Current Affairs
Fire destroys four jute warehouses, three e-bike garages in Fatullah
A fire tore through four jute warehouses and three e-bike garages in Fatullah of Narayanganj early Friday (August 21), causing extensive damage.
MPO-listed teachers can apply for transfers from today
Applications for transfers of teachers working at MPO-listed private schools and colleges will open today (August 21), with the process continuing until August 27.
Heatwave damages PSG pitch, Ligue 1 opener moved to Rennes
Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 title defence will begin away from home after a severe heatwave damaged the pitch at Parc des Princes, forcing a late change of venue for Sunday’s opening match against Rennes.
22 years on, August 21 attack still haunts survivors
Twenty-two years have passed since the deadly grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on August 21, 2004. The attack, which targeted then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, killed 24 Awami League leaders and activists and injured more than 300 others. Ivy Rahman, the party's women's affairs secretary, was among those killed.
Imran Khan returned to prison hours after hospital transfer
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was returned to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi just hours after being taken to a hospital in Islamabad for medical tests.
National dialogue on higher education begins today with 60 VCs
A two-day national policy dialogue of university vice-chancellors begins in Savar on Friday (August 21), bringing together leaders of public and private universities to discuss ways to improve the quality, governance and relevance of higher education in Bangladesh.
DMP issues new traffic guidelines ahead of president-elect's oath ceremony
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed special traffic restrictions in and around Bangabhaban ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of president-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday (August 21).
New president Mirza Fakhrul to take oath this evening
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will take oath as the country’s 23rd president at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Friday evening (August 21), marking his formal assumption of office after winning the country’s first contested presidential election in 35 years.
Cloudy skies, thunderstorms loom over Dhaka today
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain and thundershowers in Dhaka and surrounding areas on Friday (August 21), with cloudy skies likely to keep temperatures slightly lower during the day.
Nigeria boat capsize kills 46, many of them children
At least 46 people, many of them children, have died after an overcrowded boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, with 15 people still missing.