Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud sought Japanese cooperation to build up closer ties and work more closely as Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori paid a courtesy call on him at his Secretariat office.
The minister extended thanks to the envoy for his country support in economic and infrastructural sectors over the last 52 years.
Talking reporters after the meeting the minister said, “We discussed how the two countries can work more closely in future.”
A total of 190 eminent citizens expressed grave disappointment, at a recent statement issued by US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas, where the envoy announced that media persons would fall under the recently imposed visa sanction.
"We are deeply disappointed, at a recent statement issued by US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas where the envoy announced that media persons would fall under the recently imposed visa sanction," reads a press statement of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC).
The statement has been signed by 190 eminent citizens including writers, rights activists, minority community leaders, freedom fighters, martyred intellectual family members, anti-war crimes campaigners, journalists, cultural activists, among others.
MANIKGANG: Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said recently developed dengue vaccine is still under trial stage, and it will be vaccinated after getting approval from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The dengue vaccine, developed by ICDDR,B, and the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM), requires more trials and WHO approval for clinical application against dengue disease, he told journalists at his residence at Gorpara village in Manikganj upazila of the district.
"No country in the world develops dengue vaccine - - - when trials of the dengue vaccine are completed, we will seek approval from the WHO," he said, adding that the dengue vaccine will be used against the mosquito-borne disease after getting permission of the WHO.
The first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of Rooppur nuclear power plant, is being taken to the project site at Rooppur in Ishwardi in Pabna by road from the capital city Dhaka.
According to official sources, the consignment of uranium arrived here from Russia on Thursday afternoon through a special air cargo.