Current Affairs
Objection raised to women artists’ participation in sunamganj, baul song session cancelled
Organisers have cancelled a Baul song session in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj after objections were raised to the participation of women artists.
North korea announces plan to ‘irritate’ south korea by blaring loudspeakers at the border
Kim Yo Jong, influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has announced that giant loudspeakers will again be installed at the South Korean border to carry out propaganda. At the same time she warned Seoul that if interference in North Korea’s internal affairs continues, South Korea will face the ‘most horrific and painful situation’.
Poet and journalist Rotho Rafi passes away
Poet, translator and journalist Rotho Rafi has passed away. He was 51.
Four more die of dengue, 1512 hospitalised
The Directorate General of Health Services has informed that four more people died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. During this period 1,512 people were admitted to hospitals.
UPDF fires on tourists and law enforcers in Sajek: ISPR
Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that armed members of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) opened fire targeting tourists and members of law enforcement agencies in Gangaram Bazar area of Sajek in Rangamati. The organisation has also alleged that local people were forcibly used as human shields to blockade the road.
‘There was a lack of a sniper’ commenter’s father also in DB custody
Md. Aynal Haque, father of Md. Abu Bakar Siddik who was arrested on the charge of making an objectionable comment on a social media post featuring a photo of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Rajshahi visit, has also been arrested. Both were later taken into the custody of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police.
Man beaten to death on suspicion of child theft at Suhrawardy Hospital
Md. Alam Sheikh, 41, was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a child thief at Shahid Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital. The incident took place in front of the hospital’s children’s ward around 11pm on Wednesday. Police arrested Mostafizur Rahman Ayan in connection with the case.
National Road Safety Day today
National Road Safety Day is being observed today with renewed calls for stricter enforcement of traffic laws, safer roads and coordinated efforts to reduce road crashes and fatalities.
Sajek road blockade: 2,933 tourists evacuated amid gunfight
Gunfire broke out between law enforcement personnel and armed members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila on Thursday (October 22), during a road blockade in Sajek. Tension and clashes went on from around 11 am until noon in the Ujobazar area of Baghaihat. No casualties were immediately reported.
PM Tarique Rahman arrives at naval base in Mongla
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at the naval base in Mongla of Bagerhat on Thursday afternoon.