No Victory Day Parade This Year: Home Affairs Adviser There will be no parade at the National Parade Ground on the great No Victory Day, Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said. The Home Affairs Advisor told reporters after a meeting on Victory Day security in the meeting room of the Home Ministry at the Secretariat on Wednesday. He said that there will be no parade at the district and upazila levels either. After the interim government took office last year, there was no parade on…
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‘Baby Shark’ Video Nets $400M in Revenue
Baby Shark Doo Doo Doo is a favorite song of children around the world. This video has been viewed the most on YouTube so far. It has exceeded 16 billion views. This song has remained at the top of popularity since its release on YouTube in June 2016. Children listen to this song every day. Children’s clothes, toys, home decorations and various types of food including cakes are being made with the theme of this song. Recalling the day the 90-second clip of this song was released, Mr. Kim Min-seok,…
Read MoreWorld Cup Ticket Holders to Get US Visa Priority
US Visa Interviews to Prioritize Applicants with T20 World Cup Tickets US President Donald Trump has announced that his country’s embassies will give priority to visa appointments for 2026 World Cup ticket holders. On Monday, Trump said at the White House that FIFA’s Priority Appointment Scheduling System (PASS) will “allow long-awaited World Cup ticket holders to apply for priority interviews through FIFA.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that ticket holders for the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico in June-July next…
Read MoreJoins Trump’s Exclusive Dinner for Saudi Crown Prince—Signs of Thawing Relations?
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and founder of ventures such as Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink, attended a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on Tuesday. It was their second public meeting since a bitter feud with Trump earlier this year. According to Reuters, Elon Musk’s presence at the White House could signal a relative reconciliation in the bitter relationship between the Tesla CEO and the US president. Musk supported and financed Trump in last year’s election and…
Read MoreBangladesh beat India after 22 years
Bangladesh beat India after 22 years Finally, the moment of glory arrived. As the referee blew the final whistle, joy spread throughout the gallery. Hamza Chowdhury fell to the ground. Shamit Shome hugged Cuba Mitchell. You surely know how many years we had to wait to get the satisfaction of such a victory. Even then, I will tell you – 22 years of waiting. The last time it came was in 2003 with Matiur Munna’s golden goal. Today at the National Stadium, Munna’s spirit seemed to rest on Sheikh Morsalin.…
Read MorePhilippine president faces backlash over sister’s drug-use comments
A public allegation by Senator Aimee Marcos, the estranged older sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has sparked a political controversy in the country. The president’s office and other family members have dismissed her allegations as “baseless” and “irresponsible,” following Aimee’s statement. The UK-based Independent reported on Tuesday (November 18) that Aimee Marcos claimed at a public rally in Manila on Monday night that her brother had been using drugs since childhood and that his addiction had worsened after marriage. Aimee blamed Marcos Jr.’s current regime, known as Bongbong,…
Read MoreSeveral media websites suddenly go offline
Several media websites in the country suddenly went down on Tuesday evening (November 18). Readers complained that when they try to access the websites of the media, they see a message like ‘Cloudflare Error’. Initially, technology experts said that the cause of this disaster was a temporary outage of the Cloudflare service. In this regard, Professor Dr. B. M. Mainul Hossain, Director of the Institute of Information Technology, Dhaka University, told Ajker Patrika that this is due to a problem with Cloudflare. It should be fixed in a while. Cloudflare,…
Read MoreRubaba Daula to oversee BCB women’s cricket
Rubaba Daula will oversee the women’s division of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The only female director of the BCB has been given the responsibility of this department. The BCB said in a press release today. Women’s Division, HP, Grounds Committee – The BCB has made changes in three departments at once today. After the changes, Rubaba has replaced Abdur Razzak in the women’s division. Razzak will now serve as the vice chairman of the women’s division. Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner has been made the head of the High Performance…
Read MoreAtif Aslam is coming to Dhaka to sing again
Army Stadium in Dhaka. A concert titled ‘Magical Night 2.0’ is underway. Atif Aslam is singing in front of a packed audience. The audience also joins in singing along with him. The audience’s voices echo throughout the stadium, drowning out Atif’s voice. Seeing the excitement of the Bangladeshi audience, Atif stops singing and says, ‘Bangladesh is like my second home. And you are my best listeners.’ This picture is from November 29, 2024. On that day, Atif Aslam sang his popular songs including ‘Jitni Dofa’, ‘Tu Chahiye’, ‘O Lamhe’, ‘Adat’,…
Read MoreIndia is not solely reliant on Hamza
‘The match is important for us’ – India coach Khalid Jamil repeated this in a press conference for about 15 minutes. He was not very willing to share any news from inside the team. It was as if he was saving everything for the field. The day before yesterday, it was announced by the BFF that India would practice at 9:15 am yesterday morning. There was no security reason, Khalid said that this is their culture. It is not yet completely cold in Dhaka. So it should not be difficult…
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