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BNP vows no law contrary to sharia if it comes to power
08:28 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayIf the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returns to power, no law contrary to Sharia, Islam, the Quran, or the Sunnah will be enacted, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party’s standing committee.
Polls schedule in 1st half of December: EC Sanaullah
07:54 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe schedule for the 13th parliamentary elections will be announced in the first half of December 2024, Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said.
Chhatra Federation unveils 9-point proposal for student politics reform
07:40 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Dhaka University unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra Federation has put forward a nine-point proposal aimed at bringing qualitative reform to student politics in the country.
Govt to introduce national award after Milestone teacher Maherin’s name
07:20 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe government has decided to introduce a national award named after courageous teacher Maherin Chowdhury, who sacrificed her life to save her students during the recent tragic military aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara...
A strong July for Bangladesh economy: PMI soars to 8.4 points
06:56 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayBangladesh’s economic momentum strengthened notably in July, as the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surged by 8.4 points month-on-month to reach 61.5, indicating robust expansion in business activity.
Trump, Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin aide says
06:40 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in the "coming days", a Kremlin aide has said...
CAAB faults RAJUK for 525 high-rises around Shahjalal and Tejgaon airports
06:03 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has accused the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) of a decade-long failure to act on the demolition of 525 illegally constructed high-rise buildings within flight restriction zones around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Tejgaon Airport.
Major Sadique’s wife Sumaiya placed on 5-day remand
05:27 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday, August 7, placed Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of Major Sadique, on a five-day remand in a case filed over her alleged involvement in a secret meeting with Awami League leaders and activists...
Chinese firm to drill high-pressure gas wells for Titas, Bakhrabad
05:11 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayBangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) has signed an agreement with China’s CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited (CCDC) to drill two deep exploration gas wells in the Titas and Bakhrabad fields.
Photographer Shahidul Alam's case dismissed
04:42 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) has declared illegal a case filed against the internationally renowned photographer, Shahidul Alam, under the ICT Act...
GK Shamim cleared of money laundering charges
04:16 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday, August 7, acquitted expelled Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim in a money laundering case...
Ensuring fair polls now top priority: Yunus
03:24 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the government has entered the second chapter of its tenure, with the key focus now on ensuring a fair national election...
Ex-CJ Khairul sent to jail in verdict manipulation case
02:37 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday sent former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque to jail following the completion of his seven-day remand in a case filed over alleged manipulation of the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system.
Prof Kalimullah arrested in ACC case
01:36 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayFormer Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). He was arrested on Thursday afternoon (August 7) from the Mohammadpur area of the capital.
Ex-DMP chief among 5 charged over Rampura killings, shooting
01:14 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayFormal charges have been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 against five police officers, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman and former Khilgaon Zone Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Rashedul Islam, over the killing of two individuals and the shooting of a youth named Amir Hossain, who was seen hanging from the cornice of a building in Dhaka’s Rampura.
Myanmar’s figurehead president Myint Swe dies
12:26 PM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayMyanmar's military-appointed figurehead president -- suspended from service since last year due to declining health -- died on Thursday, a junta statement said.
Press secy outlines 12 key govt achievements in one year
11:48 AM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayTomorrow (August 8) will mark one year since the formation of the interim government. Following a mass uprising, the Awami League government collapsed, and then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5.
Strict security as advisory council meeting underway at Secretariat
11:12 AM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe meeting of the Advisory Council began around 10:30 am on Thursday in the conference room of the Cabinet Division on the 5th floor of the newly constructed building number 1 at the Secretariat in Dhaka. The meeting is being presided over by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, with other advisers in attendance.
Trump’s sweeping global tariffs take effect
10:48 AM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect in an escalation of his trade war. "IT'S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" Trump said on social media minutes before the midnight deadline in Washington, DC.
Soldier opens fire at US military base, wounds 5
09:49 AM, 07 Aug 2025 ThursdayA soldier opened fire at a US military base in the southern state of Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five fellow troops before he was tackled and apprehended, a senior officer said.