Day: July 3, 2025

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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Desk Report, July Uprising: I hid my dreams in my book pocket We can compare the last 12 months with 1972. Only these two years in our history have many similarities. July Uprising: I hid my dreams in my book pocket After huge achievements and huge expectations, feeling the hard rocky ground under our feet. In 12 months, it means 365 days. Each day has been spent hoping, dreaming, waiting. People can no longer be told to be patient, many things will happen; the face of the administration-office-court will change;…

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Desk Report, The director of the Indonesian hospital in Gaza, Palestine, Dr. Marwan Sultan, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza confirmed the information and said that Marwan was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his home in Gaza City. Several members of his family were also killed in the attack. The Gaza Health Ministry said that Marwan had been in the medical profession for a long time. He was a symbol of compassion and dedication in his medical career. The Gaza Health Ministry…

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Desk Report, Canadian citizen dies in ICE custody in the US A Canadian citizen has died in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The deceased, identified as Johnny Noviello, 49, died in an immigration detention center in Florida while awaiting deportation from the US to Canada. Canadian citizen dies in ICE custody in the US ICE said in a news release that Johnny Noviello died in their custody on June 23, 2025. The cause of death has not yet been…

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Desk Report, The girl’s story was revealed in prison. Her husband took away her child and divorced her. She lost her mental balance due to the grief of losing her child. She was then found in the Indian border area. BGB members detained her on suspicion of infiltration. When asked to identify her, she could not say anything. BGB handed her over to the police. The police did not answer any questions either. Her father’s name, mother’s name and address were all written as ‘unknown’. The girl’s story was revealed…

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Desk Report, Pressure will increase on people with limited incomes Financial Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed did not give any good news for people with limited income in the budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Despite the rise in inflation for two years, the income tax limit has not been increased, leaving wrinkles on their foreheads. As a result, those with an annual income of more than 3.5 lakh taka have to pay income tax. But on the first day of the fiscal year, the new bad news for the elderly, retirees…

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Desk Report, Saudi dates hang in bunches in Sirajul’s garden In a garden in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, bunches of Saudi dates are growing on trees. Many people come to see the garden of different colored dates every day. GM Sirajul Islam, a resident of Hawalbhangi village in the upazila, has established this date garden on his own initiative. Along with fish farming, he is cultivating several types of Saudi dates on eight bighas of land along the Shyamnagar-Nawabenki road. Nine of the trees planted four years ago have now borne fruit.…

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Desk Report, Ferry carrying 65 people sinks in Bali, Indonesia, 4 bodies recovered A ferry carrying 65 people has capsized in rough seas off the Indonesian island of Bali. Rescuers have been working through the night to rescue 38 people who are missing. At least four bodies have been recovered, AFP reported. Ferry carrying 65 people sinks in Bali, Indonesia, 4 bodies recovered The ferry, named KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, sank in rough seas about half an hour after leaving the port of Ketapang in East Java late on Wednesday,…

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Desk Report, Could Tom Cruise save the world? Is he tired of running around for almost three decades? Looking at the tired, injured Tom Cruise in the poster of ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’, it seems that this 63-year-old ‘young’ may really be tired this time. Or the superhuman Tom of stunts will come on screen as a real man of flesh and blood. Mission: Impossible is not just an action franchise, the series that has been running for almost three decades is a place of emotion for many.…

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Desk Report, Is Trump’s ‘Great’ America becoming ‘pro-China’? Many Americans once believed that if China participated in the global trading system created by the United States, they would gradually become like the United States. Is Trump’s ‘Great’ America becoming ‘pro-China’? President Bill Clinton once said that China might one day become a democratic state. For many Americans like him, it seemed that the final victory of the US-led ‘neoliberal’ system was not far off. Clinton and others were not entirely wrong at the time. China has indeed been following some…

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