Current Affairs
Two pregnant women die in Khulna as ICU beds remain out of reach
Two pregnant women died in Khulna on the same night after their conditions deteriorated amid dengue infections, with their families unable to secure intensive care beds at several hospitals.
Messi donates Tk 36cr to Barcelona children’s cancer hospital
Lionel Messi has donated €2.6 million, equivalent to more than Tk 36 crore, to help build a specialised children’s cancer hospital in Barcelona through his charitable foundation.
Diesel price hike raises Boro farming concerns
Farmers are worried about rising cultivation costs after the government raised diesel prices by Tk 20 to Tk 135 a litre, with the increase coming just as preparations for the next Boro season are approaching.
Oprotim murder: Family suspects motive beyond iPhone theft
The family of Cumilla schoolboy Ishayat Shahriar Oprotim has urged investigators to examine whether motives beyond an alleged attempt to steal his iPhone were involved in his murder.
Thundershowers likely in Dhaka, four seaports asked to hoist signal No. 3
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has asked four seaports to keep the local warning signal No. 3 hoisted as a well-marked low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal moves west-northwest and may intensify.
Typhoon Dujuan batters Japan, nearly 2m people urged to evacuate
Powerful Typhoon Dujuan battered Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday (September 21), bringing torrential rain and strong winds that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 1.9 million people across six prefectures and left almost 50,000 households without power.
MP Gazi Nazrul’s second wife Mariam buried in Shyamnagar
Mariam Khatun, the second wife of Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, was buried in her family cemetery in Gabura, Shyamnagar, late Monday night (September 21), following her funeral prayers.
Saifuddin ruled out of Asian Games with hamstring injury
Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the upcoming Asian Games cricket tournament after suffering a hamstring injury to his right leg, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday (September 21).
No Tarique-Trump bilateral meeting planned: State Minister
There is no possibility of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and US President Donald Trump during the Bangladeshi leader’s ongoing visit to New York for the UN General Assembly, State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir said.