Current Affairs
Four murders in Rangpur: Father-brother of Siddhartha released on bond
The father and brother (Partha Das) of Siddhartha Das—who was arrested in connection with the murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife, and their two children in the Mashuapara (Daspara) area of Rangpur city—were taken into Detective Branch (DB) custody for questioning but were subsequently released upon signing a bond.
Construction work on Cox’s Bazar beach, contempt of court notice
Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and president of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) Manzil Morshed has given a contempt of court notice to four persons including the Deputy Commissioner on the allegation of starting construction work on the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar sea beach by disobeying the court’s directive.
BPL not being held this year, franchises also agree with BCB’s decision
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided not to organize the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this year. BCB president Tamim Iqbal had earlier informed that importance will be given to the structural reform of the tournament instead of organizing BPL this year. This time three franchises—Rangpur Riders, Rajshahi Warriors and Dhaka Capitals—have informed about agreeing with this decision of the board.
500-year-old archaeological structure Sardar Bari of Sonargaon damaged in Coke Studio shooting
Local history and heritage conservation activists have raised the demand for rapid repair and necessary steps to protect the almost 500-year-old historical Boro Sardar Bari located in the premises of the museum of Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation in Sonargaon of Narayanganj. At the same time local history and heritage conservation workers have also raised questions about the role of the foundation’s officials by alleging that the historical structure was rented commercially for shooting and later it was damaged.
Four murders in Rangpur: Lawyers’ association will not give legal assistance to arrested
The District Lawyers’ Association has informed the decision of not conducting the case on behalf of the persons arrested in the murder of four members of the same family in Rangpur. At the same time the organisation has called for not using the murder incident politically.
600,000 people may lose jobs in Bangladesh, poverty may increase: World Bank assessment
The World Bank has expressed concern that about 600,000 people may lose jobs in Bangladesh if the crisis continues for long due to the impact of the war in the Middle East. At the same time the number of people who were supposed to get the opportunity to come out of poverty this year may also decrease significantly.
26.64 percent of rural population has no savings: InM survey
Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM) has found in a survey that a large portion of the rural population of the country is unable to save as people’s income could not keep pace with the pressure of long-term inflation. According to the information of a survey, 26.64 percent of the people in rural areas have no formal or informal savings of any kind. That is, after meeting the necessary expenses they do not have the ability to save money for the future in their hands.
Patient dies in ambulance stuck in 40km gridlock on Dhaka-Ctg highway
A patient suffering from a heart attack died inside an ambulance while stuck in a severe traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The deceased, Amirunnesa, was a resident of Pranbhagbatipur village in Chandragunj upazila, Lakshmipur district.
Everything should be kept pending until Pakistan apologizes: Hamin Ahmed
Bangladeshi musician Hamin Ahmed has strongly criticized Pakistan’s military rule and behavior with Imran Khan after the incident of tension between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and British broadcaster Sky Sports came to the fore centring the broadcasting of the interview of the two sons of former Pakistani prime minister and former cricket captain Imran Khan, Suleiman and Qasim Khan, in the Lord’s Test against England. At the same time he has also newly brought up the matter of Pakistan’s formal apology for the genocide of 1971.
Rangpur quadruple murder: Arrested Siddhartha's father, brother taken to DB custody
The father and brother of Siddhartha Das, arrested in connection with the murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife and two children in Rangpur's Machuapara area, have been taken to DB custody for interrogation. They were brought to the Detective Branch office on Saturday afternoon (August 29) and interrogation began.