Author: Bangla FM

Staff Reporter: Police have arrested mosque imam Abdul Ahad on charges of raping a 4-year-old child in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur. It is learnt that the incident took place on Thursday (January 30) afternoon at the veranda of a mosque in Ramchandrapur village of Krishnapur union of Sadarpur upazila. The child's family informed that Imam Abdul Ahad lured the child to the veranda of the mosque and raped her there. Hearing the child's screams, her mother came and rescued her. Locals said that Abdul Ahad (42) is the son of the deceased Sharafat Ali of Majhiali village of Banihala union of Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh. He has been leading the prayer in this area for a long time. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadarpur police station Md. Motaleb…

Md. Nur Alam Gopalpur (Tangail) Representative: After buying seedlings for five taka, spending fertilizer, labor, and sweat, they have to cultivate cauliflower and sell it for two taka. When the farmer goes to buy, he is cheated, and when he goes to sell, he is cheated. In this way, the farmers are completely peaceful. They protested being tied to the agricultural product syndicate and demanded that the syndicate be broken. At the farmers' rally organized by the Hemnagar Union Krishak Dal of Gopalpur Upazila of Tangail. With the aim of organizing the majority farming population of Bangladesh, this rally was held as part of the 3-month-long union-level farmers' rally across the country. During this time, farmers took part in the rally with a procession carrying various materials used in agricultural work. On Thursday (January 30) at 12 noon,…

The Friday prayers of the first phase of the two-phased Bishwa Ijtema of Shuraye Nejam (following Zobayer) were held on the banks of Turag in Tongi, Gazipur with the participation of lakhs of devotees. The Friday prayers began at 1:53 pm. The sermon began at 1:43 pm. Maulana Mohammad Zobayer led the prayers. Today, Friday afternoon, during the Friday prayers, as there was no space in the main Ijtema ground, the devotees offered prayers on the roads, highways and empty spaces adjacent to the ground. After the Fajr prayers, Maulana Zia ul Haq from Pakistan delivered a sermon. Maulana Nurur Rahman immediately translated it into Bengali. At 9:15 pm, the Khitay Khitay Talim was held. Before the Talim, Maulana Jamal Sahib from India conducted the Mozakera (discussion). Apart from this, there were some special…

Chittagong defeated Sylhet by 96 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today. Batting first, Mithun's team scored 196 runs. Nafe scored 52 runs off 30 balls. Mithun's bat came with 52 runs off 38 balls. In the seventh partnership, Shamim-Khaled added 61 runs off just 30 balls. Shamim contributed 38 runs off 23 balls with 2 sixes and 4 fours and Khaled contributed 25 runs off 13 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours. Chittagong Kings got a big collection with fifties from Khawaja Nafi and Mohammad Mithun and cameos from Shamim Patwary and Khaled Ahmed. Then Shariful Islam set the ball on fire. Sylhet Strikers were swept away by his pace. In reply, they were bowled out for 100 runs…

The poverty rate in Bangladesh has increased from 18.7 percent to 19.2 percent. While the poverty rate in cities is 16.5 percent, it is more than 20 percent in villages. This information has emerged in the report titled 'Poverty Map of Bangladesh, 2022' of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The Poverty Map release ceremony was organized at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital yesterday. It was jointly organized by BBS, the World Bank and the World Food Program (WFP). The Poverty Map shows that poverty in villages has decreased. The poverty rate in villages was 20.5 percent in the Household Income and Expenditure Survey, which has decreased to 20.3 percent in the Poverty Map of Bangladesh 2022 survey. On the other hand, poverty in urban areas has increased by 1.8 percent. Earlier…

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, has spoken openly about receiving the offer to become a chief advisor while he was in a hospital in the French capital, Paris, his phone conversation with protesting student leaders in Dhaka, and his thoughts at that time. The entire nation was waiting for my return flight The chief advisor recently visited Davos, Switzerland, on the occasion of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. At that time, he spoke in a podcast hosted by Gideon Rahman, the chief foreign affairs commentator of the British media outlet Financial Times. The conversation in the podcast program called 'Rahman Review' was published in written form yesterday Thursday. In the conversation, Professor Yunus said, 'When I first received the phone call, I was in a hospital in Paris. My little…

Monowar Babu, Ghoraghat (Dinajpur) Correspondent: Police have arrested the former general secretary of the union's Awami League in connection with the attack, vandalism, arson and petrol bomb attack on a peaceful gathering of students during the anti-discrimination student movement in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur. He was arrested from the Dugdugi Bazar area of the upazila at 11 pm on Thursday (January 30). The arrested person is Faisal Ali Pradhan (40), former general secretary of the Awami League of Palsha Union No. 2 of the upazila. It is learned that on August 4, leaders and activists of various Awami League organizations armed with weapons attacked a peaceful gathering of students and public at the bus stand in the municipality. During this time, vehicles were vandalized, motorcycles and shops were set on fire. In addition, to create panic…

'Any attempt to sabotage in the name of hartal will be dealt with severely' - Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali has said that law enforcement agencies are ready to deal with any sabotage, including hartal. If anyone, including the banned organization Chhatra League, tries to sabotage through various programs, including hartal, it will be dealt with severely. He told reporters after inspecting the security arrangements for the Ekushey Book Fair on Friday (January 31). The DMP Commissioner said that RAB and intelligence agencies will also be engaged in security outside the DMP. This time, the road from TSC to Doel Chattar will be closed all day. Security arrangements will also be strengthened in the areas around Dhaka University. During the fair in the DU area…

The Bishwa Ijtema is being held on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur, with the presence of lakhs of devotees. The 58th gathering of the Bishwa Ijtema has begun with the general sermon of Maulana Ibrahim Deola of India after Maghrib on Thursday. In continuation of this, the sermon is being conducted step by step from the Fajr prayers today, Friday. The Friday prayers will be held in a large congregation at 1:30 pm. On Friday (January 31) morning, it was seen on the ground that thousands of devotees were present at the Ijtema ground in Tongi and on the banks of the Turag River on the occasion of the Ijtema. Among them, thousands of devotees are staying under the awnings made of bamboo and jute in the main Ijtema ground. Some of them are listening to the sermon. Some are busy cooking, performing ablution and bathing. In the meantime, groups of devotees are entering the ground…

Staff Reporter: A youth in police custody has been abducted in Sadarpur Upazila of Faridpur. On Wednesday night, January 29, a group of 25 to 30 people abducted him from the hands of the police from Sadarpur Upazila Health Complex. The name of the abducted person is Faruk Hossain alias Baku (40). He is a resident of Satrashi village of Sadar Union of Sadarpur Upazila. The police arrested him yesterday evening and brought him to the police station for questioning in connection with the incident of establishing dominance in the area. Later, when he informed about his illness, the police took him to the Upazila Health Complex. According to police sources, Faruk Hossain was trying to establish dominance with some terrorists from Nurullaganj Union in the Atrashir More area. On receiving the information, yesterday evening…