The Bangladesh Army has condemned a recent report published in some Indian media outlets. The report has been termed as completely false and a deliberate misinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the stability and reputation of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said this in a press release on Tuesday (March 11). The ISPR release said, “The Bangladesh Army has noted with deep concern the recent baseless reports published in some Indian media outlets including The Economic Times and India Today. The reports have claimed that…
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BioNTech suffers huge losses as vaccine demand falls
BioNTech suffers huge losses German drugmaker BioNTech has suffered a huge loss in 2024 due to a drop in global demand for its Covid-19 vaccine. According to a company report released on Monday, their loss in the past year was 665.3 million euros (about $721 million). Despite earning a profit of more than 930 million euros in 2023, BioNTech failed to make a profit in any financial year for the first time since 2019 due to the company’s huge loss in 2024. According to the report, the company’s revenue in…
Read MoreTwo sides exchange fire in Kamrangirchar, 5 injured
Two sides exchange fire According to local sources, there was a dispute between BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan South Joint General Secretary Monir Chairman and the police station’s Volunteer Party General Secretary Md. Alam’s group over the tender and organization of a fair in Kamrangirchar. As a result, a clash broke out between the two parties on Tuesday night, where gunfire and a cocktail explosion occurred. Two sides exchange fire In this regard, Kamrangirchar Police Station Duty Officer SI Nazmul Hasan told Ittefaq that a gunfight broke out between the two parties…
Read MoreZiaur Rahman’s Independence Award reinstated
Ziaur Rahman’s Independence The interim government has reinstated the Independence Award given to Ziaur Rahman posthumously in 2003. A notification in this regard was issued by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday. Following a Supreme Court order in 2016, the then government had cancelled the Independence Award given to Ziaur Rahman in 2003. According to the interim government, the decision of the previous government was cancelled as there was no instruction to cancel Ziaur Rahman’s Independence Award and considering his outstanding contribution to the Liberation War. Meanwhile, this year’s Independence Award…
Read MoreMass sit-in on 27th day: Anti-fascist movement intensifies
Mass sit-in on 27th day The students’ protest at Dhaka University’s Raju Bhaskar demanding the banning of the Awami League and its allies as fascist parties entered its 27th day on Tuesday. The protesters have urged the National Consensus Commission to work on banning fascist politics. They said that although the National Consensus Commission sent 166 recommendations from six reform commissions and letters to 34 political parties, there is no mention of banning fascist politics. Revolutionary Students’ Council member secretary Fazlur Rahman said, “If fascist parties and politics are not…
Read MoreCyclone Alfred’s havoc: Millions of homes in Australia without power
Cyclone Alfred’s havoc Cyclone Alfred has wreaked havoc on Australia’s east coast, knocking out power to more than 120,000 homes and factories. Authorities began emergency power restoration efforts on Tuesday. News: AFP. Alfred lashed a 400-kilometer coastal area for several days before making landfall on Saturday as a depression. It brought strong winds and heavy rain for five days. A 61-year-old man died in the cyclone. He died after falling into a river from a bridge washed away by floodwaters on Friday. Winds and rain have eased in Queensland and…
Read More150 years of Test cricket: Australia-England face off with the pink ball
Australia and England will face off in a historic day-night Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2027 to mark 150 years of Test cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced this. A statement from Cricket Australia said that the pink-ball Test match will be held from March 11 to 15, 2027. This will be the first time that the Australian men’s team will play a day-night Test at the historic ground. The MCG is an integral part of cricket history. The first Test match between the…
Read MorePakistan train attack, 450 passengers held hostage
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has attacked a passenger train, the Zafar Express, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and taken passengers hostage. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 11) in the remote CB area of Balochistan’s Bolan district. The train was carrying Pakistani army personnel, including women and children. BBC and AFP reported. The Zafar Express, bound for Peshawar, started its journey from Quetta at 9 am. When it reached CB around 1 pm, BLA members detonated a bomb on the railway line and stopped the train. Then they took…
Read MoreTrump to buy ‘brand new’ Tesla, declares ‘unwavering support’ for Elon Musk
Trump to buy ‘brand new’ Tesla, US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will buy a ‘brand new’ Tesla car to show his support for his close ally and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Trump’s announcement comes in the wake of the ongoing boycott of Musk and Tesla by the ‘far left’. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, ‘Elon Musk is risking everything to help our nation and he is doing a great job!’ He also said that ‘the left is trying to illegally boycott Tesla and…
Read MoreNew shortcode on police hotline to prevent violence against women
The interim government has decided to launch a new shortcode in addition to the police hotline service to prevent violence against women. This is one of the four initiatives of the government to digitalize the police service, according to a press release from the Publications Division of the Principal Advisor. Faiz Ahmed Tayyab, Special Assistant to the Principal Advisor on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, said that the government has started the work of creating a ‘Police Command App’ to ensure the smooth operation of all types of activities of…
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