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Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.
A total of 508 people have been arrested in Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) regular operations in the capital over the past 24 hours. At the same time, 50 cases have been filed on various charges.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate has seized 223 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 44 vapes and 144 mobile displays from passengers on three international routes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The estimated market value of the recovered goods is around Tk 17.45 lakh.
Marriage marks the beginning of a new chapter in life. Divorce, on the other hand, can bring that chapter to an abrupt end. Both are deeply significant events in a person's life. Yet for years, official records of such events have largely remained confined to paper registers and handwritten documents.
A social media account named @BanglaExpatSharjah has been surfaced. Initially, it seemed to represent a Bangladeshi expatriate residing in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. However, this individual was nonexistent. The entire persona was created through the use of artificial intelligence, or AI.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
The England cricket team is set to tour Bangladesh next February to play a two-match Test series. Part of the World Test Championship cycle, the first match of the series will be held at Mirpur in Dhaka, while the second will take place in Sylhet.
Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr has created new history by breaking a long-standing unique record in world football. The club has made the record of scoring in the most consecutive matches in the domestic top league its own. After a 1-1 draw with Al Khaleej on Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo’s team broke the record that had remained intact for 87 years and created new history.
Kent has been left disappointed after Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to release Hasan Mahmud for the final two matches of the County Championship. The Bangladesh pacer, who was in fine form, will not be available for Division Two’s last two games, dealing a major blow to Kent’s promotion hopes.
Bangladesh’s women suffered their heaviest defeat in international football after being thrashed 10-0 by North Korea in their opening Asian Games group-stage match in Osaka on Monday (September 14).
Defender Bishwanath Ghosh has been ruled out of the FIFA ASEAN Cup after suffering a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for three to four weeks.
Alexander Zverev ended a six-year wait for US Open glory by beating home favourite Ben Shelton 6–3, 7–6 (7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final in New York to claim his second Grand Slam title.
Thirteen people have been injured in a series of missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on various civilian areas in Saudi Arabia. Seven houses and two vehicles were damaged in the attacks.
A DNA test has revealed that two Dutch women who became close friends as teenagers are actually biological sisters, separated in infancy after being adopted from two different orphanages in Mumbai.
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States (US) could remain in Iran even after the war ends and potentially retain control of the country’s oil.
Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on BNP acting secretary general and standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Jamaat-e-Islami has declared Mohammad Selim Uddin, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka Metropolitan North, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Sadiq Kayem, VP of DUCSU, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
Prime Minister's Political Assistant (Secretary rank) Rashed Khan has said, regarding the corruption allegations raised against National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson and former adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, that Asif Mahmud joined the Jamaat alliance to secure immunity from various corruption allegations and political pressure and to protect himself.
Marriage marks the beginning of a new chapter in life. Divorce, on the other hand, can bring that chapter to an abrupt end. Both are deeply significant events in a person's life. Yet for years, official records of such events have largely remained confined to paper registers and handwritten documents.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has said Bangladesh will support the Maldives' candidate in the future election for the regional chief of the World Health Organization's (WHO) South-East Asia region.
Bangladesh has strongly condemned Israel's plan to expand settlements in the E-1 area of the occupied West Bank.
The New York Bangla Film Festival has invited submissions of films for its second edition to be held in New York early next year. In this edition, Bangla language films will be screened in four categories — short film, documentary, web film and feature film. There will be awards for selected and winning filmmakers in each category.
After lunch, a large portion of the day's work still remains. But as the afternoon progresses, it feels as if all the body's energy suddenly runs out. The mind cannot focus on work, drowsiness sets in, and there is no desire to do anything. For many, a cup of coffee at this time feels indispensable. If this situation arises around 3pm every day, it is not right to dismiss it simply as excessive workload or lack of sleep. Improper absorption of essential nutrients from food, the type of food eaten, or certain daily lifestyle habits may also be related to this. The body cannot use energy immediately upon eating.
Salman F Rahman, vice chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals and former private industry and investment adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is stepping down from the company's board of directors amid the country's changed political situation. The company has recently informed the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) about the matter.
