Desk Report, Decentralization of Dhaka as in the developed world is essential Last month, while traveling in Dorset County, 120 miles from London, we came across a beautiful place and stopped there! We didn’t know that the place was a training area for the British Army and Air Force. We couldn’t even stand still for a minute. All the cars passing by were honking their horns to warn us. We didn’t understand. Later, a little further away, we saw a signboard that said, “Do not stop here, Army training area,…
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I have no intention of resigning on my own, but I will leave if the employer asks me to: Education Advisor
Desk Report, I have no intention of resigning on my own, but I will leave if the employer asks me to: Education Advisor Students protested on Tuesday over the suspension of the HSC-equivalent exams after a fighter jet crashed at the Milestone School and College campus in Diyabari, Uttara, in the capital, alleging ‘unprofessionalism’. They demanded the resignation of Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar (CR Abrar). However, the Education Advisor said that he does not think that there has been any disruption in his work. Therefore, he has no intention…
Read MoreRobbery at home in Mirpur: 4 people, including two former army personnel, remanded
Desk Report, Robbery at home in Mirpur: 4 people, including two former army personnel, remanded A court has granted seven-day remand for questioning of four people, including a former lieutenant and a corporal, in connection with a robbery at a house in the capital’s Mirpur DOHS area. The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court issued the order on Monday afternoon following a police application. The people remanded are Lieutenant (retd) Arif Ahmed Firoz Iftekhar, Corporal Mukul Hossain, and Harun Or Rashid and Montashir Ahmed. The police produced them in court…
Read MoreSecurity challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General
Desk Report, Security challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey said that the main priority of the regional alliance is development-oriented. However, security is also being given equal importance as security challenges are obstacles to the development aspirations of the member countries. Security challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey said this in response to a question during an exchange of views with journalists at the BIMSTEC…
Read MorePlane crash in Uttara: All halls including Star Cineplex were closed
Desk Report, Plane crash in Uttara: All halls including Star Cineplex were closed The entire country was in mourning on Tuesday (July 22) after an Air Force training aircraft crashed at Milestone School and College in Uttara, the capital, claiming the lives of people. Yesterday, the interim government declared today as a national day of mourning. This information was given in a message sent by the Press Wing of the Chief Advisor. As part of the mourning, the national flag was kept at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous institutions…
Read MoreBangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish
Desk Report, Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish This match could not have been more exciting. In response to 133 runs, 7 wickets for 47 runs. Pakistan’s defeat was predictable. But Salman Agar’s team showed the mentality to turn around from there. Although the last one was with a loss. Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish 28 runs were needed in the last 2 overs, Pakistan was only 13 runs away from winning in the last over. 1 wicket in hand. With one match remaining, Bangladesh…
Read MoreMilestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity
Desk Report, Milestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity The Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Bangladesh to play a three-match T20 series. The visitors have lost the first match by 7 wickets to Bangladesh on Sunday and have fallen behind in the series. However, the heat of the series has almost faded in the plane crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara yesterday. So far, 27 people have been reported dead, of which 25 are children. Another 25 are undergoing treatment in the…
Read MoreBSF captures two workers while they were picking up sand at Sunamganj border
Desk Report, BSF captures two workers while they were picking up sand at Sunamganj border Two Bangladeshi workers were abducted by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while they were collecting sand in the Chela River near the border of Doarabazar Upazila in Sunamganj. The incident took place on Monday evening in the border area of the Chela River in Sharpinpara village of Narsingpur Union of the upazila. The border is under the Sylhet 48 Battalion of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BSF captures two workers while they were picking…
Read More29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor
Desk Report, 29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor Health Advisor to the interim government, Nurjahan Begum, said that the death toll in the warplane crash at the Milestone School and College building in Uttara in the capital has reached 29 so far. 29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor The health advisor told reporters this information while visiting the injured at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Tuesday. Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum said, “Yesterday (Monday) I went to Bangladesh Eye Hospital for…
Read MoreAccused’s plea to withdraw statement on Magura verdict day
Desk Report, On the day of the announcement of the verdict in the case of the petrol bomb attack in Magura that killed five people, the accused have applied to withdraw their confessional statements. The verdict in the case was not announced today, Tuesday. Taking note of the application, Magura Additional District and Sessions Judge (First) Judge Nasir Uddin has fixed the hearing date for August 24. The verdict in the case was supposed to be announced today. In the morning, the defense lawyers applied to withdraw the statements of…
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