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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken strict security measures in the capital on the occasion of Shubho Janmashtami. Alongside various units of the police, intelligence members, SWAT and bomb disposal unit will remain deployed to keep security, law and order and traffic movement normal centring the festival.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 560 people in its regular operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, while 46 cases were filed during the period.
Police have been accused of destroying evidence in connection with the murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, their daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi and son Ayush Chakraborty Priyam in the Kamalkachna Machuapara (Daspara) area of Rangpur Metropolitan City.
Bablu Kumar Biswas, assistant professor of the Forensic Medicine Department of Rangpur Medical College Hospital, has said that there are no signs of rape on the bodies of the deceased mother and daughter of retired teacher Ganapati Chakravarty of Machuapara in Rangpur city. On the other hand, a mortuary worker (dom) has told Views Bangladesh that the mother and daughter may have been raped before the murder.
On the dawn of August 24, 1995, the lifeless, bloodied body of a teenage girl lay by the roadside in front of the BRAC office at Raniganj intersection in Dinajpur town. Her name was Yasmin Akter. According to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and most reliable accounts, she was only 14 years old. At an age when a girl should have been carrying schoolbooks, Yasmin’s lifeless body lay on a city street in the early morning light. She had been working as a domestic helper in a Dhaka household and was travelling by bus to return to her mother in Dinajpur.
“দায় খুঁজতে খুঁজতে বছরের পর বছর পার। জলবদ্ধতা তো খালি বাড়েই ”
Dominik Livakovic, a 31-year-old Croatian star goalkeeper, has been signed by Barcelona from Turkish club Fenerbahce on a four-year contract that will keep him at the club until June 30, 2030.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) experienced batter Asif Khan has been banned from all forms of cricket for 15 months due to a doping offence. The International Cricket Council (ICC) formally confirmed the punishment for the 36-year-old cricketer in a statement.
UEFA is poised to withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances that a controversial investment plan will not be revived, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Once a baseball ground in Japan is being transformed into a cricket venue for the upcoming Asian Games, concerns are mounting over the pitch, facilities, weather, and accommodation arrangements for participating teams.
Chelsea have opened talks with Aston Villa over a move for Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, according to sources cited by ESPN.
Kylian Mbappe struck a brilliant hat-trick as Real Madrid swept aside Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday (August 26), maintaining their perfect start to the La Liga season.
Nepal Police has reported that the death toll from floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border has risen to 359. At least 1,500 people are still missing.
The United States has expressed deep sorrow and condolences over the massive loss of lives in the devastating flash flood that struck Nepal's Rasuwa district. Additionally, the country has announced $500,000 in assistance to provide emergency shelters, clean water, sanitation and other relief supplies to the affected people.
Saudi Arabia’s National Meteorological Centre has issued the highest level “red alert” in various places of Makkah province over the possibility of heavy rainfall on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Jubo Union will organise homage, a rally and youth assembly in the capital marking its 50th founding anniversary on Friday (August 28).
The Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal's Dhaka University unit paid tribute to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at his grave on Thursday (August 27), marking the 50th anniversary of his death.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called a joint meeting on the occasion of the party’s 48th founding anniversary. This meeting will be held at 12pm on Wednesday (August 26) at the BNP central office in Naya Paltan.
Md Rashed Khan, political assistant to the Prime Minister, has commented that the leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) now appear honest due to lack of opportunity. He claimed that after going from the government to the opposition, the leaders and activists of NCP are no longer getting the opportunities of power like before.
Kailash—the divine land of mythology. Where Lord Shiva resides in the pristine whiteness of snow, where the silence of the mountains has been understood by generations as a language of sanctity. But this time, from near that very Kailash, a different current descended—not just water, but a torrent of ice, rock, mud and death. In an instant, the familiar landscape of the Himalayas was transformed. Green mountains were buried under grey debris, rivers turned into raging torrents, and those on pilgrimage paths encountered the messengers of death.
On the dawn of August 24, 1995, the lifeless, bloodied body of a teenage girl lay by the roadside in front of the BRAC office at Raniganj intersection in Dinajpur town. Her name was Yasmin Akter. According to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and most reliable accounts, she was only 14 years old. At an age when a girl should have been carrying schoolbooks, Yasmin’s lifeless body lay on a city street in the early morning light. She had been working as a domestic helper in a Dhaka household and was travelling by bus to return to her mother in Dinajpur.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, has met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Their meeting took place on the sidelines of the 23rd special session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Jeddah on Thursday.
The government of Bangladesh has taken an initiative to send relief materials as humanitarian assistance for the people affected by the devastating landslides and sudden floods in Nepal.
Indian actress Manasi Parekh has narrowly escaped the devastation of a sudden flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. She is currently in China to take part in the ‘Kailash-Manas Sarovar’ journey with Sadhguru. The flash flood struck the Kerung port area of Tibet on Thursday (August 27). The actress was scheduled to go there that morning.
Within relationships, there exists a form of labour that remains unseen, unpaid, and largely unrecognised—yet millions of women silently carry it every day. Sitting beside a partner to listen when he is upset, reminding him of a friend's birthday, taking on the responsibility of maintaining family ties, or quietly managing the social circle of a male partner—all of these are now being defined globally under a specific term: 'mankiping'. In Bangla, it translates roughly to 'purush-paricharya' (male-caretaking).
Progress has been made in implementing the Bangladesh Bank's Tk 60,000 crore stimulus package aimed at reopening long-shuttered industrial units, expanding private investment, and revitalising the sluggish economy. Under this programme, agreements have been finalised to raise Tk 41,000 crore from 17 commercial banks.
