Day: September 7, 2025

Action to be taken if rural electricity workers do not report to work within 24 hours: Electricity Department

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Desk Reports: Action to be taken if rural electricity workers do not report to work within 24 hours: Electricity Department The Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has called upon the officers and employees of 80 Rural Electrification Associations (PBIS) under the Rural Electrification Board (REB) across the country to report to work within the next 24 hours. The Power Division will take legal action against those officers and employees who are absent from work within these 24 hours. This information was given in a…

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What are the results of New Zealand banning mobile phones in schools?

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Desk Reports: A year after New Zealand banned mobile phones in schools, mixed experiences have emerged. The government’s aim was to increase student focus and reduce distractions in class, but the decision has drawn mixed reactions from students, teachers and parents. In April 2024, Prime Minister Christopher Lacson announced that eliminating mobile phone distractions is essential for children’s learning and success. Similar bans have been introduced in various countries around the world, including Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and China. However, research has shown that this does not always…

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Carlo Acutis becomes the first ‘saint’ from the millennial generation

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Desk Reports: The Catholic Church has declared a teenager who died of leukemia in 2006 as the first millennial ‘saint’. Pope Leo made the historic announcement in a colorful ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday (September 7) in the presence of about 70,000 young people. Carlo Acutis was born in Britain but grew up in Italy. He died at the age of 15. His passion was to spread the Christian faith by learning computer code and creating websites. At a young age, his work became an inspiration to Catholic youth…

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Japan’s royal family welcomes first adult prince in 40 years

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Desk Reports: Japan’s royal family welcomes first adult prince in 40 years Japan’s Prince Hisahito has officially come of age. He recently turned 19, turning 18. This is the first adult crown prince to join the Japanese royal family in 40 years, British media outlet The Guardian reported. Hisahito, now 19, is the nephew of the current Emperor Naruhito. Hisahito is second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the Japanese imperial family. With no male heir after him, pressure has mounted to rethink Japan’s 19th-century male-only succession policy. Hisahito’s…

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Harvard’s top Chinese mathematician returns home

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Desk Reports: Renowned statistician and longtime Harvard University professor Liu Jun has returned to China permanently. He recently took up the position of ‘Tsinghua Distinguished Chair Professor at Tsinghua University’ in China, according to a report in the South China Morning Post, an English daily published from Hong Kong. Liu Jun’s permanent return to China is being considered a milestone. Especially in the context of the vision that China has set for itself, combining research in data science, biostatistics, and artificial intelligence with knowledge and social awareness, Liu Jun’s return…

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Modi not attending UN General Assembly, what message is Delhi sending?

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Desk Reports: The annual session of the United Nations General Assembly is going to be held from September 23 to 27. This global diplomatic forum to be held in New York, USA, is usually attended by heads of state or government of the world’s influential countries to present their positions. However, this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not going there. In his place, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is participating as a representative. He will also deliver a speech on behalf of the Prime Minister. This decision raises…

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There is no uncertainty about the vote, the environment is 100% favorable: EC Anwarul Islam

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Desk Reports : Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarkar has said that there is no ‘uncertainty’ regarding the 13th National Parliament election and the environment for the election is ‘100% favorable’. He made the comment in response to a question from journalists at the Election Building in Agargaon in the capital on Sunday. In response to the question of how favorable the voting environment is for the EC so far, Anwarul Islam said, “We think it is 100 percent favorable.” When asked whether the situation was favorable for the election…

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Palestinian Ambassador meets Jamaat Ameer

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Desk Reports: Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yusuf S. Y. Ramadan paid a courtesy call and exchanged views with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. The meeting was held at Jamaat’s Bashundhara office on Sunday (September 7) in the presence of the party’s Nayeb Ameer Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, Central Executive Council member and Dhaka Metropolitan North Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin. During the exchange of views, Shafiqur Rahman said, ‘In the current situation, all people of Bangladesh, regardless of party affiliation, have support for Palestine.…

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NCP mourns the death of Badruddin Umar

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Desk Reports: The National Citizens Party (NCP) has expressed grief over the death of writer, researcher, Marxist theorist and President of the National Liberation Council, Badruddin Umar. The condolence message signed by the party’s joint member secretary Saleh Uddin Sifat on Sunday said that Badruddin Umar’s father, the late Abul Hashim, born in 1931, was a proverbial figure in the historic liberation struggle of the people of this town. During the regime of the murderer Hasina, Badruddin Umar was a thinker and political force on the side of the masses,…

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Ground handling of the third terminal: Biman will be with a foreign company

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Desk Reports: Civil Aviation and Tourism Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin has hinted at including another international company in the ground handling services at the much-awaited third terminal of the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, along with Biman Bangladesh Airlines. It is learnt that there has been a long-standing debate over the airport’s ground handling. The former Awami League government had also hinted that a Japanese company could take over this responsibility. Foreign airlines have long expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of Biman’s service. Civil Aviation and Tourism Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin told…

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