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গণমাধ্যমকে পূজা জানান, এবারের উৎসব তার জন্য ভিন্ন অভিজ্ঞতা ছিল। তিনি বলেন, ‘আমার পূজার আনন্দ শুরু হয়েছিল অষ্টমী থেকেই। ওই দিন ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দিরে গিয়েছিলাম। লাল-সাদা শাড়িতে সবার সঙ্গে আনন্দময় সময় কেটেছে। মণ্ডপের ছবি সামাজিক মাধ্যমে বন্ধুদের সঙ্গে শেয়ার করেছি।’ ভক্তদের প্রতিক্রিয়ার কথাও শোনালেন তরুণ এই অভিনেত্রী। তার ভাষায়, ‘মণ্ডপে গিয়ে অন্য রকম অনুভূতি হয়েছিল। কেউ সেলফি তুলতে এগিয়ে এসেছেন, আবার কেউ দূর থেকে তাকিয়ে ছিলেন। অনেকের চোখেমুখে সংশয় ছিল—আমি আসলেই কি পূজা চেরী!’ ঢাকেশ্বরীতে ভক্তদের উচ্ছ্বাস উপভোগ করেছেন পূজা। তিনি জানান, বিজয়া দশমীতে রাজধানীর আরও কয়েকটি পূজামণ্ডপে যাওয়ার পরিকল্পনা রয়েছে তার। তবে এ সময় মায়ের অভাব সবচেয়ে বেশি অনুভব…

৩৩ বছর ধরে বলিউড শাসন করছেন শাহরুখ খান। ‘দিলওয়ালে দুলহানিয়া লে জায়েঙ্গে’ থেকে ‘জওয়ান’- তার বলিউডের পথচলা নিজেই এক সিনেমার কাহিনী। বলিউডে পা দেওয়ার তিন দশক পর তার হাতে ধরা দিয়েছেন বহু আকাঙ্ক্ষার জাতীয় পুরষ্কার, তবে এখানেই শেষ নয়। ভাগ্যদেবী যেন এবার একটু বিশেষ নজর দিয়েছেন কিং খানের দিকে। তাইতো বলিউড বাদশাহ শাহরুখ খান এখন বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে ধনী অভিনেতা। হুরুন ইন্ডিয়া রিচ লিস্ট-২০২৫ এর বরাত দিয়ে দ্য হিন্দুস্তান টাইমস জানিয়েছে, এই সুপারস্টারের মোট সম্পদের পরিমাণ পৌঁছেছে বিস্ময়কর ১.৪ বিলিয়ন মার্কিন ডলার বা ১২ হাজার ৪৯০ কোটি রুপিতে। এর মাধ্যমে ৫৯ বছর বয়সী শাহরুখ খান ভারতের সবচেয়ে ধনী তারকার পাশাপাশি বিশ্বব্যাপী…

Former Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur) MP Mohd. Asaduzzaman Asad was not released on parole due to the death of his mother. However, he got the opportunity to see his deceased mother's face for the last time at the jail gate. He saw his deceased mother's face for the last time at the jail gate on Monday (June 2) at 8:30 pm. Asaduzzaman is the former general secretary of Rajshahi District Awami League. He was elected as a member of parliament for the first time in the 12th National Parliament election. He was arrested when the Awami government fell on August 5 last year. He is now imprisoned in Rajshahi Central Jail. Asaduzzaman's mother Saleha Begum died on Monday afternoon at the age of 80. Relatives said that after her death, an application was made to the District Commissioner for the release of his eldest son Asaduzzaman on parole.…

The only sacrificial animal market authorized by Savar Municipality has been officially inaugurated on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Savar Upazila Executive Officer and Municipal Administrator Md. Abubakar Sarkar inaugurated the market by cutting the ribbon at a ceremony organized at Genda Pukurpar Balur field on Tuesday (June 3) morning. Former Joint Secretary of Dhaka District BNP Lion Md. Khorshed Alam presided over the ceremony organized on this occasion. Dhaka District Volunteer Party Convener Nazmul Hasan Abhi was present as the special guest. After the inauguration, the guests toured various parts of the market and inquired about the overall preparations. Atiqur Rahman Raju, the market's lessee, local BNP and affiliated organizations leaders and activists were present at the time. The market authorities…

Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has urged political parties not to miss the opportunity for reforms. He made this call at a meeting of the National Consensus Commission with leaders of 28 political parties and alliances at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Monday. The second phase of the dialogue on reforms will begin with the parties at the same venue today. On the first day, political parties will discuss Article 70, the caretaker government system, the election of women's seats in the lower house of parliament, and the process of forming a parliamentary standing committee. Sources from yesterday's meeting told Samakal that the political parties have reiterated their previous positions on reforms and elections. In the meeting chaired by the Chief Advisor, BNP demanded elections by December. LDP, Mass Rights…

According to the local government law, the mayor's term will be five years from the first general meeting of the city corporation. Accordingly, the second term of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ends today, Monday. As a result, a new crisis has arisen over the oath-taking of BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as mayor. Analysts believe that Ishraq will no longer have the opportunity to take the oath. On the contrary, Ishraq's lawyer says that Ishraq will be able to serve as mayor until the election is held. Election expert Abdul Alim said, according to the rules, the corporation's term has ended. All in all, it is a dead end. In this situation, I don't think Ishraq Hossain will be able to take the oath as mayor again.…

Ruhin Hossain Prince, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has been appointed as the new coordinator of the Central Steering Committee of the Left Democratic Alliance. He has been given this responsibility for the next three months. This information was given in a press release of the Left Democratic Alliance on Monday. It said that Ruhin Hossain Prince will serve as the coordinator as per the decision of the alliance meeting. 

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said, there is no reason for the national election to be held after December. There is no reform that cannot be done within a month. He said this after a meeting with the interim government's chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday. The meeting was held at the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy auditorium this afternoon to mark the start of the second phase of the National Consensus Commission's discussions with political parties on reforms. After the meeting, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said, "We think it is possible to hold the national election within December. We have identified all the reforms that need to be done urgently, especially those related to elections, and we will implement them through consensus."

Actress Ajmeri Haque Badhon had good relations with many in the Awami League government. She has even seen the party's election campaign. As a result, the actress claims to have seen their activities from close quarters. Therefore, Badhon has called for political engineering or manipulation in the national elections as in the past. Today, she wrote on social media, 'I not only saw the corruption and mismanagement that was carried out around the 2018 and 2024 elections, but I was also a part of it.' Being directly involved in the Awami League's election campaign and being very close to important people in the government, she saw with her own eyes how decisions were made and how the administrative structure became corrupt. She...