Entertainment Report : Popular small screen actress Rukaiya Jahan Chamak has secretly got engaged to the man of her choice. The actress herself confirmed the news of the engagement by publishing two pictures with her husband-to-be on Facebook last Monday. However, she did not say anything about when the engagement took place. While talking in this regard, Chamak said, “Friends, we are in love with each other! With our heavenly love and your prayers we have officially exchanged rings. Soon...
Day: June 21, 2024
City Desk : The waste lay there for about 46 hours, causing a severe stench and making it difficult for residents to pass through the area. Despite residents informing both city corporations, no action was initially taken. However, the problem was eventually resolved through the initiative of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). DNCC completes sacrificial animal waste removal on second day of EidDNCC completes sacrificial animal waste removal on second day of Eid According to sources, the Banasree canal...
AFP : The death toll from this year’s Hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown showing that of 658 total dead from that country, 630 were unregistered. Around 10 countries have reported 1,081 deaths during the annual pilgrimage, one of the five...
Staff Reporter : State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury, announced on Thursday that actions will be taken against those who are responsible who failed to send workers to Malaysia by the May 31 deadline. He further said that the punitive actions will be determined following the receipt of an investigative report on the matter. Addressing queries from journalists, the state minister also highlighted the absence of information regarding the number of workers who may have...
City Desk : Two unidentified individuals lost their lives in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Paltan and Jatrabari areas on Thursday morning. Police believe the victims were likely vagrants. Md Abdul Aziz, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Paltan police station, reported that a man, approximately 32 years old, was sleeping near the road divider at Paltan intersection. Around 5:30 am, a truck ran over him. He was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital at 6:20 am, where...
Reuters : At least 36 people died and more than 60 were being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Since Wednesday over 100 people, suffering from vomiting, stomach ache and diarrhoea, have needed hospital treatment in the Kallakurichi district, 250 km (150 miles) by road from the state capital Chennai, the spokesperson said. The state government said it had taken disciplinary action against at least...
Diplomatic Correspondent : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is embarking on a two-day official visit to Delhi today, carrying a basket full of pending bilateral issues. The changing dynamics of international and regional powerhouses, keen on maintaining strong ties with Bangladesh for development, security, and strategic interests, are at play. Amid escalating financial pressures and the depletion of foreign reserves, the Awami League government, in its new term, is ramping up diplomatic efforts with neighbouring countries, India and China, to secure...
Court Correspondent : A meat grinder, suspected to have been used to dispose of the body of murdered Awami League MP Anwarul Azim, was purchased by the assailants from a shop in Kolkata New Market of West Bengal CID sources have claimed. Investigators said Siam Hossain, one of the accused, bought the grinder for Rs 2,200. Siam is in the custody of West Bengal CID after being brought from Nepal following his arrest in that country. CID sources claimed since...
City Desk : Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh Charles Whiteley has said Bangladesh’s economic trajectory is “undeniably impressive” but ensuring this sustained growth demands a skilled and adaptable workforce. “As we continue to support Bangladesh’s economic transformation towards LDC graduation, the EU remains steadfast in our mutually beneficial partnership with the government of Bangladesh,” he said, reports UNB. Recognizing this critical need, Ambassador Whiteley said the EU has been a steadfast partner in Bangladesh’s...
Entertainment Report : Rapper Aly Hasan, who came to prominence with his unique rapping style in popular Coke Studio Bangla song ‘Ma Lo Ma’, has been served a legal notice for alleged contempt of court over his song ‘Nana-Nati,’ which was released during Eid-ul-Azha. The notice was sent by Advocate Fahim Hasnain, Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) of Sherpur District Judge Court, on Wednesday. The song ‘Nana-Nati,’ performed by Aly Hasan and Marzuk Russell, was published on a YouTube channel on...
Staff Reporter : A newly released report has brought to light a staggering revelation: air pollution is responsible for over 40 percent of child deaths in countries such as Bangladesh. This finding, detailed in the 2024 State of Global Air (SoGA) report by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) in collaboration with UNICEF, underscores a dire public health crisis exacerbated by hazardous air quality in several regions across the globe. Bangladesh, situated in South Asia alongside other nations in Africa, faces...