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Airfares fall by 75% due to govt intervention: ATAB

05:46 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Airfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75% following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB)...

HC puts DU ‘C’ unit admission test results on ice

05:41 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

A High Court bench slammed the brakes on Dhaka University’s ‘C’ Unit admission test results Wednesday, stirring a tempest over alleged exam blunders. The bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justices Sikder Mahmudur Razi issued the suspension after a student’s writ petition claimed errors riddled the question papers, leaving aspiring scholars in limbo.

Yunus orders necessary preparations for peaceful polls

05:11 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday instructed authorities to take necessary steps and preparations to ensure peaceful elections in the country.

2024 warmest in 175 years; poses long-term risk for Bangladesh

05:09 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

2024 has been recorded as the warmest year in the 175-year history of global temperature records, with average temperatures exceeding pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5°C...

Waker updates Yunus on security

04:48 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman called on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Wednesday to brief him on Bangladesh’s security situation.

SIs, ASIs to get interest-free loan to buy motorcycle

04:14 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

The government is planning to give police personnel of the ranks of sub-inspector (SI) and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) interest-free loan to purchase motorcycle...

58-day fishing ban in sea to start April 15

03:42 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

The 58-day fishing ban in the bay imposed by the government will start on April 15 aiming at proper breeding, production, preservation and collection of marine fisheries...

Man sentenced to death for rape of 7-year-old

02:52 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

A Dhaka court has sentenced Zahidul Islam to death for the rape of a seven-year-old girl in Banasree, Dhaka. Judge Mosammat Rokshana Begum Happy of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 delivered the verdict on Wednesday.

Railway gatekeepers warn strike over job regularisation demand

02:09 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Gatekeepers and gatemen working for Bangladesh Railways have announced that they will block railways and go on an indefinite work stoppage starting March 24 if their demand for job regularisation is not met.

Babar acquitted of 17-year jail sentence in arms case

12:46 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been acquitted of a 17-year sentence in an arms case. The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akter, delivered the verdict on Wednesday.

Govt to focus on reforms to overcome education sector crisis

12:21 PM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

The newly appointed Education Adviser, CR Abrar, said on Wednesday that the interim government will focus on establishing good governance and implementing reforms to overcome the crisis in the education sector.

State appeals against acquittal in Aug 21 grenade attack case

11:04 AM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

The state has filed an appeal against the acquittal of all accused, including Tariq Rahman, in the August 21 grenade attack case. The appeal was submitted to the relevant branch of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

3 killed as ambulance collides with van in Jashore

10:20 AM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Three people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and an engine-powered van in Jhikargacha upazila, Jashore, early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 6:00 am on the Jashore-Benapole highway in the Nabibnagar area of the upazila.

Strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’: Netanyahu

09:57 AM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was "only the beginning" of renewed Israeli action in the Palestinian territory.

NASA astronauts return to earth after 9 months in space

09:07 AM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Putin halts strikes on Ukraine energy for 30 days

08:32 AM, 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure following a call with US counterpart Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. But Putin said that, for a wider truce to work, Ukraine must not be allowed to rearm and must halt mandatory mobilisation.

Overnight clashes in Nagpur over Aurangzeb's tomb

09:58 PM, 18 Mar 2025 Tuesday

Nine people were injured during overnight clashes in India that began over a Hindu nationalist outfit's campaign to demolish the tomb of a long-dead Muslim emperor, local media reported Tuesday...

Govt to re-fix ad rates for newspapers: Mahfuj

09:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 Tuesday

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday, March 18, said the advertisement rates for newspapers will be adjusted while the media list will be updated...

Qatar extends support to Bangladesh reform agenda

08:51 PM, 18 Mar 2025 Tuesday

Qatar has extended its full support to the reform agenda of Bangladesh's interim goverment, the ambassador of the rich Gulf kingdom of Qatar, Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani, said on Tuesday.

Gold prices rise, bhori Tk 1.54 lakh

08:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 Tuesday

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has increased the prices of gold, with raising 22 carat gold by Tk 1,470 to Tk 1,54,945 per bhori (11.664 grams)...