Trump has made America’s moral compass more open

Trump has made America’s moral compass more open We can thank Donald Trump for one thing. He has made it abundantly clear that America has never been a policeman capable of upholding a ‘rules-based world order’. America is better described as the head of a gangster empire. They have over eight hundred military bases around the world. They have wanted ‘total control of the world’ since the end of the Cold War. If you obey America, then fine. And if you don’t, then you will be removed. That is what…

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DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation

DU professor kidnapped by kidnappers describes horrific situation Without saying a word, the three opened the autorickshaw door and sat next to the professor. One held his face. Another held a sharp knife to his throat and said to the professor, “If you scream, I will cut your throat.” The professor then closed his eyes in fear. The driver who stopped the car, citing a mechanical fault, started the car again. The autorickshaw turned from the intersection in front of Ganabhaban and continued towards Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Without saying a…

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Nahid reiterates that elections are ‘not possible’

Nahid reiterates that elections are ‘not possible’ in the current law and order situation National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has once again said that elections are ‘not possible’ in the current law and order situation in the country. He said this in an interview with the news agency AFP on Wednesday. It was published today, Friday. In an interview published by the news agency Reuters on Thursday, Nahid Islam said that the interim government has not yet fully ensured public security and that it will be difficult to…

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Teen arrested for threatening to attack Sydney mosque

Teen arrested for threatening to attack Sydney mosque, later granted conditional bail Police have arrested a teenager for threatening to attack a new mosque in Sydney, Australia. He was later granted conditional bail. Last Tuesday, a threatening comment was posted on the official Instagram page of Masjid Al-Bait Al-Islami. The comment said, “I am going to make this place Christchurch 2.0.” In 2019, there was a terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. In this attack, 51 worshippers lost their lives. The context of this incident was mentioned…

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House attacked in Doha over land dispute, money looted

House attacked in Doha over land dispute, money and jewelry looted An attack on an opponent’s house has been reported in Dhaka’s Doha over a land-related incident. The incident took place at 8 pm on Thursday in Munshikanda village of the upazila. The victim’s family has alleged that money and gold ornaments were looted during this time. According to local sources, Abdur Rob Molla had been occupying 12 percent of Khas land in Munshikanda Mouza of Sutarpara Union for about 30 years. Last year, nine people including local Sheikh Chunnu…

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Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station

Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur A worker named Md. Naeem Islam (20) died after slipping and falling while working at the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, early Friday morning. Md. Naeem Islam lived in Kamalapur. His home is in Panial Pukur, Kishoreganj, Nilphamari district. Naeem’s colleague at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Nazmul Islam, told Prothom Alo that Naeem slipped and fell from a height while measuring the beam of the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur at around 5 am. Later, Naeem was…

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Banned Hizb ut Tahrir procession dispersed in Paltan

Banned Hizb ut Tahrir procession dispersed in Paltan, police fire tear gas shells, sound grenades Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades at a procession of banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir at Paltan intersection in Dhaka. At this time, the procession was dispersed. The participants in the procession took positions in alleys. Several people have been detained. A procession with a banner of Hizb ut Tahrir took out today, Friday, after the Friday prayers. After overcoming the police barricade, the procession crossed Paltan intersection and headed towards Bijoynagar intersection.…

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Three members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested

Three members of banned Hizb ut Tahrir arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara Police have arrested three members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir from Uttara, Dhaka. They were arrested in a raid in Uttara 11 and 12 areas at around 12:15 am on Thursday. The arrested persons are Monirul Islam (40), Mohtasin Billah (40) and Mahmudul Hasan (21). On Friday, DMP’s Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Department Muhammad Talebur Rahman told Prothom Alo that some active members of the banned organization Hizb ut Tahrir are secretly planning to…

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1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor

1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments in Dhaka’s Adabor Police have arrested a man from Shekhertek of Adabor police station in the capital on charges of hurting religious sentiments. 1 arrested for hurting religious sentiments, Police arrested this man named Bidhan Chandra Das around noon today, Friday. He is an employee of a local salon. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Adabor police station on duty Md. Sohel Rana told Prothom Alo that according to the complaint, a man named Nazmul Hasan Khandaker went to a salon in Shekhertek to get a haircut…

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Child ‘raped’ while visiting sister’s house

Child ‘raped’ while visiting sister’s house, still unconscious 24 hours later An eight-year-old child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister’s house in Magura town. The child was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday evening. Police have arrested the child’s cousin and his father in the incident. The child’s cousin told Prothom Alo on Friday afternoon that the child was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday evening. He is still unconscious. He has been kept in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Doctors…

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