Current Affairs
Device found at Lalon Akhra identified as ‘time bomb’, sadhus and devotees leave the dham
Police have identified the suspicious device recovered from the venue of the 136th death anniversary programme of Fakir Lalon Shah at Cheuria in Kumarkhali of Kushtia as a ‘time bomb’. A bomb disposal expert team of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police defused the device on Monday morning. As panic spread over the incident, sadhus and devotees left the akhra premises.
Contract terms of MDs of Sonali, Janata and Rupali banks cancelled
The government has decided to cancel the remaining terms of the contractual appointments of the Managing Directors (MDs) and Chief Executive Officers of state-owned Sonali, Janata and Rupali banks. The Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance issued separate circulars in this regard on Monday.
Deaths from measles, measles symptoms cross 1,200
The number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms in the country has risen to 1,201. Of these, 1,097 people have died with measles symptoms. And 104 people have died after measles was detected in sample tests.
Death sentence recipient Nazrul worked as cleaner at same mosque
Nazrul Islam, whose death sentence was executed on charges of ‘immoral’ activities in a mosque in Makkah of Saudi Arabia along with Sithi Akhtar, used to work as a cleaner at the same mosque. While talking to family members over phone before the execution of the death sentence he had informed that he had a love affair with Sithi Akhtar. However he did not give the family any detailed information about the charges on which he had been detained.
Youth protest movement spreads to Italy
Massive protests that have been shaking France for a month are spreading across the continent and threatening to destabilize other governments, beyond that of Emmanuel Macron. This weekend, Italy also experienced mobilizations that, in some cases, turned into violent riots and clashes between protesters and the police. The problems were concentrated mainly in Milan, where the police arrested 271 people between Saturday and Sunday, the vast majority of them minors.
One in every three adults in Pakistan suffering from mental health problems
Nearly one in every three adults in Pakistan is suffering from some form of mental or behavioural problem. This information has come out in the country’s first national-level mental health survey. According to researchers, mental health is now one of the biggest challenges to public health in Pakistan.
Diamond World MD Dilip Agarwala arrested
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World, at the request of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with a case filed with the agency.
France moves to impose curfews to contain violence
The French government is preparing to impose curfews in several areas to contain violence that erupted during protests over the rising cost of living and deteriorating conditions in educational institutions. The unrest has seen shops vandalised and looted and public buildings set ablaze in several cities. The government is also considering tougher measures if necessary.
Consulate did not inquire about son, no one else should face such fate: Nazrul Islam’s father
Nazrul Islam’s father Abdul Bashir has alleged that no one from the Bangladesh Consulate contacted his son while he was in jail in Saudi Arabia. The family was not informed before the execution of the death sentence either. They came to know of the matter after reports were published in the media. Abdul Bashir has now demanded the repatriation of his son’s body to the country as well as keeping track of other Bangladeshis detained in Saudi Arabia.
Executions of 2 Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia is deeply disappointing: State Minister
Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir has described the execution of two Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia as a tragic incident, saying it was “deeply disappointing” for Bangladesh.