1 Russia and Ukraine fired drones towards each other’s capitals Sunday, even as Kyiv and Moscow carry out the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow’s invasion. AFP journalists heard explosions in the Ukrainian capital, with the head of the city’s military administration warning “the night will not be easy”. Russian authorities meanwhile reported that a dozen drones flying towards Moscow had been downed. The latest fire comes as the two sides pursue a major prisoner swap more than three years since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv wounded at least 10 people, the…
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1 The council of advisers approved two ordinances and two policies at its meeting today with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon here, a Cabinet Division press release said. The council of advisers endorsed the draft of ‘Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs and Injured Students in the July Uprising Ordinance, 2025 and the draft of ‘National Freedom Fighters Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’. The meeting also approved the draft of ‘Dredging and Dredged Material Management Policy 2024’ and the draft of the National Urban Policy…
1 Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said Bangladesh will get the highest priority in sending workers to Malaysia soon. “We have learned from different sources that Malaysia is going to recruit one lakh to 1.5 lakh foreign workers within the next couple of months. I have had talks with their Human Resources Minister (Steven Sim Chee Keong) and he assured us that Bangladesh will be given the highest priority in recruiting laborers. Maximum number of laborers will be recruited from Bangladesh, we have received this assurance,” Dr Asif Nazrul, who is currently visiting Malaysia, said…
18 France hailed talks on the Ukraine war between top US and European officials on Thursday during which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio again pressed a US peace plan. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the talks launched a “positive process” as Europe seeks to be included in efforts to end the three-year-old war. The meetings included Macron, Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German officials and Ukrainian ministers. They took place as US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war stumbles, with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rebuffing a complete truce. “Today in Paris, we…
17 A European Union (EU) delegation headed by its Ambassador and Head of Delegation in Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a courtesy call on Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma in Nilachal, Bandarban today. The other members of the delegation were Katarina Miller, Antonio Alessandro, Paola Belfore and Andre Carstens, an official release said here today. The CHT Affairs Adviser at the time briefed the visiting delegation about the history and beauty of Bandarban, and its different tourist attractions. Nandita Chakma, wife of Supradip Chakma, Bandarban district council Chairman Professor Thansama Lusai, Ministry of CHT Affairs Additional Secretary Pradip…
103 The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today. “The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to the Honorable Chief Adviser tomorrow at 4:30 pm today,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In November 2024, the government formed the 10-member Women’s Affairs Reform Commission with Shireen Parveen Haque, a founding member of Nari Paksha, as its chief. Other members of the commission are: Maheen Sultan, senior fellow, Brac Institute of Governance and Development; Sara Hossain, executive director, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast); Fawzia…
15 Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has assured the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) that the interim government will host a free and fair election between December-2025 and June-2026. “We want to make sure that the election will be the best in Bangladesh’s history and milestone for the country’s democratic journey,” he said as a delegation of ANFREL met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Thursday. The ANFREL delegation included its Executive Director Brizza Rosales, Consultant for the Bangladesh Elections and Democracy Programme May Butoy, Senior Programme Officer for Campaign and Advocacy Tharindu Abeyrathna, Programme Officer…
8 Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam today said those running the state affairs would become more aware when media would continue asking more questions. “The media have to ask questions because when media continues to ask questions, the people running the state affairs become more aware and compelled to behave more responsibly,” he said. The adviser made this remark while speaking at a seminar titled “Brave New Bangladesh: Reform Roadmap for Press Freedom” as chief guest in the capital’s Midas Center. UNESCO Dhaka Office, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and the Embassy of Sweden jointly organized the seminar marking…
52 The Health Sector Reform Commission today submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The members of the commission, led by its chief Professor AK Azad Khan, handed over the report to Prof Yunus at about 11 am at the State Guest House Jamuna here, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In November 2024, the government formed a 12-member Health Sector Reform Commission. The members of the commission are: Prof AK Azad Khan (chief), president of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh; Prof Md Muhammad Zakir Hossain of Public Health and Health Informatics Department at…
4 Tensions have escalated once again along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, as both sides reportedly exchanged heavy gunfire and missile strikes starting from midnight on Tuesday. According to reports, the Indian military launched missiles targeting Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and other regions. In retaliation, Pakistan initiated a counter-offensive, claiming its air force successfully shot down two Indian fighter jets. A security source also confirmed that an attack was carried out on an Indian Army brigade headquarters. Pakistan’s Express Tribune reported that Indian forces fired a missile in the Dudhnial sector of the LoC, destroying a Pakistani…