Shariful M. Khan, who was born in Bangladesh, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US military.US President Donald Trump nominated US Air Force officer Shariful Khan for promotion to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General last June.Information about Shariful Khan's promotion was available from the US Department of Defense website.A notice on the website on June 13 said that President Trump had nominated 15 military officers for promotion to the rank of Major General and 55 military officers for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General.In addition, Shariful M. Khan's inauguration ceremony in his new position was held on August 20, which was announced by former US Ambassador M. Osman Siddique in a post on social media.According to information available from the US Air Force website, Brigadier General Shariful M. Khan is serving as the staff director of the 'Golden Dome for America'.It is known that Shariful M. Khan received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1997. As a satellite operator, he gained experience working with space control, space systems, and launch systems.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has temporarily canceled her scheduled visit to five Asian countries, including Bangladesh. Her decision was communicated to the Bangladesh government on Thursday (August 21).At the beginning of her visit to five Asian countries, Italian Prime Minister Meloni was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 30 at the invitation of Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. It was confirmed that she would meet the Chief Advisor the next day.When asked about the reason for Meloni's cancellation, a diplomatic media outlet was told that the Italian Prime Minister has canceled her visit to five Asian countries, including Bangladesh. Her visit was scheduled to start with Bangladesh. After that, Meloni was scheduled to go to Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan.However, Italy is playing an important role as one of the top leaders of NATO countries in the discussions between the United States and Russia on the Ukraine war. Due to that busy schedule, she canceled her visit to Asia.

Azizur Rahman Bachchu, father of Mahfuz Alam, advisor to the interim government, has won the post of BNP general secretary in Ichapur union of Ramganj upazila of Lakshmipur.He was elected to this post through the votes of the members. He received 266 votes with the rooster symbol. Earlier, he was the vice-president of the Ichapur BNP union.Md. Oli Ulya won the post of president in that union. He received 255 votes with the umbrella symbol. And Jahangir Alam Samrat was elected as the organizing secretary with 241 votes with the fish symbol.Voting was held at Serampur High School in Ichapur union on Thursday (August 21) afternoon. 453 voters cast their votes on the day.BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie was present as the chief guest at the representative election ceremony. District BNP member secretary Sahab Uddin Sabu, joint convener Advocate Hasibur Rahman, BFF vice-president Wahid Uddin Chowdhury Happy, BLDP chairman and 12-party alliance spokesperson Shahadat Hossain Selim, former vice-president of the central Jubo Dal Imam Hossain, former senior vice-president of Dhaka Metropolitan BNP L Rahman, among others, were present as special guests.