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Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza continue, hunger deaths surge
05:43 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 22 Palestinians overnight across the Gaza Strip, targeting Rafah, Khan Younis, and Deir al-Balah, according to local health officials.
Full duty waiver if 20% US raw materials used: BGMEA chief
05:37 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a major boost for Bangladesh’s export sector, products – including ready-made garments – that contain at least 20 per cent US-sourced raw materials, such as American cotton, will be fully exempt from US countervailing duties.
4 killed as Cox's Bazar Express runs over auto-rickshaw
05:08 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayAt least four people were killed as a speedy train hit a CNG-run-auto-rickshaw at Rashidnagar level crossing in Ramu of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon.
Altered flow, pollution drive hilsa away from the bay
04:42 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayOn the quiet shores of Saherkhali Point, where the Karnaphuli River meets the Bay of Bengal, the sea no longer sings the same song it once did. The rhythmic splash of nets, the laughter of fishermen hauling in silver-scaled hilsa under golden dawns – these memories are fading, like footprints in the receding tide.
Another attempt to reach global plastic pollution pact involving 180 nations
04:10 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayNegotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening on Aug 5 in Geneva, but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. The coming 10 days of talks involving delegates from nearly 180 nations follows a failure to reach a deal in December 2024 on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year.
Jamaat amir undergoes successful bypass surgery
02:41 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayJamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has undergone successful coronary artery bypass surgery at a private hospital in Dhaka...
July Proclamation to be unveiled on August 5
02:15 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation which will be unveiled before the nation on Tuesday, August 5. “The July Declaration will be presented to the nation on Tuesday (August 5) at 5:00 pm...
Martyrs buried in mass grave to be identified through DNA Tests: Jahangir
01:26 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the identities of the July Uprising martyrs buried at Rayerbazar graveyard...
Gulistan market fire under control
12:19 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe fire erupted at Sundarban Square Market in Dhaka's Gulistan has been brought under control...
3 Bangladeshis die in Malaysia road crash
11:29 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThree Bangladeshi nationals were killed and two others injured after a multi-purpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway (LPT) 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday...
Fire erupts in Gulistan market, 11 fire units respond
10:51 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayA fire erupted at Sundarban Square Market in Dhaka's Gulistan on Saturday morning, August 2. The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the market around 10:00am, said Talha Bin Jashim, acting officer (media cell)...
July Proclamation to be announced by Aug 5: Mahfuj
10:08 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the much-talked-about July Proclamation will be announced by August 5 next...
Slovenia becomes first EU country to ban arms trade with Israel
09:39 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdaySlovenia has announced that it will ban the import, export and transit of all weapons to and from Israel in response to the country's actions in Gaza...
Sk Bashir dismisses 'secret deal' over US tariff cut
08:46 AM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayCommerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has dismissed the speculations of any secret deal with the United States in exchange for the reciprocal tariff reduction on Bangladeshi exports...
Newcastle reject opening Liverpool bid for Isak
09:55 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayNewcastle United have rejected an opening offer from Liverpool for striker Alexander Isak...
Fakhrul hails interim govt for easing US tariffs
09:13 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday, August 1, appreciated the interim government for saving the country from a crisis by negotiating with the US...
Retailers flout LPG price cap, charge Tk 150–200 more despite BERC order
08:16 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayEven though the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) had set the price of a 12- kg LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinder at Tk 1,364 for the month of July, many consumers in the capital were being forced to pay between Tk 1,500 and Tk 1,600 — well above the official rate...
Shahbagh blocked for 2nd day demanding 'July Charter'
06:54 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayProtesters injured in the July Uprising blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for second day on Friday morning, August 1, to demand the swift implementation of the 'July Charter' and 'July Proclamation'...
Hilsa soars to Tk 2,600, Pangasius no longer affordable
06:17 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayIn Dhaka’s New Market fish hub, the familiar scent of fresh catch mingles with growing frustration...
US tariff cut signals stronger, competitive trade ties with Bangladesh
05:35 PM, 01 Aug 2025 FridayThe decision by the United States to reduce its reciprocal tariff rate for Bangladesh from 35% to 20% marks a significant step towards strengthening bilateral trade relations...