2 The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set July 1 for holding indictment hearing in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over their role in monstrous crimes committed during the July-August Mass Uprising. The other two accused in the case are- former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. The three-member ICT-1, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order as Hasina and Kamal refrained from appearing before the court despite a newspaper notice asking them to surrender. The tribunal said state defence…
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1 The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 17 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 8,974.28 crore. The approvals came at an ECNEC meeting with its Chairperson and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair held at the NEC Conference Room on the Planning Commission premises in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Of the approved 17 projects, 11 are new and 5 are revised projects while one project got time extension without witnessing any expenditure. Of the total estimated project cost of Taka 8,974.28 crore, Taka 3,180.34 crore will come…
2 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the national polls schedule will be declared two months before the election. “The polls schedule will be announced 55 or 60 days before the election. It is not possible to announce the exact date of the election at this time. However, the commission is ready whenever the election is held,” he told reporters at his office at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon. Nasir Uddin said the voter list must be ready before the election schedule. Work of updating the voter list will be completed by this June, he added. If…
1 Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said the youth development department has taken an initiative to provide skill development training to 9 lakh youths including 5 lakh young women. “The Department of Youth Development has started working to include a total of 9 lakh youths, including 5 lakh young women, who are not in jobs or training, in economic and social activities by 2028,” he wrote in his verified Facebook account. The adviser said the Earn project of the youth department will enhance the skill of youths in work-oriented, suitable and environment-friendly sectors, create long-term employment…
1 In a major escalation in the Middle East, at least seven people have been killed and over 133 injured in two rounds of missile attacks launched by Iran on multiple locations inside Israel between Friday midnight and early Sunday. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), they are now operating freely in the airspace from western Iran to Tehran. The Iranian strikes targeted central Israel, including Bat Yam, Rehovot, Tel Aviv, and Ramat Gan, causing extensive damage. Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service, reported that a 60-year-old woman was killed in Bat Yam, while at least 30…
15 The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7 as the moon of the holy month of Zilhaj of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today. The decision came following a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Islamic Foundation’s (IF) conference room at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city this evening, said an IF press release. National Moon Sighting Committee and Religious Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain chaired the meeting, it said. The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th…
68 Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abdul Kalam Azad Majumder today warned that the interim government would take legal actions if any news outlet spreads misleading news. “The interim government is very liberal about independent of newspapers and it always welcomes criticism. But no license is given to anyone that he or she would publish wrong or misleading news if wants,” he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. Azad asked the newspapers, which earlier carried incorrect news items regarding revocation of the freedom fighter status of the president and prime minister of the Mujibnagar…
14 British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke today met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, ahead of his official visit to the United Kingdom. During the meeting, High Commissioner Cooke extended her congratulations to Prof Yunus on his forthcoming receipt of the prestigious King Charles Harmony Award. “It is a great honour,” the Chief Adviser said, referring to the award. Prof Yunus is set to depart Dhaka on June 9 and return on June 13. During the visit, the Chief Adviser is expected to hold meetings with senior British officials. The discussions…
14 Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus will pay a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) from June 10 to 13, as Dhaka and London look to reinvigorate their historic partnership through broader cooperation in trade, investment, governance, and global challenges of mutual concern. “This is a very important visit,” Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique told reporters during a curtain-raiser briefing at the foreign ministry here this afternoon. Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique spoke at a curtain-raiser briefing at the foreign ministry this afternoon. Photo: MoFA Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique spoke at a curtain-raiser briefing…
6 Israel has carried out multiple airstrikes on nuclear and military facilities located in and around Tehran, the capital of Iran. The overnight attacks have reportedly killed General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In addition to targeting Iran’s key installations, Israeli forces also struck the IRGC headquarters. Citing Iranian state media, both Reuters and CNN reported the incident separately on Friday, June 13. According to CNN, multiple Iranian state-run media outlets have confirmed that General Hossein Salami was killed during Israel’s overnight air raids. Iran’s state television and news agencies officially announced his…