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Government getting strict on pesticide control to ensure safe food: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin ur Rashid has said that the government will take strict measures in the import, marketing and use of pesticides to ensure safe and quality food for the people. He said this while speaking as chief guest at a seminar organized by 'Bangladesh Society for Safe Food' at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) auditorium in the capital on Sunday (October 25).

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Politics

BNP does not want to implement any reform agenda: Akhtar Hossain

National Citizens Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain has alleged that BNP does not want to implement any of the government's reform agenda; rather, it is looking for excuses to go backwards. He said this on Sunday (25 October) at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the National Press Club marking the 'first anniversary of the signing of the July National Charter'.

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National

No opportunity will be given to create instability in the country: Home Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that no one will be given any opportunity to create instability in the country. At the same time, he said legal action will be taken against those who attacked police in Gopalganj. He said these things at a press conference organized at the Secretariat on Sunday (October 25) regarding the celebration of Durga Puja.

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Politics

Uprising is legitimate to BNP only as much as needed to keep the throne: Asaduzzaman Fuad

Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad, general secretary of Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), said that the mass uprising is legitimate to BNP only to the extent needed to keep their own throne. The 2024 mass uprising did not take place in compliance with the constitution, but by defying it. He made the remarks at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the National Press Club on Sunday (October 25).

2 weeks ago 624 views

Others

BNP has deceived 70 percent of people, will not join committee: Shafiqur Rahman

Alleging that BNP has deceived 70 percent of the country's people, Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament Shafiqur Rahman has announced that he will not join a committee with them. He said this at a discussion meeting organized on the occasion of the anniversary of the signing of the ‘July National Charter’ on Sunday (October 25) noon.

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Others

Constitutional amendment excluding the August 5 revolutionaries will not be sustainable: Shishir Monir

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Shishir Monir has remarked that any initiative to amend the constitution by force of power, excluding those who shed blood in the August 5 mass uprising, will by no means be sustainable. He said this at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the National Press Club on Sunday (October 25).

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Others

Constitution amendment excluding revolutionaries will not be sustainable: Shishir Monir

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Shishir Monir has commented that an initiative to amend the constitution unilaterally, excluding those who shed blood and fought in the August 5 mass uprising, will not be sustainable. He said this at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at the National Press Club on Sunday.

2 weeks ago 1,193 views

National

Food Minister seeks US technical assistance for safe food and grain storage

Food Minister Afroza Khanam has sought US technical assistance to ensure safe food in the country, test the quality of imported grains, and preserve food grains in the long term. She sought the assistance during a courtesy meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen at the Secretariat on Sunday (October 25).

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Politics

Jamaat's two-day program demanding trial of those involved in October 28 incident

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a two-day program demanding the trial of those involved in the lathi-baton incident in Dhaka on October 28, 2006. On Sunday (October 25), the party's Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar announced the program in a statement.

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Economy

Prime Minister's Japan visit: ECNEC meeting postponed, approval of Tk 9,000 crore projects delayed

Due to Prime Minister Tareque Rahman's Japan visit, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting scheduled for Sunday (25 October) has been postponed. As a result, approval of 15 development projects involving expenditure of about Tk 9,000 crore has been delayed.

2 weeks ago 691 views

National

Prime Minister going to Japan on four-day official visit

At the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is going to Tokyo on a four-day official visit. He is scheduled to leave Dhaka at 12:10 am on Sunday night on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. During this visit, trade, investment, infrastructure development, technology transfer and human resource development between the two countries will be prioritized.

2 weeks ago 879 views

National

Detailed discussion held in special committee on procedure for forming caretaker government: Home Minister

Committee Chairman and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said detailed discussions were held in the special committee on constitutional amendment regarding the procedure for forming a caretaker government. He said this after a meeting held with constitutional and legal experts at the National Parliament Building on Saturday (October 24).

2 weeks ago 602 views

National

No constitutional amendment proposal in Parliament's next session

No proposal from the special committee on constitutional amendment is coming in the upcoming fourth session of the 13th National Parliament. This session, scheduled to begin on November 9, has been convened mainly due to constitutional obligation.

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Dhaka

Demand for a 100-year master plan to ease Gazipur traffic congestion; call for review of BRT

Members of Parliament from the district have demanded that a master plan be formulated, taking the next 100 years into consideration, to ease traffic congestion in Gazipur, protect the environment, and ensure planned urbanization. At the same time, they called for a transparent assessment of the future of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and the expansion of the metro rail and elevated expressway from Dhaka to Gazipur.

2 weeks ago 699 views

Politics

Accepting the referendum verdict would have solved many problems: Dr. Shafiqur Rahman

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament, commented that the government has failed in border protection, law and order control, and drug eradication.

2 weeks ago 636 views

National

New law coming to tackle extortion; police will be able to file cases without complaint

Because victims of extortion cannot file complaints due to fear of influential people, an initiative has been taken to formulate a new law to curb the crime. If this law comes into effect, the police will be able to file extortion cases as plaintiff themselves without relying on the victim's complaint or testimony.

2 weeks ago 518 views

World

45 die from ‘soil fever’ in Thailand, alert issued

At least 45 people have died after being infected with ‘melioidosis’ or soil fever in four provinces in northeastern Thailand as of October 22 this year.

2 weeks ago 765 views

Country

Letter in Shahjalal shrine donation box seeking BNP organizational reform

A letter written to Prime Minister Tarek Rahman with proposals for BNP's organizational reform has been found in the donation box of the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet.

2 weeks ago 564 views

Country

UNO calls himself 'BNP leader' while applauding MP's political remarks

Golam Rabbani Sardar, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Pirganj Upazila, has come under criticism for applauding the political remarks of the MP of the Thakurgaon-3 constituency.

2 weeks ago 587 views

Country

Sheikh Hasina should return to the country, people want to see her trial: Mir Shah Alam

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam said that Sheikh Hasina should return to the country—the people of the country want that too, because people are waiting to see her trial.

2 weeks ago 614 views

Government getting strict on pesticide control to ensure safe food: Agriculture Minister

BNP does not want to implement any reform agenda: Akhtar Hossain

No opportunity will be given to create instability in the country: Home Minister

Uprising is legitimate to BNP only as much as needed to keep the throne: Asaduzzaman Fuad

BNP has deceived 70 percent of people, will not join committee: Shafiqur Rahman

Constitutional amendment excluding the August 5 revolutionaries will not be sustainable: Shishir Monir

Constitution amendment excluding revolutionaries will not be sustainable: Shishir Monir

Food Minister seeks US technical assistance for safe food and grain storage

Jamaat's two-day program demanding trial of those involved in October 28 incident

Prime Minister's Japan visit: ECNEC meeting postponed, approval of Tk 9,000 crore projects delayed

Prime Minister going to Japan on four-day official visit

Detailed discussion held in special committee on procedure for forming caretaker government: Home Minister

No constitutional amendment proposal in Parliament's next session

Demand for a 100-year master plan to ease Gazipur traffic congestion; call for review of BRT

Accepting the referendum verdict would have solved many problems: Dr. Shafiqur Rahman

New law coming to tackle extortion; police will be able to file cases without complaint

45 die from ‘soil fever’ in Thailand, alert issued

Letter in Shahjalal shrine donation box seeking BNP organizational reform

UNO calls himself 'BNP leader' while applauding MP's political remarks

Sheikh Hasina should return to the country, people want to see her trial: Mir Shah Alam

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