January2025
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Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
Jan 29, 2025As the Year of the Dragon comes to an end and the Year of the Snake begins, hundreds of millions of people in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday. For the... -
Macron to speak on Louvre future after memo about decay
Jan 29, 2025After the director of the most visited museum in the world expressed concern about the poor conditions for visitors and collections, French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to visit the Louvre on Tuesday and make a... -
Trump signs order to get ‘transgender ideology’ out of military
Jan 29, 2025US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called “transgender ideology,” in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights. In a series of orders related to the military... -
No ticket blocking at Biman, Managing Director
Jan 29, 2025Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Md Safiqur Rahman today claimed that advance seat booking and ticket blocking are at zero level at the national flag carrier. “Any individuals found involved in ticketing fraud... -
Rizwana for well-defined action plan to check air pollution
Jan 29, 2025Reducing air pollution is a time-consuming process that depends on economic capability, growth patterns, communication facilities, and transportation systems, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan. She pointed out that 28 percent... -
Deal inked with Japanese firm to improve Cox’s Bazar fish landing centre
Jan 29, 2025To carry out the ‘Project for Improvement of Fish Landing Center of BFDC in Cox’s Bazar District,’ a contract was signed between JDC-Konoike Joint Venture and Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC). Today, the signing ceremony for... -
US envoy hosts series of meetings with political leaders
Jan 29, 2025The US Embassy in Dhaka announced today that Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, the embassy’s charge d’affaires, is holding a number of talks with leaders of political parties. According to a media release from the US embassy... -
Timeframe for sending workers to Malaysia’s plantation sector extended
Jan 29, 2025Selected workers will now have until March 31 to be sent to Malaysia’s plantation industry. Gazi Md Shahed Anowar, Deputy Secretary of the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, signed a notification today revealing the information.... -
CA seeks Open Society Foundations’ support to bring back stolen money
Jan 29, 2025The Open Society Foundations’ leadership today met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to discuss Bangladesh’s efforts to rebuild the economy, trace siphoned-off assets, combat misinformation, and carry out vital economic reforms. A delegation of the Open... -
CA seeks Open Society Foundations’ support to bring back stolen money
Jan 29, 2025Today, the leadership of the Open Society Foundations met with Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser, to talk about Bangladesh’s attempts to restore its economy, track down assets that have been embezzled, fight false information, and implement...
