Donald Trump said Sunday it was divine intervention that helped him survive an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, and called on Americans to unite. “It was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” the former US president and White House hopeful said on social media, urging fellow Americans to unite in “not allowing evil to win.” Trump was hit in the ear in an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the US presidential election. Read More...
A case has been filed at Shahbagh Police Station against quota protesters over “obstructing police work“ and “vandalism” in Dhaka Shahbagh. Transport supervisor Khalilur Rahman of Rajarbagh Police Lines filed the case at Shahbagh Police Station on Friday night. The quota protesters were accused of attacking police vehicles and assaulting police personnel, according to the case details. Read More...
The Harijan community presented a four-point demand on Saturday seeking justice over Wednesday attack, where 30 people, including children, were injured. The demands were made during a protest rally in front of the National Press Club on Saturday afternoon, attended by over 200 members of the Harijan community. Speakers at the rally mentioned the long history of the Mironzilla colony, which spans over 400 years, and expressed concern over being labeled as outsiders. They condemned the Dhaka South City Corporation plan to construct a multi-storied commercial building on the colony land, which would involve evicting the residents of Mironzilla Colony in ward no 33 under Bangshal police station. Read More...
Bangladesh imports of essential agricultural commodities witnessed a significant decline in fiscal year 2023-24 compared to the previous year, a trend driven by a confluence of factors. The dollar crisis, squeezing foreign exchange reserves, and steep price hikes in the international market forced a recalibration of import strategies, according to sector insiders and analysts. According to import data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh imported 11 essential agricultural products in FY24, totaling 87,12,633 tonnes. The country imported 10 agricultural commodities totaling 91,53,599 tonnes in the previous year. Read More...