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Pakistan appoint Mike Hesson as white-ball head coach
03:37 PM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the former New Zealand cricketer Mike Hesson as the new white-ball (ODIs and T20 Internationals) head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team...
Budget won’t be implemented by borrowing from banks: Salehuddin
02:49 PM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has announced that the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the upcoming fiscal year's budget will be extremely realistic. He assured that the budget will not be implemented by borrowing from banks or printing money.
Yunus to make first visit to Ctg since assuming office
02:03 PM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will visit his hometown, Chattogram, on Wednesday for the first time since assuming office as head of the interim government.
NID services temporarily suspended nationwide
01:19 PM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayNational Identity Card (NID) services have been temporarily suspended across the country due to a technical issue involving One-Time Passwords (OTP) required to access the NID server. As a result, thousands of people are facing severe inconvenience.
3 of family killed in Rangpur road accident
12:19 PM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayThree members of the same family, including an SSC examinee, were killed and another was injured after being run over by a bus in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur on Tuesday morning.
11 soldiers among 51 killed in Indian strikes: Pakistan
11:48 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayA total of 51 Pakistani people individuals, including 11 personnel of the armed forces, were killed in recent Indian strikes, according to the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.
Israel strikes hospital in southern Gaza
11:19 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayThe Israeli military said Tuesday it had struck a hospital in southern Gaza housing Hamas militants, ending a brief pause in fighting to facilitate the release of a US-Israeli hostage.
Govt dissolves NBR, forms two new revenue divisions
10:46 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayThe government has issued an ordinance dissolving the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and establishing two new divisions—the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Administration Division—disregarding objections from BCS Income Tax and Customs cadre officers.
Philippine ex-president elected mayor from ICC detention
09:44 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayFormer Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, regained the mayorship of family stronghold Davao city in a landslide vote on Monday, an initial tally showed.
Mirza Fakhrul off to Bangkok for eye treatment
08:47 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left Dhaka for Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, to undergo eye treatment.
Ex-AL MP Momotaz arrested
08:20 AM, 13 May 2025 TuesdayThe Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested singer and former Manikganj-2 lawmaker Momotaz Begom in Dhaka. She was arrested from a house located behind Star Kabab in Dhanmondi around 11:45 pm on Saturday.
New Delhi won’t tolerate nuclear blackmail: Modi
10:08 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to respond strongly to any future "terrorist attack", and warned that New Delhi would not tolerate "nuclear blackmail" in the event of further conflict with Pakistan.
EC suspends AL registration
09:34 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe Election Commission (EC) has suspended the registration of the Awami League, Bangladesh’s oldest and former ruling party, effectively barring it from participating in any future elections.
Expats remit $922m in first 11 days of May
09:15 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayBangladesh received US $922 million in inward remittance in the first 11 days of May, according to a revised update released by Bangladesh Bank on Monday evening.
Enforced Disappearance Commission grapple with over 1,800 complaints
08:56 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe Commission on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh is grappling with a staggering 1,800-plus complaints, each a plea for answers in a nation haunted by missing loved ones.
Govt issues gazette notification banning AL activities
06:39 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe government has issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) completes the trial of the party's leaders and activists.
Shaun Tait to coach Tigers fast bowling
05:15 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has roped in Australian speed demon Shaun Tait as the national team’s Pace Bowling Coach, a move set to electrify the Tigers’ fast-bowling unit.
Police will no longer carry deadly weapons: Jahangir
05:06 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayIn a ground-breaking move to reform law enforcement, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced Monday that Bangladesh’s police will no longer carry deadly weapons, with all such firearms to be surrendered.
Sundarbans shielded: No new industries in 10-km eco-zone
04:45 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe Sundarbans, Bangladesh’s emerald jewel and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, gained a vital layer of protection as the government banned new industrial projects within a 10-kilometer Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) surrounding the mangrove forest.
US and China agree to cut tariffs by 115%
04:23 PM, 12 May 2025 MondayThe United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic downturn.