Current Affairs
Judge accused of beating driver
Sohel Rana, a judge of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal No. 7, has been accused of beating his own driver, Md Ali Hossain Bachchu, after calling him into his chamber. The driver claims the judge punched him in the eye and slapped him over the ear during an argument over a time entry in the car's logbook.
Security beefed up in Gulshan-Baridhara after embassy threat reports
Law enforcement agencies have stepped up security in the diplomatic zones of Gulshan and Baridhara in the capital after receiving reports of email threats to several foreign embassies in Dhaka.
Bangla QR daily transactions cross Tk 110 crore
Daily transactions through Bangla QR have surged rapidly following the introduction of the 'One Nation, One QR' system, crossing Tk 110.38 crore on average over the past week. During the same period, the daily average number of transactions rose to nearly 303,000, according to a press release issued on Sunday.
Youth handed over to police over 'objectionable' comment on prime minister
Leaders and activists of local Chatra Dal and Jubo Dal detained a youth in Narail's Lohagara upazila and handed him over to police on charges of making "objectionable" and defamatory comments about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Facebook.
Cover of special issue of ‘Chilekotha’ dedicated to poet Nesar Ahmed Jamal unveiled
The cover of the special issue of the monthly literary and cultural magazine ‘Chilekotha’ dedicated to poet Nesar Ahmed Jamal has been unveiled in Sylhet. The programme on this occasion was organised at Hotel Surma in Dargah Mahalla on Saturday (August 22).
Prime Minister set to visit US on Sept 21 for UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to visit the United States on September 21 to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Following his participation at the UN session in New York, he is also scheduled to visit San Francisco.
Iranian women increasingly unveil in public
Amid war, economic crisis, and political instability in Iran, a growing number of women are refraining from wearing the mandatory hijab in public. Women walking with uncovered hair are now significantly more visible on the streets of Tehran as well as various other cities across the country, placing renewed pressure on the Iranian government regarding the strict enforcement of compulsory hijab laws.
Want to ensure right of people of all religions and opinions to speak: State Minister
Mohammad Shamim Kaiser, State Minister for Religious Affairs, has said he will make the utmost effort to ensure that people of all religions and opinions can speak freely from their respective positions. He made the remark while exchanging views with journalists in the meeting room of the Ministry of Religious Affairs at the Secretariat around noon on Sunday (August 23).
6 million Bangladeshi CVs advertised for sale on dark web
Hacker group identifying itself as ‘Madrax’ has advertised the sale of curriculum vitae (CVs) of 6 million Bangladeshi citizens on the dark web. They claimed the CVs were taken from the database of Bangladesh’s job platform Bdjobs. However, Bdjobs has denied the allegation of this data leak.
Young Moroccan talent Bouadi heading to Manchester City
Manchester City has reached an agreement with Lille to sign Ayoub Bouadi after much effort. According to BBC, the Premier League club will spend 100 million euros to get the 18-year-old Moroccan midfielder.