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Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, along with 32 other Awami League leaders and activists, have been sued in a murder case related to the killing of college student Tanvir Siddiqui (19) during the quota reform movement in the Bahaddarhat area of Chattogram city. The case was filed last night at Chandgaon Police Station by Tanvir’s uncle, Mohammad Parvez, naming a total of 34 individuals and 40 to 50 unidentified persons. This is the first case filed against Sheikh Hasina in Chattogram. Zahidul Kabir, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandgaon Police Station, confirmed the…
Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has replaced Brigadier General (retd) Sakhawat Hossain as the new home adviser, while Sakhawat has been made the de facto chief of jute and textiles ministry, as per a reshuffle of the interim government ordered Friday. Earlier in the day, Jahangir was sworn in along with three others as advisers to the transitional government. Jahangir, a former BGB director general, would also serve as the agriculture adviser. Among the other three new advisers, economist Wahiduddin Mahmud was given the charge of planning ministry and education ministry; former secretary Muhammad Fouzul Kabir was appointed as…
Former Member of Parliament for Chattogram-11 and Awami League leader M.A. Latif was arrested by police early Saturday morning. The arrest took place at around 6:30 am in the Bayezid Bostami area of the city, according to officials from the Double Mooring Police Station under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP). This arrest follows a tense incident on August 9, when Latif was reportedly hiding at a relative’s house in the Nasum Malum Mosque area of Madarbari, Chattogram. Local residents, having discovered his whereabouts, surrounded the house and effectively detained him. Upon receiving reports of the situation, the army intervened, rescuing…
The interim government in Bangladesh is committed to ensuring a transition to inclusive and pluralistic democracy and creating an environment in which “free, fair and participatory elections” can be held, its Chief Adviser Dr. Mohammad Yunus assured the international community on Saturday. Prof Yunus said while addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit which was hosted by India in a virtual format. “You all are aware that Bangladesh witnessed a Second Revolution’ on 5th August 2024, through a mass uprising spearheaded by our valiant students and joined by the masses,” the 84-year-old Nobel laureate said, referring to the political…
Students at the prestigious Dhaka University in Bangladesh held a protest in solidarity with ongoing demonstrations over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata in the neighbouring country. The protest, organised under the banner “Awaaz Tolo Nari” (Raise Your Voice, Women), on Friday, took place at the Raju Sculpture in Dhaka University, Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. “We are aware of the non-cooperative attitude of the medical college administration regarding the rape case in Upper Bengal. As women, we demand that the administration provide maximum legal assistance, strictly enforce the law,…
Britain’s Prince Harry urged caution over artificial intelligence and talked of social media as divisive during a panel in Colombia’s capital Bogota alongside his wife Meghan and the Andean country’s Vice President Francia Marquez. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped away from official royal duties in January 2020 and now live in California, arrived in Colombia on Thursday at the invitation of Marquez and will tour the country. During a panel discussion at Bogota’s EAN university on Thursday evening, Harry raised his concerns over the future of AI. “AI is scary and I think a lot of people…
TikTok told a federal appeals court , on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app’s ties to China, urging the court to overturn a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. assets or face a ban. TikTok, which has sued to overturn the law, said the Justice Department has made factual errors in the case. The department’s lawyers said last month that the app poses a national security risk by allowing the Chinese government to collect the data of Americans and covertly manipulate what content they see. TikTok said on Thursday it is undisputed that…
On 15 August the WCI was down 2% at $5,428 per teu compared to a week earlier. The index 48% below the previous pandemic peak of $10,377 in September 2021, but it is 282% more than the average 2019 (pre-pandemic) rate of $1,420. “Spot will decline as the market has adjusted to the new capacity, but we will need to see what happens to demand,” said Heaney who added, “We are hearing from shippers that carriers are touting for cargo now.” After several weeks of decline the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) moved up marginally on Friday increasing to 3281.36 points…
Noatum has taken a controlling stake in Safina BV through a deal expected to close in Q3 2024, and will rebrand the established agency as Noatum Maritime Egypt in due course. The acquisition is familiar territory for parent group AD Ports after it acquired majority stakes in Transmar and Transcargo International (TCI) in 2022; both companies are stablemates of Safina at Egypt’s IACC Holdings. Noatum said Safina’s founders will retain a minority stake in the business and continue to support the growth of the company. Safina provides comprehensive agency services and maritime logistics to shippers serving the metals, minerals, and…
Everything is going right for her and wrong for him. Kamala Harris has the encouraging poll numbers and, more precious still, the momentum. Donald Trump has the serial errors, the maudlin introspection and wobbling campaign team. In less than three weeks, the Democrats have pulled off one of the most extraordinary turnarounds in US political history, replacing a candidate who was shuffling towards near-certain defeat with one apparently soaring towards possible victory. And yet, even as Harris speaks of bringing the joy, contained within is a lurking danger – a peril that should be all too familiar. The sources of…