Current Affairs
UPL showroom locked over selling Bangabandhu's book, two staff released after brief detention
A sales outlet of publishing house The University Press Limited (UPL) in Banglabazar, Dhaka, was locked after objections were raised over the sale of The Unfinished Memoirs, a book written by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Two employees of the outlet were also taken away and detained for some time. They were later released following police intervention.
56 killed in Indian flood
Heavy rains, rising river levels and flash floods have worsened flooding and landslide conditions in several states in northern and eastern India. Flooding, landslides and waterlogging have disrupted normal life in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number of deaths, with 56 people killed and 46 injured in the disasters over the past few days.
1,080 tonnes of methanol to be transported to Dhaka by river from Assam
A new initiative has been launched to transport commercial goods from India’s Assam to Bangladesh through the Brahmaputra River’s inland waterway. As part of the initiative, methanol produced by Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited (APL) in Namrup will be transported directly by water from Bogibeel in Dibrugarh to Dhaka.
Severe flood hits Nepal again, 21 dead
At least 21 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by incessant heavy rainfall in Nepal. Five others are missing and five have been injured. Fresh flooding and landslides struck various parts of the country after heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from September 24 to 27.
‘We board metro wearing shorts’ programme in protest against harassment for wearing shorts on metro rail
Shaon Ahmed has called for a programme of boarding the metro rail wearing shorts and T-shirt in protest against the allegation of harassment of an athlete and running coach while moving on the metro rail wearing half-pant. He has given the call for this programme by opening an event named ‘We board metro wearing shorts’ on Facebook. Farmgate metro rail station of the capital has been fixed as the venue of the programme.
MP Gazi Nazrul’s second wife Mariam had to sleep on the balcony of NAM building: Investigation officer
Investigation officer of the case has informed the court that second wife of Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam, Mariam Khatun, had to sleep even on the balcony beside his bedroom in the flat of NAM building. This has been informed on the basis of information obtained in the interrogation of Gazi Nazrul.
More than 13,000 illegal immigrants arrested in Saudi Arabia in one week
Law enforcement agencies of Saudi Arabia have intensified the campaign against foreign citizens violating residential, labour and border laws of the country. 13,628 persons have been arrested in a special campaign of one week. The process of sending more than 12,000 of the foreigners among them back to their respective countries is ongoing.
Suspicious objects at Rayerbazar intellectual graveyard, SRB at the scene
Special Response Battalion (SRB-2) has surrounded the scene after reports of some suspicious objects being found inside Rayerbazar intellectual graveyard in Mohammadpur of the capital.
Special cell formed for quick disposal of problems and complaints of expatriates
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has taken a special initiative for the quick solution of various problems and complaints of the Bangladeshis living abroad. A special ‘Complaint Disposal and Resolution Cell’ has been formed with the experienced officers of the ministry for this purpose.
Recommendation for preparing correct list of martyrs, freedom fighters of 1971
The permanent committee related to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs of the 13th National Parliament has recommended preparing a report by formulating the correct list of the martyrs and the list of the real freedom fighters of the Great Liberation War of 1971. At the same time the recommendation of making the arrangement of taking the injured July fighters abroad for treatment phase by phase on priority basis has been made.