Current Affairs
15 Garo families in Sylhet face eviction after seven decades
Fifteen Garo (Mandi) families who have been living in Sylhet for seven decades are now living in fear of eviction due to threats from a housing company. Residents allege that people from 'Chairman City Housing Company' are putting up pillars and using various pressures and intimidation to force them to vacate the land.
PM launches 'Family Card' distribution programme
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the special 'Family Card' distribution programme aimed at ensuring social protection and economic self-reliance for women-headed households in the country. He launched the programme at a colourful ceremony held at the T&T playground adjacent to the capital's Banani Karail slum on Tuesday morning, March 10.
Overnight airstrikes in Iran, 40 killed in eastern Tehran
The attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran have stretched into an 11th consecutive day as of Tuesday, March 10. The death toll in Iran has now surpassed 1,700, with thousands more injured.
Global oil prices drop as Trump hints at end to Iran war
International oil prices have fallen after US President Donald Trump indicated that the war against Iran "may end very soon".
Government planning to provide free Wi-Fi to students: Education Minister
The government is planning to provide free Wi-Fi facilities to students alongside teachers in educational institutions across the country, Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has said.
Four Middle East routes resume flight operations
Flights have resumed on four more Middle Eastern routes, including Jeddah, Madinah and Muscat, which had remained suspended due to the ongoing war, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Rashiduzzaman Millat has said. Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad has informed that the government will monitor whether zakat is being properly collected and utilised.
Trump threatens to escalate Iran war, expresses disappointment over new supreme leader
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocks oil shipments from the Middle East, even as he predicted a quick end to the conflict. He also expressed disappointment over Iran's appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
PM to inaugurate Family Card today
A special 'Family Card' programme is being launched on a pilot basis today for women-headed families to ensure women's empowerment, economic freedom and social justice. Under this card, each family will be given a monthly allowance of Tk 2,500.
5,000 metric tons of diesel arriving from India today
Five thousand metric tons of diesel are arriving in Bangladesh today from the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam, India. The fuel oil is expected to reach the country via pipeline on Tuesday, March 10.
Sylhet petrol pumps owners call for strike, fuel sales halted
Fuel traders in Sylhet have called for a strike from Monday (March 9) night over two-point demand.