World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine.

A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in a statement on Thursday. Keep reading ‘Diamonds are in my…

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Barrister Sumon arrested in student murder case

Former Member of Parliament Syed Sayedul Haque (Barrister Sumon) has been arrested. He was arrested by the Mirpur Model Police Station on Monday night. Mirpur Model Police Station arrested him, but due to the vandalism and burning of Mirpur Model Police Station during the anti-discrimination student movement, no accused can be kept there. For this…

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Textbook Revision Committee: Jamaat calls for inclusion of at least two eminent scholars

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar issued a statement on September 22 calling for the inclusion of at least two eminent scholars in the National Textbook Revision and Revision Committee notified by the Ministry of Education. In the statement, he said, “Recently, the National Textbook Revision and Revision Committee has…

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72-hour blockade in 3 hill districts

Khagrachari has been closed for domestic and long-distance traffic since Saturday morning due to a 72-hour blockade. However, no picketing and untoward incidents were reported anywhere in the district headquarters. Army, police, BGB were seen patrolling since morning. In a joint statement, owners and workers called for an indefinite transport strike to protest the vandalism…

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