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Fakhrul questions lack of progress in Hasina’s prosecution
02:07 PM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the current government continuously talks about reforms while indirectly blaming political parties.
BNP walks out of consensus commission meeting, later rejoins
12:14 PM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has staged a walkout on the 20th day of the second phase of the National Consensus Commission meeting. The walkout occurred shortly after the meeting began between the Commission and political parties at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Monday (July 28).
Woman missing after falling into open manhole in Tongi
11:40 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayA woman went missing after reportedly falling into an uncovered manhole in Tongi, Gazipur, on Sunday night (July 27). The incident occurred around 9:00 pm near the Hossain Market area on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway.
Google admits 2023 Turkey earthquake alert failure
10:51 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayGoogle has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023.
Inquiry commission formed over jet crash at Milestone
10:07 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayThe government has formed an inquiry commission to investigate the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Cabinet Division on Sunday night (July 27).
US, EU agree on 15% tariff deal to avert trade war
09:15 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayThe United States and European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 percent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war.
Jet crash: Another student dies at burn institute
08:39 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayA student injured in the jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has died.
71 election officials transferred ahead of nat’l polls
08:10 AM, 28 Jul 2025 MondayAhead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections, the Election Commission (EC) has transferred 71 officials. The transfer order, issued on Sunday, was signed by Assistant Secretary of the EC Secretariat Mohammad Shahidur Rahman, by order of the President.
A Colonel in tears: I've never seen anything like this
10:09 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayIt has been six days since the sky fell over Uttara’s Diyabari. But for Lieutenant Colonel Tahsin Haque Chowdhury, Camp Commander of the Diyabari Army Camp, time has not moved forward. The images are still there – etched in fire, in smoke, in the silence of dead children.
US firm on August 1 tariff deadline, no extensions
09:50 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe US deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday.
KUET to reopen after 5 months
09:28 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayKhulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) is set to reopen five months after its closure, with classes scheduled to resume from Tuesday, July 29.
Hiding factory closure info: BATBC loses Tk 1,382cr in market value in a day
09:19 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe closure of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited’s (BATBC) Dhaka factory and a sharp drop in quarterly profits have triggered a major market backlash – wiping Tk 1,382 crore off the company’s market capitalisation in a single day.
Govt issues gazette forming 22-member pay commission
08:59 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe government has issued a gazette notification forming a 22-member Pay Commission to determine a new salary structure for officers and employees of government, semi-government, autonomous organisations, state-owned banks and financial institutions, government-funded universities, and state-owned industrial enterprises.
No progress on reducing edible oil prices after two rounds of talks
08:43 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayDespite two rounds of discussions with traders, no agreement was reached on reducing edible oil prices in Bangladesh. The first meeting took place at the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday, followed by a second round on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission.
Remittance hits $1.93b in 26 days of July
08:32 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayExpatriate Bangladeshis sent $1.93 billion in remittances during the first 26 days of July, the opening month of the 2025–26 fiscal year. In Bangladeshi currency, based on an exchange rate of Tk 122 per dollar, this amounts to approximately Tk 23,582.60 crore.
Yunus seeks Malaysia’s support for Bangladesh’s ASEAN membership
07:57 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayProfessor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, urged Malaysia to support Bangladesh’s bid to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a full member state.
‘Owned’ vocalist AK Ratul passes away
07:49 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayAK Ratul, the vocalist and bassist of the band ‘Owned’ and son of late actor Jashim, has passed away. He suffered a heart attack around 3:30 pm on Sunday while working out at a gym.
Aftermath of crash: Sabir trembles at planes, resists return to Diyabari campus
07:31 PM, 27 Jul 2025 Sunday“I’ve come to school twice since it happened,” 11-year-old Sabir said, his voice barely above a whisper. “Every time I come, I hear the sound of a plane in the sky… and my heart trembles. I feel like it’s going to fall on my head again. I want to run. I want to hide.” He looked down. “Even if I stay in Milestone, I will never come back to this campus. I don’t want to study here anymore.”
Consensus Commission: Parties back PM term cap, independent police body
07:04 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayPolitical parties on Sunday reached a consensus over two reform proposals - one for not allowing anyone to serve as the Prime Minister for more than 10 years in life and another is for forming an independent police commission to ensure professionalism and accountability in the police force.
All anti-discrimination committees suspended except central
06:41 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has suspended the activities of all its committees across the country, except the central committee. The announcement was made at a press briefing on Sunday (July 27).