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JS polls either in Dec or in Mar 2026
07:50 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayThe 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections are set to take place in either December 2025 or March 2026.
Ramadan, Eid usher in 38-day holiday in edn institutions
07:04 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayBangladesh’s educational institutions are gearing up for a massive 38-day holiday, spanning the holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, starting March 2 and ending April 7.
Youth killed during attack on Cox’s Bazar Air Force base
05:55 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayAn attack on an under-construction Air Force base in Cox’s Bazar erupted Monday afternoon, leaving 30-year-old Shihab Kabir Nahid dead in a hail of gunfire.
Law enforcement cracks down this evening: Home adviser
05:25 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayWith robberies and thefts surging across Bangladesh, including in Dhaka, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury promised a swift response Monday. Speaking to reporters after a core committee meeting on law and order at the ministry, he declared, “Law enforcement’s presence will be felt from this evening.”
Sajek inferno rages on, over 50 resorts reduced to ashes
05:24 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayA ferocious fire continues to ravage Sajek Valley’s tourist centre in Baghaichhari of Rangamati, defying control efforts even after three and a half hours.
Protesters’ 24hr ultimatum for home adviser’s resignation
04:57 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayDhaka’s streets echoed with defiance on Monday as protesters, under the banner of Bangladesh Against Rape and Oppression, issued a 24-hour ultimatum demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Adviser—and a public apology for failing to ensure public safety.
High taxes keep internet prices sky-high: Experts
04:12 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayBangladesh’s internet prices won’t budge—and neither will public access—unless the government slashes taxes, experts warned Monday at the Center for Policy Dialogue’s (CPD) two-day conference, “Recommendations by the Task Force on Restrategising the Economy,” held at BRAC Center Inn in Mohakhali.
Inferno engulfs Sajek, tourism hub ravaged
03:44 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayA devastating fire tore through Sajek Valley’s tourism centre in Baghaichhari of Rangamati on Monday, leaving the picturesque retreat in flames. The blaze erupted around noon, engulfing around 30 establishments—including resorts, cottages, and shops—according to local reports.
Schedule must be announced in Oct for Dec polls: CEC
02:18 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the schedule for the national parliamentary elections must be announced in October if the elections are to be held in December.
Miscreants attack air force base in Cox’s Bazar: ISPR
01:43 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayA group of miscreants launched a sudden attack on the Air Force Base in Cox’s Bazar, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Monday. The Bangladesh Air Force is taking the necessary actions in response, the statement added.
BPM, PPM awards of 103 police officials withdrawn
01:05 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayThe government has withdrawn the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) and the President Police Medal (PPM) awarded to 103 police officials, including former Inspectors General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and Benazir Ahmed.
Biplob Kumar, Mehedi Hasan suspended
12:29 PM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayBiplob Kumar Sarker, former Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), and SM Mehedi Hasan, Joint Commissioner, have been temporarily suspended.
DU student’s hanging body recovered
11:52 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayThe police have recovered the body of a 24-year-old woman who was found hanging from the ceiling fan in a female hostel on Elephant Road, in the Newmarket police station area of the capital, around 11:00 pm on Sunday.
SC allows Channel 1 to resume broadcasting
11:14 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has suspended the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission's (BTRC) decision to shut down the private television channel, Channel 1. As a result, the channel's broadcast can continue, according to the lawyers involved.
Zelensky willing to give up presidency for Nato membership
09:58 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayVolodymyr Zelensky said Sunday -- the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance.
Gold trader shot, robbed of 200 bhori gold in Banasree
09:39 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayA gold trader was shot and robbed of 200 bhori of gold and Tk 1 lakh in the Banasree area of Dhaka on Sunday night.
Jahangir accuses AL allies of trying to destabilise country
09:07 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayThe Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, has accused the allies of the Awami League (AL) of trying to destabilize the country through various means.
Merz wins German elections as far-right makes record gains
08:30 AM, 24 Feb 2025 MondayGermany's conservatives swept to victory in Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains.
Thousands attend funeral for Hassan Nasrallah
10:01 PM, 23 Feb 2025 SundayTens of thousands of people in Lebanon are paying their last respects to Hezbollah’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, last September...
Gold price reduced by Tk 1,155 per bhori
09:33 PM, 23 Feb 2025 SundayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has reduced the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 1,155 to Tk 1,53,370 per bhori (11.664 grams). The new prices will come into effect from Monday, February 24...