Current Affairs
Girl born with 28 fingers and toes
A baby girl has been born in Phulbari, Dinajpur, with a total of 28 fingers and toes on her hands and feet, drawing curiosity in the local community. Medical experts, however, say having extra fingers is a congenital physical condition that can occur for various reasons.
2 held as shots fired on expressway following parking dispute
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.
BNP leaders allegedly assault supporters of Rumeen Farhana
BNP leaders and activists have been accused of assaulting two supporters of Member of Parliament Barrister Rumeen Farhana in front of the Ashuganj Upazila Parishad in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday afternoon. The injured men are Ataur Rahman, former convener of the Ashuganj Upazila unit of Jubo Dal, and former senior joint convener Russel Biplob. The upazila BNP, however, said the incident involved a scuffle following an argument over an issue related to drugs.
Bangladesh to play series against Nepal in memory of flood victims
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to a proposal for the Bangladesh national team to tour Nepal for a three-match T20I series in March 2027. The series will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Nepal’s recent devastating floods. The three T20Is are scheduled to be played in Kathmandu on March 26, 28 and 30 next year.
Court orders seizure of 2 flats and car owned by Abul Barkat, freezing of bank accounts
A court has ordered the seizure of two flats and other immovable assets worth Tk 4,961,384 belonging to economist and former Janata Bank chairman Professor Abul Barkat. It also ordered the seizure of a car valued at Tk 2.9 million and the freezing of funds held in his bank accounts.
20 JU students fined Tk615,000 for ragging
Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has fined 20 students from the departments of Physics and History a total of Tk 615,000 over two separate incidents of ragging. The students have been barred from taking ongoing, term-final and scheduled future examinations until they pay the fines.
Gulshan Awami League rally: DC recalled after OC
M Tanvir Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Gulshan Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been attached to the DMP headquarters until further notice.
Dengue vaccine ‘DengiAll’ may hit Indian market by late 2027
India could see the launch of its first indigenous dengue vaccine, ‘DengiAll’, by late 2027, provided all remaining stages of testing and regulatory approval are completed successfully.
Charge sheet filed against 8, Including Zafar Iqbal and Maksud Kamal, at ICT
The prosecution has filed a formal charge sheet with the Registrar’s Office of International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) against eight people, including former Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor A.S.M. Maksud Kamal and writer Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising of 2024.
Ehsan Mahmud appointed DG of July Uprising Memorial Museum
The government has appointed journalist and fiction writer Ehsan Mahmud as the Director General of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum.