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Education secy Siddique withdrawn
04:24 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has withdrawn Education Ministry's Senior Secretary Siddique Zobair. Information Adviser Mahfuz Alam, also member secretary of the Advisory Council Committee on Public Administration, shared this information...
Advisers fail to leave Milestone despite heavy police escort
04:00 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Asif Nazrul and Education Adviser CR Abrar were unable to leave Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara on Tuesday, despite a heavy police escort, after being confined for five hours by protesting students.
Thursday’s HSC exam postponed, too: Education adviser
03:55 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has decided to postpone the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations scheduled for Thursday (July 24) in the face of student protests...
Hundreds of students storm secretariat
03:34 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdaySeveral thousand student protesters demanding various reforms stormed into the Bangladesh Secretariat through Gate 1 on Tuesday, July 22, around 3:40pm.The demonstrators were chanting slogans such as "Fake, fake," "Why did my brother die? Administration, answer!" and "Action, Action, Direct Action!"
Govt considers each of six demands of Milestone students ‘reasonable’
03:23 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has deemed all six demands from students affected by the plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital as reasonable, according to a statement issued on Tuesday, July 22.
Pilot Tauqir’s first namaz-e-janaza held in Kurmitola
03:00 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe first funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) of Flight Lieutenant Md Tauqir Islam Sagar, who died in Monday’s plane crash, was held in Kurmitola, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
No exact info on how many students were inside Milestone building
02:08 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayFollowing the tragic crash of a training aircraft onto a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, conflicting information has been circulating regarding the number of casualties. Students began protesting on Tuesday morning, alleging that the authorities are not providing accurate information about the death toll.
Milestone students protest, issue 6 demands
01:11 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayStudents of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Tuesday called for a peaceful protest at the college roundabout to express their outrage over the recent fatal plane crash.
Two advisers, press secretary confined by Milestone students
11:52 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul and Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam were confined by students of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Tuesday morning and were unable to leave the college campus amid strong protests.
Bangladesh mourns plane crash victims
11:29 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayA day of national mourning is being observed on Tuesday (July 22) following the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka.
DNA tests underway to identify unrecognised plane crash victims
10:35 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government is providing all necessary support for each of the deceased and injured in the plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital.
Burn institute tightens entry to manage crowds
10:05 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayFollowing the Air Force training plane crash in Uttara, authorities have imposed strict entry controls at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute to manage the large crowds.
Plane crash death toll rises to 31: ISPR
09:02 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe death toll in the Bangladesh Air Force training plane crash in Uttara has risen to 27, with doctors confirming that 25 of the deceased were children. Additionally, 78 injured individuals are receiving treatment at various hospitals, with five in critical condition.
Govt offers free treatment for all Uttara plane crash injured
08:43 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government will provide free medical treatment to all individuals injured in the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka.
Today’s HSC, equivalent exams postponed
08:12 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft in Dhaka’s Uttara.
Death toll in Uttara plane crash rises to 22, 170 more in hospitals
01:39 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe death toll from the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash in Dhaka’s Uttara area has risen to 22 , with 170 others currently receiving treatment in various hospitals across the city.
Fatal burns bring Samanta Lal back into public discourse
01:27 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayFollowing the collapse of the Awami League government during last year’s mass uprising in July, former health minister and renowned burn specialist Dr Samanta Lal Sen went into hiding. Since then, there has been widespread uncertainty about his whereabouts – whether he remains in Bangladesh or has left the country. However, sources close to him confirm that he is still within the nation.
Maherin gives life to save students
12:36 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayMaherin Chowdhury, a 42-year-old coordinator at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara neighbourhood, tragically lost her life on Monday night after heroically saving numerous students from a devastating fire caused by a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crash.
Jamaat women join male colleagues in talks with US envoy
09:37 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayThe central office of Jamaat-e-Islami in Moghbazar buzzed with a rare and powerful moment of unity on Monday, July 21. Leaders from the party’s women’s department sat alongside top male leaders, including party amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman, to meet US Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires Tracy Ann Jacobson.
Sagarika’s hat-trick lifts Bangladesh girls to U-20 glory over Nepal
09:14 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayOn a balmy Monday evening, July 21, at Bashundhara Kings Arena, the Bangladesh Under-20 women’s team didn’t just retain their title – they claimed it with a roar, crushing Nepal 4-0 to emerge as undefeated champions of the SAFF U-20 Championship.