Current Affairs
Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as West Bengal Chief Minister today
Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as the new chief minister of West Bengal today (May 9), marking a major political transition in the eastern Indian state following the recent assembly election.
Youth killed in BSF firing along Kasba border in Brahmanbaria
A young man was killed and several others reportedly injured in alleged firing by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the border at Kasba upazila in Brahmanbaria.
Five of same family, including child, killed by throats slit in Gazipur
Five members of a family, including the wife and child of an expatriate living in Qatar, were brutally killed at Kapasia upazila in Gazipur.
Body of slain Bangladeshi student Bristy arrives Dhaka
The body of Bangladeshi student Nahida Sultana Bristy, who was killed in Florida, arrived in Bangladesh.
Trump announces three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, raising fresh hopes for easing a war that has continued for more than four years.
Two British-Bangladeshi candidates win key London Councils polls
Two British-Bangladeshi candidates secured landmark victories in the United Kingdom’s local government elections held on Thursday (May 7), winning key executive mayoral races in East London councils with large Bangladeshi communities.
BNP leader’s car attacked in Sylhet, Tk 50 lakh looted
A group of armed assailants allegedly intercepted and vandalised a private car belonging to Sylhet metropolitan BNP President Nasim Hossain before looting around Tk 50.50 lakh in cash in South Surma.
School boys in jail over controversial cases, many not even getting bail
Several reports of school students being arrested and unable to sit for the secondary school examination on charges of being associated with the banned organization Chhatra League have come to light.
Global food prices rise for 3rd straight month: FAO
World food prices climbed in April to their highest in more than three years, with vegetable oils particularly elevated due to the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
Wife might scold me a little for missing century: Mominul Haque
Mominul Haque expressed his regret for missing a century despite coming so close to it in a humorous manner.