A glance at the most important news of the day
Among a number of incidents taking place on Sunday (25 August), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you…
Hasina, Gen Aziz sued over custodial death of BDR carnage accused
Thirteen people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former director general (DG) of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) General Aziz Ahmed were sued today over the death of BDR carnage case accused Abdur Rahim in jail custody.
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Livestock damage exceeds Tk2,000cr due to floods
The ongoing floods across twelve districts have caused irreparable damage worth Tk2000 crore to livestock, poultry, animal feed, fish and infrastructure, said Farida Akhtar, adviser for Fisheries and Livestock to the interim government.
Tigers create history as they defeat Pakistan for the first time in Tests
Bangladesh won the first Test on Day 5 against Pakistan by 10 wickets in Rawalpindi to create history on Sunday.
Passengers rejoice as metro rail resumes operation after a month
Passenger transport on metro rail services resumed today (25 August) after being closed for more than a month.
Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France: French media
Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources.
