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PV Desk Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has vowed to serve the people of the country rather than assuming a position of authority if his party is entrusted with the responsibility of leading the country in the future. “If given the responsibility to lead the country, we will not be the master of the people but the servants of this nation,” he said during a member conference in Naogaon on Saturday. The Naogaon unit of Jamaat-e-Islami organised the conference at the Nowjoan Eidgah grounds. The Jamaat Ameer emphasised the party’s intent to earn public trust through direct engagement, stating…

PV Desk Extending wholehearted support to the interim government for a free and fair election, Gono Forum(GF) on Saturday called for a national unity to address the challenges and proceed towards a credible election through a strong and competent Election Commission. “We want free, fair and neutral elections. Today’s government is the people’s government. We will extend support to the government wholeheartedly for the sake of fair elections in the future,” chairman of the coordinating team of Gono Forum Mostafa Mohsin Montu told reporters after their dialogue with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. “We had a detailed discussion. He (CA)…

PV Desk Lions Club of Chittagong Parijat, Lions Club of Chittagong Parijat Elite and Lions Club of Chittagong Baklia, a wing  of Lions district, distributed toys, fruits and cash to families of child cancer patients in Chittagong Medical College Hospital(CMCH) on Thursday last. Lions District Governor Lion Kohinoor Kamal MJF attended the event on October Service Month as chief guest while 2nd District Vice Governor Lion Kamruzzaman Liton MJF, Chairman of Children Leukemia Assistance and Support Service(CLASS) and veteran journalist Osman Gani Mansur, GL, District coordinator Lion Jahanara Begum, L,C, IF, District Coordinator Lion Md. Humayun Kabir, Region Chairperson HQ…

At least 22 people, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as Israeli forces press on with their ground assault in the area. As the death toll mounted on Saturday, the Israeli military issued evacuation orders for northern Gaza with instructions for residents near Jabalia to evacuate to the south of the enclave. The Israel military launched a deadly offensive in the Jabalia area a week ago which it claims is aimed at stopping Palestinian group Hamas from regrouping. The attacks have trapped thousands of Palestinian civilians, international…

Dashash wamedh Ghat in Kashi, one of the holiest of places for Hindus, came alive on Thursday with the chanting of ‘Achyutam Keshavam’, lighting of 51 diyas or traditional lamps, and prayers of hundreds of people. All for a man who did not even belong to Sanatana Dharma. But Ratan Naval Tata belonged to this ancient land as intrinsically as the rivers that flow here. The land so vilified by the Left and Islamists as ‘majoritarian’ poured its heart to bid goodbye to its distinguished son, a person from the tiniest of minorities: Parsis. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: A tribute to…

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a local security official in Russia’s Ingushetia region in the North Caucasus, killing three people, including a police officer, TASS news agency reported early on Saturday, quoting investigators. TASS quoted a local branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee as saying a car assigned to the deputy head of Ingushetia’s Centre for Countering Extremism had come under fire on Friday evening. The local branch said a criminal investigation had been opened into the incident and those behind the attack were being sought. The TASS report said the gunmen had fled the scene and headed off…

Ekushey Padak-winning television and theater actor Jamal Uddin Hossain has passed away. He was 81. The veteran actor breathed his last at a hospital in Calgary, Canada on Friday, according to family sources. He will be buried there on Saturday after Zuhr prayers. Jamal Uddin, a member of the Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, started acting in theater in the mid-1970s. He later worked in television dramas and films. For the past 15 years, he had been irregular in acting and had been living in the United States for the past 7 years.

Bangladesh’s position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024 has slipped by three notches. According to the latest report published on Friday, Bangladesh scored 19.4, ranking 84th among 127 nations against last year’s 81st position with a score of 19. The level of hunger has been classified as “moderate.” The decline in the ranking this year points to increased hunger, particularly among children, with many suffering from acute malnutrition. The GHI evaluates nations based on four key indicators: malnutrition levels, child stunting, wasting, and mortality. Lower scores indicate better performance. In Bangladesh, 11.9% of children are malnourished, and 2.9% of…

The government is going to impose a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing from Saturday midnight. Hilsa catching, selling and transportation will remain prohibited during the period to ensure the safe spawning of the national fish of Bangladesh during its peak breeding period. The ban will remain in place till November 3. On September 22, the government announced to impose a 22-day ban on Hilsa fishing from October 13. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said the decision to ban catching, selling, hoarding and transporting Hilsa was taken from a meeting held on that day.…