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BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Bangladeshis highest number of irregular migrants to Italy
Bangladeshis were found to be the highest number of irregular migrants reaching the shores of Italy in the first six months of this year.
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
Police in Manikganj are trying to arrest five men accused of raping a schoolgirl.
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
A 25-year-old tourist drowned and two others were injured while bathing in the Nikli haor in Kishoreganj yesterday morning.
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
Two patients with Covid-19 died and at least 620 new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the health directorate in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared the main protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early yesterday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
Russia and Ukraine yesterday signed a landmark deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.
Murmu elected India’s 15th president
Droupadi Murmu was elected India’s 15th president yesterday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from a marginalised community to occupy the top post.
Bodies of ADC, constable found in Magura
The bodies of an additional deputy commissioner and a constable were recovered from separate places in Magura yesterday.
Media employees bill: Make it journo friendly
Leaders of different journalist organisations yesterday demanded the government bring several changes to the Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill-2022, including dropping the provision of setting up mass media court, to make the proposed law journalist friendly.
Italian PM resigns
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned yesterday after his national unity government fell apart, setting the country on course for an early election and hitting financial markets.
Let us know of any homeless person
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would ensure home for every countryman.
Two crashes claim 11 lives
At least six people were killed in a bus-microbus collision in Barishal and five people died after a train rammed a three-wheeler in Gopalganj yesterday.
Russia pounds Kharkiv
Russian artillery strikes pounded Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv yesterday after Moscow announced it was expanding its war aims, even as Russian gas flows to Europe resumed through the Nord Stream pipeline.
Tell govt about your demands for polls-time govt
All political parties should inform the government about their demands for an election-time government system, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday.
Over a third of 1,543 govt projects missed deadline last fiscal
At least 552 projects that were supposed to be finished by June this year could not meet deadlines.
Twitter post: Alt News co-founder gets interim bail
India’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the release on bail of a prominent journalist arrested last month over what police said was a “highly provocative” 2018 tweet aimed at straining ties between majority Hindus and minority Muslims.
