The newly appointed state minister for information and broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, speaks with Badiuzzaman Bay of The Daily Star about the state of press freedom in Bangladesh, rumours and disinformation, the Cyber Security Act,…
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The continuity in government holds immense significance in the development of the country. The 15 years of stay in power has offered the ruling Awami League scope to frame and…
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After the parliament election, the Prime Minister gave special importance to the control of commodity prices and asked the concerned ministers to work on it in coordination. She learned the…
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the authorities concerned to reduce the import duty on edible oil, sugar, date, and rice to keep their prices affordable during Ramadan. The…
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Prime Minister’s Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman identified increased exports and remittances as key factors in alleviating the country’s dollar crisis. He highlighted the government’s initiatives…
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Washington will work closely with the new Bangladesh government in the areas of commerce, climate change and Rohingya issue in the coming days, US Ambassador Peter Haas said yesterday. “I…
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Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said Dhaka and Washington have agreed to deepen bilateral ties, work together on expanding trade and tackle terrorism and fanaticism. “We (Bangladesh and…
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said arsonists and their masterminds would be given exemplary punishment so that nobody is burnt to death in future. “We are taking measures against the arsonists…
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Amid continuous greetings from Bangladesh’s international friends and partners to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-election, ambassadors of the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) are set…
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The government in directives today said that administrations can keep the primary and secondary schools shut if temperature of a district dips to 10 degrees Celsius or below of this.…