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Vegetable prices surge in Dhaka markets; no item below Tk 80
04:29 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayVegetable prices have jumped sharply in the capital’s kitchen markets over the past week, leaving no item except papaya below Tk 80 per kg and forcing consumers to cut back on purchases...
61 killed in Pakistan floods, landslides
03:53 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayAt least 61 people, including women and children, were killed as heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), rescue officials said on Friday...
Husband, 8 others sued over woman’s death in Shewrapara
02:49 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayA case has been filed against nine individuals, including Sifat Ali, the husband of Fahmida Tahsin Keya, following her mysterious death in Shewrapara, Mirpur.
30 killed, many trapped in debris after heavy rains in Pakistan
02:24 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayLandslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in northern Pakistan and left many others trapped in the debris of their homes, disaster authorities said Friday.
10 killed as bus hits parked truck in India’s West Bengal
12:59 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayA bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a stationary truck on National Highway 19 in East Burdwan, West Bengal, India, on Friday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring 35 others.
50 years since Sheikh Mujib’s assassination
12:23 PM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayToday marks the 50th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In the early hours of August 15, 1975, he was assassinated at his residence at 32 Dhanmondi, Dhaka, by a group of army personnel.
Security beefed up in Gopalganj on Aug 15 anniv
11:39 AM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayAuthorities have heightened security across Gopalganj district on Friday (August 15), the day Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members were assassinated 50 years ago.
‘We embrace death because of debt, lack of food’
11:07 AM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayThe lifeless bodies of four members of a family were discovered in the quiet lanes of Bamunshikar in Poba on the outskirts of Rajshahi city, on the morning of Friday, August 15.
No point in holding elections if not legitimate, Yunus tells CNA
10:49 AM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus vowed to restore democracy in Bangladesh and ensure credible elections, stating that there is no point in holding elections if they are not legitimate.
India won’t compromise farmers’ interests, Modi to Trump
09:28 AM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that his government would never compromise on the interests of farmers, as they have made the country "self-sufficient" — a subtle message directed at US President Donald Trump amid a stalemate over a trade deal.
Putin praises Trump’s Ukraine efforts, hints at nuclear deal
09:07 AM, 15 Aug 2025 FridayRussian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska.
Remittances hit $1.14bn in 13 days of August
09:44 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayBangladesh received $1.14 billion in remittances in the first 13 days of August of the fiscal year 2025-26...
A diplomatic standoff: Palestine rejects AUW placements over Israeli ties
09:09 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Embassy of the State of Palestine in Dhaka has issued a strong statement clarifying its position on the placement of Palestinian female students from Gaza at the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chattogram, citing serious concerns over the institution’s affiliations with entities linked to Israel and its leadership’s alignment with policies that undermine Palestinian sovereignty.
SQ Chowdhury family to seek proof from Foreign Ministry of his ‘judicial killing’
08:44 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe family of executed BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will send a legal notice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, seeking evidence to support their claim that he was subjected to a ‘judicial killing’ by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)...
This govt doing nothing illegal with wiretapping devices: Shafiqul
08:40 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe current interim government is not engaging in any illegal activities regarding the use of wiretapping devices, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam has said.
38 killed, 100 injured in Jammu and Kashmir cloudburst
08:12 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayAt least 38 people, including two CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) personnel, have been killed and 100 injured after a massive cloudburst caused a flash flood in India’s Jammu and Kashmir...
Biman faces wave of technical faults triggering safety concerns
07:24 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayBiman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, is grappling with a string of technical malfunctions that have disrupted flight schedules, stranded passengers, and raised serious concerns about aircraft safety and operational management.
3 workers die in Netrakona roof collapse
07:19 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayThree construction workers were killed and two others injured as the roof of a building collapsed in Netrakona on Thursday afternoon, August 14...
Zia most honest statesman since Hazrat Umar: Bulu
07:17 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayBNP Vice Chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu has described martyred President Ziaur Rahman as the most honest, capable, and patriotic statesman in the Muslim world since Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab.
The priciest catch: A single 1.8kg hilsa auctioned at Tk 5,625
06:42 PM, 14 Aug 2025 ThursdayIn the early morning of Thursday, August 14, as the tide receded off the coast of Kuakata in Patuakhali, fisherman Sunu Gazi hauled in a net that held more than just his daily livelihood. it carried a symbol of hope, rarity, and rising value in Bangladesh’s fishing economy.