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July warriors officially launch ‘National Citizen Party’
06:32 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayA new political force named Jatiya Nagorik Party or National Citizen Party (NCP), initiated by the organisers of July mass uprising, has officially been launched. The name of the new party was announced at a rally in Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue on Friday evening, February 28...
42 workers missing after avalanche in India
06:14 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayMore than 40 construction workers were missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, officials said...
Gazettes listing 1,400 as July Warriors published
05:17 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayThe Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has published a gazette notification recognising 493 individuals injured in the July mass uprising as 'July Warriors'...
4 killed, 12 injured in Pakistan mosque blast
04:30 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayAt least four people were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at the Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Akora Khattak of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Inspector General Police (IGP) of the province, Zulfiqar Hameed, told Geo News on Friday, February 28...
Moon sighting committee sits Saturday
04:05 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayThe National Moon Sighting Committee will sit on Saturday, February 28, to review the moon sighting which will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan...
Thousands gather at Manik Mia Avenue for launch of new political party
03:23 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayThousands of people with procession have joined the launching of a new political party of student activists of the July Movement in Dhaka's Manik Miah Avenue. The launch event of the new political party...
Met office forecasts rain in parts of country
02:55 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, on Friday, February 28, forecasted that weather may remain dry over the country and having chances of light rain over Rangpur division for the next 24 hours...
Bhanga OC arrested
01:10 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayThe officer-in-charge of Bhanga police station, Faridpur, Shafiqul Islam, has been arrested in a case filed for allegedly harassing BNP leaders and activists. He was apprehended from the police station on Wednesday night, February 26, a source in the district police confirmed on Thursday night, February 27. According to the latest information, he was taken to the custody of Police's Detective Branch (DB) in Dhaka...
Talks begin in Egypt on next phases of Gaza truce
12:31 PM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayEgypt has announced that intensive talks have begun in Cairo between the parties involved in the Gaza ceasefire agreement to discuss the next phases amid "ongoing efforts to ensure the implementation of the agreed-upon understandings."...
Putin to keep his word on Ukraine peace deal: Trump
11:33 AM, 28 Feb 2025 FridayDonald Trump has insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word” on a peace deal for Ukraine, arguing that US workers extracting critical minerals in the country would act as a security backstop to deter Russia from invading again...
Yunus urges global push at Rohingya Conference to end crisis
09:51 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged making the upcoming UN-led international conference on the Rohingya crisis a resounding success, aiming to thrust the decades-long humanitarian tragedy back into global focus and rally support for Myanmar’s persecuted minority.
48 Uighurs deported from Thailand to China
09:44 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayThailand has deported at least 40 Uighurs to China’s Xinjiang region despite strong objections from activists and human rights groups, who warned that the deportees were at risk of torture, ill-treatment and “irreparable harm” if returned...
60-day fishing ban from March 1 in Chandpur to bolster hilsa stock
09:29 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayA two-month fishing ban along a 70-kilometer stretch of the Padma-Meghna rivers in Chandpur begins on March 1 to bolster stocks of Bangladesh’s national fish hilsa.
Gold price cut by Tk 2,403 per bhori
08:39 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has reduced the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 2,403 to Tk 1,50,967 per bhori (11.664 grams)...
July warriors unveil ‘National Citizen Party’ ahead of Friday launch
08:29 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayA new political force, the National Citizen Party (NCP), will debut Friday, born from a collaboration between the National Citizen Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
10,500 tonnes of rice arrive from India
08:06 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayA ship carrying a total of 10,500 tonnes of rice from India has arrived at Chattogram Port...
Now, China wants 1,000 tonnes of hilsa
07:22 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayChina is eager to import 1,000 tonnes of Bangladesh’s prized hilsa fish. Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen made the intent while meeting Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin on Thursday, February 27, at his office. The meeting spotlighted opportunities to deepen bilateral trade and investment.
Bus torched after it kills motorcyclist at Rampura
06:39 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayA 33-year-old motorcyclist, Ali Hossain Talukder, was killed in a horrific collision with a bus of Ramzan Paribahan in Dhaka’s Rampura on Thursday, February 27.
Seven planets to light up the night sky—last chance until 2040
06:30 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayThis week, the night sky transforms into a cosmic gallery as seven planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—line up in a rare ‘planetary parade.’
Martyrs’ families to get Tk 30 lakh each
06:08 PM, 27 Feb 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday, February 27, said each of the families of the martyrs of July mass uprising will receive Tk 30 lakh...