All News
Anti-Jamaat slogans, placards surface at BNP event
03:29 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayTensions between political allies BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami appear to have escalated further, as BNP leaders and activists openly displayed anti-Jamaat slogans and placards during a meeting at the National Press Club on Thursday (January 9).
Nilphamari’s Ananta wins car buying refrigerator from Vision Emporium
02:45 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayAnanta Kumar Karmakar from Domar, Nilphamari won car by purchasing refrigerator in the flagship campaign 'Dream Home' offer of Vision Emporium, country’s leading electronics retail chain Shop.
43rd BCS: Excluded candidates sans serious offences to be recruited
02:39 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe government has decided to appoint candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, provided they are not implicated in serious crimes.
Jacobson to join as Charge d’affaires in US Embassy
02:35 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayTracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior US Foreign Service, will join US Embassy in Dhaka as Charge d’affaires, ad interim, on Saturday.
Rice price hike temporary, relief measures underway: Bashiruddin
01:36 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayAdmitting that the recent rise in rice prices has brought hardships to the public, Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin assured that the situation is temporary and measures are in place to stabilise the market.
BNP files complaint over disappearances, killings of 2,276
01:11 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has filed a complaint regarding the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of 2,276 of its leaders and activists, including former MP for Sylhet-2 constituency, M Elias Ali, at the International Crimes Tribunal.
Tulip breaks cover since home controversy exposed
01:10 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayLabour MP Tulip Siddiq, the UK’s Economic Secretary to the Treasury, broke cover following revelations linking her to properties connected to her deposed aunt, Sheikh Hasina.
Azhar’s death sentence review hearing on Jan 23
12:38 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe Supreme Court's Appellate Division has scheduled a hearing for January 23 on the review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, seeking reconsideration of his death sentence in a case related to war crimes, including murder and genocide, committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
Veg price paradox: Farmers lose while consumers pay more
12:21 PM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe price of winter vegetables like cauliflower has drastically fallen in production areas, leaving farmers at a significant loss despite higher prices in urban markets. In production areas, cauliflowers are selling for as low as Tk 2-5 per piece, while in Dhaka, they fetch Tk 15-30 after changing hands multiple times.
6 killed in India temple stampede
11:23 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayAt least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said Thursday.
Makeshift special court at Alia Madrasa torched
11:10 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayA fire was set in a room of the makeshift special court established at Alia Madrasa grounds in the capital's Bakshi Bazar early on Thursday. While a vehicle was stationed outside the madrasa building, fire services were unable to carry out operations due to the main gates being locked, according to Chawkbazar police.
12 DMP DCs transferred
10:38 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayTwelve officers holding the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred. The transfers were announced in an order signed by DMP Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali on Wednesday.
5 killed, 1500 buildings destroyed in Los Angeles wildfires
09:43 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayAt least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes.
India yet to reply to Hasina’s extradition request: Touhid
09:10 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has not yet received a response from New Delhi regarding a letter sent by Dhaka to facilitate the return of Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain confirmed on Wednesday.
4 killed in fire as 2 buses crash into ambulance in Savar
08:33 AM, 09 Jan 2025 ThursdayFour people were killed in a tragic incident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar when two buses crashed into an ambulance, causing a fire early Thursday. The fire quickly spread from the ambulance to the two buses.
Preparing simultaneously for JS, local govt polls: Yunus
11:57 PM, 08 Jan 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that the interim government is simultaneously preparing for both the general and local government elections.
EU won't allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat
09:50 PM, 08 Jan 2025 WednesdayFrance has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its "sovereign borders", after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland...
Bangladesh slips three steps in global passport strength index
09:44 PM, 08 Jan 2025 WednesdayBangladesh's position in the Henley Passport Index has dropped three places in 2025, now ranking 100th globally. Last year, Bangladesh was positioned at 97th. This year, Libya and Palestine share the 100th spot with Bangladesh.
PSC halts oath-taking of new members at students’ objection
09:32 PM, 08 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe oath-taking ceremony for six newly appointed members of the Public Service Commission (PSC), initially scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed following objections raised by Dhaka University students.
BSF kills Bangladeshi at Sunamganj border
09:22 PM, 08 Jan 2025 WednesdayIndian Border Security Force gunned down a Bangladeshi youth, Saidul Islam, 23, at the Bishwambharpur border in Sunamganj on Wednesday evening (January 8). The incident occurred in the Masimpur area of the upazila.