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ISPR terms Indian newspaper report ‘motivated and misleading’

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) protested the report published in different media outlets with tiled "Army Chief faces angst by young army officers at a meeting of that day". In a rejoinder on Tuesday, ISPR said that the news published merely based on a report in the Indian Newspaper "The Week" which was motivated and misleading. It is advisable to contact ISPR for accurate presentation of any internal information related to army affairs, an ISPR press release said here today. In fact, the meeting was ...

Papon steps down, Faruque becomes BCB president

Ending all speculations, Nazmul Hassan Papon stepped down from his role as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president today. The decision of his resignation came from the BCB's emergency meeting today, held at the conference room of the Youth and Sports Ministry. Former chief selector Faruque Ahmed was elected as new BCB president, the board's media department confirmed. In a message sent through whatsapp, the board's media department termed Faruque Ahmed as newly elected president and informed that he will hold a press conference...

Accidental revolutionaries topple Hasina — What’s Next?

Bangladesh has experienced its most consequential political event in at least two decades. On June 6, one day after Bangladesh’s high court reinstated the country’s job quota system that favored descendants of the 1971 liberation war, about 500 students gathered at Dhaka University to demand its repeal. Two months later, on August 5, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had governed  for 15 years, abdicated power and fled the country as a coalition of Bangladeshi students, political opponents and ordinary citizens marched...

Mother of Democracy — movie on Khaleda

With the recent change in government on August 5, a new development has emerged: a feature film about BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been announced.  Titled "Mother of Democracy," the movie has already been registered with the Directors' Guild by director MK Zaman. The film is being produced by Akand Entertainment PLC, with the script reportedly completed and pre-production work in progress. Filming is scheduled to begin on September 25. Director A K Zaman explained: "This decision wasn't made overnight. We've been working on this film for quite some ti...

Metro rail likely to resume Sunday

The Dhaka metro rail is set to resume operations as workers who had been on strike have now returned to their duties. The metro rail was initially scheduled to resume operations on Sunday after a month-long closure. However, the workers' strike caused a delay in the reopening. The workers resumed work on Tuesday, and the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which operates the metro rail, plans to relaunch services within the next four to five days. However, due to recent student protests that turned violen...
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