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WB South Asia VP Zutt arrives in Dhaka
02:03 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayJohannes Zutt, the newly appointed Vice President for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, arrived in Dhaka today for a four-day official visit.
Passport predicament: Rising visa rejections trap Bangladeshis in diplomatic crosshairs
01:12 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayBangladeshis are increasingly facing delays or outright rejections when applying for visas – to India, Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and even countries that once offered easier access.
Jatrabari blast death toll rises to 3 as another dies
01:06 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayThe three-year-old girl, who sustained 90 percent burn injuries in an explosion apparently from gas leak at a building in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the early hours of Saturday, raising the death toll to three...
Mom's bomb threat grounds flight in wild affair intervention
12:36 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayIn a plot twist worthy of a soap opera, a mother’s desperate bid to derail her son’s extramarital escapade led to a fake bomb threat that grounded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. The dramatic saga unfolded on Saturday, sparking a three-hour search, three arrests, and a tale of family betrayal that’s got everyone talking.
Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time
12:22 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayCaptain Joe Burns said it was "special moment" when he realised Italy had qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time despite suffering a nerve-shredding nine-wicket defeat to the Netherlands...
Dhaka, Washington settle some tariff disputes, others linger
12:00 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayOn the final day of the second round of trade talks held in Washington DC on Friday, Bangladesh and the United States reached agreements on several issues, though some matters remain unresolved.
Speedy trial for Mitford trader murder: Asif Nazrul
11:50 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has vowed to ensure swift justice for the brutal murder of a scrap metal trader in the capital’s Mitford area on July 9, promising exemplary punishment for the perpetrators through a speedy trial.
BSF kills Bangladeshi along Thakurgaon border
11:46 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayThe Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has shot a Bangladeshi national dead along Haripur border in Thakurgaon...
Fuel supply was cut just before Air India crash: Report
10:43 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayA preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India crash has revealed that the fuel control switches for both engines were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before the aircraft went down...
2 put on remand over brutal murder near Mitford Hospital
10:05 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayA Dhaka court has granted five days' remand each for two youths arrested in connection with the murder of a businessman in front of Gate-3 of Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, popularly known by its colonial era name- Mitford Hospital...
WHO sends Putul on indefinite leave
09:18 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdaySaima Wazed Putul, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) controversial regional director for the South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), has been sent on indefinite leave from Friday...
150,000 Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh over last 18 months: UNHCR
08:27 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayAround 150,000 Rohingyas have entered Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh during the past 18 months, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
2 Jubo Dal leaders expelled over trader murder outside Mitford Hospital
10:10 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayTwo leaders of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal have been expelled for life over the brutal murder of a trader by hacking and stoning him in broad daylight in front of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka...
SAFF U-20 Women's Champs: Bangladesh make flying start crushing Sri Lanka 9-1
09:15 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayA brilliant hattrick by striker Sagorika guided defending champions Bangladesh to make a flying start in the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-20 Women’s Championship 2025...
138 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs
08:07 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayA total of 138 new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours (from Thursday 8:00am to Friday 8:00am), taking the total number of cases to 14,069 from January 1 to till date...
Economist Abul Barkat sent to jail in graft case
07:34 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayA Dhaka court has sent economist Dr Abul Barkat to jail in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
800 killed in Gaza since May 27 trying to get aid: UN
06:48 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayNearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday...
Karnaphuli EPZ factory fire under control
06:25 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayA fire broke out at Zant Accessories factory in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Chattogram's Patenga area on Friday afternoon, but it was quickly brought under control...
Fire erupts at factory in Karnaphuli EPZ
05:19 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayA fire erupted at a factory in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) area of Chattogram city on Friday afternoon, July 11. The fire originated at the factory named Zant Accessories around 2:51pm...
Expelled Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Khulna
04:22 PM, 11 Jul 2025 FridayAn ousted leader of the Jubo Dal was shot and hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Khulna city’s Daulatpur area on Friday, police and eyewitnesses said...