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Govt may reconsider IMF loan if tougher conditions imposed
10:06 AM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposes new or stricter conditions for disbursing promised loans, the government will reconsider whether to proceed with borrowing.
Voting underway in CUCSU elections
09:08 AM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayAfter a 35-year hiatus, elections for the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) as well as hall and hostel unions are underway.
Final copy of July Charter sent to 33 parties, alliances
08:24 AM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayThe National Consensus Commission has sent the final copy of the July National Charter to political parties. The information was disclosed in a message to the media on Tuesday (October 14) night.
DNA tests may require to identify Shialbari 16 fire victims: Fire Service
10:04 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdaySixteen charred bodies have been recovered so far from NR Garments following a devastating fire that broke out at the readymade garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Shialbari area of Rupnagar Residential Zone in Mirpur of the capital on Tuesday.
Japan fight back from two goals down to beat Brazil
09:42 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayJapan completed a superb second-half turnaround to secure a first-ever victory over Brazil in their international friendly in Tokyo...
16 workers die in Mirpur fire as locked roof exit, toxic smoke trap victims
09:31 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdaySixteen workers lost their lives in a devastating fire that engulfed a garment factory and an adjacent chemical warehouse—identified as Cosmic Pharma—in Shialbari, Mirpur, after being trapped on the upper floors with no escape route, officials confirmed Tuesday night.
Gold prices hit new record, bhori Tk 2.16 lakh
09:24 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association (BAJUS) has raised the prices of gold again, with 22 carat gold up by Tk 2,613 to Tk 2,16,332 per bhori (11.664 grams), the highest so far in the country’s history.
Jamaat’s Taher threatens exposing advisers over ‘polls blueprint’ plot
08:59 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a sharp escalation of political rhetoric, Jamaat-e-Islami Naib-e-Amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has accused advisers in the interim government of orchestrating a “grand conspiracy” to rig the upcoming national elections by embedding partisan loyalists into key civil and police posts.
CUCSU polls on Tuesday amid festive atmosphere
08:43 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayA festive mood has been prevailing on the greenery campus of Chittagong University (CU) as the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) election is going to be held on Wednesday, October 15, amid tight security, after nearly three decades.
Ahsan Khan calls for elevating product standards to int’l level
08:35 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayAhsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of RRAN-RFL Group, has urged the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) to make standards of international level for products as the country’s standards do not correspond to the ones of other countries particularly of developed nations.
Madagascar’s military seizes power after president flees
08:22 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayMadagascar’s military has taken control of the Indian Ocean nation following the sudden departure of President Andry Rajoelina, who fled the country amid a weeks-long uprising led by Gen Z protesters and backed by mutinous soldiers.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak arrives in Dhaka for Lalon commemoration
07:52 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayCelebrated literary theorist and postcolonial scholar Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday at the invitation of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to participate in events marking the 135th death anniversary of the revered mystic saint Lalon Shah.
MPO teachers threaten fast-unto-death if demands not met
06:59 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayMPO-listed teachers of non-government educational institutions have threatened to begin fast-unto-death to press home their three demands, including a 20 per cent rise in house rent allowance.
Smoke, flirt, and fire: Trump, Erdoğan, Macron, and Meloni turn Gaza Summit into a diplomatic soap opera
06:50 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayWhat was supposed to be the Gaza International Peace Summit, a high-stakes gathering to end a war, ended up looking more like a Mediterranean episode of Love Island: Leaders Edition in Sharm El Sheikh.
5 more die from dengue, 841 hospitalised in 24 hrs
06:13 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayFive more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 238 this year...
Teachers’ march to Secretariat faces police obstruction
05:32 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe police obstructed teachers from private MPO-affiliated educational institutions from marching towards the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon, October 14.
Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza city ignoring ceasefire
05:18 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayIsraeli forces have killed five Palestinians in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to local sources and confirmation from the Israeli military. The army stated the individuals were targeted after allegedly approaching its troops.
WFP pledges continued food support for13 lakh Rohingyas
05:01 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayActing Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Carl Skau has reaffirmed the agency's commitment to mobilising food assistance for 1.3 million Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh, stressing that the crisis remains one of the top priorities for the Rome-based UN agency.
Venezuela shuts Norway embassy after Machado wins Nobel Prize
04:46 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayVenezuela says it will close its embassy in Norway, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo...
Backyard alchemy: Khadiza turns grass into jaggery, poverty into power
04:45 PM, 14 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a world obsessed with “start-up culture,” venture capital, and high-tech labs, Khadiza Begum, a quiet woman in rural Faridpur has achieved something far more radical, she turned cattle grass into jaggery.