Bank […]
Today, on what would have been his 76th birthday, we catch up with his fans to celebrate and critique the life and work of this legendary writer, playwright, and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed’s Enduring Legacy: A Literary Icon for All Generations Today would have been Humayun Ahmed’s 76th birthday, and his legacy as a writer, playwright,
Indian PM Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with Canada’s Justin Trudeau ahead of the G20 summit in September 2023 In 1974, India shocked the world by detonating a nuclear device, drawing outrage from Canada, which accused India of extracting plutonium from a Canadian reactor, a gift intended solely for peaceful use. Relations between the two
In response to the atomic bomb attacks of August 1945, a global movement arose whose members have worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons “Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that
NPR, an American public broadcasting organisation, released the interview of Prof Yunus on Monday (30 September) NPR, an American public broadcasting organization, released the interview of Prof Yunus on Monday (30 September). Autocratic former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India in early August, as tens of thousands of demonstrators stormed her residence protesting against
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan has met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and shared their “common vision” to strengthen Bangladesh-ICC cooperation and ensure accountability for crimes committed against the Rohingya people. They held the meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA yesterday (26 September). Discussions included the Rohingya genocide and ways
The exiled National Unity Government said the junta’s offer was not worth considering Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years. This is dictatorship’s first such outreach since it seized power
During the meeting, justice and accountability for the atrocities and abuse of human rights committed during the July-August mass uprising and also during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long dictatorship were discussed He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel on Wednesday (local
Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to “rewrite history” for a country that is recovering from its worst economic crisis.The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast himself as a disruptor of the political status quo, and analysts
Security has been stepped up outside Japanese schools and official buildings in China The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has sparked worry among Japanese expats living in China, with top firms warning their workers to be vigilant.Toshiba and Toyota have told their staff to take precautions against any possible
Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal got bail in a liquor policy case on Friday Prominent opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post, days after getting bail in a corruption case.Kejriwal spent five months in jail in connection with a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy. He has denied the allegations against him.He
President Xi Jinping pledged about $50bn of investment to Africa over three years Pulling power. That is what China still has across Africa.While the influence of others on the continent is questioned – for instance, France and the rest of the EU are being shunned by the Sahelian military juntas, and Russia’s mercenary-security “offer” is
In Hanoi, people are seen battling strong winds Super Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in Asia this year, has killed at least four people after making landfall in northern Vietnam.The storm hit Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces with winds of up to 203 km/h (126 mph) on Saturday morning, the Indo-Pacific Tropical Cyclone
Hasina attended the 70th UNGA in 2015 with a mammoth 227-member team. In 2014, her team size was 178 According to a notice issued by the Chief Advisor’s Office, the team consists of Deena Afroz Yunus, daughter of Prof Yunus; Debapriya Bhattacharya, a member of the white paper committee on economy; and Shahidul Alam, managing
The series has courted controversy over the aliases used by the hijackers BJP leader Amit Malviya said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that by using the hijackers’ “non-Muslim” aliases in the series, the filmmakers had ensured that people would “think Hindus hijacked IC-814”.A Hindu right-wing organisation has filed a case in a Delhi
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