Day: July 14, 2025

Desk Report, Freight truck breaks down at railway crossing, train traffic between Dhaka and North Bengal normal after about 3 hours Freight truck breaks down at railway crossing, train traffic between Dhaka and North Bengal normal after about 3 hours Freight truck breaks down at railway crossing, train traffic between Dhaka and North Bengal normal after about 3 hours Train services between Dhaka and North Bengal were suspended after a paddy truck broke down on the road adjacent to Sonakhali rail crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur. The truck got…

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Desk Report, 65 more people infected with dengue in Daudkandi in 24 hours The dengue outbreak is increasing in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla. In the last 24 hours (from 10 am on Sunday to 10 am on Monday), 65 new dengue cases have been reported in the upazila. 65 more people infected with dengue in Daudkandi in 24 hours Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Habibur Rahman said that three of the new cases are admitted to the Upazila Health Complex. One seriously ill person has been sent to Dhaka…

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Desk Report, Fire breaks out at election officer’s office in Barguna, ballot boxes and photostat machines burnt A room in the Barguna District Election Officer’s office has been gutted in a fire. A fire broke out in the data entry (second) room around 7:30 am on Monday. Fire service personnel later brought the fire under control. Voter lists, photostat machines, computers and ballot boxes were gutted in the fire. However, no casualties were reported. Fire breaks out at election officer’s office in Barguna, ballot boxes and photostat machines burnt Meanwhile,…

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Desk Report, Case filed against Jubo Dal leader for ‘extorting’ Shariatpur transport in Jatrabari A case has been filed against the Jubo Dal leader who was accused of extortion in the transport of the ‘Shariatpur Super Service’ company operating on the Dhaka-Shariatpur road in Jatrabari in the capital. Wali Ullah Khan, the bus owner of Shariatpur Super Service Company, filed the case on Saturday night. In addition to Mushfiqur Rahman alias Fahim, former vice-president of Jatrabari Thana Jubo Dal, 25 people have been accused in the case. Case filed against…

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Desk Report, They repaired the broken bridge and built a wooden bridge themselves. Thousands of people were suffering for about 4 months after a bridge was broken in Sreepur, Gazipur. Finally, the villagers raised money and renovated it with volunteer work and built a wooden bridge. They repaired the broken bridge and built a wooden bridge themselves. It was found that it is located in Banshighata of Sreepur Municipality, which is known as the industrial area of Sreepur, Gazipur. Everyone knows the bridge area as Banshighata. This bridge connects Ward…

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Desk Report, Treatment is carried out in cramped conditions in tin sheds Tin shed house. A patient who came for treatment is laid in a small room. Empty medicine boxes are piled up next to it. A doctor is sitting in one corner. There is also a pharmacy in this room. A laboratory is in a small room next to it. Another room is being used as a warehouse. Treatment is carried out in cramped conditions in tin sheds This is a picture of Jurachhari Upazila Complex in Rangamati. Another…

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Desk Report, 90,000 people stranded in Noakhali, fresh rains increase anxiety The waterlogging caused by the heavy rains in Noakhali has not subsided yet. According to official estimates, 90,000 people are still spending their days in waterlogged conditions in the district town of Maijdi and various upazilas. Service seekers are having a hard time as water has accumulated in front of many offices and courts in the district town. 90,000 people stranded in Noakhali, fresh rains increase anxiety There has not been much rain in Noakhali for the last three…

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Desk Report, Did Ajay ‘lose’ to Ritesh? Rajkumar Gupta’s ‘Raid’ was widely praised after its release in 2018. It also did good business at the box office. The audience can still remember the suspenseful thrill of that time when police officer Ajay Devgn kept raiding one after another. So, ‘Raid 2’ was a long-awaited sequel for ‘Raid’ lovers. But has the director been able to maintain the social message and suspense of the first installment in this installment as well? The movie ‘Raid 2’ was released on May 1. It…

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Desk Report, Major shift in the source of raw materials for rods Two decades ago, shipbreaking factories were the main source of raw materials for making rods in the country. Iron plates and iron pieces obtained from shipbreaking were supplied to rod-making factories. This system has changed in the space of two decades. The once major source of raw materials for making rods is now shrinking. And that place has been taken over by imported iron pieces. Major shift in the source of raw materials for rods Steel industry entrepreneurs…

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Desk Report, ‘In the City of Sand’ won the award in a dramatic manner Mehdi Hasan had a cat. His wife, Mahjabeen Khan, used to collect sand for the cat’s litter box. While collecting sand on a motorcycle, she was bullied on the streets because she was a woman. Mahjabeen often faced strange incidents. Mehdi planned to write a screenplay after hearing those incidents from his wife. All these incidents happened in 2016. The film, which had been in the works for eight years, is called ‘Sand City’. The film…

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