Desk Report: Japan’s ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, putting the 64-year-old politician on course to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi is one of the most conservative candidates in the ruling party’s right-wing camp. Former minister Takaichi is well-known in Japanese politics as a TV presenter and heavy metal drummer. But he is also controversial for a number of reasons. If confirmed by parliament as prime minister, Takaichi will face several important challenges. First, resolving the economic problems of…
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Concerns about law and order are growing ahead of the election.
Desk Report: After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the July coup, the law and order situation in the country collapsed overnight. On the one hand, mob formation, destruction of shrines, and an increase in crimes such as robbery and extortion, on the other hand, the inaction of the demoralized police – all this has made the interim government struggle to manage the situation. In such a situation, the National Assembly elections are scheduled for mid-February next year. Analysts fear that the law and order situation may become…
Read MoreSudan Gurung, the hero of Nepal’s Gen-G movement, will contest the elections, is forming a party
Desk Report: Sudan Gurung, one of the leaders of Nepal’s recent Gen-G movement, has announced that he will contest the country’s general elections in March. He has also announced the formation of his own party. The movement he led to oust the Nepalese government earlier this month. “Our movement will continue to form a people’s government,” Sudan said. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera‘s Sandra Guthman, 36-year-old Sudan Gurung said that his party is not a historical political party, but is gathering supporters from across the country “for change.”…
Read MoreChief Advisor to address UN General Assembly today
Desk Report: Chief Advisor to address UN General Assembly today Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. The session is scheduled to begin at 9 am local time in New York. The Principal Advisor will be the 10th speaker of the day. In his speech, the Principal Advisor is expected to highlight the reform activities undertaken by the interim government, the aspiration for a mass uprising in July 2024, the pledge to hold free and fair elections in February…
Read MoreThere is a problem with India because they did not like what the students did: Dr. Yunus
Desk Report: India did not like the fact that the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown by a student-led uprising in Bangladesh. Due to this, relations with the neighboring country are not going well, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. Professor Yunus said this while speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Wednesday local time. In his speech, the chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, emphasized the importance of regional economic cooperation. In this context,…
Read MoreWe have done a lot of work, which has never been done in the history of the country: Asif Nazrul
Desk Report: Advisor to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Professor Dr. Asif Nazrul said, ‘You will see what I will do. You will have to see it through my work. Apart from the legal aid work I have done, we have done many other things that have never happened in the history of Bangladesh.’ He made these comments at a program organized on Wednesday (September 17) afternoon to mark the implementation of the mandatory provision of pre-litigation mediation as per the Legal Aid (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. The…
Read MoreFakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN
Desk Report: Fakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN The interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to New York on Monday (September 22) to attend the UN General Assembly. This time, the government has included four political leaders in the list of the chief advisor’s entourage. Among them are two from BNP, one from Jamaat and a leader from Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP). Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Towhid Hossain gave this information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital…
Read MoreIf we protested against the government, we would have been labeled as ‘Razakar’ and justice would have been destroyed: Nahid
Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said, “On the night of July 14 last year, Sheikh Hasina called the protesters the children and grandchildren of Razakars and took a stand in favor of the quota system in a press conference. Basically, this statement gave legitimacy to the attack on the protesters. Because, we have always seen that if any legitimate movement was held against the government, the legitimacy of the movement was undermined by calling them Razakars. That night, students of Dhaka University and other educational institutions…
Read MoreECNEC approves 13 projects worth Tk 8,333 crore
Desk Report: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 projects costing Tk 8,333.28 crore. Of this, government financing is Tk 4,437.82 crore, project loan is Tk 1,225.36 crore and the organization’s own financing is Tk 2,670.9 crore. Of these, seven are new projects, five are revised projects and one is a project with an extension of the period without increasing the cost. The approval was given at the ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room on the Planning Commission premises on Wednesday under the…
Read More37 companies will be able to export 1,200 tons of hilsa to India
Desk Report: The government has approved the export of 1,200 tons of hilsa to neighboring India for the upcoming Durga Puja. 37 companies in the country have received permission to export this hilsa. The companies will be able to send hilsa conditionally until October 5. The minimum price for exporting these fish has been set at $12.50. This information was given in a notification signed by SHM Magfurul Hasan Abbasi, Deputy Secretary of the Export-2 Branch of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday (September 16). The notification said that the…
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