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Five people have been killed in a collision between a pickup truck and a CNG auto-rickshaw in the Rubber Garden area of Kaukhali upazila in the hilly district of Rangamati.
A four-day International Investment Summit was recently held in the capital. Over 500 investors and investment-related professionals from various countries participated in the event. This recently concluded international investment summit was significant for several reasons.
A training programme on Bancassurance was conducted by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy at its office in Mohakhali, Dhaka. The three days long training programme was specially arranged for the officials of Midland Bank.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken the initiative to bring changes to the International Long Distance Telecommunications Services (ILDTS) policy, which was introduced 15 years ago. This move must be welcomed as the sector has undergone drastic technological transformation in the last 15 years. The entire landscape of telecommunications has changed fundamentally.
We had expected that after the mass uprising, we would get a campus and educational institutions free of politics; but on the contrary, since the mass uprising, politics has been cemented in the educational institutions. It is more appropriate to call it a mob than politics - where there is no due process, no proper investigation; whenever any party opposes someone, they force him to resign from his post in the face of various protests. After the mass uprising, we have seen that many teachers, principals and vice-chancellors of schools, colleges and universities have been forced to resign on the charges of having links with the Awami League government. The vice-chancellors and pro vice-chancellors of almost all government universities have been removed and new vice-chancellors and pro vice-chancellors have been appointed; But seven months after their appointment, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Muhammad Masud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor SK Shariful Alam have been forced to resign under pressure.
The word “reform” is short, but its meaning and significance are immense and multifaceted. According to the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries, it means: “to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something.”
Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 under the pressure of a mass uprising, an interim government was formed on August 8 under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) is considered a significant stakeholder in this government, as it was one of the political parties consulted during its formation. Moreover, with the ousting of the Awami League, the BNP has emerged as the country's most influential political force. Yet, despite its position, the BNP's relationship with the interim government has increasingly grown distant—particularly over the issue of the roadmap and timing of the national election. This tension became starkly visible on Wednesday, April 16, when the BNP Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, made a strongly worded statement during a meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim government.
The relationship between Europe and the United States traces its origins back to the battlefields of World War II. From those war-torn grounds emerged the foundations of geopolitical blocs. In the post-war world, the growing influence of the socialist bloc led by the Soviet Union heightened anxiety and sparked escalating tensions. A multi-dimensional competition took shape between the two blocs, each accusing the other of trying to destroy its internal unity. Just as American troops couldn’t establish a presence in Eastern European countries, Soviet tanks couldn’t roll into the Prussian fields due to the U.S.'s opposition. This attempt to separate the U.S. from Europe was once termed “decoupling.” What decades of Cold War hostility failed to accomplish, former U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to achieve within mere weeks.
Although a temporary ceasefire was established between Hamas and Israel in the third week of January this year, it collapsed by March. The Israeli military continues to carry out what many are calling acts of genocide in Gaza. This brutal war has triggered global outrage, with mass protests erupting in the United States, Morocco, Turkey, Bangladesh, and numerous other countries. Now, joining the chorus of dissent are Israeli writers, poets, and journalists themselves. In a powerful act of resistance, at least 350 Israeli literary figures have signed a letter urging their leaders to end the war.
“When people on the street say you should stay for another five years”—this remark by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury closely resembles a Facebook status posted by Sarjis Alam, the Northern Regional Chief Coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP).
Of course, Hamas has driven this violent man crazy. Due to its excessive confidence and belief in its own power, Hamas has suddenly attacked inside Israel and killed, tortured, and taken hostage Israeli civilians. In retaliation, Israeli soldiers are shooting wherever there is movement inside Gaza, silencing it. There is no hesitation in the words of the Israeli soldiers, Hamas fighters killed them in October 2023, now they are killing Palestinians. One soldier said, ‘We came to kill them. We are killing their wives, children, dogs, cats - everything.'
The first District Commissioners (DC) conference of the interim government holds significant importance in the current administrative context. This conference will involve discussions between the DCs and various ministries, where important directions will be given. In light of the changed political scenario, special policy decisions and administrative directions are expected to emerge from this conference.
Following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government has taken a series of tough measures, one of the most significant being the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. The decision was reportedly made during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Following the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri issued a statement announcing the immediate suspension of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan. He further stated that the suspension would remain in effect until Pakistan credibly ceases its support for cross-border terrorism.
A devastating disaster occurred in Savar of Dhaka, that touched the entire world on April 24, 2013. The nine-story commercial building, 'Rana Plaza,' collapsed in the blink of an eye, resulting in the death of nearly 1,138 people, most of whom were garment factory workers. Thousands were injured in the incident. The world was shocked by one of the most horrific industrial disasters in history.
Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said on Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following a deadly shooting in the region, reports NDTV.
A senior Russian general was killed on Friday in a car bombing near Moscow, in an attack that investigators have described as a terrorist incident.
Following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the government of India's northeastern state of Meghalaya has ordered heightened vigil along the 443-km-long international border with Bangladesh. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma is currently in New Delhi. From there, he is closely monitoring the security situation in the state and has urged local administrators to further enhance coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF).
The Trump administration is preparing to announce an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth over $100 billion during former President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Riyadh in May, according to a report by Reuters.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken the initiative to bring changes to the International Long Distance Telecommunications Services (ILDTS) policy, which was introduced 15 years ago. This move must be welcomed as the sector has undergone drastic technological transformation in the last 15 years. The entire landscape of telecommunications has changed fundamentally.
Five people have been killed in a collision between a pickup truck and a CNG auto-rickshaw in the Rubber Garden area of Kaukhali upazila in the hilly district of Rangamati.
A four-day International Investment Summit was recently held in the capital. Over 500 investors and investment-related professionals from various countries participated in the event. This recently concluded international investment summit was significant for several reasons.
The house located at 139/4A, Road No. 1 in Dhanmondi (western side) is situated on approximately 5 kathas of land. According to sources, the one-story house was temporarily allotted in the name of poet Dilara Hafiz by the ‘Estate Office’ in 1988. At the time, Dilara Hafiz was serving as a lecturer at Eden College.
a shadow of sorrow fell over social media, especially Facebook, as news spread of the poet’s passing at a hospital in Khilgaon on Tuesday morning (April 15). Poet's admirers, writers, and journalists expressed their grief over his death. His friends described the loss as 'sudden' and 'unreliable', flooding the online space with messages of mourning. Many wrote: "A clear-spoken, protest-oriented voice of his time."
