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Govt okays 5 Shariah bank merger proposal
07:26 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe Council of Advisers has approved a proposal to merge five financially troubled private Islamic Shariah-based banks into a single new entity...
From OTT sensation to big screen debut: Touqir brings ‘Delupi’, a portrait of real Bangladesh
07:24 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayAfter redefining digital storytelling with his critically acclaimed OTT series Shaaticup (2022) and Sinpaat (2024), visionary filmmaker Mohammad Touqir Islam is stepping onto the silver screen with his debut feature film ‘Delupi’ a deeply human drama rooted in the soil, sweat, and soul of rural Bangladesh.
4 more die from dengue, 781 hospitalised in 24 hrs
06:35 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayFour more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 224 so far this year...
Delhi’s diplomatic dare: India hosts Taliban FM, sparks global scrutiny
06:22 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayIn a move drawing regional and international scrutiny, India has allowed Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi — a man listed under UN sanctions for terrorism — to visit New Delhi on an eight-day official trip beginning Thursday.
Tigresses to take on New Zealand in crucial game Friday
06:20 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBangladesh Women's team will take on New Zealand in their third game of the ICC Cricket World Cup with a renewed confidence following a tremendous performance in the last two matches...
Cabinet nods Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025
05:36 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayIn a landmark move to modernise its digital governance framework, the interim government of Bangladesh has formally approved the Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025
HSC, equivalent exam results likely on Oct 16
05:15 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will likely be published on October 16...
Nobel in literature goes to Hungarian László Krasznahorkai
05:03 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayLászló Krasznahorkai of Hungary is joining an illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Rabindranath Tagore, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro as the Nobel Prize in literature was announced on Thursday.
Islami Andolan’s Faizul face legal notice for ‘disparaging’ Quran
04:37 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayA legal notice has been issued to Syed Faizul Karim, Nayeb-e-Amir of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, over remarks allegedly disparaging the Holy Quran, sparking outrage among religious communities.
ADB, Bangladesh ink $100m deal to aid CMSMEs
04:28 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Thursday, October 9, signed a $100 million agreement to help cottage, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (CMSMEs) outside Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas...
Business leaders ask BB to cut interest rates to single digit
04:26 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBusiness leaders have called on Bangladesh Bank to reduce the current high lending rates to single digits, saying that the prevailing double-digit rates are hurting competitiveness and stifling business growth.
Dhaka hails Hamas-Israel talks, reaffirms support for two-state solution
04:07 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has welcomed the ongoing dialogue between Hamas and Israel aimed at ending the war in Gaza, expressing hope that the diplomatic efforts will lead to lasting peace and the establishment of an independent, sovereign State of Palestine.
CPD suggests scrapping ‘Upper House’ plan
03:48 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday, October 9, recommended scrapping the proposed plan to introduce an Upper House in the next (13th) national parliament, saying the move will not bring any effective change but rather add further complexity to Bangladesh’s parliamentary system.
Warrants against Hasina, 27 others sent to IGP, 12 offices
02:36 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 28 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in two enforced disappearance cases to the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Dengue deaths hit 220, mortality rate declines
01:59 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayATM Saiful Islam, Additional Secretary of the Health Services Division, has said that 220 people have died from dengue so far this year.
BNP not worried about whose house diplomats meet at: Khasru
01:22 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayBNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the party does not worry about whose house the diplomats will meet at.
German ambassador meets Mirza Fakhrul
12:33 PM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayDr. Rudiger Lotz, the newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Bangladesh, met with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday morning.
Around 500 bhori gold stolen from jewellery shop, owner claims
11:58 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayAround 500 bhoris of gold ornaments were stolen from a jewellery shop inside Fortune Shopping Mall in Malibagh, Dhaka, early Thursday, the shop owners claimed.
Spain parliament approves total arms embargo on Israel
11:09 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdaySpain’s parliament has approved the enshrinement in law of a total arms embargo on Israel, permanently banning the sale of weapons, dual-use technology and military equipment in response to the genocide in Gaza.
Typhoid vaccine completely halal, says Islamic Foundation DG
10:31 AM, 09 Oct 2025 ThursdayDirector General of the Islamic Foundation, Abdus Salam Khan, said that the typhoid vaccine is completely halal.