Day: July 3, 2025

Desk Report, Proportional voting will push towards more dictatorship: Rizvi BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that proportional representation (PR) or proportional voting will push the party towards more dictatorship. In his words, it will close the opportunity to develop leadership at the local level. Proportional voting will push towards more dictatorship: Rizvi Rizvi said these words at a program at the Rangpur district and metropolitan BNP offices on Thursday afternoon. As part of the BNP’s central program on the occasion of the anniversary of the…

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Desk Report, Three sentenced to life in prison for murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tabella The court has sentenced three accused to life imprisonment in the murder case of Italian citizen Cesar Tabela. Four have been acquitted. Three sentenced to life in prison for murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tabella Dhaka Metropolitan City’s Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sheikh Chamidul Islam gave the verdict on Thursday. Additional Public Prosecutor (PP) of this court Abul Kalam Azad confirmed this information to Prothom Alo. The three accused who were sentenced to life…

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Desk Report, Why did the US shoot down an Iranian plane with 290 people on board? An Iran Air passenger plane crashed in the sky of Iran on July 3, 1988. The plane broke into pieces in mid-air after being hit by a missile fired from a US warship. All 290 people on board were killed. It is known in history as the ‘Flight 655 tragedy’. Today is the anniversary of that incident. Today, Prothom Alo has organized this event to discuss the incident. Bangladesh Why did the US shoot…

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Desk Report, German youngster Wirtz joins Liverpool for record-breaking fee after winning everything The news was reported by various British media outlets in the middle of this month. Since then, everyone was pretty sure that 22-year-old Florian Wirtz was joining Liverpool. Liverpool announced the signing of the German attacking midfielder yesterday. His medical examination was also completed at the club’s training ground yesterday. German youngster Wirtz joins Liverpool for record-breaking fee after winning everything Liverpool have broken their own club record to bring Wirtz from Leverkusen. It has already been…

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Desk Report, Awami League leader, main accused in Azad Sarkar’s murder during Chandpur mass uprising, arrested Police have arrested Awami League leader Monir Hossain Mithu Kazi (52), the main accused in the murder of Azad Sarkar (52) in Hajiganj, Chandpur during the July mass uprising. He was arrested from Fatulla, Narayanganj on Wednesday night. This information has been confirmed by the Chandpur District Police Media Cell. Awami League leader, main accused in Azad Sarkar’s murder during Chandpur mass uprising, arrested Arrested Monir Hossain is the son of the late Hendu…

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Desk Report, How the water crocodile reached the top of the Naikyangchhari mountain The country’s only crocodile breeding farm has been established on the Tumbru hills in Naiksyangchhari, Bandarban. There are about 3,000 crocodiles in this farm, of which more than 1,000 are exportable, but it has been stuck in legal complications for a decade. Even though visitors come to see the crocodiles, the economic future of the farm is uncertain. ‘Crocodiles in the water, tigers on land’ – this very old saying says that crocodiles have existed in this…

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Desk Report, NCP alleges sharing of VGD cards between BNP-Jamaat leaders in Rajshahi It has been alleged that BNP and Jamaat leaders have shared the Risky Women Development Program (VGD) cards in a union parishad in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi. On Wednesday, leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) went to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) office to discuss the matter. However, they returned without any solution. NCP alleges sharing of VGD cards between BNP-Jamaat leaders in Rajshahi According to local sources, there are 400 VGD cards in the Belpukuria…

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Desk Report, Navy to operate Chittagong Port’s new mooring terminal The Navy is being given the responsibility of operating the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chittagong Port for the next six months. Shipping Advisor Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain told reporters after a meeting with the Chittagong Port Authority at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Wednesday. Navy to operate Chittagong Port’s new mooring terminal Earlier, the Advisory Council Committee on Economic Affairs gave in-principle approval in this regard last Tuesday. After that, a decision was taken in…

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Desk Report, Chief Advisor congratulates women’s football team Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim Chief Advisor government, has congratulated the Bangladesh women’s football team for qualifying for the final round of the 2026 Asian Cup for the first time. Chief Advisor congratulates women’s football team In a congratulatory message to the women’s football team on Wednesday, the chief advisor said, “This achievement is not only for women’s football; it is a source of pride for the entire nation. It is a unique example of our potential, talent…

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Desk Report, Cocktails thrown at NCP’s July march vehicle A cocktail explosion occurred under the temporary central office of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) in Bangla Motor in the capital. The party said that the explosion was targeted at the vehicle of the NCP’s Dhaka Metropolitan July Padyatra. Cocktails thrown at NCP’s July march vehicle At 11:49 pm on Wednesday, a WhatsApp group run by the NCP said, “A cocktail explosion occurred in a vehicle of the Dhaka Metropolitan July Padyatra in front of the NCP central office in Dhaka.…

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