Abrar Hussain The World Bank has predicted that the global economy will grow by 3.1% this year, reports the Washington Post.The United States, the world’s largest economy, is expected to receive a boost from the $1.5 trillion tax cut package Congress approved last month.On Tuesday the World Bank upgraded its prediction for 2018 by 0.3…
Abrar Hussain President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday asked police to perform their duties responsibly and neutrally for ensuring security in the society, reports Bss.”Perform duty neutrally upholding democratic values and human rights”, the President told senior police officers while addressing a meeting at Bangabhaban marking the Police Week 2018.The President urged police personnel to…
Abrar Hussain Joint Secre-tary of Bangladesh Awami League Dr. Dipu Moni said on Wednesday that drug addiction can destroy a family, reports Bss.”Drug addict could be isolated from the society”, she added.The Ex Foreign Minister said this while inaugurat ing a month long campaign against drug abuse at at Hassan Ali High School in Chandpur.She urged…
Abrar Hussain Arguments for 4 more fugitives, accused at Dhaka 1st Speedy Trial Tribunal, were placed Wednesday as the defense at the August 21, 2004 grenade attack case concluded today, reports Bss.Counsels for Mawlana Liton alias Jubayer, Mufti Shafikur Rahman, Md Iqbal and Mawlana Tajuddin concluded arguments for their respective clients and pleaded for acquitting them…
Abrar Hussain Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram on Wednesday said that 55,180 additional people have been bought under power connections at Motlab Uttar and Dakhhin upazilas, reports the Financial Express .While inaugurating the construction of 20 kilometre power lines at Narayanpur under Matlab Dakhhin he said, “We have built…
Abrar Hussain Canada has expressed interest to help Bangladesh in certification of aircraft, aviation safety and security, reports Unb.Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Benoit Prefontaine conveyed the message during his meeting with Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shajahan Kamal on Wednesday at the latter’s Secretariat office. He also said that Canada is also willing to…
Suzana Rahman Earlier tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands is cancelled after powerful and shallow quake. An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 was felt across northern Central America, briefly prompting a tsunami warning for disaster-hit Puerto Rico and the British and US Virgin Islands that struck in the Caribbean Sea…
Abrar Hussain Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam said on Wednesday that the government is planning to send 12 lakh migrants abroad this year, reports the Daily Star.“Our priority is to send skilled workers aboard,” the minister said while briefing media at the ministry’s conference room. The ministry organized the briefing to…
Abrar Hussain Former intelligence agent Christopher Steele, who had compiled a dossier on Donald Trump, conveyed to the US Senate that he was being blackmailed by the Kremlin, reports BBC.The Senate was also notified that Steele went to the FBI in July 2016. During the hearing it was claimed that someone has been campaign and the…
Abrar Hussain Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar assured the telecom regulator on Wednesday of giving his full cooperation regarding any decision for the development of the sector, reports Bss.The newly appointed minister gave his assurance during his maiden visit to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).BTRC Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood welcomed the minister…