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Carry out reforms fast, aim for polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed optimism yesterday that the interim government would promptly implement the necessary reforms and proceed towards organising a national election. "We hope they will…

Forming media commission on the cards

The interim government is actively considering forming a media commission to ensure that the media can operate without obstacles. "Freedom of the press and freedom of expression have already been assured. We have made it clear that…

114 RMG units shut

Amid labour unrest, a total of 114 garment factories in Gazipur and Ashulia industrial areas were closed yesterday, according to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. Of them, 54 suspended production on "no…

Yunus seeks Dutch support for reform agenda

Ambassador of Netherlands to Bangladesh Irma van Dueren today paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. The Dutch envoy expressed her country's full support to the interim government,…

Rab can’t be used for political purpose: home adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cannot be used for political purposes. The adviser said this in a discussion held at Rab headquarters in the city's Uttara with…

Vatican envoy calls on Yunus

The Vatican Ambassador to Bangladesh Kevin S Randell paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka today. During the meeting, the chief adviser and the Vatican envoy discussed key…

Denmark sets priorities of engagements with Bangladesh

Denmark has offered to extend support to the interim government in the areas of improving good governance, democracy, human rights, and institutional capacity building, as well as for rehabilitation of the victims of torture. Danish…

Teesta water issue has to be solved

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need to resolve the longstanding transboundary river water-sharing issue between India and Bangladesh in line with international norms. In the second part of the interview with Press…

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