Current Affairs
Internet users in country 59.2 percent, mobile subscribers crossed 19 crore
Although the use of internet and mobile phones has increased in Bangladesh, the rate of internet use at the family level has decreased. The rate of internet use among people aged five years or more has increased and stood at 59.2 percent. On the other hand, the number of mobile subscribers in the country has crossed 19 crore. However the rate of computer use still remains below 12 percent.
Unapproved Tuptup Resort, fire safety notice ignored: Fire Service
The Tuptup Resort that burnt in the fire on Inani Beach of Cox’s Bazar was being operated without the approval of any government agency. There was no necessary fire safety arrangement in the resort made of wood and hardboard. The organisation has informed that the notice given by the Fire Service in last June on this matter was also ignored.
PM visits cleared footpaths in Mirpur, talks to pedestrians
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited footpaths cleared of encroachment in the capital’s Mirpur area and spoke with pedestrians to assess how the eviction of street hawkers had improved their movements.
Meta’s new terms likely allow AI to scrape website content
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is introducing major changes to its commercial terms. Effective October 30, 2026, the revised terms authorise Meta to use automated software to access websites associated with businesses, collect their content and use it to develop, research, train and improve its products and services.
29 percent of highly educated youth in Bangladesh unemployed: IMF
About 29 percent of the highly educated youth in Bangladesh are unemployed. On the other hand, about half of the highly educated workers are engaged in such professions where their educational qualifications and skills are not being fully utilised. This picture of the labour market of the country has emerged in a report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Fire at resort on Inani Beach, death toll rises to 10
The bodies of 10 people have been recovered in the incident of fire at Tuptup Resort and Restaurant in Inani of Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar. Several more people have been injured in this incident. The Fire Service has informed that the resort was being operated without the necessary approval and licence of the Fire Service.
Death toll in Cox's Bazar resort fire rises to 7, 5 still missing
The death toll from the fire at the Tuptup Resort in Inani, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, has risen to seven. Five people are still missing. A rescue operation is under way at the resort to find the missing, and fears are growing that the number of casualties could rise further.
Smoking in room at children’s hospital, PM directs dismissal of doctor
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed taking measures against a doctor after seeing him smoking in his own room while inspecting Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Agargaon of the capital. At that time he expressed dissatisfaction as the room of the doctor was unclean.
Arrest warrant against Dhruv Rathee in case from eight years ago
A court of Delhi has issued an arrest warrant against popular YouTuber of India Dhruv Rathee in a defamation case of 2018.
6 of same family among 7 killed in Inani resort fire
Six members of the same family are among seven people whose bodies have been recovered after a fire broke out at Tuptup Resort in Inani, Cox’s Bazar, on Saturday morning. At least six people were injured, while several others are reportedly missing.