Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday recalled the very difficult and challenging time when he had launched a movement in Boston and New York for freeing Sheikh Hasina during the military-backed caretaker government in the country. Its a historic day for
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today recalled the "very difficult and challenging time" when he had launched a movement in Boston and New York for freeing Sheikh Hasina during the military-backed caretaker government in the country. "It's a historic day for us. It's a day of much joy for us," he said as the13th anniversary of release of Awami League President and Prime
Will keep up efforts to ensure justice for Rozina: information minister
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Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said that he will keep trying to ensure justice for Rozina.
The minister said this after leaders and members of Dhaka Reporters Unity and Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum met him at his residence urging justice for the Prothom Alo senior reporter.
They also demanded that an impartial probe body be formed to investigate the incident as journalists cannot put faith on the committee formed by the health ministry, reads a memorandum submitted by them.
Noted journalist Hasan Shahriar no more
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DHAKA, April 10, 2021 (BSS) – Former president of Jatiya Press Club and executive editor of the daily Ittefaq Hasan Shahriar passed away at the age of 74 while undergoing treatment at a city hospital today.
The veteran journalist breathed his last at Impulse Hospital at around 12 noon, immediate past president of JPC Saiful Alam told BSS.
Shahriar, also a two-term president of Commonwealth Journalists’ Association (CJA), was admitted to the hospital at around 1:30 am on Friday with symptoms of coronavirus.
Later, he tested positive for the virus.
His namaj-e-janaza will be held on the premises of the Jatiya Press Club after Asr prayers today, he added.
Info ministry renamed as Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: Hasan
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DHAKA, March 16, 2021 (BSS) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the name of the Ministry of Information has been changed as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting because it has been doing the tasks of broadcasting along with giving information.
“We have sent a letter to the Cabinet division to change the name of the ministry. The Cabinet division sent it to the President after evaluation and taking approval from the Prime Minister. After getting approval from the President, a gazette notification has been issued in this regard. We would like to extend thanks to the President and the Premier for this,” he said.