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Ramkamal’s 48 sons trigger outrage over Indian electoral roll
03:41 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayA bizarre entry in the 2023 electoral roll for Varanasi’s Municipal Corporation, where one Ramkamal Das is listed as the father of 48 sons – all living under the same roof in the Shankuldhara area of Bhelupur ward, with 13 of them born in the same year and all miraculously aged 37.
Trying to bring down US tariffs to 15%: Sk Bashir
02:05 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayCommerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has revealed that Bangladesh is actively seeking to reduce the proposed 20 per cent countervailing tariff imposed by the United States to per cent.
Bangladesh sets export earnings target at $63.5b
01:44 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayThe government has set a target of $63.5 billion in export earnings for the current fiscal year 2025-26, a significant increase from the previous year’s target.
Bangladesh, Malaysia pledge to elevate ties to strategic partnership
01:23 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral relations into a future-oriented strategic partnership, during a high-level meeting at Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, on Tuesday, August 12.
The office that never was: Inside China’s 'Pretend to Work' trend
12:30 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayFrom Dongguan to Shanghai, “pretend offices” are quietly emerging across major Chinese cities – fully equipped with Wi-Fi, meeting rooms, tea breaks, and even fake colleagues. For a daily fee of 30 to 50 yuan ($4–7), unemployed graduates and failed entrepreneurs can rent a desk, dress for work, and walk into a space that feels like a real office because being seen as unemployed feels worse.
Anwar voices concern over Bangladesh's Rohingya burden
11:59 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday, August 12, said Malaysia is concerned with the burden placed on Bangladesh due to hosting enormous numbers of forcibly displaced Rohingyas.
Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur ink 5 MoUs, exchange 3 notes to strengthen ties
09:47 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayOn the first day of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s three-day state visit to Malaysia, Bangladesh and Malaysia signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and exchanged three notes to deepen cooperation across a range of strategic sectors.
Saifuzzaman’s UK property empire goes bust
09:18 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdaySix UK-based property companies tied to Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, a former Bangladeshi land minister and close ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have collapsed into administration, marking a dramatic fall for a once-expansive real estate portfolio now entangled in a widening corruption scandal.
Anwar begins bilateral talks with Yunus in Putrajaya
08:12 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has begun formal bilateral talks with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Putrajaya Tuesday morning.
Anwar receives Yunus in Putrajaya for bilateral talks
07:59 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim formally received Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh at the Perdana Putra Building in Putrajaya on Tuesday morning, marking the beginning of a high-level bilateral engagement during Yunus’s three-day state visit to Malaysia.
India restricts import of jute products from Bangladesh via land ports
07:44 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayIndia has imposed an immediate ban on the import of several categories of jute and bast fibre products from Bangladesh through all land border crossings, allowing entry only through the Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) Seaport in Maharashtra.
NCP leaders meet US Chargé d’Affaires
10:04 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayA delegation from the National Citizen Party (NCP) paid a courtesy visit to US Chargé d’Affaires Tracy Ann Jacobson at her official residence in Dhaka on Monday, August 11.
Alliances candidates must contest with own party symbols
09:42 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayA new provision has been introduced in the draft reforms of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) saying that candidates contesting under an alliance must run with their own party’s symbol, ensuring transparency and clear voter choice.
False affidavit can oust a winning MP, even after election
08:58 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayThe Election Commission has the authority to cancel an MP’s seat even after an election if it is found that false information was submitted in their nomination affidavit, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has confirmed.
EC empowered to scrap results in all 300 seats
07:47 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayThe Election Commission now has the authority to cancel election results in any or all of the 300 parliamentary constituencies if the integrity of the poll is compromised, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah announced on Monday, August 11.
‘No’ vote returns for upcoming parliamentary elections
07:37 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayThe ‘None of the Above’ or ‘No’ vote will be reinstated in the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has confirmed.
Aid convoy from Bangladesh, global partners reaches Gaza
06:51 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayA major humanitarian aid convoy, including significant contributions from Bangladeshi individuals and organisations, entered the besieged territory on Sunday afternoon through the Rafah El-Bri crossing on the Egypt-Palestine border.
Yunus reaches Kuala Lumpur
06:20 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayProfessor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, reached Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Monday evening for a three-day state visit.
Cabin overheats, Biman’s Ctg flight makes emergency landing
06:07 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayA Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Chattogram was forced to make an emergency landing just 21 minutes after take-off due to a mechanical fault that caused a sharp rise in cabin temperature.
Relentless stone looting ruins Bholaganj's white stone quarry
05:38 PM, 11 Aug 2025 MondayThe scenic tourist site of Saada Pathar in Bholaganj of Sylhet’s Companiganj, once famed for its pristine white stones and crystal-clear mountain streams, now lies ravaged by relentless illegal quarrying. What began as sporadic looting after August 5, 2023, has escalated into a full-scale, organised plunder.