Current Affairs
Fuel crisis: reality or ploy to hike prices
War is raging in Iran, and Bangladesh has run out of fuel. It feels as if America has attacked Bangladesh, not Iran. A severe crisis over fuel oil and LPG has gripped the entire nation, as if we have closed the Strait of Hormuz ourselves even before Iran did. No gas, no petrol – the only reliance is on electricity or solar power.
Bangladeshi clothes sold with Indian stickers, shops fined Tk 1.25 lakh
The National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate has conducted an operation in Teri Bazar, Chattogram, fining three shops a total of Tk 125,000. The operation was carried out on Saturday afternoon.
Two detained in Chankharpul for playing March 7 speech during procession
Shahbagh Thana police have detained two individuals in the capital's Magbazar and Chankharpul areas for playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic March 7 speech.
Police arrest stepfather in Narsingdi teen rape-murder case
Police have arrested the stepfather of a teenage girl in Narsingdi in a case involving her rape, abduction and subsequent murder.
Emirates suspends all flights from Dubai indefinitely
Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced the indefinite suspension of all its flight operations due to the ongoing war situation in the Middle East.
Government committed to ensuring women's effective participation in all spheres: Tarique Rahman
In a statement issued on the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman said that a state's development becomes sustainable only when women's rights, education, health, security and participation are ensured. He stated that the current government is committed to ensuring the active and effective participation of women in all spheres including education, economy, health and politics.
6,668 civilian structures damaged in Iran: Red Crescent
Since the war began on February 28, at least 6,668 civilian structures have been damaged in attacks across Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent Society has reported.
UPDF worker reportedly shot dead in Khagrachhari
Allegations have surfaced that a worker of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot and killed in Panchhari upazila, Khagrachhari.
Call to reform registration laws for protecting women's rights
The private research organisation 'Knowledge for Progress' (Progga) has demanded reforms to the Birth and Death Registration Act to protect the rights of women and girl children.
Bangladeshi expat missing at Dubai airport while returning from Saudi
A Bangladeshi expatriate worker, Rafiqul Islam, 40, has gone missing while travelling from Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh via Dubai, according to family members.