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IPL 2025 suspended indefinitely amid Indo-Pak tensions
01:57 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended indefinitely amid mounting security concerns following a military escalation between India and Pakistan, Hindustan Times reported on Friday, citing sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
India suspends flights at 24 airports
01:09 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayIndia has suspended civilian flights at 24 airports in the north following fighting with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan.
Selina Hayat Ivy sent to jail in murder case
01:02 PM, 09 May 2025 FridaySelina Hayat Ivy, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and former senior vice-president of the district Awami League, has been sent to jail in connection with a murder case.
Police attempt to arrest missing BNP leader; SI withdrawn
12:49 PM, 09 May 2025 FridaySajedul Islam Sumon, former general secretary of BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan Ward-38 (currently Ward-25), has been missing for nearly 12 years after allegedly being picked up by individuals identifying themselves as members of law enforcement.
Rally after Jum’a prayers to press for AL ban
11:42 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayA rally is set to be held in the capital on Friday afternoon, demanding a ban on the Awami League as a political party. The event is scheduled to take place after Jum’a prayers in front of the fountain beside the eastern side of the Chief Adviser’s residence, Jamuna, near Minto Road.
Jamaat leader Masud calls for ban on AL by noon
10:07 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayDr. Shafiqul Islam Masud, secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka South unit, has demanded that the Awami League be banned by Friday noon. “We don’t want to let noon pass. The Awami League must be banned by calling upon all political parties immediately. We hope this government will fulfill the demands of the students and the people,” he said.
India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts
09:46 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayIndia has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed "censorship."
Delhi on high alert, govt employees’ leave cancelled
09:27 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayA high alert was sounded in Delhi, and all city government employees' leaves were cancelled as hostilities ramped up between India and Pakistan, with several border areas, including Jammu, coming under cross-border shelling.
Selina Hayat Ivy arrested
08:52 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayFormer Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor and former Senior Vice-President of the district Awami League, Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, was arrested by police early Friday morning (May 9). She was arrested from Chunka Kutir in the Deobhog area of city.
Juba League, Swechchhasebak League to be banned: Asif Mahmud
08:35 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayAsif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has announced that the Awami League's affiliated organizations—Juba League and Swechchhasebak League—are set to be banned.
Protesters rally outside Jamuna seeking total ban on AL
01:05 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayStudents and supporters of the National Citizen Party (NCP), along with other platforms, began an indefinite sit-in protest in front of the Chief Adviser's residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, on 8 May at 10pm, demanding a complete ban on the Awami League (AL).
Leo XIV is the new Pope
12:56 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayRobert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
White smoke rises, crowds erupt in joy for new pope
10:28 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayWhite smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, igniting deafening cheers from thousands in St. Peter’s Square, signaling the election of a new pope.
Explosions rock Jammu airport amid Indo-Pak drone attack claims
10:15 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayMultiple explosions were reported at Jammu airport in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday night, escalating tensions as India and Pakistan traded accusations of drone attacks, a security source told AFP.
Gold prices decline, bhori Tk 1.71 lakh
09:57 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has decreased the prices of gold, with reducing 22 carat gold by Tk 3,137 to Tk 1,71,811 per bhori (11.664 grams)...
Inflation drops from 14.5% to 8.5% in 9 months
09:56 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has made significant progress in curbing inflation, with the rate dropping from 14.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent over the past nine months, according to Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur.
Martyr’s father opposes new CEO of July Foundation
09:37 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayMohammad Mohiuddin, father of martyr Ashhabul Yameen, publicly opposed the appointment of Lt Col (Retd) Akbar Kamal as the new CEO of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, following the resignation of Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho.
Snigdho resigns as July Foundation CEO
09:15 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayMir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho has stepped down as chief executive officer of July Shaheed Smirty Foundation...
Govt forms International Crimes Tribunal-2 to expedite trials
09:11 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayThe government has constituted the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2), chaired by former High Court Division Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, to address the growing number of complaints and accelerate trials for crimes against humanity, according to a Law and Justice Division notification issued Thursday.
Yunus for swift work plan for next phase talks with political parties
08:28 PM, 08 May 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus called for the rapid finalisation of a work plan for the next phase of talks with political parties during a National Consensus Commission meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna on Thursday.