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Trump delays Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowback
08:30 AM, 07 Mar 2025 FridayUS President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico -- leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- in moves that bring reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets.
Refer July Massacre case to ICC, rename ICT, Cadman tells Yunus
10:09 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayToby Cadman, Special Adviser to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), urged Bangladesh’s interim government to refer the July-August 2024 massacre case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Brazil recalls Neymar for World Cup qualifiers
09:54 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayNeymar was on Thursday recalled by coach Dorival Junior to the Brazil team after almost a year and a half out injured for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina...
Waker gets Central African Republic presidential title
09:37 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayArmy Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, March 6, after a visit to the Central African Republic, where he was honoured with an honorary presidential title.
Badruddin Umar declines Independence Award
09:23 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThanking the interim government for nominating him for this year's Independence Award, renowned writer, intellectual, political thinker and President of the Jatiya Mukti Council, Badruddin Umar, expressed his inability to accept the award.
Gillespie labels Javed 'clown', says he 'undermined' him
09:11 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayJason Gillespie, Pakistan's former coach, called interim head coach Aaqib Javed "a clown," accusing him of undermining him behind the scenes...
BSEC: Govt delegates resolution to chairman amid staff protests
09:05 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed distanced the government from the ongoing unrest at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), saying that Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood bears full responsibility for resolving it.
Law and order yet to improve as desired, says Nahid
08:49 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayNahid Islam, convener of the newly formed National Citizens Party (NCP), emphasised the need for police autonomy amid rising unrest.
Beximco workers, employees to get arrears from March 9
08:33 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe government has handed over Tk 525.46 crore cheques to pay the dues of workers and employees of completely closed 14 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park...
Former DU VC Arefin Siddique on life support at BIRDEM
07:41 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayProfessor AAMS Arefin Siddique, former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, is on life support at BIRDEM Hospital in the capital.
NRC blames Asif Nazrul for bail of terrorists, harassers
07:34 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe National Revolutionary Council (NRC) has called for the resignation of Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, blaming him for the swift bail of Mustafa Asif, arrested for harassing a Muslim Dhaka University student.
Unilever launches insurance policy for waste pickers
07:31 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayUnilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s premier Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, announces the launch of life insurance policy for waste workers as part of its plastic waste management initiative in Chattogram, a press release said on Thursday, March 6...
Pope Francis invites Yunus to World Meeting on Human Fraternity
07:16 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayPope Francis has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the World Meeting on Human Fraternity in Vatican City on September 12-13, 2025.
Gazette listing 772 more as July Warriors published
07:09 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe government has published a gazette notification recognising 772 more individuals, who were injured in the mass uprising, as July Warriors...
Eight to receive Swadhinata Puraskar 2025
05:43 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayEight distinguished individuals will be honoured with the Swadhinata Puraskar 2025, the highest civilian award of the country, for their outstanding national contributions, a government source confirmed on Thursday, March 6.
BSEC chairman Maqsood says won’t resign
05:35 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, BSEC, Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has said the commission led by him decided not to step down...
Polls in either Dec or June, depends on parties, says Yunus
05:12 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced on Thursday that national elections could be held in December if political parties consent to limited reforms beforehand, or by June 2025 otherwise.
Mob chaos outpaces law enforcers’ control: Home Adviser
04:55 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayRecent incidents of mob violence—including the ransacking of a Gulshan house under the guise of a “search,” the midday beating of three people (including two Iranians) in Bhatara, and the killing of two alleged robbers in Satkania, Chattogram, after a mosque announcement—highlight a growing disorder in Bangladesh.
Nightmare on wheels: Bus robberies drive passengers away
04:38 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayA wave of night bus robberies has gripped highways from Rangpur and surrounding districts, with robbers posing as passengers, holding drivers and staff at gunpoint, and looting valuables.
Yunus likens Hasina regime to 'terrible tornado'
04:34 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year...