Current Affairs
3 BAF members killed as pickup falls from flyover onto Dhaka airport
Three members of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) were killed and four others injured after a BAF pickup fell from a flyover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal on Monday night.
Travel ban imposed on Hadi murder accused Foysal Karim, his wife
A court has imposed a travel ban on Foysal Karim Masud, prime accused in the case filed over the killing of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, and his wife Shaheda Pervin Samia.
Fuel oil prices to remain unchanged in Sept
The prices of fuel oil have been kept unchanged for the month of September.
Hamza leaves Leicester after 21 years
Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury has ended his 21-year association with Leicester City after completing a permanent return to Sheffield United on a one-year deal.
Bangladesh relies on two submarine cables, internet price to drop 50 percent with new connection
Bangladesh remains dependent mainly on two government submarine cables — SMW-4 and SMW-5 — even as neighbouring countries connect one after another to double-digit numbers of international submarine cables. India has 19, Malaysia 23, Thailand 12 and the Philippines 19 international submarine cable connections, while Bangladesh remains stuck with only two. This gap between limited capacity and growing demand has raised concern, with sector stakeholders saying the country's digital economy could face major obstacles in the coming decade if new connections are not added on time. They believe new submarine cables would raise the country's internet usage rate by 20-30 percent, which could bring down internet prices by up to 50 percent.
Nepal floods: 13 bodies recovered in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district has recovered 13 bodies from the river so far, as bodies continue to flow into India's Uttar Pradesh through the Narayani-Gandak river system due to devastating floods and flash floods in Nepal, officials said. Of the 13, six are men and seven are women.
DU syndicate declares Rashed Khan DUCSU GS seven years after election
Dhaka University (DU) Syndicate has declared Rashed Khan elected as general secretary (GS) of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) nearly seven and a half years after the 2019 election, following the cancellation of the studentship of Golam Rabbani, who had earlier been declared winner of the post.
Messi bids farewell to international football
Lionel Messi, Argentine legend and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, has announced his retirement from the national team, ending his international football career.
Deaths from mob violence and violence against women-children increased: MSF
Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) has claimed that mob and political violence across the country has increased alarmingly in August compared to July. The organization has also informed that the number of recovery of unidentified bodies has also increased during the same period.
Democracy-loving people are the source of all political power of BNP: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has commented that the democracy-loving people of the country are the source of all political power of BNP. He has said the other name of BNP is the struggle of building a public-welfare, democratic and self-reliant Bangladesh.