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Lottery system for posting SPs, OCs ahead of polls
04:55 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe posting of Superintendents of Police (SPs) and Officers-in-Charge (OCs) will be conducted through a lottery system earlier than originally planned before the announcement of election schedule, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced.
Election must be based on 'July Charter': Jamaat
04:48 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami finds the announcement of holding the next general election in February as a positive move and it insisted that the polls must take place based on the 'July Charter'...
EC prepares for holding polls in February: CEC
04:32 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayDespite various challenges, the Election Commission is making comprehensive preparations to hold elections in February, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said.
New rules, bigger fines: Sound pollution gets stricter penalties
04:25 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe government is set to introduce revised and significantly tougher regulations to combat rising noise pollution across the country. The proposed rules introduce harsher penalties, new restrictions, and clearer enforcement mechanisms, reflecting the worsening noise levels – particularly in Dhaka, where studies show noise exceeds acceptable limits by more than double.
Netanyahu hints at Gaza war expansion defying objection
03:54 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at wider military action in devastated Gaza on Tuesday, even as former Israeli army and intelligence chiefs called for an end to the nearly 22-month war...
Top 5 NCP leaders face show-cause notices over pleasure trip on ‘July 36’
03:47 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued show cause notices to five of its central leaders for an unannounced visit to Cox’s Bazar on the first anniversary of the July Uprising—a day marked nationally for its political significance.
Midland Bank’s half-yearly business conference 2025 held
02:56 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe Half-Yearly Business Conference 2025 of Midland Bank PLC was held on Saturday (August 2) at Nilufar Heights on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani, Dhaka.
BNP doesn’t believe in anything other than elections: Fakhrul
02:31 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that their goal is to establish a democratic system through elections, adding that the party does not believe in anything other than elections. “The entire nation believes that a swift election is now the only way forward to overcome the current political crisis and move towards democracy,” he said.
7-college students protest delay in ordinance for proposed univ
01:29 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayStudents have staged a protest demanding the swift issuance of the ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University, which is to be formed by incorporating seven government colleges in the capital.
Trial begins in Abu Sayed murder case
12:33 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal-2 has framed charges and ordered the commencement of trial against 30 accused in connection with crimes against humanity related to the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur and the first martyr of the July mass uprising.
EC collecting info on magistrates deployed in last 3 polls
12:15 PM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe Election Commission (EC) has started collecting information on magistrates who were on duty during the last three controversial national elections. The move follows a request from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), made in connection with a case.
Decision whether to occupy Gaza is ‘up to Israel’: Trump
11:49 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayUnited States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over Gaza.
4 die, around 100 missing as flash floods hit northern India
11:09 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment Wednesday to search for scores missing a day after a deadly Himalayan flash flood.
Japan marks 80 years since atomic bombing amid nuclear tensions
08:58 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayJapan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight.
Messi to miss Miami’s Leagues Cup match against Pumas
08:58 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayLionel Messi will miss Inter Miami's crucial Leagues Cup match against Pumas UNAM due to a muscle issue, coach Javier Mascherano said Tuesday.
7 of a family killed as microbus plunges into canal
08:41 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdaySeven members of a family, including women and children, were killed and several others seriously injured when a microbus lost control and plunged into a canal in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali early Wednesday.
Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi marks 1st anniv of July uprising
08:21 AM, 06 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday commemorated the first anniversary of the July Uprising, which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic government on August 5, 2024.
Man Utd make £74m bid for RB Leipzig striker Sesko
09:53 PM, 05 Aug 2025 TuesdayManchester United have made a bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko with the overall package potentially rising to 85m euros (£73.8m)...
BNP hails both July Declaration and election announcement
09:51 PM, 05 Aug 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed both the July Declaration and the announcement of parliamentary elections in February 2026, calling them significant steps toward democratic restoration and national unity.
‘July Charter’ nears finalisation: Yunus
09:25 PM, 05 Aug 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has announced that the ‘July Charter’, a landmark framework for national reform, has reached the final stages of completion, marking a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s democratic transition.