Uttam Sen Gupta, Chattogram Bureau,
bdnews24.com
Published: 15 Mar 2021 01:58 AM BdST
Updated: 16 Mar 2021 06:57 PM BdST
They were sending money to their families in Bangladesh. Until a Red Sea storm changed everything. Jobless, now the five Bangladeshi sailors are staring at an uncertain future. );
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When their ship sank, they were rescued by others. But they were captured by Houthi rebels of Yemen. After 11 months in captivity, they have returned home.
Md Alauddin, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Rahim Uddin, Mohammad Yusuf and Abu Toyob are all from Chattogram.
Speaking to bdnews24.com on Saturday, Alauddin, Rahim and Yusuf said they had lost hope of returning home during the terrifying months in captivity.
10-day programme on Bangabandhuâs birth centenary from Wednesday
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DHAKA, March 12, 2021 (BSS) â A 10-day special programme will begin at National Parade Ground from Wednesday marking the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Golden Jubilee of the Independence.
Chief Coordinator of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury today revealed the information at a press conference at the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) in the city, said a press release.
Among others, Chairman of the Implementation Committee National Professor Rafiqul Islam, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, former Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, Deputy Minister of Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim and Information Secretary Khaja Miah were present on the occasion.
Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 10 Mar 2021 08:26 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Mar 2021 08:26 PM BdST
Guests must carry a COVID-negative certificate to join programmes celebrating 50 years of independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. );
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The authorities will hold the programmes for 10 days from Mar 17 to Mar 26 at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka after most events to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary were held virtually due to the coronavirus outbreak.
After a meeting of the sub-committee on security at the celebrations on Wednesday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal urged all to follow health rules and carry the COVID-negative certificate to the venue.
Shahriar holds bilateral talks with Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam held bilateral talks with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir at the latter’s Office in Riyadh on Sunday.
Saudi State Minister congratulated Bangladesh at its 50th anniversary of independence.
He highly praised the remarkable sustained economic growth of Bangladesh carried out in last one decade under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He continued, the recent UN decision to graduate Bangladesh from LDC category to the middle-income country is a testimony of this success.
He fondly remembered the historic ties between this two countries and the valued contribution of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to its independence and laying foundation of Golden Bengal.
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