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Govt to raise MPO teachers’ house rent allowance to 15%
01:09 PM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn the face of continuous protests, the interim government has decided to increase the house rent allowance for teachers and staff of MPO-listed private educational institutions to 15% of their basic salary.
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female PM
12:46 PM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayStaunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.
Two confess to Jobayed’s murder: Police
12:15 PM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayTwo people have preliminarily confessed to the murder of Jobayed Hossain, a student of Jagannath University (JnU) and a member of the Chhatra Dal convening committee.
Trump demolishes part of White House for $250m ballroom
10:22 AM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayDonald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style -- and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House.
Shaheen replaces Rizwan as Pakistan’s ODI captain
09:40 AM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayPakistan's star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been appointed as the new one-day international (ODI) captain, the cricket board announced on Monday, replacing wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan.
JCD leader Jobayed laid to rest in Cumilla
09:21 AM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayJagannath University student and Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain, who was brutally murdered on Sunday, was laid to rest in his hometown in Homna upazila of Cumilla district on Monday night.
Nine OSD secretaries sent into compulsory retirement
08:33 AM, 21 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe government has sent nine senior secretaries and secretaries, who were serving as Officers on Special Duty (OSD), into compulsory retirement.
Touhid declines commenting on cancellation of 10 deals with India
10:07 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday declined to comment on cancellation of at least 10 projects and agreements signed with India.
HRW urges Yunus to disband RAB, criminalise enforced disappearances
09:45 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus to take decisive measures to strengthen Bangladesh’s human rights record and ensure accountability before the 2026 general election.
The price of fame: Jaya lifts the lid on Dhallywood's unspoken demands
09:31 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayIn a revelation that’s set to shake both sides of the border, Jaya Ahsan has opened up about why she turned her back on Dhaka’s film industry — and the answer is as fiery as her on-screen presence.
8,850 to get combat, self-defence training nationwide: Asif Mahmud
08:22 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayBangladesh will train 8,850 people aged between 18 and 35 years in various combat and self-defence disciplines as part of a new national initiative to consolidate national defence, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan said on Monday.
Jamaat women’s wing meets EU deputy mission head in Dhaka
07:45 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayA six-member delegation from the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Women’s Division, led by Secretary Principal Nurunnisa Siddiqa, held a courtesy meeting with European Union Deputy Head of Delegation Baiba Zarina at the EU office in Dhaka on Monday
Salman Shah returns to courtroom spotlight: Court seeks fresh probe into Dhallywood’s greatest tragedy
06:59 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayNearly three decades after his mysterious death shattered millions of hearts, the name Salman Shah is back in court — and this time, it is officially a murder case.
Bangladesh’s 35-ministry mission to tackle silent killers
06:33 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayBangladesh has taken a decisive step toward tackling the country’s growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — with 35 ministries joining forces in what officials are calling the most comprehensive, cross-sectoral public health initiative in the nation’s history.
Xi opens key CPC meeting, rolls out China’s next 5-year plan
06:18 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayChinese President Xi Jinping has opened a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing to set out the country’s economic and social development strategy for the next five years — a roadmap that will guide China’s direction through the rest of the decade and towards its long-term goal of “socialist modernisation” by 2035.
BTMA chief hints role of 'neighbour' in HSIA fire
05:34 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayHinting at a 'neighbouring' country, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Shawkat Aziz Russell has alleged a “deliberate conspiracy” behind the recent fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Politicians lose unity after July uprising: Fakhrul
04:57 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday lamented that political divisions are widening despite the July mass uprising offering a chance for national unity.
Fishers defy ban, hunt hilsa on Padma, Meghna by night, sell by dawn
04:47 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayWhile the government enforces a 22-day seasonal ban to protect spawning mother Hilsa, a keystone species of Bangladesh’s aquatic heritage, the rivers Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj have become epicentres of brazen defiance.
Snapchat, Roblox and banks hit by global internet outage linked to AWS
04:31 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayMany of the world’s biggest websites and apps — including Snapchat, Roblox and several major UK banks — were knocked offline on Sunday after an outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS), the tech giant’s cloud computing arm.
July uprising murder cases will be tried in speedy trial tribunal
03:53 PM, 20 Oct 2025 MondayMurder cases from the July uprising – excluding those pending with the International Crimes Tribunal –will be tried in the Speedy Trial Tribunal, the Law Ministry announced on Monday.