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Jet crash: Another student dies at burn institute
08:39 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayA student injured in the jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has died.
71 election officials transferred ahead of nat’l polls
08:10 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayAhead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections, the Election Commission (EC) has transferred 71 officials. The transfer order, issued on Sunday, was signed by Assistant Secretary of the EC Secretariat Mohammad Shahidur Rahman, by order of the President.
A Colonel in tears: I've never seen anything like this
10:09 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayIt has been six days since the sky fell over Uttara’s Diyabari. But for Lieutenant Colonel Tahsin Haque Chowdhury, Camp Commander of the Diyabari Army Camp, time has not moved forward. The images are still there – etched in fire, in smoke, in the silence of dead children.
US firm on August 1 tariff deadline, no extensions
09:50 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe US deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday.
KUET to reopen after 5 months
09:28 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayKhulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) is set to reopen five months after its closure, with classes scheduled to resume from Tuesday, July 29.
Hiding factory closure info: BATBC loses Tk 1,382cr in market value in a day
09:19 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe closure of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited’s (BATBC) Dhaka factory and a sharp drop in quarterly profits have triggered a major market backlash – wiping Tk 1,382 crore off the company’s market capitalisation in a single day.
Govt issues gazette forming 22-member pay commission
08:59 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe government has issued a gazette notification forming a 22-member Pay Commission to determine a new salary structure for officers and employees of government, semi-government, autonomous organisations, state-owned banks and financial institutions, government-funded universities, and state-owned industrial enterprises.
No progress on reducing edible oil prices after two rounds of talks
08:43 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayDespite two rounds of discussions with traders, no agreement was reached on reducing edible oil prices in Bangladesh. The first meeting took place at the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday, followed by a second round on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission.
Remittance hits $1.93b in 26 days of July
08:32 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayExpatriate Bangladeshis sent $1.93 billion in remittances during the first 26 days of July, the opening month of the 2025–26 fiscal year. In Bangladeshi currency, based on an exchange rate of Tk 122 per dollar, this amounts to approximately Tk 23,582.60 crore.
Yunus seeks Malaysia’s support for Bangladesh’s ASEAN membership
07:57 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayProfessor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, urged Malaysia to support Bangladesh’s bid to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a full member state.
‘Owned’ vocalist AK Ratul passes away
07:49 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayAK Ratul, the vocalist and bassist of the band ‘Owned’ and son of late actor Jashim, has passed away. He suffered a heart attack around 3:30 pm on Sunday while working out at a gym.
Aftermath of crash: Sabir trembles at planes, resists return to Diyabari campus
07:31 PM, 27 Jul 2025 Sunday“I’ve come to school twice since it happened,” 11-year-old Sabir said, his voice barely above a whisper. “Every time I come, I hear the sound of a plane in the sky… and my heart trembles. I feel like it’s going to fall on my head again. I want to run. I want to hide.” He looked down. “Even if I stay in Milestone, I will never come back to this campus. I don’t want to study here anymore.”
Consensus Commission: Parties back PM term cap, independent police body
07:04 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayPolitical parties on Sunday reached a consensus over two reform proposals - one for not allowing anyone to serve as the Prime Minister for more than 10 years in life and another is for forming an independent police commission to ensure professionalism and accountability in the police force.
All anti-discrimination committees suspended except central
06:41 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has suspended the activities of all its committees across the country, except the central committee. The announcement was made at a press briefing on Sunday (July 27).
Swarming Bangladeshi cities, 'Bangla Teslas' grab global attention
06:27 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayLocals call them “Bangla Teslas.” They’re not sleek sedans or luxury SUVs. They’re battery-powered rickshaws—three-wheeled, open-air, hand-built machines that now dominate the urban landscape of Bangladesh. And with an estimated 4 million on the roads, up from just 200,000 in 2016, they may just be the largest informal electric vehicle fleet in the world.
ECNEC nods 12 projects worth Tk 8,149cr, with Tk 2,840cr for DU
06:02 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 12 projects with a total estimated cost of Tk 8,149.38 crore. Among these is a project for the further development of the University of Dhaka, costing Tk 2,840.39 crore.
3 more die of dengue, 409 hospitalised in 24hrs
05:47 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThree more people died from dengue in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 76 this year. The latest fatalities were reported from the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and Rajshahi Division.
4 expelled student leaders on 7-day remand
05:40 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayA Dhaka court has granted a seven-day remand for four expelled student leaders in connection with an extortion case. Three of the accused are former members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, while another is also a former member of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Council (BDSC).
Turkey records all-time high temperature of 50.5C
05:09 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayTurkey's environment ministry said Saturday that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a nationwide record.
Govt to buy 25 aircraft from US
04:23 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayIn a move to reduce the trade deficit, Bangladesh is set to purchase 25 Boeing aircraft from the United States. Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman shared the information while speaking to journalists at his office in the Secretariat on Sunday (July 27).