Current Affairs
Government has condemned harassment of Dr Yunus in US
The government of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the incident of harassment of former Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at John F Kennedy Airport in New York. At the same time the demand of taking legal measures against those involved in the incident has been made.
Price of poor fielding, memorable draw of Afghanistan against Bangladesh
Afghanistan has managed a memorable draw against Bangladesh by building a strong resistance even after losing 8 wickets. Bangladesh needed 7 wickets on the last day for the victory. But the hosts could not fulfil that target due to poor fielding.
VC left campus under police guard on condition of not returning to CUET again
District Commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mia and Superintendent of Police Md Masud Alam have rescued Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) Professor Sheikh Shariful Alam from the confined condition. He was brought out of the administrative building around 6pm on Tuesday. Later he left the campus by ambulance under police security.
All flights of Biman on Dhaka-Dammam route also suspended till October 17
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights on the Dhaka-Dammam route till October 17 next in the interest of the security of the passengers in the context of the attack at the airport in Saudi Arabia.
14 years imprisonment for 8 including former chairman of RAJUK
The court has sentenced eight persons including former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment each in the case of corruption in plot allocation in Purbachal Residential Project of the organisation. At the same time each of the accused has been fined 20 lakh taka.
Actor Shomu Chowdhury beaten and injured
An allegation has been raised of injuring film and theatre artist Shomu Chowdhury, 60, by hitting him on the head with a stick. This incident took place in front of his house on Bezpara Naldanga Road of Jashore town around 12:30pm on Tuesday (October 13).
Defensive weapons depleting, Saudi crown prince in bunker
The security of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has been intensified amid the continuous missile and drone attacks of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen. Considering the situation, he is being shifted to various royal palaces equipped with bunker facilities under tight security cordon. The US media The Wall Street Journal has informed this information.
Nine more deaths from dengue, 1,954 admitted to hospital
Nine more people have died after being infected with dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. In the same period, 1,954 people have been admitted to hospitals.
Plan to form new militant group named ‘Itehadul Ummah’, government alert
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has informed about obtaining the information of a plan to form a militant group named ‘Itehadul Ummah’ from the forensic analysis of the mobile phones of the persons arrested from the mosque of Tejgaon College and questioning. The intelligence agencies are examining whether the organisation has any connection with any foreign militant group.
Police hands recovered laptop to German tourist Kirill
Bangladesh Police have recovered and returned a missing laptop to German tourist Kirill Lander-Weber.