Dear readers, good evening. We are bringing you some of the top stories we covered throughout the day so that you do not miss anything important.
Myth busting economist does it again
Food, economics and history are three of the most important things for modern human being. But naming them together is rather uncommon let alone mélange them to compose a book.
Fulpori and father exhausted travelling back and forth
At 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, rickshaw-van driver Ataur Rahman entered the room of a law department teacher. Ataur Rahman is the father of Fulpori, the student who was tortured by Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders at the Islamic University in Kushtia.
Mobile network repaired: Grameenphone
The mobile network of Grameenphone has been repaired, said the telecom service provider’s head of communications Khairul Bashar on Thursday afternoon.
‘Casino Sayeed’ returns without any passport
The immigration police do not have any information regarding former Jubo League leader AKM Mominul Haque alias ‘Casino Sayeed’s return to the country. According to his passport records, he flew to Singapore three and a half years ago and never returned. However, in reality he is in Dhaka now. He took over the charge as secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation last week. He is trying to regain his control in Motijheel.
Five killed as bus hits CNG-run autorickshaw in Bogura
Five people have been killed as a long route passenger bus hits CNG-run autorickshaw on Rangpur-Dhaka highway in Bogura. The accident took place at around 11:30am at Sujabad area of Shahjanpur upazila in Bogura.
Bangladesh’s Golam Sarwar likely to become next SAARC secretary
The foreign ministry has decided to appoint Bangladesh high commissioner in Malaysia Golam Sarwar as the next secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Awami League won't budge an inch from constitution over election: Anisul
The ruling Awami League (AL) will not budge an inch from the constitution over the next general election, law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq has said.
Bangladesh-Russia relations won't be affected by any specific issue: Foreign ministry
Foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin has said the bilateral relations with Russia will not be affected due to a vessel or any other specific reason.
"We don't think that there will be any impact on the bilateral relations between two counties due to a vessel or any specific cause," she told a regular weekly briefing at the foreign ministry on Thursday afternoon.
Why must the foreigners be reassured about the election?
A video clip of a statement made by Nagorik Oikya leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna recently went viral on social media. He is quite well reputed for his rational manner of speaking. This statement had been about a report on the recent Bangladesh visit paid by the US state department counselor Derek Chollet.