All News
Trump blasts $29m USAID fund to tiny 2-person Bangladeshi firm
05:56 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of criticism on Friday, targeting a $29 million USAID grant meant to “strengthen the political landscape” in Bangladesh.
Nationwide AVS by June to prevent fraud
05:51 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdaySenior officials from Bangladesh Bank, BB, and Finance Division have announced that the government will implement the Account Verification System, AVS, nationwide by June to ensure the accuracy of customer accounts as part of its initiative to make government transactions cashless...
Outsourcing staff block road, demand permanent jobs
05:20 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayDhaka’s bustling streets ground to a halt on Saturday afternoon as outsourcing employees staged a protest outside the National Press Club, demanding job permanency from the government...
$21m US aid irks India, interference debate ensues
05:11 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayA storm brewed between India and the United States this week as President Donald Trump doubled down on a claim that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $21 million to boost voter turnout in India.
Apparel workers block Savar roads over unpaid wages
04:34 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayTensions flared in Savar and Ashulia on Saturday morning as workers from two garment factories took to the streets, blocking two regional roads to demand overdue wages. The protests, which disrupted traffic for hours, underscored mounting frustrations with factory management over unpaid wages.
Bangladesh hopeful of Mahmudullah’s availability ahead of NZ clash
04:32 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayWith their tournament hopes now in a spot of bother, Bangladesh are hopeful of senior batter Mahmudullah's availability ahead of the do-or-die match against New Zealand...
Will Shakib be able to don Rupganj Jersey?
04:13 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayA fresh twist has electrified the cricket world: Shakib is slated to don the Legends of Rupganj jersey in this year’s Premier Cricket League. The announcement has left fans buzzing with a mix of anticipation and disbelief.
Murder plot: Anti-discrimination Student Movement expels Rangpur organiser
04:03 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe Anti-discrimination Student Movement has expelled its Rangpur district organiser, Tanjim Alam Tasin, over allegations of plotting to murder two key members of the organisation. The decision was announced late Friday night in a notice signed by Rifat Hasan, the movement’s chief organiser in the district.
Supreme Judicial Appointment Council gets 2 members
03:53 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayRetired Appellate Division judge Tariq-ul-Hakim and professor Dr Sumaiya Khair of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University have been nominated as members of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council for two years...
Many journalists broker for fortune, says Fakhrul
03:49 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir stirred the room at the National Press Club on Saturday afternoon with a candid critique of modern journalism.
Hail, drizzle in Dhaka on Phagun afternoon
03:36 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe capital experienced an unexpected twist in its lingering winter ambiance as rain and hail swept through various parts on Saturday afternoon.
Action against officials failing Aman rice collection targets
01:30 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAdministrative action will be taken against officials who fail to meet rice collection targets during the current Aman season. This directive was issued in a letter recently sent by the Directorate of Food to regional food controllers.
Trump administration fires top US general, Navy chief
11:49 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayIn an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Bangladesh urges zero border killings at BGB-BSF conf
11:03 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayA four-day-long 55th Border Conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in New Delhi, India, from February 17 to 20. During the conference, there was a strong call for necessary measures to reduce the number of border killings of Bangladeshis to zero.
Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
09:54 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAn American-Lebanese man was found guilty Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.
Sudan waterborne disease outbreak kills 24: MSF
09:34 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAn "out-of-control" waterborne disease outbreak in southern Sudan has killed at least two dozen and left more than 800 others in hospital over the past three days, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday.
5 killed as truck runs over rickshaw in Bogura
09:14 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayFive people were killed when a cattle-laden truck ran over a battery-operated rickshaw on the Bogura-Naogaon highway in Dupchanchia Upazila, Bogura, around 8:30 pm on Friday night.
3 killed in extremist groups’ shootout in Jhenaidah
08:43 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayThree people, including an extremist leader, were killed in a shootout between two extremist groups in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, on Friday night. The incident took place at the Crematorium ground in Ramchandrapur village in the upazila around 9:30 pm.
Khilgaon fire subdued, no casualties reported
11:58 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayA fierce blaze that erupted in the garage zone near Talatala intersection in Khilgaon was brought under control late Friday night, capping nearly two hours of intense firefighting.
Deadly Khilgaon fire escalates, 10 units battle blaze
09:28 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayA fierce fire erupted at a sawmill in Khilgaon on Friday evening, rapidly spreading to a nearby car garage and triggering explosions as vehicle cylinders detonated.