Current Affairs
Meeting with Tarique Rahman: Jamaat Ameer hints at national unity
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has hinted at a new political equation for the post-election state formation and national unity.
Biman Bangladesh to add 14 new Boeing aircraft to its fleet
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken a policy decision to purchase 14 new aircraft as part of its fleet expansion and modernisation plan, opting for US manufacturer Boeing instead of Airbus.
Dr Sayedur Rahman’s resignation, reappointment technical matter: Press Secretary
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has explained the resignation and reappointment of Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the Chief Adviser, describing the entire episode as a purely technical matter.
Parents sued after abandoning two children on Anwara roadside, father arrested
Police have filed a case against the parents of two children who were abandoned by the roadside in Anwara, Chattogram. The accused are the children’s father Md Khorshed Alam and mother Jhinuk Akter. The case was filed on Wednesday, December 31, by Anwara Police Station Sub-Inspector Momen Kanti De.
Severed leg of another found with body of truck crash fatality in Puthia
Panic spread in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi after a severed leg of one person was found with the body of another victim killed in a sand-laden truck accident. The incident came to light when family members of one of the deceased, Sentu, 45, from Salainnagar village of Bagatipara upazila in Natore, discovered the leg while preparing his body for burial.
Arshadur Rouf appointed acting attorney general
Additional Attorney General Mohammad Arshadur Rauf has been given additional charge as the Attorney General of Bangladesh.
Deadly explosion during New Year celebration in Switzerland leaves at least 40 dead
A deadly explosion occurred during New Year celebrations at a luxury ski resort in Crans-Montana, in southwestern Switzerland, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than a hundred injured, Swiss police said. Many of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
Lawyer beaten to death in Bashundhara
A lawyer has been beaten to death in Bashundhara residential area of the capital. The incident took place on Wednesday night.
BTRC building attacked, vandalized
A group of miscreants attacked the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building. They threw brick chips and pelted stones targetting the building , breaking the window glasses. Besides, the reception room on the ground floor was vandalized. Panic spread among the officials and employees inside the building during the attack.
People will elect BNP as a pro-country force: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the people of the country will elect BNP as a pro-country force.