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375 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs
05:50 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayA total of 375 new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8:00am to Tuesday 8:00am), taking the total number of cases to 15,585 from January 1 to till date...
NCP stumbles in EC scrutiny despite 43,000 pages of documents
05:11 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayIn a bid to secure registration with Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC), the National Citizen Party (NCP) delivered a staggering 43,316 pages of documents to the Nirbachan Bhaban by truck...
Changing patterns slow child labour in Jashore but risks shift to the shadows
04:55 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayWhile official statistics on child labour remain sparse, local NGOs and officials note a shift in patterns. Child labour is moving from visible, institutional settings like factories to informal sectors such as workshops, battery rickshaws, and even underground activities like drug peddling and youth gangs.
8 NBR officials suspended
04:38 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has suspended eight officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) who had joined in a demonstration by NBR employees tearing up the copies of two transfer orders issued amid recent movement seeking the removal of the board’s chairman...
PRAN-RFL’s 6 concern win ‘SDG Brand Champion Awards’
03:48 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySix initiatives of the country’s leading conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group have been honored with the ‘SDG Brand Champion Awards 2025’ in recognition of their significant contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh...
None of 144 parties, including NCP, pass EC’s registration screening
03:47 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayNot a single one of the 144 political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), hat applied for registration with the Election Commission (EC) has passed the initial screening process.
HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain dies
02:43 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySayeed Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of HRC Group, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Tuesday (July 15), his personal secretary Md Sohel confirmed.
Govt approves direct procurement for July uprising museum
01:53 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has decided to transform the Prime Minister’s official residence, Ganabhaban, into the "July Uprising Memorial Museum" to commemorate the student and public uprising of July–August 2024. The museum will also highlight the memories of the martyrs and various incidents of repression during the past 16 years of the previous regime.
Decisions must be made swiftly due to time constraints: Ali Riaz
12:50 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayProfessor Dr Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has emphasised the need for prompt decision-making due to time constraints. “We must succeed collectively. The measure of success lies in whether we can reach an agreement on structural reforms,” he said.
Yunus orders swift filling of vacant 32,000 primary head teacher posts
12:32 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to immediately fill approximately 32,000 vacant head teacher positions in government primary schools across Bangladesh to bolster the quality of primary education.
NICVD: Brand new machines gather dust, patients seek tests elsewhere
11:39 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayGopalganj Sadar resident Ashraf Hossain travelled over 80 kilometres with his four-year-old son, Imam Hossain, who suffers from multiple holes in his heart. After visiting three hospitals in Dhaka, they arrived at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases & Hospital seeking surgery.
World Bank VP meets Yunus, supports Bangladesh’s inclusive growth
10:53 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayJohannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank Vice President for South Asia, expressed strong support for Bangladesh’s inclusive growth and praised Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for the Interim Government’s economic reform agenda.
Teesta master plan to be finalised by year-end: Rizwana
10:33 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySyeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Water Resources and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has said that the Teesta master plan will be finalized by the end of this year, with the groundwork already completed.
Sohag murder: Another accused arrested in Narayanganj
10:12 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-10) arrested Nannu, one of the accused in the murder case of scrap trader Lal Chand alias Sohag, from the Bandar area of Narayanganj around 1:00 am on Tuesday (July 14), with assistance from RAB-11.
9 killed in US nursing home fire
09:28 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayA nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate rescue operation, local authorities said Monday.
Starc’s spell sinks Windies for 2nd-lowest Test total of 27
09:12 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayAustralian fast bowler Mitchell Starc produced a devastating opening spell as the West Indies were demolished for 27, the second-lowest score in Test history, to suffer a humiliating 176-run defeat on the third day of the third and final game at Sabina Park on Monday.
End Ukraine war in 50 days or face 100% tariffs, Trump to Russia
08:26 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO.
Zuckerberg unveils AI supercluster push, targets superintelligence by 2026
09:17 PM, 14 Jul 2025 MondayMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced an ambitious plan to position the company as a leader in artificial intelligence by investing “hundreds of billions of dollars” into developing superintelligence – AI systems surpassing human capabilities.
Govt doubles firearms licence fees, slashes access
08:26 PM, 14 Jul 2025 MondayIn a sweeping move to rein in the rampant proliferation of firearms, Bangladesh’s interim government has introduced the Firearms Licence, Renewal and Use Policy-2025, replacing the lax 2016 Policy. The new measures double licence and renewal fees, impose stringent tax requirements, and tighten eligibility criteria.
Architects sound alarm on preserving Cox’s Bazar’s environment
07:54 PM, 14 Jul 2025 MondayArchitects have underscored the urgent need to protect Cox’s Bazar’s fragile ecosystem at the ‘Discourse by the Shore’ – Architects’ Summit 2025, held at the Mermaid Beach Resort on Pechardwip along the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive.