We have done a lot of work, which has never been done in the history of the country: Asif Nazrul

Desk Report: Advisor to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Professor Dr. Asif Nazrul said, ‘You will see what I will do. You will have to see it through my work. Apart from the legal aid work I have done, we have done many other things that have never happened in the history of Bangladesh.’ He made these comments at a program organized on Wednesday (September 17) afternoon to mark the implementation of the mandatory provision of pre-litigation mediation as per the Legal Aid (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. The…

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Fakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN

Desk Report: Fakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN The interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to New York on Monday (September 22) to attend the UN General Assembly. This time, the government has included four political leaders in the list of the chief advisor’s entourage. Among them are two from BNP, one from Jamaat and a leader from Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP). Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Towhid Hossain gave this information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital…

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People flock to the market after hearing the announcement of selling hilsa for 10 taka, and if it runs out quickly, they surround the trader.

Desk Report: In Sadarpur, Faridpur, looting took place during the distribution of hilsa for 10 taka each among the needy. Many of the poor people got angry after not getting the fish and surrounded the distributor. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Bishwa Zaker Manzil Government High School grounds in Sadar Upazila. Today, at around 11 am, Mufti Raihan Jamil, a resident and businessman of the neighboring Charbhadrasan Upazila, organized the distribution of hilsa for a nominal 10 taka each among 600 needy families in the upazila…

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If we protested against the government, we would have been labeled as ‘Razakar’ and justice would have been destroyed: Nahid

Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said, “On the night of July 14 last year, Sheikh Hasina called the protesters the children and grandchildren of Razakars and took a stand in favor of the quota system in a press conference. Basically, this statement gave legitimacy to the attack on the protesters. Because, we have always seen that if any legitimate movement was held against the government, the legitimacy of the movement was undermined by calling them Razakars. That night, students of Dhaka University and other educational institutions…

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From Israel to Australia, those who wished Modi on his birthday

Desk Report: It is rare for world leaders to send special video messages on the birthday of a world leader. But on Wednesday, on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, several such video messages from world leaders went viral on social media. Indian media say these messages highlight the impact Prime Minister Modi has had on shaping his global image. Leaders like Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Australia’s Anthony Albanese have praised his leadership and praised him for strengthening international partnerships. Addressing Modi as his “friend”, Netanyahu…

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Asif Nazrul rode a boat around the night, listened to the songs of the boatmen

Desk Report: Asif Nazrul rode a boat around the night, listened to the songs of the boatmen Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Asif Nazrul visited the Ratargul wetland area in Sylhet by boat. He visited the Ratargul wetland area on Wednesday (September 17) afternoon; listened to various types of songs from the boatmen. Asif Nazrul rode a boat around the night, listened to the songs of the boatmen Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Sarwar Alam and other high-ranking officials from various levels of the government were with him. Asif…

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Two teenagers urinated in restaurant soup, parents fined nearly 4 billion taka

Desk Report: A court in Shanghai, China, has ordered the parents of two teenagers to pay 2.2 million yuan (over 3.76 billion 43 million rupees) in compensation. Because the two teenagers committed an indecent act at a popular restaurant called ‘Haidi Lao’ while drunk, damaging the restaurant’s reputation. The UK-based media outlet Independent reported that the incident took place on February 24 in a private room of the restaurant’s Shanghai branch. There, two 17-year-old teenagers climbed onto a table while drunk, urinated in a bowl of soup and recorded the…

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5 people die of dengue, 622 hospitalized

Desk Report: 5 people die of dengue, 622 hospitalized Five people have died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. In addition, 622 more people have been admitted to hospitals with dengue fever during this period. 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 Wednesday (September 17). In the notification, the Directorate General of Health Services gave information for the 24 hours from 8 am on Tuesday (September 16) to…

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TV broadcasting may be disrupted for 8 days

Desk Report: Bangladesh Satellite Communication Limited (BSCL) has said that there may be temporary disruption in satellite broadcasting operations due to solar disturbance. This disruption may occur for some time around 9:30 am every day from September 29 to October 6. A solar disturbance or sun outage is a common cosmic event, where the sun comes in a straight line between the Earth and a geostationary satellite. As a result, there is a temporary disruption in satellite signals. At this time, the radiation from the sun damages the satellite antenna…

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ECNEC approves 13 projects worth Tk 8,333 crore

Desk Report: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 projects costing Tk 8,333.28 crore. Of this, government financing is Tk 4,437.82 crore, project loan is Tk 1,225.36 crore and the organization’s own financing is Tk 2,670.9 crore. Of these, seven are new projects, five are revised projects and one is a project with an extension of the period without increasing the cost. The approval was given at the ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room on the Planning Commission premises on Wednesday under the…

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