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Govt U-turns from holding postponed HSC exams on same day
06:34 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayIn a swift policy reversal, the government has withdrawn its controversial decision to conduct two postponed HSC and equivalent-level exams on a single day following widespread backlash from students, parents, and educators.
Salehuddin hopes US tariff to come down
06:16 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has expressed hope that the United States will reduce the tariff rates recently imposed on Bangladeshi products. He said the Commerce Adviser is set to travel to the US with a delegation before August 1 to hold discussions on the matter.
Political parties reach consensus on EC’s appointment process
06:06 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayPolitical parties on Wednesday, July 23, reached a consensus to incorporate a provision in the Constitution for forming a selection committee to nominate the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners during the reconstitution of the Election Commission...
4 die of dengue – highest in a day this year
05:12 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayAt least four dengue patients died and 319 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, July 23, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 69 this year...
7 of a family among 8 die in Natore road accident
04:44 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayEight people, including seven members of a family, were killed as a truck and a microbus collided head-on in Natore's Baraigram on Wednesday morning, July 23...
Bangladesh reels in a record fish catch: On the verge of a fishy 'milestone'
04:35 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayForget just hitting targets; Bangladesh is not just cruising along anymore. It is now surging past milestones, making truly fin-credible waves that are catching the world's attention.
Yunus engages with 13 more political parties
04:00 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is holding discussions with leaders from 13 political parties on Wednesday, following a sudden meeting with four major parties on Tuesday night, at the State Guest House Jamuna.
CAAB flight safety chief Habib removed
03:55 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayGroup Captain Md Ahsan Habib has been withdrawn from his post as Director of Flight Safety and Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB)...
No intention to resign, will quit if asked by govt: CR Abrar
02:51 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayEducation Adviser CR Abrar has claimed there were no lapses in the Education Ministry’s duties following the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka. He said he has no intention of resigning voluntarily but will step down if asked by the government.
Jet crash victims’ families decline govt-designated burial site
02:06 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe government designated the city corporation graveyard in Sector 12, Uttara, as the burial site for the victims of the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College. The initial plan was to bury the victims in new graves over old ones. However, none of the victims’ families agreed to bury their loved ones there. Instead, they took the bodies back to their ancestral villages for burial.
Malaysian PM mourns jet crash victims, hails Maherin’s courage
01:22 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed deep shock over Monday’s fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, and praised teacher Maherin Chowdhury for her heroic sacrifice.
5 killed in truck-microbus collision in Natore
12:03 PM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayFive people were killed and two others seriously injured in a collision between a truck and a microbus in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Wednesday morning.
Milestone forms committee to determine exact crash casualties
11:37 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe authorities of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, have formed a six-member committee to determine the exact number of casualties and to prepare a list of the injured, deceased, and missing individuals, including their names and addresses, following the recent fighter jet crash on campus.
Japan PM to announce resignation soon: local media
10:56 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to soon announce his resignation, local media said Wednesday, after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in parliament's upper house.
‘Pilot falls through CI sheet roof,’ Milestone teacher recalls horrific crash
10:31 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayA somber mood prevailed at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Tuesday. Some were seen crying for their beloved classmates, while teachers remained silent and grief-stricken over the loss of their dear colleagues.
Fighter jet crash: 9-year-old Nafi follows sister in death
09:37 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayNazia and her younger brother Nafi, who were severely burnt in the fighter jet crash onto a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, have both died.
Singaporean doctor arrives in Dhaka to aid plane crash response
09:02 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayDr Chong Si Jack, a physician from Singapore General Hospital, arrived in Dhaka to assist the Bangladeshi medical team following a fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka.
6 bodies yet to be identified, families urged to give DNA samples
08:35 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayProfessor Dr Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, said that the identities of six bodies kept at the CMH morgue have not yet been confirmed.
Heavy metal maestro Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76
01:57 AM, 23 Jul 2025 WednesdayBlack Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, his family has announced.
Bangladesh makes history with T20 series win over Pakistan
10:01 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayBangladesh clinched a historic T20 series victory against Pakistan, defeating them by 8 runs in a thrilling second T20I at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.