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7 Chhatra League and Jubo League leaders and activists arrested after torch procession in Chittagong

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Desk Report: Seven leaders and activists of the banned organizations Chhatra League and Jubo League have been arrested after a procession with torches and sticks in the Borapul area of Chittagong city. Police arrested them from the Port Connecting Road area of Bandar Police Station on Monday (September 15) night. The arrested persons are Md. Ibrahim Khalil Tushar (24), Asif Mahbub (24), Nayan Shil (23), Md. Sagar (25), Zahidul Islam (22), Masud Hawlader (30) and Moin Uddin (30). However, their positions are not known. Earlier, at around 10 pm yesterday,…

Trump is suing the New York Times for $150 million

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will sue The New York Times for $15 billion in defamation and libel, accusing the newspaper of acting as a “virtual mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party. CNN reported that The New York Times published a report last week that said that in 2003, on the 50th birthday of the controversial financier Jeffrey Epstein, he was given a sexually suggestive note and photo, which is believed to have been signed by Trump. After the report was published, Trump threatened to…

12-point urgent instructions from the Department of Health for the treatment of dengue patients

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Desk Report: As the dengue outbreak is increasing in the country, the Directorate General of Health Services has issued 12 urgent instructions for the treatment of this mosquito-borne disease. The instructions have been sent to the directors of all medical colleges and specialized hospitals in the country, superintendents of district headquarters hospitals, civil surgeons and upazila health and family welfare officers on Tuesday (September 16). These instructions were given in a letter signed by the Director of Health Services (Hospitals and Clinics) Abu Hossain Md. Moinul Ahsan. The officials of…

37 companies will be able to export 1,200 tons of hilsa to India

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Desk Report: The government has approved the export of 1,200 tons of hilsa to neighboring India for the upcoming Durga Puja. 37 companies in the country have received permission to export this hilsa. The companies will be able to send hilsa conditionally until October 5. The minimum price for exporting these fish has been set at $12.50. This information was given in a notification signed by SHM Magfurul Hasan Abbasi, Deputy Secretary of the Export-2 Branch of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday (September 16). The notification said that the…

Health advisor to Singapore on personal visit, will also undergo treatment

September 17, 2025 admin

Desk Report: Nurjahan Begum, advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the interim government, has gone to Singapore for a three-day personal visit. It is learned that she will also undergo treatment there. A notification signed by Deputy Secretary (Administration-1) of the Health Services Department, Sujit Debnath, informed about the health advisor’s foreign trip. The notification said that Nurjahan Begum will visit Singapore from September 15 to 17 (excluding transit time). The visit will be considered personal and the advisor will be accompanied by her son Abrar…

Health advisor should look at treatment in Singapore from a humanitarian perspective: Asif Mahmud

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Desk Report: Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan has said that the issue of Nurjahan Begum, an advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the interim government, going to Singapore for treatment should be viewed from a ‘humanitarian perspective’. He made this comment in response to questions from journalists at the inauguration of three newly constructed urban maternity centers and eight urban health center buildings under the ‘Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project (Phase II)’ project at the Secretariat on Tuesday. The health advisor went…

Teenager dies of dengue, 665 hospitalized

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Desk Report: 665 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country in the past day. At the same time, a 13-year-old boy has died. He was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. This information was given in a notification sent by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday (September 16). In the notification, the Directorate General of Health Services gave information for 24 hours from 8 am on Monday (September 15) to 8 am on Tuesday. The…

Attack on Nur: Complaint filed against JPA leaders including GM Quader

September 17, 2025 admin

Desk Report: Md. Aktaruzzaman Samrat Majhi, the organizing secretary of the student organization Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, has filed a complaint with the police station against several people, including Jatiya Party (JPA) faction chairman Golam Mohammad (GM) Quader, over the attack on a protest march led by Gana Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur in the capital’s Kakrail. Masud Alam, deputy police commissioner of DMP’s Ramna division, confirmed to Fast Bangla that Md. Aktaruzzaman Samrat Majhi filed the complaint at Ramna Police Station on Tuesday afternoon. Masud Alam said, “A member…

Bangladesh keep hope alive by defeating Afghans

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Desk Report: Azmatullah Omarzai was the thorn in Bangladesh’s path to victory at the wicket. He was batting with ease, overcoming the pressure. Taskin Ahmed returned him in the 16th over of the Afghan innings. Taskin’s slower ball went straight to bat. But it hit the top edge of the bat and was caught by Saif Hasan. What joy the bowler Taskin felt then! He shook his fists and shouted. There was joy in the Bangladesh camp. After returning Omarzai, who scored 30 runs off 16 balls, that joy lasted…

Severe heatwave causes annual economic loss of Tk 21,000 crore

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Desk Report: Due to the impact of climate change, air temperatures are gradually increasing in Bangladesh. As well as increasing the health risks of people due to intense heat, it has also become a serious threat to the economy. A World Bank report says that about 250 million working days were lost due to heat-related illnesses in 2024. This has caused a loss of more than Tk 21,000 crore to the country’s economy. The World Bank released the report titled ‘An Unsustainable Life: The Impact of Heat on Health and…