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Urgent climate action, water resilient path charted for Bangladesh
02:55 PM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayUN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis met Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday, April 10, and discussed pressing environmental challenges and the path forward for climate resilience and water governance in Bangladesh...
Bangladesh requests Interpol to issue red notice on Quader, 9 others
01:51 PM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has requested the Interpol to issue a red notice on 10 individuals, including Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, AL Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, who are absconding since the fall of Awami League government in the July uprising...
Transshipment facility withdrawal: India sends back 4 Bangladeshi trucks
01:18 PM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayIndia sent back four Bangladeshi trucks carrying goods on Wednesday evening, April 9, as the country revoked the long-standing transshipment facility granted to Bangladesh, which allowed goods to be exported from Bangladesh to third countries via Indian land ports...
Purbachal plot graft: Hasina, Putul face arrest warrants
12:44 PM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayA Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against 18 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, in a case filed over irregularities in allocating plots in Purbachal New Town project...
33 abducted fishermen rescued from Sundarbans
12:14 PM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayMembers of Bangladesh Coast Guard have rescued 33 fishermen from the Sundarbans after they were abducted while fishing in the forest...
Gujarat beat Rajasthan to go top of the IPL
11:09 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayBatter Sai Sudharsan and bowler Prasidh Krishna led Gujarat Titans to a 58-run victory over Rajasthan Royals as the 2022 champions notched their fourth straight win in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday to go top of the 10-team standings...
2 lynched, 1 injured in Kamrangirchar
10:19 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayTwo people were killed and another was injured in a mob beating in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar on Wednesday night, April 10...
SSC, equivalent exams begin
08:57 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayThe Secondary School Certificate, SSC, and its equivalent examinations begin on Thursday morning, April 10. The exams started at 10:00am and will continue till 1:00pm. This year, 19,28,281 students under 11 educational boards are participating in the exams...
Mendes' late strike puts PSG in control against Villa
08:46 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayNuno Mendes struck deep into stoppage time to give Paris St-Germain a significant advantage against Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc des Princes...
Raphinha equals Messi record as Barca thrash Dortmund
08:17 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayRaphinha equalled Lionel Messi's club record for goal involvements in a single Champions League campaign as Barcelona thrashed Borussia Dortmund to take command of their quarter-final tie...
Yunus thanks Trump for positive response to tariff pause request
12:56 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump following the latter's announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs for most nations. In a swift response, Professor Yunus took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank the US president for the decision, which excludes China.
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for all countries but China for 3 months
12:06 AM, 10 Apr 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has announced a temporary pause on all "reciprocal" tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the notable exception of China. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump revealed he had authorised a 90-day suspension of the recently imposed tariffs, lowering them to 10 per cent during this period.
EU okays initial countermeasures against US tariffs
10:03 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayEuropean Union, EU, member states on Wednesday approved the first set of retaliatory measures against US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump...
Commerce ministry to assess transhipment impact Thursday
09:25 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayThe Ministry of Commerce has called an urgent meeting Thursday to discuss the impact of India’s cancelling the transshipment facility that allowed Bangladesh to export goods to third countries via its land routes and what needs to be done.
19.28 lakh students sit for SSC, equivalent exams Thursday
09:22 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayThe Secondary School Certificate, SSC, and its equivalent examinations begin from Thursday, April 10...
India claims Bangladesh’s exports to Nepal, Bhutan won’t be affected
08:56 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayFollowing India's decision to withdraw the transshipment facility for Bangladesh, the country's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified on Wednesday that the move will not impact Bangladesh’s exports to Nepal or Bhutan transiting through Indian territory.
Shots fired at house of rice mill owners’ leader Rashid
08:46 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayUnidentified gunmen fired shots at the house of Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners Association president, Abdur Rashid, in Kushtia on Wednesday afternoon, April 9...
Starlink on trial run in Bangladesh with 120 Mbps speed
08:16 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdaySpaceX’s satellite-based internet service, Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, has officially launched in Bangladesh on a trial basis. The trial activities commenced on Wednesday morning (April 9) during the third day of the Bangladesh Investment Summit held at the InterContinental Dhaka.
US goods to face 84% tariff in China
08:05 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayChina again vowed to “fight to the end" Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the US as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday...
Khalilur now assigned as National Security Adviser
07:54 PM, 09 Apr 2025 WednesdayDr Khalilur Rahman, the Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya Issues and Priority Issues, has been entrusted with an additional responsibility as the National Security Adviser.