Current Affairs
Passport to contain watermarks to feature Sayed, Mugdha and Wasim
Bangladesh has reinstated the phrase "Except Israel" on its passports, six years after it was removed during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government.
Quack with snake-bite injuries leaves hospital secretly
A quack who was injured in a snake bite while catching a cobra in Bheramara, Kushtia, has left the hospital without completing full treatment.
bKash slashes cash-out charge to Tk 13.95
Leading mobile financial services (MFS) provider, bKash Limited, has reduced its cash-out charge, making the service more affordable for its users.
TIB criticises retaining vehicle maintenance allowance for government officials
Transparency International Bangladesh has described the government's decision to retain the Tk50,000 monthly vehicle maintenance allowance for entitled officials as a "helpless surrender" to bureaucratic influence, saying it had overturned the prime minister's austerity directive.
ASK condemns demolition of Patuakhali Awami League leader’s house
Rights watchdog Ain o Salish Kendra has condemned the attack in which miscreants allegedly demolished the house of a local Awami League leader with an excavator, looted valuables and set the property on fire in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali.
Name of 3 unions in Bogura changed
After the controversy, the district administration has decided to change the names of the three unions discussed in Bogura's Shibganj and the newly formed Mokamtala upazila. The new names have been approved based on the opinions of local residents. The new names will come into effect after the final approval of the Local Government Department and the publication of the government gazette.
Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman monument demolition halted
The Jhenaidah district administration has halted the removal of a square dedicated to Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman.
Father sent to jail in Nirjona murder case
Md. Alim Hossain Akash, 40, the prime accused and father of 16-year-old Arfana Hossain Nirjona, in the sensational murder case that shocked Khulna cit, has been sent to jail.
Mitford Sohag murder: Accused expresses no confidence in court
In front of Mitford Hospital in the capital, an accused in the murder case of businessman Sohag alias Lal Chand has expressed no confidence in the trial court. Due to this, the court has postponed the taking of testimony in the case to July 27.
Minor boy dies under suspicious circumstances at Meherpur madrasa
A nine-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances Sunday morning at an orphanage in the Gangni municipal area of Meherpur.