Author: Bangla FM

Gold price hits record, 1 lakh 45 thousand taka per baht Bangladesh Jewelers Association (BAJUS) announced the increase in gold prices in a press release on Saturday night. It said that the price of pure gold has increased in the local market. Therefore, a decision has been taken to adjust the price of gold. The price of 22 carat gold was 1 lakh 42 thousand 790 taka per baht. Gold prices in Bangladesh have been increasing continuously for more than a year due to the impact of price increases in the international market and instability in domestic supply. In July 2023, the price of gold in Bangladesh exceeded 1 lakh taka for the first time.

Parvez Hossain Emon's stormy fifty was followed by an aggressive innings by Haider Ali and Shamim Hossain Patwary. Chittagong Kings got a big capital of 200 runs. Then David Malan and Mahmudullah Riyad tried, but Fortune Barisal had to stop short of the target. Chittagong won the last match of the BPL league phase at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday by 24 runs. After losing the toss, they batted first and scored 206 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In reply, the reigning champions Barisal were restricted to 182 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. With this win, Chittagong has surpassed Rangpur Riders to move up to second in the points table. Although the two teams have equal points in 12 matches, they are ahead of Rangpur (+0.596) in net run rate.

The incident took place on Ulan Road in the Porabari area of Shchim Rampura at around 9:30 pm on Saturday. The two people who were shot were Md. Jilani (55) and Shuvo (17). They are currently undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Jilani's son Saiful Islam said that their home is in the Jhilpar area of Rampura Porabari. At the time of the incident, his father was selling bananas on the side of the road. The teenager named Shuvo had come to buy pitha nearby. At that time, the electricity went out. Suddenly, some young men started running around shouting. That's when three gunshots were heard in quick succession. 'Father noticed that blood was pouring from his body. Shuvo was also covered in blood. Later, both of them were taken to the hospital,' said Saiful. Dhaka Medical College Hospital…

Various political parties and people from all walks of life have strongly condemned and protested the tragic death of a civilian in security custody. The family members of the deceased have claimed that the youth leader named Md. Touhidul Islam (40) died as a result of inhuman torture. He was taken to the hospital on Friday afternoon in an unwell condition and the doctors declared him dead. A high-ranking investigation committee has been formed to immediately recall the commander of the local army camp and uncover the cause of death in this incident. Appropriate action will be taken against those found guilty in the investigation as per the army law, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Meanwhile, the interim government has ordered an urgent investigation into the death. Yesterday, the press wing of the chief advisor…

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that people in white have 'tortured and killed' Comilla's Jubo Dal leader Touhidul Islam. At the same time, Fakhrul also believes that it is urgent to investigate whether the incident was committed by Awami League supporters who have been scheming against the government and administration. In a statement sent to the media on Saturday, Mirza Fakhrul further said that people in white have taken away Touhidul Islam, the convener of the Panchthubi Union Jubo Dal in Comilla Sadar Upazila, from his house and tortured and killed him. The BNP Secretary General said that such extrajudicial killings during the tenure of the interim government supported by political parties participating in the democratic movement after the fall of the Awami fascist government in the student-people's movement are unfortunate. The countrymen are shocked by such extrajudicial killings…

Connection between hijacking and the Liberation War: On 30 January 1971, an Indian domestic flight “Ganga”, a Fokker F27 aircraft of Indian Airlines, was hijacked by two Kashmiri separatists. The hijackers were Hashim Qureshi and his brother Ashraf Qureshi, members of the suicide bomber group “Al Fateh”. They took the plane to Lahore and it was later destroyed by the Pakistani government. Indian response: After this incident, the Indian government banned all air communication with Pakistan. As a result, direct air communication between East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) and West Pakistan was stopped. This was important for the Liberation War, as West Pakistan was able to send troops and supplies directly to the…

Domestic workers themselves must be aware of the implementation of domestic workers' rights. Workers' wages must be increased, weekly leave arrangements must be made, maternity welfare benefits must be provided, and opportunities for rehabilitation must be created. Otherwise, it will not be possible to implement the domestic worker protection and welfare policy. These were the speakers at a discussion meeting on the implementation of the domestic worker protection and welfare policy. This discussion meeting was held on Wednesday at the training room of the action in Mohammadpur Adabor area at the initiative of Ashar Alo Society. It was presided over by Ashar Alo Society's Executive Director Md. Abdur Rahman. And the program was moderated by Ashar Alo Society's Project Coordinator Md. Abdur Rahman. In his speech as the chief guest, Social Service Officer AKM Shahiduzzaman said, "We do not respect people, the dignity of people's profession…

Syed Amiruzzaman Blood donation for language is rare in the history of the world. Language movement is a mass movement organized to demand the state status of Bengali language. In 1947, British rule ended in the subcontinent and two independent states were born, India and Pakistan. Immediately after independence, the question arose about what would be the state language of Pakistan. The central leaders of Pakistan and Urdu-speaking intellectuals said that the state language of Pakistan would be Urdu. On the other hand, there was a demand from East Pakistan that Bengali should also be made one of the state languages. But the central government of Pakistan completely ignored this demand of Bengali language. This angered the students and intellectuals of Dhaka and they prepared a final demand regarding the language; the demand was: Education in East Pakistan…

Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement and the main organizer of the National Citizens' Committee, has married. This Friday (January 31) evening, Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud announced this information through a post on social media Facebook. However, nothing is known about the bride yet. Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud posted a picture and congratulated Sarjis in the caption. In the caption, he wrote, 'Congratulations on your new life, Sarjis Bhai. May your married life be happy.' In the picture posted by Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam is seen standing in a wedding dress. Advisor Mahfuz Alam, Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud, Information Advisor Nahid and Convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat Abdullah are present next to him. Meanwhile, the Anti-Discrimination Student…