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Ex-CMP chief Saiful held in student murder
05:33 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayFormer Chattogram Metropolitan Police, CMP, Commissioner Saiful Islam has been arrested in Dhaka...
Injury rules Afghan spinner Ghazanfar out of Champions Trophy
04:54 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayAfghanistan were dealt a huge blow ahead of the Champions Trophy as their mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar has been ruled out from the tournament due to injury...
Govt thanks OHCHR for July massacre report, vows justice
04:46 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayThe interim government has expressed gratitude to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for conducting the most comprehensive independent investigation into the events of July and August 2024, which led to the fall of the Hasina regime.
Youth injured in attack at Mozammel’s home dies
04:28 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayA young man, who suffered injuries in an attack by the local Awami League men at former Liberation War Affairs Minister Mozammel Haque’s home in Gazipur, has died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, DMCH. The victim, Abul Kashem, 20, died at the Intensive Care Unit, ICU, around 3:00pm on Wednesday, February 12...
Hasina govt behind 'crimes against humanity': UN
03:41 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayBangladesh's Awami League-led government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, February 12, warning the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity"...
Curbing extortion in transports, markets to lower inflation: BKMEA President
03:25 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayBKMEA President Mohammad Hatem has blamed widespread extortion in transport and markets for persistently high inflation in the country. He asserted that if extortion is curbed, inflation will naturally decline.
VAT, tax rise to force biscuit makers to cut sizes, Shafiqur warns
02:45 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayThe President of the Bangladesh Auto Biscuit and Bread Manufacturers Association (BABBMA), Shafiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, has said, "How much longer will we reduce the size of biscuit packets under the pressure of VAT and taxes? How much more will we reduce the quantity in each packet? At this rate, we will have to give empty packets."
Chief Adviser visits Aynaghar
01:18 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus visited Aynaghar, the secret cells where victims of enforced disappearances were detained. He visited three such secret cells located in Agargaon, Kochukhet, and Uttara in the capital on Wednesday morning (February 12).
Khaleda’s condition stable, says personal physician
12:36 PM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayBNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s health condition is stable, according to her personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member, Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain.
Mahfuj clarifies he issued warning, not threat to ‘Tawhidi Janata’
11:53 AM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayMahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, clarified that he did not threaten individuals identifying themselves as “Tawhidi Janata,” but rather issued a warning. He explained his position in a Facebook post on Tuesday night (February 11).
Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for US users
10:10 AM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayGoogle Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico's name to the Gulf of America for people using the app in the US.
Sheikh Helal’s personal assistant arrested at Shahjalal Airport
09:26 AM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayFormer Member of Parliament Sheikh Helal Uddin's personal assistant, Hossain Mohammad Murad, also known as Sohel Murad, was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday night.
Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood out of Champions Trophy
08:53 AM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayAustralia's bid to win the Champions Trophy was a dealt a major setback Wednesday with their formidable pace attack of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood all ruled out.
‘Ceasefire to end if Hamas fails to return hostages by Saturday’
08:33 AM, 12 Feb 2025 WednesdayIsrael's prime minister has warned Hamas it will end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume intense fighting if the Palestinian group "does not return our hostages by Saturday noon [10:00 GMT]".
Development budget cuts to hoard Tk 19,000cr of foreign loans
09:35 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has approved a revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) budget of Tk 2,16,000 crore for the current fiscal year (2024-25), marking a significant reduction from the initially proposed Tk 2,65,000 crore. This revision includes an unprecedented Tk 19,000 crore in foreign loans remaining unutilised.
TCB to start subsidised mobile shop in 8 divisional cities
08:42 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs, ACCEA, on Tuesday, February 11, approved in principle a proposal to start selling commodities among the common consumers through truck in eight divisional cities across the country...
Operation Devil Hunt: 607 arrested in 24 hours
08:08 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayAs many as 1,775 individuals were arrested across the country in the last 24 hours on various charges. Of them, 607 were apprehended during the nationwide ‘Operation Devil Hunt’...
Educational institutions to get Islamic Foundation Book Corners
08:04 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayIn a move to promote religious education and reading habits among students, the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh has decided to set up book corners in schools, madrasas, colleges, and universities across the country.
NRC demands action against anti-Muslim plots in Bangladesh
07:27 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe National Revolutionary Council (NRC) has called on the interim government to take strict action against what it describes as a conspiracy of transnational Islamophobes against Muslims in Bangladesh.
Shohaly faces 5-year ICC ban for breaching anti-graft code
07:13 PM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe International Cricket Council, ICC, has banned Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter from all cricket for five years after she admitted breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The global governing body of cricket said this in a media release on Tuesday, February 11...