Current Affairs
Government appoints economist Mahbub Ullah as National Professor
The government has appointed distinguished academic, economist and political analyst Professor Mahbub Ullah as a National Professor.
New Kuri Sports football: Sylhet and Rangpur crowned champions
Sylhet region emerged champions in the boys' category, while Rangpur region won the girls' title in the inaugural edition of New Kuri Sports' football event. Both finals, held at the Bangladesh Army Stadium on Monday, produced thrilling contests.
Case filed against four over killing of 400 mynas in Natore
The Forest Department has filed a case against four individuals over the trapping and killing of nearly 400 myna birds in Naldanga, Natore. The complaint was filed on Sunday (July 26) night by Zahidul Islam, the in-charge officer (Forest Ranger) of Rajshahi Social Forestry Division, at Naldanga Police Station under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act.
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' to release in Bangladesh before US
The much-awaited 38th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourth instalment of the Spider-Man series, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day', is generating huge excitement among fans. The film is set to release worldwide, including in the US, on July 31. However, it will hit Bangladeshi cinemas a day earlier, on July 30.
Two sisters among three killed in road accident on way back from court
Three people, including two sisters, were killed in a head-on collision between a covered van and a CNG-run autorickshaw in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. The accident occurred around 2:45pm on Monday on the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway in the Madhyam Khuniapalong area of Ramu upazila. Two others were injured in the incident.
HSC exams resume under Chattogram board after floods, 1,825 absent
The HSC and equivalent examinations under the Chattogram Education Board resumed on Monday (July 27) after being postponed due to the flood situation.
Effigies with photos of Nahid, Hasnat, Sarjis hung in Meherpur
Several effigies bearing photos of top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) were found hanging from electrical wires in Gangni, Meherpur. Locals spotted them on Monday morning near Gangni Pilot Secondary School, the Muktijoddha Sangsad building and the Rural Electricity Office. Police later recovered the effigies from the scene.
Nationwide shutdown withdrawn, CNG stations to remain open on July 30
The shutdown programme of all CNG stations across the country on July 30 has been withdrawn. According to the station owners' association, all CNG stations will remain open on that day.
CPJ calls for release of journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international media watchdog, has called for the immediate withdrawal of crimes against humanity charges against arrested journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa and their release. The organisation made the appeal in a statement on Monday.
Calling BNP fascist reflects political ignorance: Mirza Fakhrul
Those who label BNP as a fascist party suffer from a lack of political knowledge and understanding of history, said the party's Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.