Desk Report, 8 killed, including 2 ministers, in military helicopter crash in Ghana A military helicopter has crashed in the Ashanti region of the African country of Ghana. A total of eight people, including the country’s defense minister and environment minister, were killed in the incident. A government spokesman in Ghana said this. 8 killed, including 2 ministers, in military helicopter crash in Ghana Ghana’s Chief of Staff has called the incident a “national tragedy”. The names of the defense minister who died in the helicopter crash are Edward Omani…
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Trump may meet with Putin soon
Desk Report, Trump may meet with Putin soon Donald Trump may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin very soon. US President Trump himself said so on Wednesday. Trump may meet with Putin soon Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with President Putin in Moscow on the same day. Trump also said that they had very productive discussions. A senior source in Kiev said that after the Putin-Witkoff meeting, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation. There, they talked about a possible Trump-Putin summit. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,…
Read More‘India must retaliate’: Shashi Tharoor on Trump’s tariff issue
Desk Report, ‘India must retaliate’: Shashi Tharoor on Trump’s tariff issue If talks with the US fail, Donald Trump’s tariff aggression should be responded to by imposing a 50 percent counter-tariff on imported US goods. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor made this comment in an interview with NDTV. ‘India must retaliate’: Shashi Tharoor on Trump’s tariff issue Shashi Tharoor told reporters outside the Parliament House, “First we should sit for talks. I don’t know why Trump is so angry with us. China was given 90 days, and we have only…
Read MoreGovernment will try to deliver the best election: Press Secretary
Desk Report, Government will try to deliver the best election: Press Secretary The Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that there are many meetings being held to prepare for the elections. The Chief Advisor himself has held two meetings in the last month. The initial decision is that 800,000 members of the law enforcement agencies will be on duty in the elections. This number may increase by another 50,000. The army has said that 60,000 members will be provided. More members may be needed there. Government will try to…
Read MoreKishore Ishmam laughed on his deathbed after hearing about Hasina’s downfall
Desk Report, \Kishore Ishmam laughed on his deathbed after hearing about Hasina’s downfall Mother Shaheda Begum was devastated when she heard that her son had been shot. Her son, Md. Ishmamul Haque Chowdhury, worked in a jewelry store in Dhaka. Despite her mother’s prohibition, he got involved in the student-public movement. On the morning of August 5 last year, he joined the student-public procession from Chawkbazar in Dhaka towards Shahbagh, demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. When the procession reached Chankharpul area, the police opened fire. It was about 12…
Read MoreI wanted to sit by the sea and think deeply: Nasiruddin Patwari
Desk Report, I wanted to sit by the sea and think deeply: Nasiruddin Patwari National Citizens Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari has responded to the party’s show cause notice for his visit to Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday (August 5), the first anniversary of the July uprising. In response, he said, “Sitting on the shore of the sea, I wanted to think deeply about the uprising, the citizens’ committee, the structure of the citizens’ party, the future Constituent Assembly and the outline of a new democratic constitution. I do not…
Read MoreBSB Global Network’s Khairul Bashar remanded for three days again
Desk Report, BSB Global Network’s Khairul Bashar remanded for three days again The court has granted another three-day remand to Khairul Bashar, chairman of ‘BSB Global Network’, in another fraud case. The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court granted the remand on Wednesday following a police application. Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Gulshan Police Station had produced Khairul Bashar in court and requested to take him on a 10-day remand for questioning. The application said that BSB Global Network chairman Khairul Bashar embezzled Tk 1.18 crore in the name of…
Read MoreI hope the Chief Advisor’s announcement will be implemented on time: AZM Zahid
Desk Report, I hope the Chief Advisor’s announcement will be implemented on time: AZM Zahid BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain has expressed hope that the announcement made by the interim government’s chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday regarding the election deadline will be implemented on time. I hope the Chief Advisor’s announcement will be implemented on time: AZM Zahid AZM Zahid Hossain said this while addressing the rally as the chief guest before the BNP’s victory procession at the Victoria College Road area of Kandir Par in…
Read MoreA person accused in a drug case, who had a fake certificate, lost his position as school president.
Desk Report, A person accused in a drug case, who had a fake certificate, lost his position as school president. Mohammad Ali, who became the president of Uttar Gomdandi High School in Boalkhali, Chittagong with a fake certificate, lost his post. On Wednesday afternoon, Chittagong Board Chairman Ilias Uddin Ahmed confirmed that his post as president has been cancelled. Earlier, the Chittagong Education Board formed a two-member verification committee to verify the certificate. A person accused in a drug case, who had a fake certificate, lost his position as school…
Read MoreTo what extent have the expectations of the mass uprising been fulfilled in one year?
Desk Report, To what extent have the expectations of the mass uprising been fulfilled in one year? The main aspiration of the mass uprising of 24 was the fall of dictator Sheikh Hasina. But this was not the only expectation of the millions of students who took to the streets. Although there was no written manifesto of the mass uprising, the expectations were expressed in the processions, slogans, speeches, and wall writings. To what extent have the expectations of the mass uprising been fulfilled in one year? Some of the…
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