Bangladesh's National Consensus Commission met with political parties for the seventh day Sunday. The group wants to create agreements about major government changes. Professor Ali Riaz led the meeting at the Foreign Service Academy starting at 11 a.m. About 30 political parties attended the talks. BTV News showed the discussions live on television.
The commission discussed forming committees to pick people for important government jobs. Leaders also talked about basic rules that guide the country. Representatives from BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party shared their ideas. Each party explained what reforms they wanted to see happen. The groups presented different views about changing how the government works.
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Bashundhara Shuvosangho held a community meeting Thursday at Daluachhara High School to address violence against women and children. The organization brought together local leaders and students to discuss serious social issues affecting families. Participants talked about stopping harmful practices like dowry demands and forced marriages of young girls. The event took place at the school located within Islampur union of Kamalganj upazila. Community members learned about ways to protect vulnerable people from abuse.
Shabbir Elahi led the gathering as president of the local Shuvosangho unit. Social worker Indrajit Kumar Singha attended the program along with school principal Debashish Ranjan Dev. Kaler Kantho newspaper reporter...
Bangladesh's top court suspended its 2018 decision that approved controversial rules for lower court judges. Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed led a six-member panel that made the ruling Sunday. The same judges also allowed an appeal against their earlier verdict that had supported the disputed regulations. The decision removes legal obstacles to a High Court case about Article 116 of the Constitution. Lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir said the ongoing hearing can continue without barriers.
Attorney General A.M. Amin Uddin spoke for the government during the court session. The court had scheduled June 29 to announce its decision on a review petition challenging the 2018 judgment. Monir argued for the review petition and Amin Uddin opposed...
A student from Dhaka Education Board Laboratory School and College took her delayed HSC exam on Sunday. Anisa Arifa sat for the Bangla Second Paper test at Government Bangla College center in Mirpur. The exam started at 10:00 am and she arrived before 9:30 am without problems. Exam officials confirmed she entered the testing hall successfully. Her previous attempt had failed when she missed the first day of exams.
Anisa had arrived late on June 26 for her Bangla First Paper exam. Her mother's illness caused the delay and she reached the center 90 minutes after the start time. Test supervisors refused to allow her entry into the exam hall. Video footage showed her crying outside the building and spread across social media platforms. The...
Fourteen people died in traffic accidents across three districts between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Police and hospital officials confirmed the deaths occurred in Dhaka, Feni and Munshiganj districts. The victims ranged from young adults to elderly passengers. Authorities began investigations into each crash. Officials work to identify some victims and determine crash causes.
A 22-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed in Dhaka's Tejgaon area early Sunday. Police found him injured on the road around 3:50 a.m. and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Police have not identified the victim or determined what caused the accident.
Two family members died Saturday evening...
Hackers target smartphones more often as cyber threats grow stronger. These criminals find new ways to steal personal data from mobile devices. Google plans to fight back with a fresh security tool for Android 16. The company wants to warn users about dangerous mobile networks. This feature will help people avoid connecting to unsafe cell towers.
Many phones connect to open networks without asking users first. Criminals take advantage of these automatic connections. They steal location data and other private details from unsuspecting victims. The new Android feature will send alerts about risky networks. Users can turn on notifications to stay protected.
Current Android phones cannot support this security update. The devices lack the...
Two deadly crashes claimed five lives during early morning hours Sunday across Dhaka. The first incident occurred around 3 am when a heavy truck carrying stones struck several people walking along a street. Three men died from their injuries sustained during this collision. Police officers arrested the truck operator and impounded the vehicle after the crash.
The victims from the first accident were identified as Naimul Haque, Amit and Javed Alam Khan. Two people died immediately at the scene of the truck collision. Medical staff at a nearby hospital could not save the third victim despite emergency treatment efforts. Uttara East Police Station chief Golam Mostafa confirmed these details about the fatal incident.
A second crash...
Bashundhara Shuvosangho donated cash to a struggling widow living in Bhangura upazila of Pabna district. The organization handed Ratna Khatun 5,000 taka during a Thursday ceremony. Bhangura Press Club General Secretary Moniruzzaman Faruk joined Shuvosangho members for the donation event. The money will help the woman support her family during difficult times. Officials praised the group's community service efforts.
Ratna Khatun lost her husband Lokman Hossain during a workplace accident six years ago. Lokman worked as a daily wage laborer and died traveling to his job in Narayanganj during January 2019. The widow lives in Khanmarich union and struggles to feed her two young daughters. Family members from both sides cannot provide...
President Donald Trump defended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against corruption charges on Saturday. Trump said America will not accept the continued legal action against the Israeli leader. The US president posted his comments on Truth Social media platform. He noted that America spends billions of dollars each year supporting Israel. Trump argued this makes the prosecution unacceptable.
An Israeli court rejected Netanyahu's request to delay his testimony on Friday. The prime minister wanted more time to focus on security matters. Netanyahu faces charges of accepting luxury items worth over $260,000 from wealthy donors. Prosecutors also accuse him of seeking favorable news coverage from media companies. The Israeli leader...
