Current Affairs
Banned Awami League stages protest march in Rajshahi
A protest march was held under the banner of the banned Awami League and its associate organisations in Paba, Rajshahi, on Tuesday morning, June 9. The march took place around 6:00 am on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in the Puthiapara area of Nowhata municipality and ended within a short time.
Dhaka, Delhi want to move away from Yunus-era relations: PM's Adviser
Both Dhaka and New Delhi want to move away from the trajectory of relations shaped during the previous political context, Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman has said.
Startup entrepreneurs to receive loans up to Tk 10 lakh: Finance Minister
New entrepreneurs are being provided collateral-free loans of up to Tk 10 lakh, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury informed parliament on Tuesday, June 9.
Construction worker shot by assailants in Noakhali
Unidentified assailants arrived in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and shot a young man in Begumganj upazila, Noakhali. The victim, Faruk Hossain, 27, is a construction worker and son of Abul Kashem of Sharifpur village. He is currently undergoing treatment at Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital with bullet wounds to his lower abdomen and knee.
Mentally unstable woman accused of killing elderly mother in Manikganj
A mentally unstable woman has been accused of hacking her elderly mother to death in Harirumpur upazila, Manikganj. Police have detained the accused daughter.
No hike in bidi price in next budget: Finance Minister
The government has decided to keep the price and tax rate on bidis unchanged in the upcoming fiscal year's budget, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has informed parliament.
Rohingya youth killed in landmine explosion at Ghumdhum border
A Rohingya youth has been killed in a landmine explosion at the Ghumdhum border area in Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Khaleq, 30, son of Anu Mia, a resident of Block-C of Kutupalong-1 Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar.
3 cleaners arrested for allegedly raping mother of child patient at Natore hospital
Three cleaning staff have been arrested on charges of raping the mother of a child undergoing treatment at Natore 250-bed General Hospital. The accused have been identified as Amit, 23, Anil, 23, and Prangan, 24. A case has been filed at Sadar Police Station based on the victim family's complaint.
US court declares Trump's $100,000 visa fee illegal
A US federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. Boston District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled on Monday that the fee is an "illegal tax" that Congress never authorised.
Police attacked, vehicle vandalised in Cumilla over three-wheeler seizure
Highway police were attacked and their patrol vehicle vandalised in Burichang upazila, Cumilla, following the seizure of illegal three-wheelers, disrupting traffic on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway for some time.