Current Affairs
Parliamentary committee proposes launching ‘education diplomacy service’ in foreign missions
The parliamentary standing committee related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proposed launching ‘education diplomacy service’ for students in Bangladesh’s missions abroad. Proposal has also been made to launch a special emergency hotline for women workers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to these proposals.
Distorted faces of four murdered, liquid found nearby: CID
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has revealed new information in the murder of four members of the same family in Machuapara of Rangpur city. CID has said the faces of all four deceased were initially in a distorted condition and liquid substance was found near the faces. However, it is not yet confirmed whether that liquid is any chemical.
Case filed against unidentified accused over Rangpur four murders
A case has been filed against unidentified accused over the killing of Ganapati Chakraborty, a former teacher of Rangpur Zilla School, along with three other members of his family, at Machhuapara in the Kamal Kachna area of Rangpur city.
Humayun State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1, Shama Obaid-2
The government has distributed responsibilities between the two state ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a circular in this regard after the approval of the Prime Minister on Sunday.
We want to build a rainbow-like nation: State Minister
Barrister Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin, State Minister for the Ministry of Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs and Land, has called on people from different communities living in the Chattogram Hill Tracts to work together for the country's development. He said they want to build a beautiful nation like a rainbow, made up of the coordination of different communities.
Judge accused of beating driver
Sohel Rana, a judge of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal No. 7, has been accused of beating his own driver, Md Ali Hossain Bachchu, after calling him into his chamber. The driver claims the judge punched him in the eye and slapped him over the ear during an argument over a time entry in the car's logbook.
Security beefed up in Gulshan-Baridhara after embassy threat reports
Law enforcement agencies have stepped up security in the diplomatic zones of Gulshan and Baridhara in the capital after receiving reports of email threats to several foreign embassies in Dhaka.
Bangla QR daily transactions cross Tk 110 crore
Daily transactions through Bangla QR have surged rapidly following the introduction of the 'One Nation, One QR' system, crossing Tk 110.38 crore on average over the past week. During the same period, the daily average number of transactions rose to nearly 303,000, according to a press release issued on Sunday.
Youth handed over to police over 'objectionable' comment on prime minister
Leaders and activists of local Chatra Dal and Jubo Dal detained a youth in Narail's Lohagara upazila and handed him over to police on charges of making "objectionable" and defamatory comments about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Facebook.
Cover of special issue of ‘Chilekotha’ dedicated to poet Nesar Ahmed Jamal unveiled
The cover of the special issue of the monthly literary and cultural magazine ‘Chilekotha’ dedicated to poet Nesar Ahmed Jamal has been unveiled in Sylhet. The programme on this occasion was organised at Hotel Surma in Dargah Mahalla on Saturday (August 22).