Current Affairs
Raphinha touches Messi at the start of La Liga
Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Raphinha is in excellent form right at the start of the 2026/27 season. He has become one of the main mainstays of Hansi Flick’s team by regularly contributing in both scoring goals and assisting teammates to score.
Humayun’s call to eat the country’s food instead of being busy with India
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has questioned a journalist in this way in reply to the question whether there will be a meeting of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, ‘When will you eat the country’s food if you keep saying India India empty-handedly’. At the same time he advised to come out of ‘India-fascination’ and give priority to the country’s interest.
7-member committee formed to determine steps for collecting tax from laundered assets
The government has formed a seven-member committee to determine the steps for collecting the government’s customs and taxes from accounts of assets laundered abroad that have been frozen or attached by court order.
Garment workers protest in Ashulia demanding 3 months’ unpaid wages
Workers and employees of a garment factory are staging a sit-in demonstration in Ashulia of Savar demanding payment of three months’ unpaid wages and allowances and withdrawal of cases filed against labour leaders. The programme began in front of the main gate of Clothing Carnivals Limited factory in Buribazar area from 10am on Sunday.
PM directs to reduce import dependence and increase agricultural production
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stressed reducing import dependence on agricultural and food products that can be produced in the country and increasing local production. He directed officials of the Agriculture Ministry to take effective measures to increase production of agricultural products, reduce farmers’ costs and ensure food security.
Pakistan at historic low in Test rankings, Bangladesh in sixth place
Pakistan has suffered a major setback in the rankings after being whitewashed 3-0 by England in the three-match Test series. Due to the failure in the series the team has slipped one place to ninth in the Test rankings. Pakistan has never fallen so low in Test history before.1980
Nearly 350 tonnes of Indian hilsa imported through Benapole land port in two months
Nearly 350 tonnes or 352,786 kg of Indian hilsa has been imported through Benapole land port in Jessore in the first two months (July and August) of the current 2026-27 fiscal year. Of this, 29,440 kg arrived in July and 323,346 kg in August alone.
Two legs of dismembered woman’s body recovered in Adabar, identity still unidentified even by fingerprint
Police have recovered two more legs of a dismembered woman’s body found earlier in a bag and a canal in the No 10 Hakka More area of Adabar in the capital. The identity of the woman has not yet been established. After recovering four pieces of the body on Saturday, police recovered two more legs. A case has been filed against unknown person or persons on charges of murder and disposing of the body.
Deaths from measles and symptoms rise to 1,022
The Directorate General of Health Services has said the number of deaths from measles and its symptoms in the country has risen to 1,022.