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Polls schedule to be announced Wednesday or Thursday
02:15 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayElection Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has said that the schedule for the 13th national parliamentary elections will be announced on Wednesday (10 December) evening or the following day, Thursday (11 December).
6 Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban attack
01:46 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayPakistani Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in the northwestern border region with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers and injuring four others, a government official said Tuesday.
Mohammadpur double murder: Case filed against housemaid
01:16 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayA murder case has been filed against a housemaid, Ayesha, in connection with the killings of Laila Afroze, 48, and her daughter Nafisa Lawal Binte Aziz, 15, in Dhaka's Mohammadpur.
Chief Adviser presents Rokeya Padak to four women
12:53 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday presented the Begum Rokeya Padak 2025 to four distinguished women in recognition of their contributions to women's education, rights, human rights, and women's empowerment.
Dhaka College, Ideal College students violate ‘peace deal’, clash again
12:25 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayStudents of Dhaka College and Dhanmondi Ideal College engaged in a clash violating “peace deal” on the road behind Labaid Hospital in the capital on Tuesday, December 9.
If entrusted, BNP ready to fight corruption again: Tarique
12:07 PM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if entrusted by the people, the party is prepared to lead the fight against corruption.
31 officials appointed as ADC
11:58 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayThirty-one senior assistant secretaries have been appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADC). A notification, issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, confirmed the matter Monday night.
Israel launches fresh air attacks on Lebanon
11:36 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayIsrael has launched a new series of air raids on southern Lebanon, heightening tensions and putting additional strain on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah that has been in place since last year.
‘Golap Gram’ in Savar shrinks as housing projects encroach
11:20 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayRose farmers in Savar are facing difficult times. The expansion of housing projects is steadily reducing the area of ‘Golap Gram’ (village of roses), while water scarcity and other challenges are causing production to decline.
Begum Rokeya Day today
11:03 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayThe nation observes Begum Rokeya Day today, marking the 145th birth and 93rd death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, one of the subcontinent’s earliest and most influential advocates of women’s rights, education, and social reform.
Trump warns of new tariffs on Indian agricultural imports
09:49 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump has warned that he may introduce new tariffs on agricultural imports, especially on rice imports from India and fertiliser from Canada, as trade talks with both countries continue without major progress.
30 injured as Japan quake damages roads, cuts power
09:36 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayA big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures.
Double murder day after flat key lost; maid suspected
08:53 AM, 09 Dec 2025 TuesdayPolice suspect the housemaid in the murder of a woman and her daughter, whose bloodied bodies were recovered from a flat in a multi-storey building in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Monday.
54 flag-paratroopers to set world record on Victory Day
09:50 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayAs part of this year’s Victory Day celebrations, Bangladesh is gearing up to set a Guinness World Record for the highest number of paratroopers jumping with national flags.
Paramount sparks bidding war with $108.4B Offer for Warner Bros Discovery
09:25 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayIn a dramatic twist worthy of Hollywood itself, Paramount-Skydance has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) – just three days after Netflix appeared to clinch a victory in a months-long auction for the media giant.
Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Japan, tsunami alert issued
09:01 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayA powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for parts of the country’s east coast.
Pay disparity between Islam and Hindu religion teachers in MPO policy
08:38 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayThe Ministry of Education has introduced new rules that place assistant teachers of “Religion and Moral Education” in private secondary, higher secondary and lower-secondary schools on different salary grades depending on whether they teach Islam or Hinduism – a move that has triggered immediate accusations of discrimination.
Bangladesh to handover 47 Indian fishermen Tuesday
08:00 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayForty-seven Indian fishermen released from Bagerhat District Jail will be handed over to the Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday.
Even if Jamaat wins 200 seats, it will form nat’l govt: Shafiqur
07:46 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayJamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said his party intends to form a national government if it comes to power, even if it secures 200 parliamentary seats independently, aiming to safeguard national interest and ensure political stability.
Tamim to lead Bangladesh in U-19 Asia Cup
07:34 PM, 08 Dec 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the squad for the upcoming U-19 Asia Cup, naming Azizul Hakim Tamim as captain and Jawad Abrar as vice-captain.