Art students started learning pottery and music at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. The workshops will run for five days at Jatiya Chithrashala auditorium. AFM Nurur Rahman from the Training Department kicked off both programs. Academy officials gathered to watch the opening ceremony. The sessions will continue until June 26.
Students can attend classes from 10 in the morning until 5 at night. Fifteen people signed up to learn clay pottery techniques. Twenty others chose to study classical music instead. All participants come from various universities across the country. The academy runs these programs to help students develop artistic skills.
Mostafa Zaman leads the Fine Arts Department at the academy. Pradyot Kumar Das serves as...
BNP leaders brought charges against 24 people today for rigging three major elections. Sheikh Hasina faces accusations along with former election chiefs and police bosses. The party claims these officials ran fake voting processes during 2014, 2018, and 2024. Salah Uddin Khan from BNP filed the complaint at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. The case carries number 11 on official records.
The accused list contains three former chief election commissioners and many other election officials. Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal appears among those charged. Four past police chiefs also face allegations for their roles. Intelligence agency heads from Special Branch, NSI, and DGFI join the case. Several deputy officers and...
Government officials fought back against fake news stories spreading across the internet. They said claims about a Hindu businessman getting killed over religious taxes were completely wrong. The Chief Adviser's Press Wing posted facts on Facebook to clear up the lies. Social media users had been sharing twisted stories about the death. People were saying Islamic extremists murdered the man because he would not pay special religious money.
The real story happened back in 2023 during a different government. A business owner named Bikash Chandra Das got into a fight with another man over renting a pickup truck. The argument had nothing to do with religion or special taxes. Azizul Islam Aju attacked Das when he could not use the vehicle...
Bangladesh leaders gave final approval to the country's huge spending plan today. The Advisory Council agreed to spend almost 8 lakh crore taka during the next year. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus led the meeting where they made this decision. The massive budget will start working from July first. This marks the first major money plan under the current government.
The finance team presented their ideas through a recorded video back on June second. They could not do it the normal way because the parliament does not exist right away. Leaders decided to give more money to help poor people across the country. They raised the safety net funds from about 81 thousand crore to over 91 thousand crore taka. The government also removed a rule that...
River watchers checked 119 stations across Bangladesh today. They found water rising at 73 spots and dropping at 43 others. Three stations stayed the same. All rivers remain below danger marks right away. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre shared this news.
Several rivers keep climbing higher in Sylhet and Mymensingh areas. The Kangsha, Sarigowain, Jinjiram, and Someshwari all show more water coming through. Other rivers like Bhugai, Manu, Jadukata, and Khowai stay calm and safe. Heavy rains should hit these areas over two days ahead. Three rivers might reach close to danger marks within one day.
The Teesta, Dharla, and Dudhkumar rivers hold steady right away. These waterways could rise over three days ahead as more rain falls...
BNP submitted serious charges against former election officials today. The party accused past commissioners of running three bad elections. They asked the Election Commission to take legal steps against these officials. BNP plans to file a police case at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar station. The party wants justice for what they call fake voting processes.
Salah Uddin Khan led five BNP members to deliver the complaint. They met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasiruddin at his office. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir signed the letter. The group handed over details about 19 people they want investigated. Khan said past officials ignored their complaints about election problems.
The 2014 election saw Awami League win 153 seats...
Armed attackers killed a Zambian soldier working for the United Nations peacekeeping force. The deadly assault happened Friday when gunmen targeted a UN patrol near Am-Sissia. Another Zambian peacekeeper got hurt during the same attack. The violence occurred close to the border with Sudan where war continues to rage.
This marks the third time killers have struck UN troops during 2025. Earlier attacks claimed the lives of soldiers from Kenya and Tunisia. Two peacekeepers from Nepal suffered injuries just days ago after another assault. UN officials expressed anger about the rising number of attacks against their forces.
Around 150 peacekeepers have died since the UN mission started operating eleven years ago. The organization sent...
The fight over where to bury former President Edgar Lungu shows deep problems in Zambian politics. Lungu died during medical treatment in South Africa but his family refuses to bring his body home. They do not trust President Hichilema's government to treat them fairly. The public argument damages the country's reputation as a peaceful democracy. Zambian leaders have always respected each other after elections but this situation breaks that tradition.
Burial places for former presidents carry huge meaning in African culture. Citizens need somewhere to remember their past leaders and learn from history. When families reject their homeland as a burial site it signals serious political trouble. The dispute tells people that former leaders...
Five geologists from India will travel to Zambia to hunt for copper and other valuable metals. The team comes from two Indian organizations that study rocks and minerals. They want to find materials that India desperately needs for making solar panels and electric cars. The country depends heavily on buying these metals from other nations.
India started a special program to secure these important minerals from countries that have lots of them. The team will explore a huge area that covers 9,000 square kilometers of Zambian land. They plan to work there for three full years searching for copper deposits. The scientists will also look for cobalt and other metals that power modern technology.
Countries around the world need twice as many...
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