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Pakistan ready for talks with Afghanistan
09:37 AM, 17 Oct 2025 FridayPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is prepared to hold talks with Afghanistan, but only on “legitimate and mutually respectful conditions.”
Shibir-backed panel sweeps RUCSU elections
08:49 AM, 17 Oct 2025 FridayThe ‘Combined Student Alliance’ panel, backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir, secured a landslide victory in the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) elections, winning 20 out of 23 posts, including vice-president (VP) and assistant general secretary (GS).
NCP to skip July Charter event, may sign if demands met
08:39 AM, 17 Oct 2025 FridayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) has decided not to sign the July National Charter at this moment and will refrain from attending the charter signing ceremony scheduled for Friday. The party, however, said it may sign later if its demands are met.
Bangladesh women concede crushing defeat to Australia
09:53 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayAustralia captain Alyssa Healy struck her second consecutive century as Australia thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets to ensure their place in the World Cup semi-finals...
UAE deny Japan, seal final T20 World Cup spot
09:15 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayUnited Arab Emirates denied Japan and took the final place at next year's men's T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket victory in the qualifier in Oman.
NCC gets 15 more days’ term
08:47 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe government has extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) for 15 more days.
Thousands rally with torches on Teesta’s banks in call for mega project
08:43 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayAt exactly 6:30pm on October 16, over 1,00,000 people lined both banks of the mighty Teesta across 11 locations in Lalmonirhat, holding aloft flickering torches in a powerful, silent spectacle: “Jago Bahe, Teesta Banchai”—Awake, O Brethren, Let’s Save the Teesta.
Now battle for admission: The ‘fight’ around public universities
08:26 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayWith just 69,097 GPA-5 achievers, this year’s university admission race is shaping up to be one of the toughest in recent memory. Students who barely crossed the pass mark now face an uphill struggle, while even GPA-5 holders are uncertain about securing a coveted seat in a public university.
CEPZ inferno intensifies, threatens neighbouring factories
07:34 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayA raging fire at Adams Caps and Textile Limited, a seven-storey factory in Zone 5 of the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), has escalated dramatically, putting multiple adjacent factories at serious risk, authorities warned on Thursday.
MPO teachers postpone 'March to Jamuna', threaten fast-unto-death
07:28 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayMPO-listed teachers have postponed their ‘March to Jamuna’ programme, and also threatened to begin fast-unto-death at the Jatiya Shaheed Minar in Dhaka if their demands are not met.
Hackers hijack US airport PA system, broadcast pro-Palestine message
07:28 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayHackers breached the public address system at Harrisburg International Airport on Thursday, October 16, broadcasting a pro-Palestine message laced with sharp criticism of US and Israeli leaders.
Jamaat seeks Canadian help in holding acceptable polls
06:38 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has called for Canada’s full cooperation and technical assistance to hold the upcoming national elections of Bangladesh in a free, fair and acceptable manner.
CEPZ inferno: 16 fire units, 5 navy teams battle blaze at Adams Cap
05:51 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayA major fire erupted at Adams Cap, a towel manufacturing unit inside the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), around 2:00 pm on Thursday, prompting a large-scale emergency response involving 16 fire-fighting units and five Bangladesh Navy teams.
Jashore: Lick the bone in a restaurant, toss the roast at a wedding
05:37 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe same diners who wipe their plates clean in restaurants are the ones casually discarding untouched roast and biryani at weddings. This is Jashore’s great culinary irony—where thrift ends and showmanship begins.
Ankon earns maiden call-up for Windies ODI series
05:22 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayWicket-keeper batter Mahidul Islam Ankon got a call-up for the first time in ODI format as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday, October 16, announced the squad for the three-match series against West Indies.
Lutfey meets Gor at White House, talks on trade, regional cooperation
05:08 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayIn a significant step towards strengthening economic and diplomatic ties, Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi held a high-level meeting on Wednesday with Sergio Gor, the newly confirmed US Ambassador to India and former US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, at the West Wing of the White House.
Voting ends in RUCSU polls, voter turnout 70%
04:44 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayBalloting in the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) and hall unions ended on Thursday afternoon, October 16.
Possessing advisers’ call records illegal, blackmail: Rizvi
04:39 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has questioned a senior Islamist party leader’s claim of possessing call records of government advisers and threatening to leak them, denouncing the act as illegal and a form of political blackmail.
Shakib signs for three new foreign leagues
04:18 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayBangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, who has been staying abroad since the fall of the previous regime led by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has inked deals for three new foreign leagues.
Inferno at CPEZ towel factory, 15 fire units, navy fight dousing flame
04:14 PM, 16 Oct 2025 ThursdayA massive fire erupted on Thursday, October 15, at Adam Cap, a towel manufacturing unit inside the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), around 2:00 pm.