Thailand's government shook up its leadership after courts kicked out another prime minister. Paetongtarn Shinawatra lost her top job and moved down to culture minister. The country swore in fresh cabinet members on Thursday during a royal ceremony. Political chaos hit Thailand again after the same court tossed her predecessor less than twelve months ago. Kings and judges keep reshuffling the deck of power players.
Phumtham Wechayachai stepped up to fill the prime minister role after years of loyal service. The veteran politician worked closely with Paetongtarn's famous father Thaksin Shinawatra for decades. He grabbed the interior minister job along with his new duties as acting leader. Deputy ministers lined up behind him to handle...
Government officials scrapped their plans for a weird internet shutdown stunt that was supposed to honor victims from last July. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki spilled the beans on Facebook about canceling the bizarre one-minute blackout idea. The whole thing had been causing arguments behind closed doors since day one. Team members kept changing their minds about whether to keep the program or toss it out completely. Farooki admitted the internet shutdown might have been a terrible mistake from the start.
The adviser thanked people for speaking up against the dumb internet blackout plan. Emergency meetings happened after citizens complained about the stupid idea online. Officials finally came to their senses and...
Doctors gave free eye surgery to 38 poor patients at a hospital on Thursday. The patients came from different parts of Bangladesh and could not afford to pay for the operations. Twenty-two women and sixteen men had their eyesight problems fixed during the day. Four skilled doctors worked together to help these people see better again.
The hospital sits on Sabrina Sobhan Road and teams up with charity groups to help needy patients. Professor Md Saleh Ahmed runs the program and travels around the country setting up medical camps. His team has already helped over 3,600 patients through these free surgery events. The doctors fix cataracts, blocked tear ducts, and other eye problems that make people go blind.
These particular patients came...
Girls from around Bangladesh packed the Asian University for Women campus last week for a special science program. Chevron oil company paid for 101 young women to attend the Math and Science Summer School 2025. The students will spend a month learning about computers, chemistry, physics and health topics. Teachers from different countries came to help run the classes at the Chattogram campus.
Government official Dr. Nurun Nahar Chowdhury spoke at the opening ceremony about how science education helps the country grow. She told the girls that learning math and science gives them power to change their lives. The university choir sang the national anthem before the speeches started. Dr. Rubana Huq runs the school and talked about helping...
College students honored two brave police officers who died fighting terrorists at a fancy restaurant back in 2016. They brought flowers to the spot where a memorial statue used to stand at Gulshan Police Station. The students want to rebuild the destroyed monument that remembered the fallen heroes. Police bosses have stayed quiet about who smashed the tribute and when it happened. The young people stepped up because authorities refused to take action.
Five armed extremists attacked Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1st and murdered 20 innocent people. Most victims came from other countries and died during the horrible night. Assistant Commissioner Rabiul Karim and Officer-in-Charge Salauddin rushed to save hostages but lost their lives...
Political leaders from 30 different parties gathered at the Foreign Service Academy on Thursday morning for major talks about changing how the country works. The National Consensus Commission started their meeting at 11 AM with Professor Ali Riaz running the show. This marks the ninth day of important discussions about fixing problems with the government system. The group wants to create something called the July Charter that will guide future reforms.
Professor Ali Riaz told everyone at the meeting that hundreds of people died to make these talks possible. He said the country has waited 53 years for a chance like this to make real changes. The professor warned that leaders cannot waste this rare opportunity to fix the broken system...
Three people from the same family died after angry villagers attacked them on Thursday morning. The victims were a 58-year-old woman named Rubi Begum and her two adult children, Rasel and Jonaki Akter. Local people suspected the family had been selling drugs around their neighborhood for a long time. The deadly beating happened at Koraibari village under Bangra police station. Sub-inspector Md Nahid confirmed the names of the dead family members.
Mahfuzur Rahman leads the local police station and spoke about what happened. He said village residents had complained about the family's drug activities for months. A group of locals decided to take matters into their hands early Thursday morning. They cornered the three family members and...
Families across Bangladesh struggle with money problems as prices keep climbing higher every day. Poor and middle class households find it harder to buy basic things like food and medicine. Many people have started working extra jobs just to pay their bills and feed their families. The rising costs have pushed millions of people into debt and forced them to make tough choices about what they can afford.
Kawser Mia from Tejgaon borrowed money from a bank back in 2016 to fix his house. His loan payments have jumped from 8 percent to 15 percent interest rate. The monthly payment eats up about 65 percent of his entire salary each month. He works as a street seller after his regular job ends to make enough money for his family.
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Wanindu Hasaranga praised his team after Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 77 runs during their first one-day match in Colombo on Wednesday. The visitors looked comfortable at 100 for one before disaster struck hard. Bangladesh lost seven wickets for just five runs and crumbled to 125 for nine. They finished at 167 runs after 35.5 overs when chasing 245. Hasaranga said the fielding changed everything for his side.
The leg-spinner finished with three wickets for 33 runs and reached his 100th ODI wicket on his eighth anniversary as an international player. He missed many games because of injuries and surgery over the years. The 26-year-old said missing the World Cup hurt him most. He feels proud about helping Sri Lanka win matches again...
