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Journalists must be safe from attacks, surveillance: UN
08:33 AM, 03 May 2025 SaturdayUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said amidst spiraling conflict, climate chaos, growing divisions, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, a free press is more vital than ever...
Bangladesh Film Archive delegation attends FIAF Congress 2025
09:50 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayA three-member delegation from the Bangladesh Film Archive is currently attending the FIAF Congress 2025, taking place in Montreal, Canada...
AL's ‘Boat’ symbol must be eradicated from the country: Nahid
08:12 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayNational Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday demanded the eradication of Awami League’s ‘boat’ election symbol from Bangladesh, accusing the party of turning into a fascist and terrorist organisation...
Bangladesh to tour UAE for two T20Is
07:31 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayThe Bangladesh national cricket team will visit United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month for two-match T20 International series...
MoFA disowns ex-Army official’s remarks on India
06:32 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayThe government on Friday clarified that the recent remarks made by Major General (retired) ALM Fazlur Rahman on his personal social media account were expressed solely in a personal capacity...
Israeli strikes kill 29 in Gaza
05:18 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayGaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 29 people Friday in the Palestinian territory, devastated by war and under a total Israeli aid blockade for two months...
Govt to seek UN cooperation to assess media's role in last 16 yrs
04:22 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayChief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqur Rahman on Friday, May 2, said that the government will seek cooperation from the United Nations to assess the role of Bangladesh's media...
Cumilla’s abandoned airport eyes a comeback
03:38 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayBeneath the overgrown grass and cracked tarmac of Cumilla’s abandoned airport lies a forgotten legacy—a once-thriving airfield that served the skies during the turbulence of World War II, now reduced to a training ground for drivers and a dilapidated road...
Pakistani Kashmir orders stockpiling of food as India tensions flare
02:53 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayPakistan-administered Kashmir called on residents near the de facto border with the Indian side of the region to stockpile food on Friday as tensions flare between the arch-rivals following a deadly attack last month.
Govt urges Bangladeshis in Saudi to avoid Hajj without permit
02:34 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayThe Ministry of Religious Affairs in a statement on Friday requested Bangladeshis staying in Saudi Arabia not to perform Hajj without a Hajj permit.
Man Utd seize control of Europa League semi against 10-man Bilbao
01:10 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayBruno Fernandes struck twice as Manchester United put one foot in the Europa League final with a clinical away performance to beat 10-man Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Thursday.
Fiji PM meets 26 Bangladeshis, orders probe into their complaints
12:26 PM, 02 May 2025 FridayFiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has ordered the Employment Minister and Minister for Immigration to investigate complaints he personally received from 26 Bangladeshi workers at a local supermarket in the Central Division.
Most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China: Apple
11:35 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayApple says it is shifting production of most iPhones and other devices to be sold in the US away from China, which has been the focus of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Israel launches airstrikes near Syria’s presidential palace
10:40 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayIsrael's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority.
Khaleda to return home from London on May 5
10:26 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will return home on Monday after her medical check-up in London.
BMD predicts heatwaves, cyclones, nor’westers for May
09:54 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayBangladesh may face a combination of heatwaves, cyclones, and nor’wester storms throughout May, according to the bulletin from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), signed by Deputy Director (current charge) Md. Mominul Islam on Wednesday (April 30).
Over 100 children sick in India after snake found in school meal
09:09 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayIndia's human rights body said Thursday it was investigating reports more than 100 children fell sick after eating a school lunch served after a dead snake was found in the food.
Waltz out as US security adviser, Rubio steps in temporarily
08:40 AM, 02 May 2025 FridayUS President Donald Trump has removed Mike Waltz from his post as national security adviser, and will nominate him as ambassador to the United Nations.
Prof Hazrat Ali appointed acting VC of KUET
05:29 PM, 01 May 2025 ThursdayThe government has appointed Professor Md Hazrat Ali of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) as the acting Vice-Chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET).
Workers’ sweat smells like perfume to me: Jamaat amir
04:37 PM, 01 May 2025 ThursdayJamaat-e-Islami amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that industries are built on the blood and sweat of workers. “I want to tell the workers—your sweat smells like perfume to me,” he said.