Current Affairs
JU changes names of four residential halls
Jahangirnagar University has renamed four residential halls that were previously named after members of the Sheikh family. The university administration confirmed the development on Friday, December 5.
Russia assisting in construction of India’s largest nuclear power plant: Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is working closely with New Delhi to build India’s largest nuclear power plant in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu. Of the plant’s six reactors, two have already been commissioned and Russia will ensure they operate at full capacity.
Zubaida Rahman goes to her mother’s residence after visiting Evercare
After spending some time with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, her daughter-in-law Dr Zubaida Rahman went to her mother’s residence. She reached her mother’s house in Dhanmondi at 3:45pm on Friday, December 5.
Qatar sending air ambulance from Germany for Khaleda Zia
Qatar is sending an air ambulance from Germany to transport BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Although the aircraft belongs to a German air ambulance company, all arrangements and costs are being handled by the government of Qatar.
Begum Zia has sacrificed her life for democracy: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, “Begum Zia has sacrificed her life for democracy. Her physical complications began while she was in prison, and due to insufficient treatment there, her condition became critical.”
Special prayers held nationwide for Khaleda Zia’s recovery
Special prayers were held across mosques in the country on Friday, December 5, seeking recovery of critically ill BNP chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is currently under intensive care at the hospital CCU.
No failure in recovering lost weapons: Home Adviser
Home affairs adviser Lieutenant General retired Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that operations to recover heavy weapons before the national election are ongoing and the government has no failure in this regard.
Seminar held marking World Soil Day
World Soil Day 2025 was observed in the country on Friday, December 5, with the theme ‘Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities — সুস্থ নগরের জন্য সুস্থ মাটি’. The day was centrally celebrated at the Soil Building in Farmgate, organised by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the Soil Resource Development Institute SRDI and the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO.
Minus-four narrative spread by fascist allies: Press Secretary
Press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government Shafiqul Alam has said that the government has no restrictions regarding the return of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman. He said Tarique’s return is entirely a personal and party decision.
India’s BSF returns body of Bangladeshi killed in Patgram Border
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has returned the body of a Bangladeshi citizen shot dead at the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat.