One sent to jail in TikToker Rakib murder case
One sent to jail in TikToker Rakib murder casePhoto: BSSDHAKA, Mar 23, 2026 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today sent to jail one Salahuddin Sagor in a case filed over the murder of TikToker Rakibul Islam Rakib in front of the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on March 15. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Fahmida Khandaker Anna passed the order as police produced him before the court and pleaded to keep him behind bars till the end of probe. Earlier on March 19, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter placed Sagor on a four-day remand in the case. According to the case documents, Rakib, an honours second-year student of Shaikh Burhanuddin Post Graduate College, was shot and stabbed indiscriminately in front of the Central Shaheed Minar while hanging out with friends on the night of March 15. Rakib’s father Tarikul Islam Khokon filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on March 16.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 11:27 UTC
Bangladesh is country of non-communal spirit: Faridul
“I am very happy and proud to be present at this holy Namjoggo ceremony. Faridul Islam said this Namjoggo ceremony is not just a religious ritual, it is a unique means of purifying the soul of the people, establishing peace in the society and awakening the sense of brotherhood. Bangladesh is a country of non-communal spirit, where people of all religions have been living together in harmony for ages, he said. The state minister said the government is always committed to ensuring the security and rights of people of all religions. “Let us all strengthen this bond of harmony and build a peaceful, developed and humane Bangladesh,” he said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 10:45 UTC
Iran threatens to deploy 'naval mines' in Gulf if US, Israel attack its coasts, islands
Iran threatens to deploy 'naval mines' in Gulf if US, Israel attack its coasts, islandsTEHRAN, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran on Monday threatened to deploy "naval mines" in the Gulf if the United States and Israel were to attack any of its coasts or islands. "Any attempt by the enemy to attack Iranian coasts or islands will naturally, and in accordance with established military practice, lead to all access routes and communication lines in the Persian Gulf and coastal areas being mined with various types of naval mines, including drifting mines deployable from the coasts," said the country's defence council in a statement carried by state media. The defence council -- which operates under the Supreme National Security Council -- was formed after Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June 2025.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 10:31 UTC
Russia calls for 'political and diplomatic' settlement after Trump Iran ultimatum
MOSCOW, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia on Monday called for "political and diplomatic" settlement to the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump's ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "We believe that the situation should have transitioned to a political and diplomatic settlement," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, including from AFP, at a briefing. "This is the only thing that can effectively contribute to defusing the catastrophically tense situation that has now developed in the region," Peskov said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 10:17 UTC
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March 23, 2026 10:14 UTC
No shortage of fuel oil in country: Azam Khan
Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan spoke to journalists during an Eid greeting exchange programme in Tangail. Photo: BSSTANGAIL, March 23, 2026 (BSS) - Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan today said there is no shortage of fuel oil in the country but a section of dishonest businessmen is trying to create an artificial crisis by increasing the prices of petrol, octane, diesel, and edible oil to make extra profit. The minister said this while replying to a question of journalists during an Eid greeting exchange programme with officials of various government offices and freedom fighters in Sakhipur upazila of the district. Azam Khan said the government will not tolerate any kind of dishonest activity like creating an artificial crisis. He assured that there is no reason for concern among those operating vehicles regarding fuel availability.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 10:09 UTC
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March 23, 2026 10:05 UTC
US Southwest heat wave tumbles records, raises fire risk
Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to topple records and raise the risk of wildfires as far away as the Great Plains. Weather Prediction Center. “The pattern is still going to persist for the foreseeable future with record heat persisting all the way through the end of March,” Robinson Cook said. A massive dome of high pressure has driven up temperatures across the Southwest and threatens to push heat and dry air into the Great Plains, raising the fire threat there. “With patterns like these you don’t want to sleep on the fire weather threat,” Robinson Cook said.
Source:Daily Sun
March 23, 2026 09:59 UTC
Tarique Rahman’s govt will fulfill its promises: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today spoke at a canal excavation programme on Neha River at Bhaularhat in Raipur Union of Sadar Upazila. Photo : BSSTHAKURGAON, March 23, 2026 (BSS) - BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government will fulfill every promise it makes to the people. He said this while inaugurating a canal excavation programme on Neha River at Bhaularhat in Raipur Union of Sadar Upazila. Under Tarique Rahman’s leadership, the BNP government has already begun implementing its electoral promises to farmers within a short time as agricultural loan up to Taka 10,000 has been waived with interest, he said. Fakhrul said Family Card has already been launched and now canal excavation is being carried out as a natural solution to irrigation problems.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 09:37 UTC
Former French PM Jospin dies aged 88: family
PARIS, France, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Former French prime minister Lionel Jospin, a Socialist who was head of government from 1997 to 2002, has died aged 88, his family on Monday told AFP. Jospin died on Sunday, they said. He had said he had a "serious operation" in January, without providing details.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 09:11 UTC
One robber held with arms, ammunition in Sundarbans
One robber held with arms, ammunition in SundarbansKHULNA, March 23, 2026 (BSS) – Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested an active member of the notorious “Chhoto Suman Bahini” along with arms and ammunition during a special drive in the Sundarbans, said a Coast Guard press release today. Acting on a tip-off, law enforcers came to know that a member of the infamous gang took position in the Felur Khanda – Boidhamari area of the Sundarbans. During the drive, the Coast Guard team arrested Yasin Sheikh, 40, an active member of “Chhoto Suman Bahini” from the area. During the follow-up operation, Coast Guard members recovered one single-barrel gun, four rounds of live cartridges and four rounds of blank cartridges. He had long been involved with the “Chhoto Suman Bahini” and reportedly assisted the gang by supplying arms, ammunition and logistic support for their robbery activities.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 08:57 UTC
North Korea's Kim reappointed as president of state affairs
SEOUL, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature has re-elected Kim Jong Un as president of state affairs, state media reported on Monday. Kim's reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation's highest policymaking and governing body, the State Affairs Commission, was announced by the state news agency KCNA. Critics argue that elections in North Korea are pre-determined and designed to give the country's leadership a veneer of democratic legitimacy. "The Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK reelected Comrade Kim Jong Un as President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the First Session, the first state affairs activity of its 15th term, on March 22," KCNA reported. Kim is the third-generation ruler of the nuclear-armed state founded by his grandfather Kim Il Sung in 1948.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 08:34 UTC
Slovenia liberal PM claims win over conservatives in tight vote
LJUBLJANA, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Slovenia's incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob claimed victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as results put his party just slightly ahead of the conservatives. With 99.85 percent of the votes counted, Golob's liberal party stood at 28.62 percent and the conservatives of veteran politician Jansa at 27.95 percent. The results put Golob's party on 29 seats compared to 28 for Jansa, in the 90-seat parliament. - 'Count every vote' -Three-time premier Jansa -- an ally of nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban -- described the vote as a "referendum on corruption" in reference to the videos. An anti-establishment party and a conservative party formed by a former Jansa ally have managed to enter parliament, fragmenting it further.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 08:29 UTC
Putin calls for Russia, N. Korea to strengthen 'strategic partnership'
MOSCOW, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for Russia and North Korea to further develop their strategic ties, as he congratulated his counterpart King Jung Un on his reappointment as president of state affairs. "We in Russia highly value your personal input to strengthening the friendly, allied ties between our countries," Putin wrote in a message. "And we will, of course, continue our close cooperation to further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang."
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 08:26 UTC
World could face worst energy crisis in decades, IEA chief warns
SYDNEY, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The war in the Middle East could see the world face its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol warned Monday, describing the situation as "very severe". "Many of us remember the two consecutive oil crises in the 1970s... at that time, in each of the crisis, the world has lost about five million barrels per day, both of them together, 10 million barrels per day," Birol told the National Press Club in Australia's capital. "As of today, we lost 11 million barrels per day, so more than two major oil shocks put together," he said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 23, 2026 08:25 UTC