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4 Bangladeshi YouTube channels geoblocked in India
09:03 AM, 10 May 2025 SaturdayYouTube has restricted access to at least four Bangladeshi television channels in India following a takedown request from the Indian government, citing concerns related to national security and public order, according to Dismislab, an independent factchecking site...
Hasnat announces Saturday's agenda with 3-point demand
08:20 AM, 10 May 2025 SaturdayNational Citizen Party's (NCP) Southern Region Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah has announced Saturday's activities to press home their 3-point demand. In a Facebook post on Friday night, he wrote that a mass gathering will be held at Shahbagh from 3:00pm...
Workers threaten shutdown if foreign firms are handed control of Ctg port
09:53 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayPort workers have warned of enforcing shutdowns and blockades if the government proceeds with any move to hand over operations of the Chattogram Port to foreign companies...
Trump hints at lowering 80% China tariff
09:30 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayUS President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that he could lower tariffs on Chinese imports, as the rival superpowers prepare for trade talks in Switzerland over the weekend...
Doubts growing about interim govt’s capability to govern: Tarique
08:51 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday, May 9, said some recent incidents, including former President Abdul Hamid's departure from the country, are increasingly raising doubts among people about the interim government's ability to fulfil its responsibilities...
US foundation eyes takeover of Gaza aid
07:55 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayThe United States has said a new foundation is being established to coordinate aid deliveries to Gaza amid Israel’s two-month blockade...
New political platform UP Bangladesh officially launched
07:03 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayUnited People's Bangladesh (UP Bangladesh), a new political platform formed under the leadership of Ali Ahsan Zonaed, a key figure in the July Movement, was officially launched through a public ceremony at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, May 9...
Protesters block Shahbagh seeking ban on Awami League
06:00 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayA large number of protesters led by the National Citizen Party (NCP) blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, May 9, demanding a ban on the Awami League (AL)...
22 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs
05:23 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayTwenty two more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 2,925 this year...
Another held over Parvez murder
04:30 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayPolice have arrested Faria Haque Tina, one of the two female students wanted in connection with the killing of Primeasia University student Parvez in Banani...
Govt considers AL ban citing dictatorship, terror links
03:43 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayThe interim government on Friday said they are considering with due importance the demand raised by various political parties, organisations and the public to ban the Awami League on charges of dictatorship and terrorist activities...
Decision to ban AL not BNP’s responsibility: Moyeen Khan
02:52 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayBNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has stated that the question of whether the Awami League should be banned is not a matter for the BNP to decide.
IPL 2025 suspended indefinitely amid Indo-Pak tensions
01:57 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended indefinitely amid mounting security concerns following a military escalation between India and Pakistan, Hindustan Times reported on Friday, citing sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
India suspends flights at 24 airports
01:09 PM, 09 May 2025 FridayIndia has suspended civilian flights at 24 airports in the north following fighting with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan.
Selina Hayat Ivy sent to jail in murder case
01:02 PM, 09 May 2025 FridaySelina Hayat Ivy, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and former senior vice-president of the district Awami League, has been sent to jail in connection with a murder case.
Police attempt to arrest missing BNP leader; SI withdrawn
12:49 PM, 09 May 2025 FridaySajedul Islam Sumon, former general secretary of BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan Ward-38 (currently Ward-25), has been missing for nearly 12 years after allegedly being picked up by individuals identifying themselves as members of law enforcement.
Rally after Jum’a prayers to press for AL ban
11:42 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayA rally is set to be held in the capital on Friday afternoon, demanding a ban on the Awami League as a political party. The event is scheduled to take place after Jum’a prayers in front of the fountain beside the eastern side of the Chief Adviser’s residence, Jamuna, near Minto Road.
Jamaat leader Masud calls for ban on AL by noon
10:07 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayDr. Shafiqul Islam Masud, secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka South unit, has demanded that the Awami League be banned by Friday noon. “We don’t want to let noon pass. The Awami League must be banned by calling upon all political parties immediately. We hope this government will fulfill the demands of the students and the people,” he said.
India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts
09:46 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayIndia has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed "censorship."
Delhi on high alert, govt employees’ leave cancelled
09:27 AM, 09 May 2025 FridayA high alert was sounded in Delhi, and all city government employees' leaves were cancelled as hostilities ramped up between India and Pakistan, with several border areas, including Jammu, coming under cross-border shelling.