Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister died in a helicopter crash
Iranian officials confirmed that all aboard the helicopter, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, were killed. “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all other passengers on board the helicopter were killed in the crash,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters news agency. However, he did not want to reveal his name…
What was known about the child who was floating in the flood
15 people, including two women, have died in the ongoing floods in the country so far. More than 48 lakh people have been affected. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief announced this information in a circular on Friday (August 23) evening. Among the dead were four in Comilla, one in Feni, four in Chittagong,…
A remittance of Tk 7 thousand 14 crores came in seven days
In the first seven days of this month, remittances of 584.5 million dollars have arrived. Which is 7 thousand 14 crores in Bangladeshi currency (as 120 taka per dollar). Bangladesh Bank’s latest report says that in the first seven days of September, remittances worth 584.5 million 40 thousand dollars have been sent by expatriate Bangladeshis…
Dhaka’s changing nightlife
As the rain keeps coming down intermittently, the heatwave has lost its brutal bite. A couple of days ago, I went to Mirpur around 9:30 pm to feel the social and economic pulse of nighttime Dhaka. On the way, I was intrigued by the brightly illuminated shrine of the 15th-century Sufi saint Shah Ali Baghdadi…
23 people died in dengue in two weeks
Three people died of dengue fever in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Saturday. A total of 23 people died in the two weeks of September due to this mosquito-borne disease. In all, 106 people lost their lives due to dengue this year. On Saturday, 548 dengue patients were admitted to the hospital….
BB suspends Nagad’s digital banking licence
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday informed that the digital banking licence for Nagad Digital Bank PLC has been suspended and the central bank will review the process. The Nagad digital banking licence has been put on hold while we conduct a thorough review. If they qualify as per the central…