Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink Several local companies will work together with Starlink, a US satellite-based internet service provider, to set up ground earth stations in Bangladesh. As part of this, a delegation of the company is currently visiting Bangladesh. In the meantime, several companies have also signed agreements with Starlink to work in joint partnerships. A press release sent by the press wing of the chief advisor on Saturday said that the partnership includes space allocation, construction assistance and ongoing infrastructure maintenance. As a result of the…
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239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital
239 more arrested in special police operation in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 239 people in a drive to maintain public safety and law and order. They were arrested in a 24-hour period from 12 midnight on Thursday to 12 midnight on Friday. During this period, 73 cases have been registered. This information was given in a press release sent by the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Department on Friday. It said that out of the 239 people arrested in the 24 hours, seven were robbers. Apart…
Read MoreChild ‘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…
Read MoreEffigy burned in protest of Home Affairs Advisor’s statement on smoking, demands removal
Desk Report: Protesters have burned an effigy of Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury in protest against the incident of two young women being sexually assaulted for smoking in public in Lalmatia. Effigy burned in protest of Home Two young women were sexually assaulted at a tea shop in Lalmatia, Dhaka, on Saturday. When reporters asked him about the incident the next day, he said, “As far as I know, they (the two young women) were smoking cigarettes, and some people were passing by to offer prayers. When they stopped…
Read MoreOnion seed scandal: Two BADC officials suspended
Desk Report:This information was given in a press release of the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday (December 9). It said that the initial truth of this has been received from the concerned District Agricultural Extension Office and the Deputy Commissioner’s office. Initially, negligence, misconduct and inefficiency of the concerned officials were observed in the performance of their duties in this incident. In this case, BADC Joint Director Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman and Deputy Director Shahana Akhter have been temporarily suspended and Md. Mostafizur Rahman, who was appointed on a contractual…
Read More5 arrested in joint forces operation in Chandpur
Desk Report:This information was confirmed on Monday (October 7) evening by Haimchar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Yasin and Matlab Uttar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rabiul Haque. The arrested are former upazila vice-chairmen SM Kabir, Abu Zafar and SM Fazlul Rahman and Abdus Chattar and Sohrab Hossain of Matlab Uttar Upazila. The army said that five people were arrested in two separate joint operations on Sunday (October 6) night based on secret information. Later, they were handed over to their respective police stations for legal action. The joint forces’ operation…
Read MoreThe surgeon is also the anesthesia doctor: Newborn dies
Desk Report:The hospital has no renewal of any documents, there is only one doctor in name. The cleanliness is also very poor. Even then, the patient is admitted and the operation is being carried out. The surgeon is the anesthesia doctor. Although the mother was saved by caesarean section in such a hospital, the death of the newborn could not be prevented. The incident took place on Sunday (December 8) morning at the Narayanpur General Hospital (Pvt.) and Consultation Center in Matlab Dakshin Narayanpur Purba Bazar in Chandpur. Lima (19),…
Read More8 rounds of ammunition recovered in joint forces operation in Chandpur
Desk Report:These bullets, wrapped in polythene, were recovered abandoned from the base of a raintree (Karai) tree next to the Kandirpargami connection road of the Kachua-Rahimanagar road in Kachua upazila on Sunday (November 24) evening. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kachua Police Station M Abdul Halim confirmed this information on Monday (November 25) afternoon. Police said that on August 5, after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the student-public movement, SI Mamunur Rashid of Kachua Police Station was beaten to death in a mob attack on the grounds of Kachua…
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