Desk Report, Many analyst have raised the question, why didn’t Ishraq Hossain wait until the next election?’ Photo: Prothom Alo Discussions are ongoing about who lost and who won the discussion between Professor Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London. Among the political leaders, those who were Yunus’s devotees for so long have now come out to criticize him. BNP made a lot of noise by accusing Yunus of conspiring to rig the election, and now their role has also changed. Bichitra Seleucus, how strange our politics is, everything changed in…
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Body found hanging from working women’s hostel in capital
Desk Report, Body found hanging from working women’s hostel in capital Police have recovered the hanging body of a woman named Riya Akhter Shanta (30) from the ‘Working Women’s Hostel’ in the capital’s New Market area. Her body was recovered from a room in the hostel on Sunday afternoon. Police said that Riya, after completing her studies at Dhaka University, was working at Agrani Bank in Dhaka’s Dohar area. She lived in the Working Women’s Hostel. She is married. Her home is in Palashpur village of Barisal Sadar Upazila. Her…
Read MoreDemand for 100% waste removal at night, different picture in Dhaka in the morning
Desk Report, The office of the Bureau of Statistics in Agargaon area Demand for 100% waste . The adjacent Demand for 100% waste road is known as ‘Statistics Road’. On the holy day of Eid-ul-Azha, yesterday, Saturday at 2 pm, the work of removing sacrificial animal waste of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) was officially started at a place next to Demand for 100% waste the Science Museum on Demand for 100% waste the road. The place is just one and a half kilometers away from the place is the…
Read More38 bank accounts of former Air Force Chief Abdul Hannan, his wife and son frozen
Desk Report: 38 bank accounts of former Air Force Chief Abdul Hannan, his wife and son frozen The former chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, his wife Tahmida Begum and son Sheikh Labib Hannan have been ordered to freeze 38 bank accounts. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Senior Special Judge’s Court Judge Md. Zakir Hossain gave the order on Saturday. The court gave the order in response to an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC Public Relations Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the matter. ACC…
Read MoreBorn on a stormy night, hence the name ‘Tufan’, the 17-ton bull is now the pride of the owner
Desk Report: Born on a stormy night, hence the name ‘Tufan’, the 17-ton bull is now the pride of the owner On a stormy evening with gusty winds and lightning, a red bull was born in the farm of Dhaleshwar village in Kamarkhand, Sirajganj. Owner Mainul Haque named the bull ‘Tufan’ to remember that storm. Today, three years and seven months later, that Tufan has become one of the attractions of the Eid al-Adha market. Tufan is now a 17-pound Bahama Shahi Al breed bull. That is, he weighs about…
Read MoreNCP has no relationship with government’s two student advisors: Nahid Islam
Political desk: NCP has no relationship with government’s two student advisors: Nahid Islam The National Citizens Party (NCP) has no connection with the two student advisors of the interim government, said the party’s convener Nahid Islam. He said this at a press conference organized at the NCP’s temporary office at Rupayan Tower in Bangla Motor in the capital on Saturday (May 24) afternoon. At the press conference, NCP convener Nahid Islam said, “The two student advisors who are in the interim government have no connection with the National Citizens Party.…
Read MoreChief advisor did not say he will resign, others are staying: Planning advisor
Desk Report: The chief advisor to the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, will not resign. He did not say that he will resign. This was stated by Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud. Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud told reporters after an unscheduled closed-door meeting of the advisory council after the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today, Saturday. He said, ‘The chief advisor is not leaving, he is staying with us. He did not say that he will resign, he will definitely stay. Other advisors are also…
Read MoreYouth arrested with fake currency note worth Tk 5 lakh in Khulna
Crime Desk: Youth arrested with fake currency Police have arrested a man named Khorshed Alam (48) with fake notes worth Tk 5 lakh in Khulna. He was arrested at around 11:15 am today, Wednesday, from the Sachibunia Bishwaro intersection in the city. The arrested youth is the son of Ramzan Ali, a resident of Majer Tack area of Bishwambarpur upazila of Sunamganj district. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Luanchara Police Station Md. Yusuf Ali admitted the incident and said that based on a secret tip-off, the police came to know that a…
Read MoreRangu Sohel arrested in Khulna police raid
Crime Desk: Rangu Sohel arrested in Khulna Police have arrested Rangu Sohel (32) in a raid in Rupsa, Khulna. There are multiple cases against Sohel, including drug dealing, extortion, weapons, and the Special Powers Act. The arrested youth is the son of Abdul Khalek of Rajapur village in Aichgati union in Rupsa. Police said that late on Tuesday (May 20), they came to know through secret information that Sohel was staying in the Thandar Bagan area of Aichgati union. Based on such information, Police Sub-Inspector Ashraful Islam conducted a raid…
Read MoreGovernment is not forcing Ishraq to become mayor: Rizvi
Desk Report: Government is not forcing BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan is very young. He has suddenly received a serious state responsibility. That is why there is an imbalance in his speech. He said this in response to a question from journalists when he went to see Rakibul Hasan, who was injured in the July uprising in Khilkhet on Tuesday (May 20). Rizvi said that Ishraq is not being allowed to take oath even after the court verdict…
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