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HSC, equivalent exam results likely on Oct 16
05:15 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will likely be published on October 16...
Nobel in literature goes to Hungarian László Krasznahorkai
05:03 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayLászló Krasznahorkai of Hungary is joining an illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Rabindranath Tagore, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro as the Nobel Prize in literature was announced on Thursday.
Islami Andolan’s Faizul face legal notice for ‘disparaging’ Quran
04:37 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayA legal notice has been issued to Syed Faizul Karim, Nayeb-e-Amir of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, over remarks allegedly disparaging the Holy Quran, sparking outrage among religious communities.
ADB, Bangladesh ink $100m deal to aid CMSMEs
04:28 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Thursday, October 9, signed a $100 million agreement to help cottage, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (CMSMEs) outside Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas...
Business leaders ask BB to cut interest rates to single digit
04:26 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBusiness leaders have called on Bangladesh Bank to reduce the current high lending rates to single digits, saying that the prevailing double-digit rates are hurting competitiveness and stifling business growth.
Dhaka hails Hamas-Israel talks, reaffirms support for two-state solution
04:07 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has welcomed the ongoing dialogue between Hamas and Israel aimed at ending the war in Gaza, expressing hope that the diplomatic efforts will lead to lasting peace and the establishment of an independent, sovereign State of Palestine.
CPD suggests scrapping ‘Upper House’ plan
03:48 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday, October 9, recommended scrapping the proposed plan to introduce an Upper House in the next (13th) national parliament, saying the move will not bring any effective change but rather add further complexity to Bangladesh’s parliamentary system.
Warrants against Hasina, 27 others sent to IGP, 12 offices
02:36 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 28 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in two enforced disappearance cases to the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Dengue deaths hit 220, mortality rate declines
01:59 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayATM Saiful Islam, Additional Secretary of the Health Services Division, has said that 220 people have died from dengue so far this year.
BNP not worried about whose house diplomats meet at: Khasru
01:22 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the party does not worry about whose house the diplomats will meet at.
German ambassador meets Mirza Fakhrul
12:33 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayDr. Rudiger Lotz, the newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Bangladesh, met with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday morning.
Around 500 bhori gold stolen from jewellery shop, owner claims
11:58 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayAround 500 bhoris of gold ornaments were stolen from a jewellery shop inside Fortune Shopping Mall in Malibagh, Dhaka, early Thursday, the shop owners claimed.
Spain parliament approves total arms embargo on Israel
11:09 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdaySpain’s parliament has approved the enshrinement in law of a total arms embargo on Israel, permanently banning the sale of weapons, dual-use technology and military equipment in response to the genocide in Gaza.
Typhoid vaccine completely halal, says Islamic Foundation DG
10:31 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayDirector General of the Islamic Foundation, Abdus Salam Khan, said that the typhoid vaccine is completely halal.
Israel, Hamas sign off on first phase of peace plan: Trump
09:10 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayUnited States President Donald Trump has said Hamas and Israel have agreed on the first phase of his plan for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an exchange of captives.
8 Bangladeshis killed in road accident in Oman
08:55 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayAt least eight Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a road accident in Oman’s Duqm Sidra area on Wednesday (October 8) afternoon, around 3:00 pm local time.
Local govt expert Tofail Ahmed passes away
08:20 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayEminent local government expert and distinguished academic Professor Tofail Ahmed passed away at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday night. He was 71.
Khaleda makes unannounced midnight visit to Zia’s gravesite
01:37 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia made an unannounced visit to the gravesite of her late husband, former President Ziaur Rahman, shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
Bangladesh fold for 221 despite Hridoy-Miraz resistance against Afghanistan
09:58 PM, 08 Oct 2025 WednesdayBangladesh’s batting woes resurfaced once again as the team were bowled out for 221 runs in 48.5 overs against Afghanistan, despite a valiant fightback led by Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who stitched together a crucial 101-run partnership for the fourth wicket at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
No naach, gaan in Labagh, threatens ‘puritan’ group
09:22 PM, 08 Oct 2025 WednesdayA group of local residents briefly disrupted a cultural programme at Lalbagh Fort this evening, opposing what they described as a “song-and-dance” event near the historic Lalbagh Shahi Mosque and madrasa.