Current Affairs
Grenade-like objects at Rajshahi airport, minister taken out through back gate
Police have recovered two grenade-like objects from in front of the main gate of Hazrat Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi. The two objects were recovered from inside the flower plants beside the gate around 11am on Tuesday (November 10). Later the main gate of the airport was closed for security reasons. The alternative mosque gate was kept open for the movement of passengers.
Two workers hospitalised with rubber bullet injuries in Ashulia, police deny
Alamgir Hossain and Rafia Begum, two garment workers of Starling Style factory, have been injured in a clash with police during protests by garment workers demanding an increase in the minimum wage in Ashulia industrial area of Dhaka. The industrial area has become heated again over the movement of garment workers.
Two Chhatra League leaders confined while going for internship at RMC
Shubho Kumar Mondal, president of the college unit of the banned Chhatra League, and Nahid Hasan, general secretary, were confined after going to Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital to start internship as the period of suspension ended after two years.
8 die of dengue, 1,595 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least eight dengue patients died and 1,595 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Chhatra Shakti leader Hasib attacked
Hasib Al Islam, president of the Dhaka University unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, an affiliate of the National Citizen Party (NCP), was attacked by a group of armed miscreants in Srimangal, Moulvibazar, on Tuesday, 10 November, while travelling to a resort in an autorickshaw.
Five more die from measles-like symptoms
Five more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am today (10 November), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,289.
Sleeping driver dies as bus set on fire in Faridpur
A bus driver died from suffocation after a fire broke out in a parked local bus at the New Bus Terminal in Faridpur early Tuesday.
Lionel Messi wins the MLS Golden Boot for a second straight season
Lionel Messi has been awarded the 2026 MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in consecutive seasons.
Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana crosses Rs 663 crore worldwide in five days
Nitesh Tiwari's epic film Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, has crossed Rs 663 crore in worldwide gross collections within five days of its release, recording a strong performance at the box office.
RMG exports to new markets, including Japan and Turkey, rise by 9.5pc
Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) exports to non-traditional and emerging markets have recorded a 9.30 percent growth in the first four months (July-October) of the current fiscal year 2026-27, reflecting the country's growing efforts to diversify its export destinations.