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10 of Masood Azhar’s family killed in Indian strike
05:40 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayMaulana Masood Azhar, leader of the Pakistan-based extremist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed that 10 family members and four associates were killed in an Indian attack on the Subhan Allah Mosque in Bahawalpur...
EC to begin delimitation of 61 constituencies
05:40 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayThe Election Commission (EC) is set to begin the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, initially focusing on 61 seats following the submission of over 400 applications requesting changes in demarcation.
Bangladesh to ratify ILO Convention 190 to combat workplace harassment
05:21 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayBangladesh has pledged to ratify ILO Convention No 190 (C190), a global treaty aimed at eliminating violence and harassment in workplaces, following a national dialogue in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Pakistan authorises military to retaliate against India
05:15 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayPakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, granted its armed forces authority to strike India “at the time, place, and manner of their choosing” in response to Indian airstrikes on May 6–7...
31 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza blockade accelerates starvation
05:03 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayIsraeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 31 people as its more than two-month blockade of the besieged and bombarded enclave has caused acute food shortages, accelerating the starvation of the Palestinian population...
BU students’ demo continues for 3rd day seeking VC’s removal
04:28 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayBarishal University students continued their movement for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, May 7, to press home their one-point demand that Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Suchitra Sharmin be removed...
ASP found dead at RAB office
04:06 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayThe bullet-hit body of a senior assistant police superintendent (ASP) has been recovered from a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) office in Chattogram...
Dengue’s red-eyed return: Bangladesh braces for surge
03:27 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayIn the first five days of May 2025, nearly 200 people were infected, following over 700 cases in April. With the nation still scarred by 2024’s devastating toll –1,01,214 infections and 575 deaths – experts are sounding the alarm, urging vigilance and simple preventive steps to tame the mosquito’s menace.
SC hearing on Jamaat’s appeal over registration on May 13
02:32 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed May 13 for resuming hearing on Jamaat-e-Islami's appeal against a High Court verdict that scrapped its registration with the Election Commission as a political party.
EC suspends NID verification for 2 banks over data leak
01:48 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayDirector General of the National Identity Registration Division of the Election Commission (EC), ASM Humayun Kabir, has said that the Commission learned on Tuesday that National ID (NID) information is being leaked from two organizations—Ansar VDP Unnayan Bank and BRAC Bank.
India-Pakistan conflict: 2 Dhaka-bound flights forced to return
12:07 PM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayDue to the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, two flights en route from the Middle East to Dhaka were forced to return mid-journey. Meanwhile, flights departing from Dhaka to Middle Eastern destinations are currently avoiding Pakistani airspace.
38 killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades
11:25 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayIndia and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades...
5 Indian fighter jets, drone downed, claims Pakistan
11:13 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayPakistan has claimed that in retaliatory strikes, it shot down five Indian Air Force (IAF) jets, a drone, and destroyed a brigade headquarters after India carried out missile strikes in cities across Punjab and Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan shuts schools in Islamabad, Punjab province
10:19 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdaySchools in Pakistan's capital Islamabad and in Punjab province have been shut, as the country says it is preparing to respond to the Indian strikes.
World can’t afford India-Pakistan military confrontation: UN
10:00 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "very concerned" about Indian military strikes on Pakistan, his spokesperson said on Tuesday, hours after India said it hit nine sites in Pakistani territory.
Trump calls India-Pakistan conflict ‘a shame’
08:46 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped clashes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan end "very quickly," after New Delhi's forces launched strikes and Islamabad vowed retaliation.
3 killed by Pakistani artillery fire: Indian army
08:28 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayIndia's army said Wednesday that three civilians had been killed overnight by artillery fired by Pakistan's army along their de facto Line of Control border with contested Kashmir.
8 killed in Indian missile strikes: Pakistan
08:18 AM, 07 May 2025 WednesdayAt least eight people, including a child, were killed after India fired missiles into Pakistani territory early Wednesday, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry.
Dhaka seeks peace, not conflict: Touhid tells Pakistan FM
09:52 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday, May 6, said he conveyed to Pakistan that Bangladesh seeks peace and wants to avoid any form of conflict in the region. Touhid Hossain highlighted the importance of dialogue in finding a solution to any problem...
Gold prices rise, bhori Tk 1.74 lakh
09:38 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has increased the prices of gold, with raising 22 carat gold by Tk 3,662 to Tk 1,74,948 per bhori (11.664 grams)...