The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived this (Wednesday) morning in Dhaka, giving Bangladeshi fans the chance to experience football's most coveted prize. A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11.20 am. The trophy tour was accompanied by a seven-member FIFA delegation, including
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Dhaka is world’s second most polluted city
Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh -- its capital has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world. On Wednesday, Dhaka's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 190 at 9am. India's Delhi and Kuwait's Kuwait City occupied the first and third spots,
UP member held over rape
A Union Parishad member was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly trying to rape a nine-year-old girl in the district's Sadar upazila. The arrestee has been booked for rape bid, said Mozaffor Hossain, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Sadar police station. In her complaint, the girl's mother claimed that the accused forcibly took away
Reign of terror to prevail if offenders go unpunished
Denouncing the attack on Ganosanghati Andolan Coordinator Zonayed Saki, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Wednesday warned that a reign of terror will get hold in the country if the offenders are spared on political considerations. "Legal action must be taken against the attackers based on an investigation. If the terrorists
Partners like Bangladesh amid new global economic order: Hungary
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto has said a new world economic order is emerging where success requires partners like Bangladesh. He described Bangladesh as one of the fastest growing economies where he sees a huge opportunity for Hungarian companies in Bangladesh. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen held bilateral
Mitu murder case: Record statements of Babul’s children, says HC
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to record the statements of the two children of former Chattogram Police superintendent Babul Akter in his wife's murder case. A HC bench of justices Jahangir Hossain and Shahed Nuruddin asked the PBI to go to Magura and record
Construction worker crushed under falling shaft of crane in Khulna
A construction worker was killed under the shaft of a malfunctioning crane at a construction site in Khulna's Shantidham intersection area. The deceased was identified as Md. Hafizul Nayeem, son of Mohammad Borhan Sheikh of Baintala village in Dumuria upazila, said officer-in-charge Hasan Al Mamun of Khulna Police Station. The accident occurred
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Bangabandhu’s Six-Point Demand led to Bangladesh liberation: Joy
Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said the historic Six-Point Demand or the Six-Point Formula was a Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan spearheaded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which eventually led to the Bangladesh liberation. "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Six-point demands were the stepping stone of the
