Fear of robbery and mugging persists on branch and link roads, Sonargaon residents demand more patrols
Local residents say fear of robbery on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, has eased considerably thanks to police activity and regular patrols. However, although the security situation on the highway has improved, complaints of…
Dollar at Tk 123.30: today’s currency exchange rates for Tuesday
Bangladesh’s trade and commerce with various countries around the world is expanding day by day, and the volume of currency exchange is also increasing to keep that trade running. For the convenience of transactions, the exchange rates of the…
Koffee with Karan to end with ninth season, Salman Khan opens final run
After a colourful 22-year run, the curtain is set to fall on Bollywood’s most talked-about and controversial chat show, ‘Koffee with Karan’. Filmmaker and host Karan Johar is going to bid farewell to the popular show for good with its…
From cigarette burns to casting couch: Niti Taylor speaks of bitter experiences at school, in love and in her career
Indian actress Niti Taylor has spoken publicly about various bitter experiences in her life: bullying by classmates at school, physical and mental abuse in a four-year romantic relationship, and a director’s proposal of a sexual relationship in…
Government wants all local government elections done by June, allocates nearly Tk 6,000 crore
The government has set aside nearly Tk 6,000 crore for holding local government elections, with the goal of completing all five types of elections by next June. The Election Commission has been urged once again to this end, said State Minister for Local…
IRGC claims supertanker hit in Hormuz and set on fire; vessel was crossing with its signal switched off
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that a ship caught fire after it was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. News outlet Al Arabiya reported the attack on this strategically important waterway for global energy transport.…
Saudi-led coalition claims it intercepted three ballistic missiles, Houthis say 85 soldiers including 47 Pakistanis captured
The Houthis have claimed that they captured 85 soldiers of the Saudi-led coalition after clashes around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. According to the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, 47 of the captured soldiers are Pakistani. Meanwhile, the…
No decision yet on additional $10 billion, but World Bank ready to give full support: finance minister
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with the Managing Director (MD) of the World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. After the meeting, he told journalists that the World Bank is ready to give Bangladesh full support.…
Move to set 35-year age limit for becoming a lawyer, says law minister
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammad Asaduzzaman has said that an initiative will be taken to close the opportunity to become a lawyer after the age of 35. If the initiative is implemented, the scope for entering this profession anew…
Cyberattack pushes fridge temperatures to 50 degrees, food rots at hundreds of French supermarkets
The refrigeration systems of hundreds of supermarkets in France have been hit by an unprecedented cyberattack. After the attack, the temperature of the shops’ fridges and freezers rose incredibly to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit).…