Desk Report: A party that has been a champion in corruption for 5 consecutive years has now become a champion in looting stones and sand before coming to power, said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami‘s Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan. He said that the party has become the owner of the country after August 5. Rafiqul Islam Khan said these things while speaking as the chief guest at the Dhaka-6 all-level Ulama-Mashaykh gathering organized by Dhaka Metropolitan South Jamaat at Zahir Raihan Cultural Center in Gendaria, the capital, on Saturday (September 27).…
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The days of sitting in the gallery and watching are over, we will now play ourselves: Chief Advisor
Desk Report: Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the Bangladeshi diaspora (NRB) to cooperate and actively contribute in the reconstruction of the country and the nation. Stating that everyone will have a role in building the country, the Principal Advisor said, “It will not be like watching the game from a distance while standing in the gallery. The days of watching from the gallery are over. We will now play ourselves.” Describing the Bangladeshi diaspora as an “integral part” of Bangladesh, the Principal Advisor said that the Bangladeshi…
Read MoreBangladesh prepare for World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in a tense match
Desk Report: The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match has now taken on a different dimension. Not only boys’ cricket, but also women’s cricket is equally contested. Last night, Sri Lanka played till the last ball at the Cricket Club Ground (CCG) Stadium in Colombo, but could not defeat Bangladesh led by Nigar Sultana Jyoti. The Women’s ODI World Cup will begin with the India-Sri Lanka match at the Barjapara Stadium in Guwahati the day after tomorrow. The teams are completing their preparation phase before entering the main phase. The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match…
Read MoreMedia that brokers fascism has no right to survive: Rizvi
Desk Report: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that freedom of the media is essential in a democratic state. But for the past 16-17 years, fascist rule has been established in the country and voices of dissent have been suppressed. Those media outlets that have brokered fascism and justified disappearances and murders have no right to survive. He said these things as the chief guest at the multimedia inauguration ceremony of Dainik Barta at the National Press Club in the capital today, Saturday. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said,…
Read MoreDelaying elections will increase crisis: Amir Khusro
Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has urged to restore democracy through early elections to overcome the current crisis in the country. He said that delaying the elections will increase the crisis. He said this at a seminar at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) auditorium in the capital’s Eskaton on Saturday. The seminar titled ‘Reforms and Elections: National Unity in Perspective’ was organized by Democracy Dias Bangladesh. Amir Khasru said, ‘For the last 15-16 years, an unrepresentative government has been running the…
Read MoreChina’s Xiaomi is planning to develop a new generation of chips
Desk Report: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is planning to develop a new high-end chip for its smartphones. The company has taken this initiative to establish more control over its own hardware, following the path of rivals such as Apple and Samsung. Xiaomi Vice President Xu Fei confirmed the matter to CNBC, saying that the company is planning to develop a new generation of system-on-chip. However, they cannot promise to bring new chips to the market every year like Apple. Xu Fei said, “We are new in this, we need to…
Read MoreWhy Trump called for the firing of a Microsoft executive
Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has called for the firing of Microsoft’s new president of international relations, Lisa Monaco. Trump made the call in a post on Truth Social last Friday. In this post, Trump called Monaco “corrupt and completely anti-Trump.” He claimed that Monaco’s position is a threat to national security. Trump said, “She is a terrible threat to the national security of the United States. Especially when the government has many important contracts with Microsoft.” He also alleged that Monaco has lost all types of security clearances…
Read MoreChief advisor mourns death of 4 people, including 3 firefighters, in Tongi fire
Desk Report: Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death of four people, including three firefighters, in a fire at a chemical warehouse in Tongi. In his condolence message, the Principal Advisor said, “Four people, including three of our brave firefighters, lost their lives in the fire while performing their noble duty of saving lives. This is a heartbreaking incident. I pray for the souls of the deceased and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families.” The Principal Advisor further said, “Members of…
Read MoreNepal has never had such a great occasion of happiness.
Desk Report: From Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jhapa to the summit of Mount Everest and the Annapurna Range. Nepali cricketers have done the impossible. These two sentences are taken from Cricinfo commentary. What better way to analyze Nepal’s victory over the West Indies in Sharjah last night! Nepal created history by defeating the West Indies by 19 runs in the first T20I of the series in Sharjah last night. After defeating a Test-playing team for the first time, Nepal’s fans and supporters started celebrating the victory. From start to finish, Nepal fought…
Read MoreHalf of Gaza deaths occur in Israeli-declared safe zone
Desk Report: Gazans witnessed another bloody day in the nearly two-year-long invasion. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued their rampage across the Strip on Saturday. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, at least 91 Palestinians were killed in Israel’s continued attacks across the Strip on Saturday. Of these, at least 45 were killed in Gaza City alone. The Hamas-controlled government’s media office has called Israel’s strategy “deceptive.” Although it has promoted central and southern Gaza as a “humanitarian safe zone,” Israel has continued to bomb these…
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