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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...

Complaint against Menon, Inu with Hasina for committing genocide

A complaint was filed today with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 27 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Huq Inu for committing alleged genocide and crimes against humanity. The other prominent accused in the complaints are- Anwar Hossain Monju, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Kamal Ahmed Mazumder and former inspector general of police (IGP) Abdul...

Collaboration on climate change with UK to be enhanced, says Syeda Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser on Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, announced that Bangladesh and the UK will deepen collaboration on climate change and environmental conservation. She emphasized the need for capacity building, rainwater harvesting, and desalination initiatives, ensuring that these benefits reach the people. Rizwana Hasan called for the doubling of the $100 billion in climate financing to address the growing needs, stressing the importance of securing a better world for future generations.
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