Current Affairs
Machado returns from exile to jubilant crowds in Venezuela
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, made a surprise return home on Sunday after nearly a year in exile, drawing jubilant crowds in a direct challenge to the US-backed interim government.
Next general election to be held under caretaker govt: Salahuddin Ahmed
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the next general election will be held under a caretaker government system.
662 arrested in Dhaka in 24hrs
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 662 people in the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 43 cases.
Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal No. 1 as depression intensifies
Maritime ports across the country have been advised to hoist Distant Cautionary Signal No 1 as a deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeast Bay moves westwards and is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in Afghanistan and Pakistan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. The quake, which occurred on Sunday night (October 25), was also felt in various areas of neighbouring Pakistan. No deaths or significant damage have been reported in either country so far.
Sajek blockade enters fifth day
There is still no decision on withdrawing the road blockade in Sajek, in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila. The indefinite programme, called by the Sajek Gonoadhikar Raksha Committee and the Sajek Karbari Association on three demands, entered its fifth day on Monday (October 26). Vehicular movement on the Sajek road remains suspended because of the blockade, though law enforcement personnel are patrolling key points.
Sweden, Bangladesh share similarities in parliamentary democracy: Speaker
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, today said Bangladesh and Sweden share similarities in parliamentary democracy, expressing hope that a parliamentary friendship group between the two countries would play an important role in promoting democratic practices.
Primary and secondary schools reopen today after holidays
Students of government and private primary and secondary schools and madrasas across the country returned to their classrooms today after a long break.
Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro
Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. He narrowly defeated opposition Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and was elected president for a fourth time, though not consecutively.
PM arrives in Tokyo on four-day official visit
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Tokyo this morning (local time) on a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, aiming to deepen bilateral ties, attract investment and expand trade and development cooperation.