Current Affairs
4 of a family found dead inside Rangpur house
Police have discovered the remains of a former educator from Rangpur Zilla School, along with those of his spouse, son, and daughter, inside a locked residence in the Machuapara neighborhood of Rangpur city.
Youth stabbed inside hospital ward
Kawser Bepari, 25, was stabbed and injured after Faruk Fakir, 55, entered the medicine ward of Madaripur 250-bed District Hospital, police said.
Woman’s body recovered from river with pitcher around neck, eyes and mouth bound
Sahera Khatun, 50, a woman’s body has been recovered by police from the Bongshi river in Dhamrai of Dhaka with a clay pitcher tied around her neck and her eyes and mouth bound with cloth.
Police inspector dies of electrocution in Faridpur
Md Abir Hossain, 55, a police inspector, has died after being electrocuted on the roof of his own house in Faridpur town. Electrician Abdul Aziz, 25, was also injured in the incident.
13 mini stadiums to be built in 13 upazilas of Bogura: State Minister
Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has said a total of 13 mini stadiums will be constructed, one in each of the 13 upazilas of Bogura. He also said playgrounds will be prepared under government initiative in the 115 unions of the district.
Gas supply resumes from Excelerate terminal after three days
Officials of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) have said gas supply to the national grid from the floating LNG terminal of Excelerate Energy in Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar has resumed after remaining closed for three days. Gas supply from the terminal increased by 106 million cubic feet between noon and evening on Saturday (August 22). A new LNG cargo also berthed at the terminal the same day at noon.
Over a hundred female workers suddenly fall ill at Adamjee EPZ
Over a hundred female workers have suddenly fallen ill at a garment factory in Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj. However, the reason for their illness could not be confirmed yet.
Housewife tortured by binding hands, feet while playing loud music, dies in hospital
Machuda Begum, 27, a housewife, has died while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura on Friday night, seven days after she was allegedly tortured by her husband over dowry demand in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat.
Government focusing on alternative financing reducing dependence on IMF-World Bank: Finance Minister
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Finance Minister, has said the government is focusing on alternative financing by reducing dependence on organisations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said there is a plan to form a two-billion-dollar fund for Bangladesh in Hong Kong and to issue Panda Bond and Samurai Bond in the international market.
Postgraduate university to be established in the country: Education Minister
Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, Minister for Education and Primary and Mass Education, has said an initiative will be taken to establish a postgraduate university in the country on the model of the developed world to advance higher education, research and innovation.