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Iran raises petrol prices for first time since 2019
05:33 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayIran on Saturday introduced a new, higher pricing tier for its heavily subsidized petrol, marking the first such increase since a 2019 hike triggered nationwide protests and a deadly security crackdown.
Firefighters battle stubborn blaze in Keraniganj high-rise for over 11 hours
05:20 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayA massive fire that engulfed Jabale Noor Tower, a 12-storey commercial-residential high-rise in Babubazar, Keraniganj, remained uncontrolled even after 11 hours on Saturday, December 13, with 21 Fire Service units fighting relentlessly to contain the inferno.
Chaos at Messi's Kolkata event as fans vent fury over brief appearance
05:03 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayViolence broke out at the Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata on Saturday, December 13, after football legend Lionel Messi made only a fleeting appearance during the opening leg of his GOAT India Tour 2025, leaving thousands of ticket-holding fans frustrated and angry.
Villagers bury ‘drug-addict’ waist-deep for assaulting mother
04:50 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayIn a shocking incident of vigilante justice, an enraged crowd in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila buried a man waist-deep in the ground after he allegedly assaulted his elderly mother for refusing to give him money to buy drugs.
‘Operation Devil Hunt-2’ soon, MP candidates to get gun licence
04:35 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced the imminent launch of ‘Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2’ to secure a peaceful environment for the national elections, bolster law and order, and suppress terrorists.
Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 1,000: rescuers
04:17 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has surpassed 1,000, rescue officials said on Saturday, as authorities continue relief and recovery efforts across affected areas.
BNP ex-MP Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat
04:07 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayFormer BNP lawmaker and freedom fighter Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman has joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Yunus rallies politicians with pledges of unity over Hadi attack plot
03:57 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus met leaders from major political parties on Saturday, December 13, at the state guest house Jamuna, where they assured him of their unified stance against conspiracies aimed at undermining the July uprising.
Govt offers Tk 50 lakh bounty for info on Hadi’s attackers
03:44 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe government has announced a bounty of Tk 50 lakh for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate from the Dhaka-8 constituency.
Dhaka, Washington launch ‘Money Laundering Bench Book’ to strengthen judicial capacity
03:32 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe United States and Bangladesh on Saturday launched the Money Laundering Bench Book, a comprehensive judicial resource designed to improve the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of money laundering cases in Bangladesh.
PRAN-RFL signs $25m EU-guaranteed financing deal with DEG
02:51 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayBanga Building Materials Ltd (BBML), a concern of PRAN-RFL Group, has signed its fourth financing deal with DEG-Deutsche Investitions -und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, a German development finance institution.
Keraniganj building fire under control; 45 rescued
02:42 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe massive fire that broke out in a 10-storey building in Dhaka's South Keraniganj has been brought under control after seven hours of efforts.
Yunus pledges Hadi's best treatment as family meets him
02:08 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayFamily members of Inquilab Moncho’s Sharif Osman Hadi, who was critically injured in a gun attack, met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday morning, December 13.
Gun attack on Hadi: Police seek public help to trace suspect
01:03 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has sought public assistance to identify and locate a suspect involved in the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency and Inqilab Moncho’s spokesperson.
Election office torched in Lakshmipur
12:10 PM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayMiscreants set fire to the Lakshmipur district election office in the early hours of Saturday, December 13.
Iran arrests Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi
10:56 AM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdaySupporters of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi say she has been arrested while attending a memorial ceremony in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
5 million World Cup ticket requests in a day
10:24 AM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayFive million requests for 2026 World Cup tickets have been made since the latest ticketing phase opened on Thursday, says Fifa - despite growing criticism over their cost.
Fire in Keraniganj building, 14 fire units respond
09:52 AM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayA fire broke out at a multi-storey building in Dhaka’s Keraniganj in the early hours of Saturday, December 13. The fire erupted on the ground floor of the 12-storey Jamela Tower in Babu Bazar area around 5:37 am, said Anwarul Islam, media cell inspector at the Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Hadi's condition 'very critical' after bullet causes 'massive brain injury'
08:51 AM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdaySharif Osman Hadi, spokesman of the Inquilab Mancha who is running as an independent candidate for Dhaka-8 at the 13th parliamentary election, remains in critical condition after being shot from close range in Dhaka's Bijoynagar area soon after Jumma prayers on Friday, December 12.
Attack on Hadi a planned strike on democratic path: Yunus
08:25 AM, 13 Dec 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus held an emergency meeting on Friday, December 12, where he said the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi was a well-planned attack on the democratic journey of Bangladesh.