Bangladeshi mountaineer Shayla Bithi was allegedly attacked by some unidentified miscreants while crossing a footbridge in the capital Dhanmondi area on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon on the footbridge in front of Dhanmondi Government Boys High School.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station OC Mozammel Haque said, "When Shayla Bithi was descending from the footbridge, some individuals attacked her from behind and pulled her hair. She fell on the stairs and was injured. She did not see the attackers. We have sent a team to the scene. Necessary legal action will be taken."
Bithi husband, senior journalist Taimur Faruk Tusher, shared details of the attack on his Facebook page.
The Ministry of Commerce has approved export of Hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja festival.
In an official order signed by Sultana Akhter, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry, it was announced that the export of 3,000 metric tonnes of hilsa fish has been approved, according to a press release on Saturday.
This decision came following requests from several exporters, with the ministry setting specific conditions for the export.
Exporters have been asked to submit their applications to the Ministry of Commerce by 12 pm on September 24. Applications should be addressed to the Deputy Secretary, Export-2 Branch, Room 127, Building-3, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.
Friday operation of metro rail has began in the city with joyful afternoon travel of holidaymakers.
For the first time commuters of the capital enjoyed their holiday riding on the metro rail as authorities successfully launched its operation from Uttara to Motijheel today.
Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Abdur Rouf told BSS metro rail left Uttara North) station at 3:30pm for Motijheel station.
From now, every Friday MRT will operate from Uttara North to Motijheel from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM and from Motijheel to Uttara North from 3:50 PM to 9:40 PM, he said.
The price of gold rose to a fresh record high of more than $2,609 on Friday as the prospect of fresh US interest rate cuts boosted demand for the precious metal.
The commodity jumped to as much as $2,609.74 per ounce, two days after the Federal Reserve slashed borrowing costs for the first time since the start of the pandemic and indicated that more cuts were likely.