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Dhaka to ink worker recruitment deal with Riyadh in 2-3 weeks
08:23 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayExpatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul announced that Bangladesh will sign a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next 2-3 weeks to enhance the welfare and security of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
NCP to unveil manifesto titled ‘A New Bangladesh’ at Sunday’s rally
08:18 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch its foundational 24-point vision manifesto, titled "A New Bangladesh", in a major public rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday, August 3.
US, Bangladesh bolster defence ties with joint military exercise ‘Tiger Shark’
06:54 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe United States and Bangladesh have successfully concluded Tiger Shark, a bilateral military exercise aimed at strengthening regional security, enhancing interoperability, and fostering mutual capabilities between their armed forces.
US deports 39 Bangladeshis on military aircraft amid harsh conditions
06:44 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThirty-nine Bangladeshi nationals, including one woman, were forcibly repatriated to Bangladesh early Saturday aboard a US military C-17 transport plane, arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:45 am.
PRAN-RFL recruits 2,000 in 22-year-old mill, eyes 12,000 more
06:24 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a powerful revival of a long-dormant industrial legacy, PRAN-RFL Group, one of Bangladesh’s largest conglomerates, has successfully created 2,000 new jobs within just six months by reopening the state-run Rajshahi Textile Mills, now rebranded as Barendra Rajshahi Textile Limited under public-private partnership.
Women’s U-20 team departs for AFC Qualifiers
06:07 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh women’s under-20 football team departed Dhaka on Saturday, setting off for Laos to compete in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026.
Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza continue, hunger deaths surge
05:43 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 22 Palestinians overnight across the Gaza Strip, targeting Rafah, Khan Younis, and Deir al-Balah, according to local health officials.
Full duty waiver if 20% US raw materials used: BGMEA chief
05:37 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a major boost for Bangladesh’s export sector, products – including ready-made garments – that contain at least 20 per cent US-sourced raw materials, such as American cotton, will be fully exempt from US countervailing duties.
4 killed as Cox's Bazar Express runs over auto-rickshaw
05:08 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayAt least four people were killed as a speedy train hit a CNG-run-auto-rickshaw at Rashidnagar level crossing in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon.
Altered flow, pollution drive hilsa away from the bay
04:42 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayOn the quiet shores of Saherkhali Point, where the Karnaphuli River meets the Bay of Bengal, the sea no longer sings the same song it once did. The rhythmic splash of nets, the laughter of fishermen hauling in silver-scaled hilsa under golden dawns – these memories are fading, like footprints in the receding tide.
Another attempt to reach global plastic pollution pact involving 180 nations
04:10 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayNegotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening on Aug 5 in Geneva, but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. The coming 10 days of talks involving delegates from nearly 180 nations follows a failure to reach a deal in December 2024 on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year.
Jamaat amir undergoes successful bypass surgery
02:41 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayJamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has undergone successful coronary artery bypass surgery at a private hospital in Dhaka...
July Proclamation to be unveiled on August 5
02:15 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation which will be unveiled before the nation on Tuesday, August 5. “The July Declaration will be presented to the nation on Tuesday (August 5) at 5:00 pm...
Martyrs buried in mass grave to be identified through DNA Tests: Jahangir
01:26 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the identities of the July Uprising martyrs buried at Rayerbazar graveyard...
Gulistan market fire under control
12:19 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe fire erupted at Sundarban Square Market in Dhaka's Gulistan has been brought under control...
3 Bangladeshis die in Malaysia road crash
11:29 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThree Bangladeshi nationals were killed and two others injured after a multi-purpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway (LPT) 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday...
Fire erupts in Gulistan market, 11 fire units respond
10:51 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayA fire erupted at Sundarban Square Market in Dhaka's Gulistan on Saturday morning, August 2. The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the market around 10:00am, said Talha Bin Jashim, acting officer (media cell)...
July Proclamation to be announced by Aug 5: Mahfuj
10:08 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the much-talked-about July Proclamation will be announced by August 5 next...
Slovenia becomes first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel
09:39 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdaySlovenia has announced that it will ban the import, export and transit of all weapons to and from Israel in response to the country's actions in Gaza...
Sk Bashir dismisses 'secret deal' over US tariff cut
08:46 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayCommerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has dismissed the speculations of any secret deal with the United States in exchange for the reciprocal tariff reduction on Bangladeshi exports...