Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said it would be better if the United States will apply its visa restriction policy on BNP men as they have been trying to resist the next general election.
"I would be happy if they (US) apply that (visa policy) on BNP," he told reporters at foreign ministry this afternoon.
On May 24 last, the US announced a new visa policy act to support Bangladesh goal of holding free, fair, and peaceful national elections.
Data from the latest Household Income and
Expenditure Survey (HIES) has revealed that household income has increased
in the country while poverty and extreme poverty rates have declined
throughout the nation.
The household average monthly income has increased in nominal terms to Taka
32,422 in 2022, from Taka 15,988 in 2016 and Taka 11,479 in 2010, according
to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
In the final report of HIES 2022 launched today, the BBS made significant
developments by selecting the quality enumerators, conducting residential
training, Introducing CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing),
improving data collection tools, substantially increasing the number of food
and non-food items based on COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption
by Purpose), and implementing continuous monitoring and supervision etc.
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today announced her party polls manifesto for 2024 general election, vowing to build a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041.
"Bangladesh will be established as a high-middle-income country by 2031 and a developed, prosperous, smart one by 2041 by the Bangladesh Awami League, the bearer of the spirit of the Liberation War, if the people once again allow us to serve them by voting for the Boat, the AL electoral symbol," she said.
The AL chief said if the people of the country vote for the AL, her party will give them development, peace, and prosperity.
Detective Branch (DB) chief Mohammad Harun or Rashid today said Mukit alias Boma Maulana supplied around 400 bombs in the city different areas since October 27 this year.
"Boma Maulana supplied around 400 bombs in the city from October 27 to December 16. He got prize after sending photos of bombs to London," he told a press briefing at DMP media center here.
Harun, also DMP additional commissioner, said a team of DB arrested bomb expert Mukit alias Boma Maulana, the mastermind of cocktail attacks on premises of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court.