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July Martyr’s daughter violated in Patuakhali
08:13 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayA teenage girl, daughter of a July uprising martyr, walked a quiet road in Dumki Tuesday evening, honouring her father’s sacrifice. What followed was a nightmare: kidnapped off the street, raped, and left with threats echoing in the dark.
Bangladesh decries fresh Israeli offensive on Gaza
07:09 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayBangladesh has expressed its strongest condemnation and profound concerns over the resumption of Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip...
Fakhrul calls for unity and democratic reforms
07:00 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir emphasised the need for unity and collective action to navigate Bangladesh’s current political challenges, urging all stakeholders to carefully review reform proposals that have been shared with political parties.
183 children among 970 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
06:54 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Wednesday published a new death toll from the war with Israel, showing an additional 970 deaths in 48 hours, after Israel intensified deadly strikes on the territory...
'Wage earnings' cover-up? AL leader's Tk 730cr under scrutiny
06:02 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayNow, the mask is off: it is Syed Mohammad Faruqi Hasan, an Awami League stalwart and Protik Group chairman, accused of whitening Tk 730 crore of black money in a scheme stretching back years.
Airfares fall by 75% due to govt intervention: ATAB
05:46 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayAirfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75% following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB)...
HC puts DU ‘C’ unit admission test results on ice
05:41 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayA High Court bench slammed the brakes on Dhaka University’s ‘C’ Unit admission test results Wednesday, stirring a tempest over alleged exam blunders. The bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justices Sikder Mahmudur Razi issued the suspension after a student’s writ petition claimed errors riddled the question papers, leaving aspiring scholars in limbo.
Yunus orders necessary preparations for peaceful polls
05:11 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday instructed authorities to take necessary steps and preparations to ensure peaceful elections in the country.
2024 warmest in 175 years; poses long-term risk for Bangladesh
05:09 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday2024 has been recorded as the warmest year in the 175-year history of global temperature records, with average temperatures exceeding pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5°C...
Waker updates Yunus on security
04:48 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman called on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Wednesday to brief him on Bangladesh’s security situation.
SIs, ASIs to get interest-free loan to buy motorcycle
04:14 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe government is planning to give police personnel of the ranks of sub-inspector (SI) and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) interest-free loan to purchase motorcycle...
58-day fishing ban in sea to start April 15
03:42 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe 58-day fishing ban in the bay imposed by the government will start on April 15 aiming at proper breeding, production, preservation and collection of marine fisheries...
Man sentenced to death for rape of 7-year-old
02:52 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sentenced Zahidul Islam to death for the rape of a seven-year-old girl in Banasree, Dhaka. Judge Mosammat Rokshana Begum Happy of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 delivered the verdict on Wednesday.
Railway gatekeepers warn strike over job regularisation demand
02:09 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayGatekeepers and gatemen working for Bangladesh Railways have announced that they will block railways and go on an indefinite work stoppage starting March 24 if their demand for job regularisation is not met.
Babar acquitted of 17-year jail sentence in arms case
12:46 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayFormer State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been acquitted of a 17-year sentence in an arms case. The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akter, delivered the verdict on Wednesday.
Govt to focus on reforms to overcome education sector crisis
12:21 PM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe newly appointed Education Adviser, CR Abrar, said on Wednesday that the interim government will focus on establishing good governance and implementing reforms to overcome the crisis in the education sector.
State appeals against acquittal in Aug 21 grenade attack case
11:04 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe state has filed an appeal against the acquittal of all accused, including Tariq Rahman, in the August 21 grenade attack case. The appeal was submitted to the relevant branch of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
3 killed as ambulance collides with van in Jashore
10:20 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayThree people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and an engine-powered van in Jhikargacha upazila, Jashore, early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 6:00 am on the Jashore-Benapole highway in the Nabibnagar area of the upazila.
Strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’: Netanyahu
09:57 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was "only the beginning" of renewed Israeli action in the Palestinian territory.
NASA astronauts return to earth after 9 months in space
09:07 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayAfter nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida.