Current Affairs
Journalist Farzana, Babu to face trial in Shapla Chattar case
Journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu are set to face trial in a case related to alleged crimes against humanity over the 2013 Shapla Chattar incident in Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
3 sentenced to death for gang-raping schoolgirl in Jamalpur
In a swift move for justice, a Jamalpur court today handed down the death sentence to three young men found guilty of gang-raping a schoolgirl back in 2024.
Teacher remanded for 3 days in Netrokona child rape case
A court in Netrokona has granted a three-day remand for the main accused in a child rape case involving a madrasa teacher in Madan upazila.
BRAC staff bashes customer's head over tk 3,000 installment
A field organizer of the non-governmental development organization 'BRAC' has been accused of beheading a female customer over a dispute over loan installment money in Sadullapur, Gaibandha. The incident took place in the upazila's Dhaperhat union on Wednesday afternoon (May 6). The injured customer is currently undergoing treatment at the Pirganj Upazila Health Complex.
Case sought against Dr. Yunus, Asif Nazrul among 16
A petition has been filed seeking a case against 16 individuals, including former chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and former law adviser of the interim government Dr Asif Nazrul, over the deaths of students in the plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital's Uttara area.
Alexa+ expands to bose speakers
Amazon has expanded its upgraded voice assistant, Alexa+, to a range of Bose smart speakers and sound systems, marking the first time the new assistant has been integrated outside Amazon’s own devices.
UK sanctions Bangladeshi travel company over alleged human trafficking to Russia
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on a Bangladeshi travel company over allegations of involvement in human trafficking linked to Russia and the war in Ukraine.
174 Bangladeshi detainees return home voluntarily from Libya
After a long wait in a Libyan detention center, 174 irregular Bangladeshi citizens have returned home through voluntary repatriation. The repatriation process was successful with the joint efforts of the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, local authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Waqf administrator meets PM
The Administrator of the Bangladesh Waqf, Safiz Uddin Ahmed, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday morning (May 7).
100,000 primary students to receive free shoes in first phase
The government is set to launch a large-scale welfare initiative to distribute free, high-quality shoes to students of government primary schools across the country.