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Tulip labels her 2-year prison sentence ‘deeply unfair’
09:28 AM, 02 Dec 2025 TuesdayUK Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has described her two-year prison sentence in Bangladesh as "deeply unfair" after a court convicted her in her absence on corruption charges.
Ctg residents feel tremors from earthquake in Myanmar
08:39 AM, 02 Dec 2025 TuesdayAn earthquake struck the Falam district of Chin State in Myanmar shortly before 1:00 am on Tuesday.
Khaleda Zia gets VIP status
09:56 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayThe government has declared BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia a 'very important person' (VIP).
ECNEC clears housing projects for July victim families
09:27 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayThe government has moved forward with two major housing initiatives aimed at rehabilitating families affected during the 2024 Anti-Discriminatory Student Movement.
18 Japanese WWII soldiers’ remains repatriated from Chattogram
09:17 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayThe remains of 18 Japanese soldiers who died during World War II and were buried at the Chattogram War Cemetery have been exhumed and returned to Japan.
Gut Health Summit in Dhaka unites global, local experts
09:12 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayNestlé Bangladesh has taken a pioneering step in advancing public health by hosting “The Gut Nexus”, the country’s first Gut Health Summit, bringing together over 250 scientists, nutritionists, clinicians, and research professionals for a two-day scientific workshop on the gut microbiome.
Interim’s ambitious reforms may be hard for next govt to digest: Wahiduddin
08:00 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayPlanning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has said the interim government’s sweeping reform drive may prove “difficult for the next elected government to digest”, noting that several measures are far more ambitious than anything seen in recent years.
Music heals! When was the last time you sang like no one was listening?
07:35 PM, 01 Dec 2025 Monday“Singing is a physical activity and may have some parallel benefits to exercise,” says Adam Lewis, associate professor of respiratory physiotherapy at the University of Southampton. His studies found that a proper singing session hits the same cardio zone as a brisk 30-minute walk – except you’re standing still, laughing between verses, and no one’s trying to sell you activewear.
Jamaat chief warns of ‘another August 5’ if conspiracies persist
06:34 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayJamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has warned that any attempt to “walk in hidden alleys” or engage in political conspiracies could trigger “another August 5” – a reference he used to describe what he called a popular uprising against “terrorism and fascism.”
BB approves closure of nine troubled NBFIs
06:17 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayIn a decisive step toward restoring stability in Bangladesh’s financial sector, the central bank has granted final approval to wind down nine non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) mired in insolvency and mismanagement.
Seafood crisis looms as marine fish stocks plummet in Bay
05:46 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayBangladesh is heading toward a severe seafood crisis as marine fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal continue to decline at an alarming pace due to illegal, unregulated and excessive harvesting, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter warned on Sunday.
Beijing steps in for Khaleda’s care, BNP cautions against rumour mill
05:23 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayA high-level medical team from China has arrived in Dhaka to assist in the treatment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who remains in critical condition in Evercare Hospital, BNP leaders said.
After regime change, sugar prices plunge 40% as Khatunganj syndicate falls
04:34 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayThe once-iron grip of Bangladesh’s most notorious sugar cartel has shattered, sending wholesale and retail prices tumbling to their lowest levels in years and delivering rare relief to millions of consumers.
Women, elderly worst hit as one-third Bangladeshis fell ill in 2025
03:53 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayOne in every three people in Bangladesh experienced some form of illness in the three months leading up to the study period, with women and older adults bearing the heaviest burden, reveals a national survey.
Tarique not a voter, but EC can add him if it wants even after polls schedule: EC secy
03:39 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayBNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is currently not a registered voter, although voter registration is mandatory for contesting or casting a vote in the Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Khaleda in very critical condition: Azam Khan
02:55 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayBNP Vice Chairman Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan has said that ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is in a very critical condition.
Khaleda under care of local and foreign doctors: Fakhrul
02:04 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that both local and foreign doctors are involved in providing medical care to the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Saint Martin tourist season opens with 1,174 visitors
12:58 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayThe tourist season to Saint Martin Island formally began on Monday with three passenger vessels carrying 1,174 holidaymakers from Cox's Bazar to the country's only coral island.
Reza Kibria joins BNP
12:37 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayReza Kibria, an economist and founder-convener of the political platform Gono Odhikar Parishad, has formally joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Purbachal plot case: Hasina sentenced to 5 yrs, Rehana 7 yrs, Tulip 2 yrs
12:03 PM, 01 Dec 2025 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her sister Sheikh Rehana to seven years in a case over allegations of corruption in plot allocation in the Purbachal New Town project.