National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's grandson Babul Kazi died while undergoing treatment at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute after being burnt in the blast. He was 59 years old at the time of his death.

He died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday (January 19) around 5:30 pm. 

Before this, Shawon bin Rahman, resident doctor of the emergency department of the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, said that Babul Kazi was burnt due to a gas lighter explosion in the washroom at Banani's house around 5 am on Saturday. 74 percent of his body was burnt. Later he was admitted to ICU in a critical condition. A 16-member medical board was formed for his treatment. He was given life support as his condition worsened. 

Born in 1899 in Churulia village of Burdwan district of West Bengal, Kazi Nazrul Islam married Pramila Devi in ​​Kolkata at the age of 25. Four sons were born to them, the first of whom, Krishna Mohammad, died at a very young age. Arindam Khaled Bulbul, the second child, died at the age of four. Of the other two children, Kazi Sabyasachi and Kazi Aniruddha did not live long.

Babul Kazi is the youngest of the three children of the reciter Kazi Sabyasachi and Uma Kazi. He was 59 years old. Babul Kazi's two elder sisters Khilkhil Kazi and Mishti Kazi. They are all citizens of Bangladesh.

Argentina's Ambassador to Dhaka, Marcelo Siza, has sought Bangladesh's cooperation to launch microfinance in Argentina.

The Argentine Ambassador sought this cooperation during a meeting with the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday (January 19).

He told the Chief Adviser, "We can utilize the passion we have for football for the benefit of both countries. There are many unexplored areas of cooperation between Argentina and Bangladesh, which can create significant potential for both countries."

At this time, Marcelo Siza also requested to consider opening a Bangladesh embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Argentine Ambassador also said that currently Argentina's trade of about 700 million US dollars is in their favor and they want to balance this relationship by increasing imports from Bangladesh.

At this time, Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus also called for increasing bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade, based on Bangladesh's passionate football relationship with Argentina.

Referring to the overwhelming support of the people of Bangladesh for the Argentine football team, the Chief Adviser said, "We have a passionate relationship. We can build on that. The ground is ready, we can take it to other fields."

He also asked the Ambassador to explore opportunities for full ownership or joint ventures for trade and investment related to Bangladesh and to explore the possibility of energy cooperation.

Argentina currently exports various products including soybeans, wheat, corn and raw cotton to Bangladesh and imports about 22 million dollars worth of garments from Bangladesh annually.

During his talks with the Chief Adviser, Ambassador Marcelo Siza emphasized on working more closely on cotton, joint ventures, pharmaceuticals, textiles, football cooperation (including women), microfinance, trade delegations, LNG, rice diseases, etc.

At the time, he also praised Bangladesh's commitment to preventing enforced disappearances by signing the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (ICPPED), which Argentina actively adopted on August 29, 2024. 

Dhaka: President Md. Shahabuddin has urged journalists to play a role in building a non-discriminatory democratic new Bangladesh, embodying the spirit of the Liberation War and the hopes and aspirations of the July-August mass uprising.

He made this call while meeting the newly elected executive committee members of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) at Bangabhaban on Sunday (January 19).

The newly elected committee president of the DRU, Abu Saleh Akon, and general secretary Mainul Hasan Sohel, led the delegation. During this time, they highlighted the activities of the Dhaka Reporters Unity and sought the government's cooperation in implementing various programs taken for the welfare of journalists.

The President said, 'The media is the fourth pillar of the state and the mirror of society.' He recalled the glorious contribution of journalists in the great Liberation War, all the democratic movements and struggles of the country and the July-August mass uprising.

The President said, ‘The role of the journalist community is very important in establishing justice, fairness and equality in the society and upholding the human dignity of the people.’

The President called on the members of the Dhaka Reporters Unity to perform their duties with professionalism to ensure transparency and accountability in the governance of the state by constructively criticizing the government and pointing out its mistakes.

President Shahabuddin emphasized the effective role of the media in preventing the spread of rumors, propaganda, misinformation and distorted information and in making the people aware of this issue.

The President’s Military Secretary Major General Mohammad Adil Chowdhury and Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam were present at the time.

The results of the MBBS Admission Test for the academic year 2024-25 have been published. This year, a total of 1, 31,729 candidates participated in the admission test. Of them, 60,095 passed the admission test for government and private medical.

This information was given by Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Sunday (January 19) afternoon.

Students who applied for the admission test will be able to know the results from the website after the announcement of the MBBS Admission Test results. In addition, information about the results will also be published on the website of the Directorate of Health Education. The results will also be communicated to the mobile phones of the students who passed. The results will be sent to the mobile number provided at the time of application.

There are 110 medical colleges in the country. Of these, 37 are government medical colleges and 67 are private medical colleges. In addition, there is one Armed Forces Medical College and five private Army Medical Colleges. Admission to government medical colleges is based on merit list. And the students who are at the top of the list get admitted to good colleges.

In addition, the notification regarding online application for admission to private medical colleges will be published on January 23.

The MBBS admission test for the 2024-25 academic year of government and private medical colleges was held on Friday (January 17) from 10 am to 11 am. The test was held at multiple venues in 19 centers across the country.

It is learned that 1 lakh 35 thousand 261 applications have been submitted this year. The total number of seats in medical including quota is 5 thousand 380. Accordingly, 25 students have participated in the admission test this year instead of one seat.