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MoFA debunks Trump’s $29m USAID fund claim
07:30 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayDonald Trump’s recent claim that a shadowy Bangladeshi firm with just two employees pocketed $29 million from USAID has been firmly dismissed by Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry.
Soybean oil supply to become normal in 2 days: Bashir
06:00 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondaySoybean oil supply to become normal in 2 days: Bashir
Yunus sets polls goal by Dec, EU pledges €68m for Rohingyas
05:04 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayBangladesh’s interim government is racing towards a free and fair election and it is likely to take place by December 2025, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said Monday.
4 die from suffocation in Shahjadpur building fire
04:29 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayAs flames tore through the six-story building, four people—guests at a residential hotel inside—raced upstairs to escape. But a locked roof door sealed their fate, trapping them in a suffocating haze. Firefighters found their bodies amid the ashes, a grim testament to a preventable tragedy.
Search for the benefits of study abroad: a lifetime experience.
04:05 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayIn a win for thousands of aspiring educators, Bangladesh’s Appellate Division has swept aside a legal hurdle, paving the way for 6,531 assistant teachers to join government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.
4 killed in hotel fire in Dhaka’s Shahjadpur
02:27 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayFour people were killed in a fire that broke out at a residential hotel in Shahjadpur, Dhaka on Monday. The identities of the victims have not been confirmed, but it is known that all of them were men. Duty Officer Rashed Bin Khalid from the Fire Service Control Room provided this information to Jago News.
SC clears way for recruitment of 6,531 teachers
01:57 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court verdict that had annulled the government's decision to issue appointment letters to 6,531 candidates qualified for the post of assistant teachers at government primary schools in the Dhaka and Chittagong divisions.
Abrar Fahad to receive the Independence Award posthumously
01:15 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayAbrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who was murdered by leaders and activists of the banned organization Chhatra League in October 2019, will be posthumously awarded the Independence Award 2025.
Kamal Majumder tears up in court, quits AL
12:30 PM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayFormer State Minister for Industry, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, tearfully sought justice from the judge in the courtroom on Monday morning. During the hearing, he announced that he would no longer engage in politics with the Awami League.
SC upholds Khaleda’s acquittal in Zia charitable case
10:33 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court's verdict acquitting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, overturning her seven-year jail sentence and a fine of Tk 10 lakh in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
Messi rests but Miami triumph in Texas
10:16 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayLionel Messi was rested but Inter Miami had no trouble in dealing with the Houston Dynamo cruising to a 4-1 win in Major League Soccer on Sunday with Telasco Segovia scoring twice.
Adrien Brody earns best actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist’
09:56 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayAdrien Brody on Sunday completed his return to the top of Hollywood's A-list, winning the second best-actor Oscar of his career for his searing portrayal of a Hungarian architect who emigrates to America after World War II in "The Brutalist."
8 burnt in explosion from gas leak in Narayanganj
09:23 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayEight people, including four children, suffered burn injuries in an explosion caused by a gas leak in a house in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, early Monday. The victims have been identified as Sohag, 23; Rupali, 20; Samia, 10; Jannat, 4; Hannan, 50; Sabbir, 12; Nurjahan Laki, 30; and 1.6-year-old Sumaiya.
Saldana wins Oscar for best supporting actress
08:50 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayZoe Saldana has won the best supporting actress Oscar at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, for her role in Emilia Perez.
Starmer unveils 4-point plan to support Ukraine
08:30 AM, 03 Mar 2025 MondayUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a "coalition of the willing" and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he said.
TCB to begin ‘truck sale’ in 64 dists from Wednesday
10:03 PM, 02 Mar 2025 SundayCommerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Sunday, March 2, said that the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin sale of commodities through truck from Wednesday in all 64 districts of the country...
Govt to buy motorcycles for DMP, BGB, Coast Guard, Ansar
09:22 PM, 02 Mar 2025 SundayThe government has taken steps to procure motorcycles for law enforcement agencies including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Ansar alongside Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to intensify internal security campaign and vigil...
Tamim rejects conflict of interest claims ahead of DPL
08:52 PM, 02 Mar 2025 SundayFormer Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal believes that captaining one team while sponsoring another does not constitute a conflict of interest...
5% quota for children of fallen and wounded in July uprising
07:30 PM, 02 Mar 2025 SundayBangladesh’s interim government has carved out a 5 per cent admission quota in government schools for children of those killed or injured in the July-August 2024 uprising.
Israel halts aid to Gaza as first phase of truce ends
07:13 PM, 02 Mar 2025 SundayIsrael said Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with deadly attacks reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire...