Current Affairs
Maha Navami puja ends as Durga's farewell draws near
Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharadiya Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the Sanatan community, is being observed today. On Tuesday (October 20), devotees are marking the day with worship, offering anjali, distributing prasad and performing various other rituals. While devotees will throng the mandaps for Navami puja, the mood of the goddess's impending departure will also be felt as the festival nears its end.
BMU plans to execute 4 liver transplantations a month
Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has taken steps to expand liver transplant treatment in the country. The institution currently performs two liver transplants a month. It plans to raise that to four a month by the end of next year, and in the long term it wants to carry out one surgery every week.
PM to visit 3 divisions in a day to greet Durga Puja devotees
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Rangpur, Rajshahi and Chattogram tomorrow to visit Durga Puja mandaps outside the capital and exchange greetings with the Hindu community people on the occasion of their biggest religious festival.
Bangladesh Bank injects another $20m into market
Bangladesh Bank has sold $20 million from its reserves to keep the foreign exchange market stable, amid concerns that the dollar's exchange rate could cross Tk 124.
Dhaka seeks Saudi court verdict sentencing Bangladeshis to death
Bangladesh today said it sought the verdict of Saudi Arabian court that sentenced two Bangladeshis to death, after seeking information over their executions, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said here today.
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
A cyberattack on an old system of OpenCode, a popular AI coding tool, has affected 1.4 percent of the platform's users. Some users allege that their API keys were stolen and used to gain unauthorised access to AI services from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, running up charges. A few users say their bills have exceeded $1,000.
Over 21,000 Pakistanis imprisoned in 72 countries
A total of 21,647 Pakistani nationals are being held in prisons in at least 72 countries around the world. The figure emerged from a written reply submitted by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry during the question-and-answer session of the National Assembly on Monday (October 19), according to Pakistani media reports.
PM arrives in Rangpur to visit Durga Puja mandap
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Rangpur this morning to visit Durga Puja mandaps on the occasion of ‘Maha Navami’, the ninth day of the Hindu community’s biggest religious festival Durga Puja.
Houthi Missile Attack on Yemeni Military Camp Kills 58
At least 58 people have been killed in a missile attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's southern Shabwa province. More than 200 others were injured, and 14 people have been missing since the attack.
Death toll from Natore bus-truck collision rises to 14
The death toll from a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a sand-laden truck in Bonpara of the district has risen to 14.