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Tawhidi Janata has staged protests at the upazila administration and thana demanding a ban on the Urs Sharif scheduled to be held on 26-27 August at the house of Kazi Jaber Al-Jahangir, a follower of Sureswar Pir in Savar of Dhaka. Leaders of local political and religion-based organisations are leading these programmes under the banner of ‘Tawhidi Janata’. Raising the allegation that Islamophobic speeches are given at the Urs they have submitted memorandums to the upazila administration, Savar Thana and several other offices.
Police have arrested six people and recovered four foreign-made pistols, three magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition from a flat in the Swamibagh-Karatitola area of Gendaria in Dhaka.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 440 people in a 24-hour operation across the capital, filing 46 cases during the drive, police said on Monday (August 24).
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.
In the official narrative of Pakistan, the term "peace" is associated with a troubling history. Elections occur, parliament convenes, and prime ministers are sworn in; however, alongside political authority looms an unseen presence—the military chief of the country, whose sway often surpasses that of the elected prime minister. When political ties between the central government and a peripheral region deteriorate, the discourse of dialogue is swiftly supplanted by the discourse of security.
“দায় খুঁজতে খুঁজতে বছরের পর বছর পার। জলবদ্ধতা তো খালি বাড়েই ”
Stuart Broad, former England pacer, has expressed doubts over the behaviour of the pitch of the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay after questions have also been raised over the batting failure of Bangladesh in the second Test against Australia just as discussion is going on about it. The match ended in just two days.
Bangladesh High Performance (HP) team has maintained their fine form in Australia, continuing their run of success in the Top End T20 series following the national team's historic Test win. The team defeated Victoria Cricket Association Academy by 5 wickets, moving to the top of the points table with their third consecutive win in the tournament on Monday.
Gerard Jones, head coach of the Bangladesh under-20 national football team, and Atikur Rahman Mishu, assistant coach, have taken their dispute to the point of pushing and shoving. At one stage of the heated situation between the two at a team hotel in Dhaka, English coach Gerard Jones called the police by phoning the national emergency service number 999.
Brazil have proposed playing a friendly against Bangladesh in Dhaka in October, with a delegation from the five-time world champions arriving in the capital on Sunday (August 23) to assess possible venues and discuss the fixture.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Tamim Iqbal has been appointed chairman of the Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Game Development Committee, marking his first participation in the continental body's Annual General Meeting.
The ball used in Diego Maradona's iconic "Hand of God" match against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup has sold at auction for $3.35 million, turning another piece of football history into a multimillion-dollar sports collectible.
At least 30 people have been killed after a massive garbage dump collapsed in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, following hours of heavy rain, burying makeshift homes and shacks nearby.
Global crude oil prices fell on Monday as markets weighed the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran amid heightened tensions over Washington’s pressure on Tehran.
Amid war, economic crisis, and political instability in Iran, a growing number of women are refraining from wearing the mandatory hijab in public. Women walking with uncovered hair are now significantly more visible on the streets of Tehran as well as various other cities across the country, placing renewed pressure on the Iranian government regarding the strict enforcement of compulsory hijab laws.
The National Citizen Party (NCP), a partner of the main opposition alliance, has described the activities of the first 180 days of the current BNP government as an example of ‘inefficiency, mismanagement, short-sightedness and failure’.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has relieved Tanim Sufyani, a member of its media cell's digital team, from all responsibilities following scrutiny of his past political activities.
Jatiya Party has appointed veteran leader Sunil Shubho Roy as a co-chairman of the party and spokesperson for its chairman, the party said in a statement on Sunday (August 23).
Newly appointed Prime Minister's Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon and BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi paid tribute at the graves of former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Sunday (August 23).
A 16-member fact-finding committee was formed at Rajshahi University (RU) to investigate allegations of corruption and irregularities in infrastructure construction, maintenance and development projects since 2009, irregularities in recruitment and promotions, and torture and harassment during the July 2024 uprising. However, even after 16 months of the committee's formation, the investigation report has not been submitted. This has raised questions among teachers and students regarding the committee's activities and the publication of its report.
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, has said Bangladesh has expressed interest in the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. He said, however, no formal progress or final decision has been made on the matter yet.
Political differences between Bangladesh and India should not be allowed to undermine economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said on Monday (August 24).
Shelley Fabares, actress known for popular American television series "The Donna Reed Show" and "Coach," has died. She breathed her last in Los Angeles after an illness on Saturday. She was 82 at the time of her death.
It was nearly 11:30pm. Suppose a young woman in Dhaka is lying down scrolling through her phone, reel after reel. Suddenly she stops at a video. A smiling influencer is saying, “This one cup of coffee has changed my life. All toxins from the body have come out, the skin is glowing, energy is sky-high.” The caption reads—#CoffeeEnema #DetoxJourney. In the comment box there are thousands of people’s questions, praise and curiosity. Like that young woman, lakhs of people are now stopping in front of this same video, thinking—does the body really get ‘cleaned’ so easily?
MS Zaman, President of Money Changer Association of Bangladesh (MCAB), has announced a new exchange rate determined by the organization to control the rate of dollar in the open market and maintain stability. According to the new rate, from now on money exchanges will have to buy each dollar at Tk 125.50 and sell at Tk 126.50.
