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BU admin offices locked seeking VC’s removal
03:41 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayThe protesting students of Barishal University (BU) locked all administrative offices on Tuesday demanding the immediate removal of Vice Chancellor Dr. Sucharita Sharmin...
Govt declares 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday
02:30 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has announced a 10-day holiday on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The decision was made during a meeting of the Advisory Council held at the Secretariat on Tuesday. The information was later confirmed in a post from the verified Facebook account of the Chief Advisor's Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam.
Khaleda reaches Gulshan residence
01:40 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayBNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has reached at her residence, Firoza, in Gulshan. A special air ambulance provided by Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, brought her and her entourage to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, where they landed at 10:38 am.
Khaleda’s return to facilitate democratic transition: Fakhrul
01:23 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed optimism that party chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s return to the country will facilitate a democratic transition.
Chinmoy ordered to be shown arrested in 4 more cases
01:02 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayChinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, has been ordered to be arrested in four additional cases involving obstruction of police duties, vandalism, and other charges.
Zubaida steps foot in Dhaka after 17 years in UK
12:18 PM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayAfter 17 long years, Dr Zubaida Rahman — wife of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and daughter-in-law of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia — has returned to Dhaka from the United Kingdom.
Khaleda returns home after treatment in London
10:54 AM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayBNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has returned home after receiving nearly four months of medical treatment in London, United Kingdom.
Drone attacks disrupt traffic at over dozen Russian airports
10:47 AM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayMore than a dozen Russian airports had to restrict their traffic due to drone attacks overnight to Tuesday, Russian authorities reported, including in Moscow days before a planned military parade.
Security tightened at Khaleda’s Gulshan residence
09:54 AM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayFormer Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is returning home on Tuesday after undergoing medical treatment in London for the past four months. Upon arrival, she will travel directly by road from the airport to her home, ‘Feroza’, in Gulshan.
BNP supporters gather at airport to welcome Khaleda
09:21 AM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayBNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is set to return to the country on Tuesday after undergoing long-term treatment in London, sparking excitement and enthusiasm among party leaders and activists.
Israel plans to seize Gaza, troops to stay indefinitely
08:32 AM, 06 May 2025 TuesdayBenjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has approved plans to seize the Gaza Strip and station troops there indefinitely – a move that would vastly expand Israel’s operations there and draw fierce international opposition.
Khaleda Zia departs London for Dhaka
09:52 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayBNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia departed London’s Heathrow Airport for Dhaka on Monday, May 5, at 3:35 pm Greenwich Mean Time, aboard a Qatar royal air ambulance provided by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, concluding a 117-day medical stay.
Denim Expo 2025 to drive global denim trends from Dhaka
09:01 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayThe 18th Bangladesh Denim Expo, set for May 12–13, 2025, at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka, is poised to reinforce Bangladesh’s role as a global denim powerhouse.
Rome keen to ‘renew’ and ‘relaunch’ ties with Dhaka
08:53 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is slated to visit Bangladesh before September 2025 to bolster bilateral ties, announced Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi during a meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday, May 5.
Khaleda at Heathrow, set to return to Dhaka
08:12 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayBNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday, May 5, at 7:45 pm Bangladesh time, en route to Dhaka after a 117-day medical stay, confirmed Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, her physician and BNP standing committee member, via media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan.
Bangladesh’s export boom hits a snag: April’s slump raises concerns
07:49 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayBangladesh’s export earnings, which powered a robust 9.83% growth to $40.20 billion in the first 10 months of the 2024–25 fiscal year, stumbled in April 2025, posting a meagre 0.83% year-on-year increase to $3.016 billion, up from $2.99 billion in April 2024, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
Firefighters quell Bailey Road mall blaze, rescue 18 alive
07:28 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayFirefighters extinguished a blaze in the basement of the Capital Siraj Center shopping mall on Bailey Road, Dhaka, at 7:47 pm on Monday, May 5, after a one-hour battle.
Fire erupts at Bailey Road restaurant, fire-engines trapped in traffic
07:14 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayA fire broke out at a restaurant on the ground floor of the 10-storey Siraj Tower on Bailey Road, Dhaka, at 6:47pm on Monday, May 5, prompting the deployment of three Fire Service and Civil Defence units.
Oil prices slide to at $60.57 per barrel in int’l market
07:04 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayOil prices fell almost four percent before paring back some losses. Brent, the international benchmark, was down around 1.2 per cent at $60.57 per barrel in midday deals in Europe.
End of an era: Iconic Kamalapur Station to make way for future hub
06:16 PM, 05 May 2025 MondayKamalapur station’s days are numbered. Bangladesh Railway has unveiled bold plans to demolish this historic landmark and transform it into a gleaming ‘multimodal transport hub’—a futuristic nexus of high-speed trains, metro rails, subways, and expressways.