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Fakhrul warns of election conspiracy afresh
06:28 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday warned afresh that a 'deep conspiracy' is underway to divert the upcoming national election from its proper course, urging the country's teachers to remain alert and cautious.
2 more die from dengue, 715 hospitalised in 24 hrs
06:15 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayTwo more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 217 this year...
‘Ozzy: No Escape from Now’ offers raw, tender farewell to the Prince of Darkness
06:13 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe new documentary Ozzy: No Escape from Now captures the final, defiant chapter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, revealing not just the icon but the man beneath the myth as he battled illness, time, and his own mortality with grit, grace, and that unmistakable Osbourne wit.
Taylor Swift’s new album eclipses her past triumphs
05:59 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayTaylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has stormed the UK charts with a jaw-dropping 3,04,000 copies sold in just three days, making it the biggest opening week of 2025 and outpacing even her own recent blockbusters.
Australia call up Renshaw for India ODI series
05:38 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayAustralia have called up batter Matthew Renshaw for their forthcoming one-day international series against India...
Dhaka, Ankara discuss ways to diversify trade, enhance connectivity
04:45 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayBangladesh and Türkiye Tuesday discussed various measures to diversify trade, enhance connectivity, boost investment and promote joint ventures...
12 kg LPG price cut by Tk 29
04:29 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 29 to Tk 1,241 per 12 kg cylinder...
Quantum chip innovators win Nobel for seeing the unseeable
04:22 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a triumph that bridges the ghostly world of quantum mechanics with the tangible reality of everyday objects, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to John Clarke (UC Berkeley), Michel H Devoret (Yale and UC Santa Barbara), and John M Martinis (UC Santa Barbara) for a groundbreaking discovery that defied intuition: quantum effects can manifest in circuits large enough to hold in your hand.
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway: A national lifeline turns into a corridor of suffering
04:07 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, one of Bangladesh’s busiest and most vital transport routes, has become a corridor of misery.
Rubaba joins BCB board in late-night change
03:56 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayCorporate leader and sports organiser Rubaba Dowla has been drafted into the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), replacing Isfak Ahsan, whose nomination was quietly withdrawn hours after Monday’s board election...
UK PM urges students not to join pro-Palestinian protests
02:44 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayUK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged students not to join pro-Palestinian protests on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, warning of "rising antisemitism on our streets".
Jamaat seeks UN cooperation for credible election
02:18 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has sought cooperation and technical assistance from the United Nations to ensure that the upcoming national election is free, fair, and credible.
ICT launches probe into AL as political party
01:57 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has formally launched an investigation against the Awami League as a political party, appointing an investigation officer to lead the process.
ICT amendment bars accused from elections, govt posts
01:30 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been amended for the third time. Under the revised law, any individual formally charged by the tribunal will be deemed ineligible to contest parliamentary or local government elections and barred from holding any government position.
Indonesian school collapse toll rises to 67 as rescue ends
01:03 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe search for victims of last week's Indonesian school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.
WB projects Bangladesh GDP 4.8% in FY26, 6.3% in FY27
12:40 PM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayAfter a turbulent first half of FY25, Bangladesh’s economy rebounded strongly in the second half, driven by robust exports, record remittances, and rising foreign exchange reserves, the World Bank said in its latest Bangladesh Development Update released on Tuesday.
Tarique demands water share, cites Felani killing in BBC Bangla interview
11:20 AM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayBNP’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, has stated that he wants Bangladesh’s rightful share of water from India. He emphasised that he does not want to see another Felani hanging at the border.
Rail services resume in Sylhet after 4-hour derailment halt
09:28 AM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayRail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed on Tuesday (7 October) after a four-hour suspension caused by a train derailment.
Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt end first day on ‘positive’ note
09:10 AM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe first day of resumed indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt ended on a positive note, amid hopes of a potential deal to implement US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, multiple sources told Al Jazeera and other media outlets.
Poet detained for alleged derogatory remarks about heaven
08:50 AM, 07 Oct 2025 TuesdayPoet, cultural activist, and graphic designer Shamim Ashraf has been detained in Mymensingh for allegedly making derogatory remarks about heaven.