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February polls to usher new democratic era: Yunus
12:33 PM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh is on course for a democratic transition, with the next general election scheduled for the first half of February.
Ex-minister Kamrul on 5-day remand in murder case
11:51 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayA Dhaka court has granted a five-day remand for former Food Minister Advocate Kamrul Islam in connection with the murder of jute trader Md Monir during the July mass uprising in Chankharpul, Dhaka.
Chief Adviser to inform world about Feb polls: Press secy
11:21 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his ongoing US visit will inform the world about the Bangladesh's next general elections scheduled for the first half of February next year.
YouTube to lift ban on Covid, election misinfo creators
10:29 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayYouTube is set to reinstate creators previously banned for promoting Covid-19 misinformation and false election-related content, according to a letter sent Tuesday by parent company Alphabet to a Republican lawmaker.
14 killed, 124 missing in Taiwan after lake barrier burst
10:06 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayAt least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.
Yunus honoured at Theirworld’s Annual Global Education Dinner
09:20 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayTheirworld’s Annual High-Level Global Education Dinner—held during the United Nations General Assembly in New York—brought together global leaders and changemakers to champion education for all.
Yunus meets world leaders at UN headquarters
08:47 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a series of high-level meetings with prominent global leaders on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
Juba League leader who hurled eggs at Akhtar freed on bail
08:22 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdayJuba League leader Mizanur Rahman, who hurled eggs at National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain — a member of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s delegation to the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York — has been released on bail.
Saudi Grand Mufti Abdulaziz dies
02:06 AM, 24 Sep 2025 WednesdaySheikh Abdulaziz Al Asheikh, Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti and the kingdom’s highest religious authority for over two decades, died on Tuesday.
France recognises Palestinian State at UN meeting
10:04 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayFrance officially recognised Palestinian statehood on Monday during the opening of a high-level United Nations meeting aimed at reviving efforts toward a two-state solution in the Middle East...
Fakhrul claims Ei Samay interview fake, AI-made
09:44 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday dismissed as 'fake and fabricated' an interview published in his name by Kolkata-based online outlet 'Ei Samay'.
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury named Business Person of the Year 2024
09:32 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayAhsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman and CEO of PRAN-RFL Group, has been named Business Person of the Year 2024, recognising his leadership in expanding one of Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerates.
Govt approves exporting 58,000 tonnes of rice bran oil
09:30 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday, September 23, approved 23 firms to export 58,000 tonnes of rice bran oil...
Gold price in Bangladesh hits record Tk 194,859 per bhori
09:17 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayGold prices in Bangladesh surged to an all-time high on Tuesday, as the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raised rates in response to rising costs of refined gold in the local market...
Yunus attends inaugural session of UNGA
08:59 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended the inaugural session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
Trump slams UN as ‘ineffective’, warns ‘empty words don’t solve wars’
08:39 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on the United Nations during his address to the 2025 UN General Assembly on Tuesday, accusing the global body of failing to foster peace and dismissing its efforts as “strongly worded letters” that “don’t solve wars”.
Fakhrul's claim of Jamaat seeking 30 seats untrue: Parwar
08:17 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayJamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has condemned the statement of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir that the party sought the allocation of 30 parliamentary seats from the BNP was utterly untrue, and vengeful...
Interim govt blames Hasina loyalists for attack on Fakhrul, Akhter
07:56 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe interim government of Bangladesh has issued a strong condemnation following the violent assault on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and National Citizen’s Party (NCP) leaders Akhter Hossen and Tasnim Zara in New York on Monday.
Remittances hit $2.09b in 22 days of September
06:47 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh received $2.09 billion in inward remittances in 22 days of September...
Sarjis slams EC over symbol denial, vows to 'See how the election is held'
06:20 PM, 23 Sep 2025 TuesdaySarjis Alam, Chief Organiser for the northern region of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has launched a sharp public protest against the Election Commission’s refusal to allocate the “Shapla” (water lily) symbol to his party — warning that the move casts doubt on the fairness of the upcoming elections.