Current Affairs
Italy suspends automatic renewal of defence agreement with Israel: Meloni
Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defence cooperation agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced while speaking to journalists in Verona on Tuesday (April 14).
About 42% mobile users still offline in Bangladesh: BBS
Nearly 41.6 per cent of mobile phone users in Bangladesh remain without internet access, with women disproportionately affected, according to the latest ICT usage survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Nine more children die with measles symptoms, 1,105 new cases detected
Nine children have died in the past 24 hours with symptoms of measles across the country, while 1,105 new suspected cases have been detected during the same period, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Tuesday (April 14).
Two vessels carrying LPG, LNG arrive at Chattogram port
Two vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port as Bangladesh ramps up imports to meet rising energy demand and ease the ongoing gas shortage.
Obstructers of public programmes will be countered with people’s support: PM
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that any attempts to obstruct the party’s public welfare programmes—such as canal excavation, family cards, farmer cards, and athlete development programmes—would be countered with public support.
We want a society where songs can be sung without fear: Chhayanaut President
Chhayanaut has expressed deep concern over a series of attacks on the country’s cultural sphere, calling for a fearless and tolerant society where cultural expression can flourish freely.
Ex-Chhatra Shibir president, Jamaat activist named in Kushtia Pir killing case
Police have filed a murder case over the killing of a religious leader in Kushtia, naming four individuals—including a former district president of Islami Chhatra Shibir—and listing up to 200 unidentified suspects.
Our goal is to change people's fate: Prime Minister
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said the current government is a government of the people. The government will try to stand by farmers, mothers and sisters, imams and khatibs of mosques, and all sections of people. "Our goal is the development of the country. Our goal is to change the fate of the people. That is why we say 'Korbo kaj, gorbo desh, shobar age Bangladesh'," he said.
Special nationwide drive soon to curb human trafficking, drug abuse: Home Minister
A special nationwide operation will soon be launched to curb human trafficking and drug abuse in vulnerable areas of the country, including Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced.
BSF hands over two Bangladeshis detained in India
Two Bangladeshis who were detained by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the Narayanpur border in Nageshwari upazila, Kurigram, have been handed over. They were transferred to BGB through a flag meeting on Monday night, April 13. Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Ul Haq, commander of Kurigram BGB-22 Battalion, confirmed the information.