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Court sends Momtaz to jail rejecting bail plea
04:51 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayA Dhaka court has sent former MP and renowned singer Momtaz Begum to jail following a four-day remand, linked to the shooting death of Md Sagar during last year’s anti-discrimination student movement.
Bangladesh to repatriate illegal Indians though proper channel
04:08 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that illegal Indian nationals in Bangladesh will be repatriated through proper legal channels, contrasting with India’s recent push-in tactics.
India severs ties with Turkey amid growing boycott calls
03:01 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayWhat began as social media calls to avoid traveling to Turkey has snowballed into a major diplomatic fallout, with India suspending ties with Turkish businesses and academic institutions following Ankara’s backing of Pakistan in recent India-Pakistan tensions...
Workers block Dhaka-M’singh highway for arrears
02:50 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayWorkers of a ready-made garments factory blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur's Tongi on Saturday morning, May 17, demanding payment of their arrears...
NBR staff continue strike for third day
02:18 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayOfficers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) continued their work abstention on Saturday, May 17...
100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive
12:55 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayThe Israeli military said Saturday it had launched "extensive strikes" as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian territory...
Yunus stresses establishment of dedicated ‘Microcredit Bank’
12:29 PM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayHighlighting the importance of microcredit, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, May 17, laid emphasis on giving more focus on the future banking system based on trust. "It's appropriate time to talk about the issue," he said...
Students protest against closure of German University Bangladesh
11:54 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayStudents of German University Bangladesh in Gazipur have protested against the closure of the university indefinitely and demanded it be reopened...
Dhaka witnesses heavier traffic as offices open today
11:10 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayDhaka experienced heavier-than-usual traffic on Saturday morning, May 17, as government offices and financial institutions are open for the day, breaking from the typical weekend routine...
Chelsea close in on Champions League after Cucurella sinks Man Utd
10:45 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayIn a cacophony of jubilant celebration, the sense of relief inside Stamford Bridge was overwhelming...
Hitu Sheikh gets death, 3 acquitted in Asiya rape, murder
10:19 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayA Magura court on Saturday, May 17, sentenced a man to death and acquitted three others in the much-talked-about verdict in the sensational rape and murder case of eight-year-old Asiya. The court sentenced Hitu Sheikh, 50, prime accused in the case...
5 of a family injured in Dhaka cylinder blast
09:42 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayFive members of a family, including three children, sustained burn injuries in a fire apparently from gas cylinder explosion at their house at Aftabnagar in Dhaka in the early hours of Saturday, May 17...
Toxic Meghna River trigger recurrence of mass fish deaths
09:09 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayThe once-vibrant waters of the mighty Meghna River have transformed into a grim graveyard for aquatic life, casting a pall over the riverside communities of Matlab Uttar upazila.
Yunus urges unified efforts for world-class telecom, IT services
08:37 AM, 17 May 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday, May 16, urged everyone to work together to achieve top-tier telecommunications and information technology services in every sector...
Women urges govt to ensure their rights, freedom
09:37 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayWomen and people from civil societies have called upon the interim government to ensure equal rights and full freedom for women as enshrined in the constitution...
SAFF U-19: Bangladesh reach final eliminating Nepal
08:55 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayDefending champions Bangladesh smartly reached the final of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Men's U-19 Championship with unbeaten run eliminating Nepal by 2-1 goal in the first semifinal at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia, in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday afternoon, May 16...
Govt accepted JnU protesters' demands: UGC chairman
08:03 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof SMA Faiz has said the government accepted the demands of the protesting students of Jagannath University (JnU). He made the announcement at the protest rally near Kakrail Mosque intersection in Dhaka on Friday evening, May 16...
NCP’s youth wing ‘Jatiya Juboshokti’ launched
07:04 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayThe youth wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has officially been launched under the name "Jatiya Juboshokti"...
JnU students begin mass hunger strike
05:45 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayJagannath University (JnU) students began a mass hunger strike on Friday at 3:45 pm near Kakrail Mosque intersection, pressing four key demands including housing allowances, full budget approval, campus expansion and justice for police action against teachers...
BNP raises alarm over election delay, demands clear roadmap
04:58 PM, 16 May 2025 FridayThough the BNP has been consistently calling for a national election along with swift reforms, party leaders now fear that their December election deadline may quietly slip away, as the interim government appears to be dragging its feet and showing no sign of preparing for the polls...