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Babar acquitted of 17-year jail sentence in arms case
12:46 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayFormer State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been acquitted of a 17-year sentence in an arms case. The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akter, delivered the verdict on Wednesday.
Govt to focus on reforms to overcome education sector crisis
12:21 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe newly appointed Education Adviser, CR Abrar, said on Wednesday that the interim government will focus on establishing good governance and implementing reforms to overcome the crisis in the education sector.
State appeals against acquittal in Aug 21 grenade attack case
11:04 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe state has filed an appeal against the acquittal of all accused, including Tariq Rahman, in the August 21 grenade attack case. The appeal was submitted to the relevant branch of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
3 killed as ambulance collides with van in Jashore
10:20 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThree people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and an engine-powered van in Jhikargacha upazila, Jashore, early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 6:00 am on the Jashore-Benapole highway in the Nabibnagar area of the upazila.
Strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’: Netanyahu
09:57 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was "only the beginning" of renewed Israeli action in the Palestinian territory.
NASA astronauts return to earth after 9 months in space
09:07 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayAfter nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida.
Putin halts strikes on Ukraine energy for 30 days
08:32 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure following a call with US counterpart Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. But Putin said that, for a wider truce to work, Ukraine must not be allowed to rearm and must halt mandatory mobilisation.
Overnight clashes in Nagpur over Aurangzeb's tomb
09:58 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayNine people were injured during overnight clashes in India that began over a Hindu nationalist outfit's campaign to demolish the tomb of a long-dead Muslim emperor, local media reported Tuesday...
Govt to re-fix ad rates for newspapers: Mahfuj
09:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday, March 18, said the advertisement rates for newspapers will be adjusted while the media list will be updated...
Qatar extends support to Bangladesh reform agenda
08:51 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayQatar has extended its full support to the reform agenda of Bangladesh's interim goverment, the ambassador of the rich Gulf kingdom of Qatar, Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani, said on Tuesday.
Gold prices rise, bhori Tk 1.54 lakh
08:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has increased the prices of gold, with raising 22 carat gold by Tk 1,470 to Tk 1,54,945 per bhori (11.664 grams)...
Yunus invites US politicians to assess religious harmony
08:33 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged US political leaders, journalists and activists to tour Bangladesh to know the actual information on religious harmony.
DU students rally against Gaza airstrikes
08:17 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayAs the sun dipped below the horizon Tuesday evening, Dhaka University’s Raju Memorial Sculpture became a hub of defiance. Students, breaking their Ramadan fast, erupted in protest against Israel’s deadly airstrikes in Gaza—over 400 Palestinians killed, they say, in a brutal violation of a ceasefire.
Free chickens, fresh eggs: Europe’s clever waste-fighting flock
08:07 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayImagine a town where chickens roam backyards, gobbling up kitchen scraps and laying eggs as a thank-you. In parts of France and Belgium, this isn’t a quaint fantasy—it’s a green revolution.
World reactions to deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza
07:52 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayIsrael has launched a massive wave of air strikes on Gaza, killing hundreds of people and shattering the fragile two-month ceasefire with Hamas...
Demand for ‘except Israel’ passport very logical: Home Adviser
07:33 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayHome Affairs Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) threw his weight behind a fiery demand Tuesday, calling the reinstatement of “Except Israel” in Bangladeshi passports “very logical.”
RAB nabs ARSA chief Ataullah, 5 accomplices
07:13 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, leader of Myanmar’s Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), along with five associates in Siddhirganj on Tuesday.
Grameen University gets govt approval
07:05 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe government has greenlit Grameen University, Dhaka, a new private institution under the Grameen Trust, led by Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh committed to labour reforms, Adviser tells ILO
05:53 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government, under the leadership of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, is committed to implementing sustainable labour reforms through national consensus and stakeholder participation, said Labor and Employment Adviser Dr M Sakhawat Hossain...
Tammy Bruce skirts query on Hindus in Bangladesh
05:47 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayUS State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce sidestepped a direct question Tuesday about the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, cloaking her silence in diplomatic caution.