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MoFA has no info on whether Hasina given Indian citizenship

The Bangladesh foreign ministry has no information regarding whether ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has obtained Indian citizenship.
“We do not have any information on whether former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Indian citizenship,” ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam made the remark while responding to a question at the ministry weekly briefing.
He added that Hasina current status is a matter under the jurisdiction of the Indian government.
Hasina has been residing in India since fleeing the country in August last year, following widespread protests that culminated in her resignation.
Regarding demands to review all agreements with India, Rafiqul Alam clarified, “Bilateral agreements with India have been made by various ministries and agencies.

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CA to attend WEF in Davos

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Mohammad Yunus will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21-24.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Rafiqul Alam today said in his weekly briefing at the foreign ministry here.
The Chief Adviser will engage with the global leaders on regional and global issues in addition to his bilateral engagements there, he said.
Chief Adviser special envoy on international affairs Lutfey Siddiqui and Principle Coordinator on SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed will accompany Dr Yunus during the visit, he said.

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21-year-old arrested for selling fake medical questions

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Mymensingh for selling fake medical college admission test questions.
The arrestee is Nazmul Ehsan Nayeem, a first-year mathematics student at Ananda Mohan College. He is the son of Zahurul Islam from Bhurarbari village in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, said Additional Superintendent of Mymensingh Police Mohaimenul Islam at a press conference at the district police headquarters on Thursday.
Detective Branch (DB) of Mymensingh Police arrested Nazmul from a student dormitory on College Road Thursday afternoon.
“We were closely monitoring social media platforms after reports emerged of leaked medical college entrance exam questions. A Facebook account under the name Gazi Kamal Hossain posted a claim offering the 2024-2025 medical college entrance exam questions for Tk 12,000, with Tk 6,000 required as an advance payment. A fake question paper was also shared in the post. Suspecting this to be a scam, we initiated an investigation,” said the addl SP.

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Online transfer of primary school teachers begins Jan 20

The online transfer process for assistant teachers of government primary schools to their respective upazilas/thanas will begin on January 20.
Md Jahangir Alam Khan, deputy chief information officer of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry, confirmed this in a media statement on Thursday.