Sayeed Muhammad: A Chinese diplomat said no areas will be off-limits to talks next week when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Japan, but North Korea is not going to be a focus. Both China and Japan have been trying to reset ties after years of increasingly bitter dispute over a group of uninhabited islets in…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prior to of an expected summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s national security adviser is in Washington to meet his US counterpart, John Bolton. The US National Security Council asked Chung Eui-yong to fly to the US to discuss matters related to the summit, a…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, US President Donald Trump has assured Bangladesh of continuing its pressure on Myanmar to create necessary conditions for the safe and voluntary repatriation of the Rohingyas.Trump made the commitment through a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.”The United States will continue to pressure Myanmar to create necessary…
Sayeed Muhammad: All CNG refuelling stations across the country will remain closed for two additional hours during Ramadan, meaning that they will not be operational for 6 hours every day. The measure has been taken aiming to boosting gas supply in the power plants, according to UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting between…
Sayeed Muhammad: With Bangladesh continuing maintaining its growth, solutions to its air pollution must be worked on carefully so they do not affect development, said US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat yesterday. She made the comment while speaking as a discussion styled “Air Quality in Bangladesh – Challenges and Solutions” at EMK Centre in the city marking the…
Bangladesh Constitution has a clear condition that “83. No tax shall be levied or collected except by or under the authority of an Act of Parliament.” So parliament must endorse the new or revisions made in the tax policies during the current financial year other than which were passed by the parliament while adopting the…