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US envoy inspects Bangladesh-US Joint Air Force Exercise
06:09 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe US Charge d’Affaires in Bangladesh, Tracy Ann Jacobson, visited Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram on Tuesday, September 16, to observe the ongoing bilateral military exercise “Operation Pacific Angel 25-3”.
Govt okays exporting 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja
05:46 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday, September 16, began exporting hilsa to India, with the government authorising 37 local companies to ship a total of 1,200 metric tonnes ahead of Durga Puja...
Shipbreaking showdown: India's $500m scheme aims to dethrone Bangladesh
05:39 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIn a strategic move to dominate the global ship recycling industry, India’s Modi government is finalising a Rs 4,000 crore ($500 million) incentive package aimed squarely at capturing Bangladesh’s commanding 46 per cent share of the global shipbreaking market.
The city that never cools: Dhaka's faster warming and lethal nights
05:06 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayDhaka, one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, is heating up at an alarming and accelerating pace, transforming from a bustling metropolis into a pressure cooker of rising temperatures, vanishing greenery, and dangerous nighttime heat.
Bangladesh face do-or-die test against Afghanistan’s spinners
04:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh will walk into Abu Jayed Stadium on Tuesday knowing the math is brutally simple. Beat Afghanistan or pack the bags. Even then, their fate will hang on other results...
Climate catastrophe: Heat costs Bangladesh $1.7B, ignites health crisis
04:21 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh is spiraling into a silent, scorching emergency, one that is claiming lives, crushing productivity, and costing the economy at least $1.7 billion.
We all members of a family, says Yunus at Dhakeshwari temple
03:46 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, September 16, said that every citizen of Bangladesh is entitled to equal dignity and rights, saying that no one should face discrimination...
July martyrs, fighters’ names to be dropped if proven fake: Ministry
02:50 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has said that any names proven to be fake will be removed from the official list of July martyrs and fighters, and a revised gazette will be published.
Jamaat reschedules programmes to avoid disrupting BCS exam
02:22 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has rescheduled its programmes announced for 18 and 19 September, shifting them from morning to afternoon to avoid causing difficulties for candidates of the 47th BCS preliminary examination, which is scheduled for 18 September.
Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple, exchanges greetings
01:19 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka on the occasion of the Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. He arrived at the temple at 11:00 am on Tuesday (16 September).
Locals besiege Bagerhat election office over JS boundary
12:57 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayLeaders and activists of the All-Party Joint Committee have surrounded the district election office in Bagerhat, demanding that all four parliamentary seats in the district be retained.
3 killed as US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat
11:31 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayPresident Donald Trump says the US military has destroyed an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel travelling in international waters on the way to the US.
Health Adviser off to Singapore for medical treatment
10:45 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayHealth Adviser Nurjahan Begum has left Dhaka for Singapore to undergo medical treatment. She departed on a midnight flight on Monday and is scheduled to return on the night of September 17.
Heavy bombing in Gaza City after Rubio backs Israel
10:31 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIsrael heavily bombarded Gaza City on Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new offensive there and its stated goal of eradicating Hamas.
Rampage in Bhanga: DIG orders necessary actions
09:30 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of police for the Dhaka Range, Rezaul Karim Mallick, visited sites of attacks, vandalism, and arson at government offices and the police station in Bhanga upazila following protests against the reorganization of two unions in Faridpur-4 constituency.
National Consensus Commission tenure extended
09:05 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe government has extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) by one month, now set to end on October 15. A notification in this regard, signed by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, was issued on Monday.
Major reshuffle in NBR: 182 officers transferred
08:44 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayA major reshuffle has been carried out in the tax department through separate orders issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Ministry of Finance on Monday (15 September).
Amit Shah orders deep-dive into 50 years of protests in India
12:02 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIndian Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered a comprehensive study of every major protest since 1974 tracing patterns, probing funding trails, and identifying “behind-the-scenes players” to craft a new national protest-prevention protocol.
DU hall leaders impose fines, authority says it's beyond their jurisdiction
09:55 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayNewly elected hall union leaders at Dhaka University are taking matters into their own hands, fining canteen and shop owners for allegedly using “testing salt” to enhance food flavour, sparking controversy over whether they have the legal or institutional authority to do so.
Exporters call port fee hike a ‘bad omen’ for Bangladesh’s RMG sector
08:38 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayBangladesh’s export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry has slammed the Chittagong Port Authority’s (CPA) newly imposed 41% average tariff hike as a “bad omen”, warning it will erode the country’s global competitiveness at a time when buyers are already shifting orders to rival nations.