Current Affairs
Teacher arrested in Kushtia over allegation of derogatory remarks about PM in classroom
Police have arrested an assistant teacher named Golam Kibria (Lalon) on the allegation of making ‘derogatory and objectionable’ remarks about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the classroom in Daulatpur of Kushtia.
Celebration of Sheikh Hasina’s birthday: three lawyers beaten in Shariatpur
Allegations have been raised against BNP leaders and activists of beating three lawyers and vandalising their chambers in Shariatpur for celebrating Sheikh Hasina’s birthday.
Ammar expelled from Shibir over various allegations including post-trading
Salauddin Ammar, general secretary of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), lost the ‘Sathi’ post of Islami Chhatra Shibir one year ago over allegations of moral degradation including ‘post-trading’.
Investigation report of Sagar-Runi murder postponed 130 times
The deadline for submitting the investigation report of the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi has been postponed once again even after the formation of a high-level task force committee.
Nusrat murder case: application to Appellate Division seeking acquittal of 4 accused
Former principal Siraj Uddoula, sentenced to death in the murder case of Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi of Feni, and three other accused sentenced to life imprisonment have filed applications in the Appellate Division seeking acquittal.
Directive to DCs to prevent artificial crisis of LPG
Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, has directed the district administrators (DCs) to examine whether LPG is being sold at higher prices by creating an artificial crisis anywhere in the country.
Low-income people in Bogura in anxiety: ‘Will I buy rice, or put money in the meter?’
Saju Hossain, a resident of Fultala area of Bogura metropolis, said, “There has been no work for several days. Sometimes there is rice at home, sometimes not. There is no money in hand either. The price of rice is rising, the price of gas is rising. The electricity bill comes to a lot of money. The household does not run with what I earn in a month. On some days the income is such that, will I buy rice or put money in the meter? I am running the household somehow by taking loans.”
Two new wards being formed in DNCC
The government has taken an initiative to form two new wards by dividing two existing wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). If ward numbers 2 and 6 are divided to form the two new wards, the total number of wards in DNCC will rise to 56.
Land acquisition deadlock of Dhaka-Sylhet six-lane project will be resolved in October: Commerce Minister
Khondaker Abdul Muktadir, Minister for Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute, has expressed hope that a major part of the ongoing complication regarding land acquisition of the Dhaka-Sylhet six-lane highway construction project will be resolved by next October.
Garment worker's rape: police station does not take case even after 9 days, allegation of compromise proposal against police
A 44-year-old garment worker has made a rape allegation against the house owner in Sreepur of Gazipur. The victim alleged that the house owner entered her room by trick on the night of August 29 and raped her. Later, when the matter was disclosed, she was also given death threats.