Bangladesh's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday (July 23, 2023) warned that action will be taken if anyone tries to break law and create public suffering. “It is quite normal that action will be taken against those who don’t abide by law, and create public suffering,” he said while speaking at a programme on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh Crime Reporters Association (Crab) at Dhaka Reporters Unity. Will investigate if any police negligence led to assault on Hero Alom: Home Minister Regarding arrest of BNP leaders and activists, he said those BNP leaders and activists have been arrested who were warranted in different cases. People are not interested to see BNP in power and that’s why they failed to come to power, he said.Referring to BNP’s political programmes, Asaduzzaman said police do not create any obstacle to their programmes anywhere. US wants to see a free, fair, and violence-free election: Home Minister Replying to a question about the death of an activist of BNP in Laxmipur, the Home minister said “After talking to the law enforcers and local administration it was known that the slain person was not an activist of BNP, and the person died due to previous enmity between two groups.” Cyber teams working on leaked  NID info: Home Minister 

The Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Thursday denounced the incident of a police officer's misconduct with a journalist while performing duty. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hayatul Islam of Motijheel Division of Police has been uncooperative and discourteous with Mahbub Momtazi, a member of CRAB and Staff Reporter of Bangladesh Pratidin, according to a press release. Read more: CRAB expresses concern over a series of mugging incident CRAB president Mirza Mehdi Tamal and general secretary Mamunur Rashid along with the leaders of the executive committee strongly condemned the behavior of the police officer. Besides, the leaders requested to strengthen the cordial relationship between the police and the crime reporters. They also demanded a divisional step against the officer after investigation.

Bangladesh has huge potential in producing seafood. Particularly, crab is one of the key export products of the country. Crabs are very healthy and nutritious. Besides ordering in the seas food restaurants, crab dishes can be prepared in home kitchens. We are here with the 5 best crab recipes to try at home.  Food value of Crabs Crab is a great source of protein. Protein is one of the most important materials for building and maintaining muscle. Besides, the crab has high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12, and selenium. These nutrients are essential to improve general health and help prevent different types of chronic conditions. 5 Healthy and Yummy Crab Recipes  Classic Crab Boil Recipe Ingredients 2 tablespoons mustard seed, 2 tablespoons celery seed, 1 tablespoon dill seed, one tablespoon coriander seeds, 1 tablespoon whole allspice, 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves, 4 bay leaves, 8 quarts water, 1/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 2 pounds crabs, butter and lemon wedges.  

Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Monday expressed its deep concern over several members becoming victims of mugging in the capital and its outskirts recently. Also read: Prime accused among 4 held over mugging of DU student after abduction Sirajul Islam, member of the Executive Committee of the CRAB and senior reporter of vernacular daily Jugantor, and Iqbal Hasan Farid, member of CRAB and crime reporter of the same daily, were mugged recently in separate incidents. The muggers snatched away their mobile phones and valuables but no one involved in the incident has yet been arrested by police. Also read: 44 mugging, dope gang members held in Dhaka: Rab In a statement on Monday, Mirza Mehdi Tamal and Asaduzzaman Biku, president and general secretary respectively of CRAB, along with the leaders of the executive committee called upon the law enforcement agencies to quickly arrest those involved in the mugging incident. Besides, the leaders requested the police to be more careful for the safety of journalists.

Two journalists of a private television channel came under attack when they went to a trading house in Agargaon Taltola in the city to take the views of the management on allegations against the company.      Police, however, detained seven people, including the owner of Victor Trading Corporation in connection with the attack on Saiful Islam Jewel, the staff reporter of private television DBC News, and camera person Azad Ahmed.  The incident took place at around 1:00 pm on Tuesday when the two TV journalists went to the office of Victor Trading Corporation near Taltola Bazar to gather news about irregularities and corruption in the purchase of medical equipment.   Witnesses said Kawsar Bhuiyan, owner of Victor Trading Corporation, along with his men resorted to attack them and at one stage, they also forced the camera person to delete the footage they had captured.  Injured journalist Saiful Islam Jewel said that when they went there for collecting news, at first the camera person of DBC, Azad Ahmed, was beaten, the camera was vandalized and the video footage was deleted forcibly. Later, when they wanted the camera back, 10-12 men belonging to Kawsar brutally beat up Jewel and Azad. Both of them were seriously injured.  Also read: Journalist attacked in Faridpur; one held Colleagues of Saiful Jewel said that they were rescued from the spot and treated at Shaheed Suhrawardy Media College Hospital in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. A complaint has been lodged at Sher-e- Bangla Nagar police station in this regard.  Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) in a statement condemned the attack on the two journalists and demanded the government's intervention to ensure examplorary punishment of the perpetrators.  CRAB's President Mirza Mehdi Tamal and general secretary Asaduzzaman Biku, along with the leaders of the executive committee, expressed strong condemnation and concern over the attack on the two journalists. In addition, the leaders requested the intervention of the government to ensure that those concerned are immediately brought under the law and exemplary punishment for obstructing the professional work of journalists. 

The decision on SSC, HSC, and equivalent exams will be taken soon in a scientific and controlled manner, Education Minister Dipu Moni said Wednesday. "We make decisions based on the advice of the National Advisory Committee on Covid-19," she said. Talking about the demand to reopen educational institutions, the minister said, "We cannot put the lives of students at risk now by bringing them back to classrooms when the Covid-19 situation is getting worse in the country." Also read: Bangladesh sees record high daily Covid cases of 8,822; 115 more die "The educational life of students has been turned upside down by the pandemic all over the world. However, it would be unscientific to reopen educational institutions until the infection rate drops to 5% or below that. The current test positive rate is 24% in Bangladesh; it is even 50% or more in some districts," Dipu Moni said.

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said the government will accelerate its efforts to support journalists and ensure the security of their lives.