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Locals besiege Bagerhat election office over JS boundary
12:57 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayLeaders and activists of the All-Party Joint Committee have surrounded the district election office in Bagerhat, demanding that all four parliamentary seats in the district be retained.
3 killed as US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat
11:31 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayPresident Donald Trump says the US military has destroyed an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel travelling in international waters on the way to the US.
Health Adviser off to Singapore for medical treatment
10:45 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayHealth Adviser Nurjahan Begum has left Dhaka for Singapore to undergo medical treatment. She departed on a midnight flight on Monday and is scheduled to return on the night of September 17.
Heavy bombing in Gaza City after Rubio backs Israel
10:31 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIsrael heavily bombarded Gaza City on Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new offensive there and its stated goal of eradicating Hamas.
Rampage in Bhanga: DIG orders necessary actions
09:30 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of police for the Dhaka Range, Rezaul Karim Mallick, visited sites of attacks, vandalism, and arson at government offices and the police station in Bhanga upazila following protests against the reorganization of two unions in Faridpur-4 constituency.
National Consensus Commission tenure extended
09:05 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe government has extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) by one month, now set to end on October 15. A notification in this regard, signed by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, was issued on Monday.
Major reshuffle in NBR: 182 officers transferred
08:44 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayA major reshuffle has been carried out in the tax department through separate orders issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Ministry of Finance on Monday (15 September).
Amit Shah orders deep-dive into 50 years of protests in India
12:02 AM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIndian Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered a comprehensive study of every major protest since 1974 tracing patterns, probing funding trails, and identifying “behind-the-scenes players” to craft a new national protest-prevention protocol.
DU hall leaders impose fines, authority says it's beyond their jurisdiction
09:55 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayNewly elected hall union leaders at Dhaka University are taking matters into their own hands, fining canteen and shop owners for allegedly using “testing salt” to enhance food flavour, sparking controversy over whether they have the legal or institutional authority to do so.
Exporters call port fee hike a ‘bad omen’ for Bangladesh’s RMG sector
08:38 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayBangladesh’s export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry has slammed the Chittagong Port Authority’s (CPA) newly imposed 41% average tariff hike as a “bad omen”, warning it will erode the country’s global competitiveness at a time when buyers are already shifting orders to rival nations.
Bhanga calms after violent riots, but key highways remain blocked
08:10 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayAlthough eerie calm has returned to the streets of Bhanga after Monday’s violent rampage, the Dhaka-Barisal and Dhaka-Khulna highways remain paralysed, severed by protesters demanding the reversal of a controversial constituency boundary change.
Jamaat blasts Hefazat chief’s ‘enemy of qaumi madrassa’ branding
07:40 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayJamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned and rejected a recent statement by Hefazat-e-Islam Amir Maulana Muhibullah Babunagari, who labeled Jamaat as “an enemy of Qaumi madrassahs,” calling the remark “fabricated,” “baseless,” and “unbefitting of a scholar of his stature.”
21 politicians graduate Democracy International fellowship
07:14 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayIn a powerful demonstration of political unity across ideological lines, twenty-one distinguished leaders from five major Bangladeshi political parties, including presidium and executive committee members, district presidents, and general secretaries, graduated on Monday from the Senior Leaders Fellowship Programme (SLFP), organised by Democracy International.
MDMA by mail: 5 held after UK ‘chocolate’ shipment seized
06:57 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayBangladesh’s Directorate of Narcotics Control (DNC) has busted a sophisticated drug trafficking ring that smuggled the dangerous party drug MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, into the country from the UK cleverly concealed inside parcels labeled as “imported chocolates.”
Islamist parties close to forming united front: IAB amir
06:32 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayIslami Andolan Bangladesh Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim has said Islamist political parties are on the verge of uniting ahead of the next national parliamentary elections.
Yunus seeks deeper trade ties with Washington
05:48 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reaffirmed Bangladesh’s strong commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the United States, particularly in trade, investment, energy and development cooperation.
Top industrialists meet Jamaat amir to discuss investment climate, labour law reforms
05:20 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayIn a rare high-level engagement between Bangladesh’s business community and a major political party, a delegation of leading industrialists paid a courtesy visit to Dr Shafiqur Rahman, amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, on Sunday, September 14, at his residence in Bashundhara.
Chaos in Bhanga: Police flee to mosque as rioters torch offices over JS seat realignment
04:52 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayChaos erupted in Bhanga of Faridpur on Monday as thousands of enraged locals, armed with batons, machetes, and native weapons, stormed government buildings, torched vehicles, and chased police personnel.
Chittagong Port users need to pay 41% more from today
04:24 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayIn its first major tariff revision in nearly 39 years, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has implemented a sweeping increase in service charges, requiring users to pay an average of 41 per cent more for port-related services effective Monday, September 15.
Nepal Gen Z protesters return to streets, seek Karki's resignation
04:04 PM, 15 Sep 2025 MondayNepal’s Gen Z-led protest movement has returned to the streets, demanding the resignation of interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, following her unilateral appointment of key ministers without consulting protest leaders.