Current Affairs
PM visits Toyota's Motomachi factory in Japan
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited Toyota's Motomachi factory in Nagoya, Japan, as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
Spain mourns after latest train tragedy kills 68
Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.
Bangladesh seeks easier financing, technology transfer for biodiversity protection
Bangladesh called for effective measures to ensure easier access to financing, technology transfer and capacity building for developing countries to protect biodiversity.
New York passes law restricting children's use of AI chatbots
The governor of New York state signed a new law Wednesday preventing minors from using AI chatbots that act as companions, in one of the broadest moves yet for restricting consumer-facing models.
Ex-flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri’s body recovered from Turag a day after disappearance
River police have recovered the body of retired Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant K M Tahsif Sauri from the Turag River in the capital’s Uttarkhan area.
Voting underway in Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
Voting is underway in the by-election for the Thakurgaon-1 constituency (Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli), the seat vacated by President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Bangladesh, Japan sign 6 instruments, pledge loans worth $295m
Bangladesh and Japan have signed six bilateral cooperation instruments and pledged two yen-loan projects worth about US$295.5 million during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s four-day official visit to Japan, expanding cooperation in maritime security, investment, agriculture, fisheries, skills development and climate change.
IEDCR Director allegedly assaulted in his office
Professor Kazi Ahmed Zaki, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), was allegedly assaulted in his office on Wednesday morning.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University students vandalise trade fair structures over secretariat relocation plan
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) have protested against the government’s announcement to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat from its current location to the site of the former trade fair ground in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. During the protest, they vandalised a gate and several stalls built for an international trade fair
30 killed in Spain when two high-speed trains collide
At least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, the second deadly accident in less than a year on the line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, regional authorities said. Footage from regional Castilla-La Mancha Television showed a derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath the line.