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25 injured as 6 vehicles collide in dense fog in Rangpur
01:01 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayA multi-vehicle collision involving six vehicles occurred on Saturday (February 1) at around 7:30am iat Garer Matha intersection on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway in Mithapukur of Rangpur.
Taskforce proposes reforms to ease bureaucratic bottlenecks
12:58 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayA government taskforce has suggested creating a Regulatory Reform Commission (RRC) to address the pervasive issues of over-regulation and red tape in the bureaucracy, governance, businesses and tax regime.
Neonatal vaccines reach all of Bangladesh after procurement disruption
12:41 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayFor several months, Bangladesh has faced a crisis in the Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) vaccine supply, leaving many parents frustrated as they returned home without getting their children vaccinated.
Bangladesh business blues: Investors grow wary
12:14 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe economic indicators in Bangladesh are showing signs of deterioration, causing growing concern among businessmen about the country's business and investment climate. A negative trend is evident in both domestic and foreign investments, posing a significant challenge to the national economy.
9-month tourist ban on Saint Martin’s Island begins
12:05 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayA nine-month ban on the movement of tourists to Saint Martin's Island, the only coral island in Bangladesh, came into effect on Saturday following a decision by the Ministry of Forest and Climate Change. As a result, no tourists will be allowed to visit the island for the next nine months.
Sehri, Iftar timings for Ramadan published
11:27 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe Islamic Foundation has released the Sehri and Iftar timings for this year’s Ramadan for Muslims in the Dhaka district.
Medical jet with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia
10:51 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayA small medical transport plane has crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia, setting homes and vehicles ablaze,and injuring people on the ground.
Fuel prices increased by Tk 1 per litre
10:07 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe government has raised the prices of all four types of gasoline by Tk 1 per litre. The new prices took effect at 12:01 am on Saturday.
Another devotee dies at Ijtema venue, death toll reaches 3
09:46 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayAnother devotee has died at the Bishwa Ijtema venue in Tongi, Gazipur, bringing the death toll from the Islamic congregation to three.
Over 700 killed in just 5 days in DR Congo fighting: UN
09:04 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayMore than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday.
Titumir students threaten north city blockade for univ status
08:29 AM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayStudents of Titumir College have announced plans to blockade the Dhaka North City Corporation area, demanding the college be declared an independent university. The protest, called “Barasat Barricade to North City,” was announced on Friday night (January 31).
Which countries to be affected most by Trump’s foreign aid halt?
05:30 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayHours after taking office last week, United States President Donald Trump announced a temporary freeze on almost all foreign assistance as part of his “America First” agenda, pausing billions of dollars in global funding...
DMP takes stringent security measures for Ekushey Book Fair
04:49 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali today stated that intensified security measures have been put in place on Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises to ensure the peaceful holding of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, set to begin tomorrow...
Action if BCL tries to hold programmes: DMP chief
04:10 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayDhaka Metropolitan Commissioner, DMP, Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Friday, January 31, warned of taking action against outlawed organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League, BCL, if it tries to hold any kind of programme in February. He said this in reply to a query from the journalists...
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
03:33 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayWith less than 24 hours before President Donald Trump's deadline to impose sweeping tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico and China -- the global economy is bracing for impact...
First phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins
02:40 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayThe first phase of the 58th Bishwa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims, began on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka...
US business group keen to invest in Bangladesh
01:10 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayTop US businessman Gentry Beach on Thursday, January 30, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and expressed his desire to invest in Bangladesh...
Light rain, drizzle likely in parts of country
12:53 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, has forecasted light rain or drizzle in some parts of the country over the next 24 hours, starting on Friday morning, January 31...
Ex-social welfare minister Nuruzzaman on 5-day remand
12:17 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayA court in Rangpur on Friday morning, January 31, placed former Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed on a five-day remand in a case over the murder of a man during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement in the district. Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Judge Debi Rani passed the order...
Revive Buriganga River, Taskforce report suggests
11:28 AM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayAs the Buriganga River is on the brink of extinction, urgent action is needed for the survival of both the river and Dhaka, according to a report of a taskforce. Education and Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud handed over the report of the taskforce on "Re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources...