Current Affairs
Rain washes away Qurbani waste in Rajshahi, bringing relief to residents
Rain washes away sacrificial waste in Rajshahi due to sudden downpour. Relief returns to public life. The Meteorological Office has recorded 35 millimeters of rainfall in the city.
Rail communication with Sylhet normalized after 5 hours
Rail communication with Sylhet has normalized after 5 hours after a bogie of an Akhaura-bound oil wagon derailed inside the Lawachara forest in Moulvibazar.
PM orders suspension of 2 city corporation officials for negligence
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered the temporary suspension of two Dhaka city corporation regional officers for negligence in removing sacrificial waste at several places in the capital and action should be taken against them.
3 killed in motorcycle accident in Bogura
Three young men were killed in a collision between two motorcycles in Kahaloo upazila of Bogura on Friday evening.
Sudan medical group says RSF-affiliated fighters kill 27 civilians
A force affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 27 people, including elderly residents, in an attack on villages west of Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
Hundreds of skins thrown into river after failing to sell in Feni
Local seasonal traders in Feni's Daganbhuiyan Upazila are in dire straits after buying sacrificial animal skins. Far from finding a suitable price, two seasonal traders have thrown more than a hundred cow skins into the river as they could not find any wholesale buyers or traders to buy the skins.
Teen killed in clash over longstanding dispute in Teknaf, 1 arrested
A teenage boy was killed in a violent clash stemming from a prior dispute in Hariyakhali area under Subrang Union in Teknaf. Police have arrested one suspect in connection with the incident on Thursday.
PM monitors waste removal after Eid-ul-Azha in Dhaka
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman personally went out on the streets of the capital to monitor the post-Eid-ul-Azha cattle waste removal operation and assess the overall cleanliness situation in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.
Train derailment disrupts rail link between Sylhet and the rest of the country
A railway disruption has severed train communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh after a fuel wagon derailed inside a forest area in Moulvibazar on Friday afternoon.
Campaign to halt ‘Bonolota Express’ screening in Brahmanbaria, condemnation from filmmakers and organizers
It has been alleged that a party is actively campaigning on social media, calling for the screening of the movie 'Bonolota Express' scheduled for Saturday in Brahmanbaria to be stopped. Such campaigns have already generated discussion and criticism in the area and online. The film's producer and director Tanim Noor has expressed deep anger and dissatisfaction over the incident. He has described the matter as sad and undesirable and condemned the attempt to create such obstacles around the screening of the film.