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NBR extends tax return deadline by 16 days
11:23 AM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual income tax return submissions by 16 days, until February 15.
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter in US
10:25 AM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayA passenger jet carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members collided on Wednesday with an Army helicopter while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington DC, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria’s transitional president
10:10 AM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdaySyria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad.
Bangla Academy announces revised list of Literary Award winners
09:41 AM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayBangla Academy has announced a revised list of its Literary Award winners following a review meeting of the Executive Council. The Academy dropped three names from the original list: Selim Morshed (fiction), Faruk Nawaz (children’s literature), and Muhammad Hannan (liberation war).
Trump orders 30,000-bed migrant detention facility at Guantanamo
08:51 AM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay which he said would hold as many as 30,000 people.
Gold price hiked by Tk 1,365 a bhori
10:03 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has hiked the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 1,365 to Tk 1,42,791 per bhori...
BBS Economic Census: Service sector dominance grows as industrial growth slows
09:42 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayOver the past decade, the service sector in Bangladesh has expanded significantly, while the industrial sector has experienced a notable slowdown. The service sector now holds...
Titumir College students go on hunger strike seeking univ status
09:01 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayA group of students from Government Titumir College began fast-unto-death on Wednesday afternoon, January 29, demanding to transform the college into a university...
30 dead, 60 injured in India's Kumbh Mela stampede
08:05 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayThirty people were killed in the stampede that happened just before dawn at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj of India's Uttar Pradesh, the police chief that oversees security at the massive religious gathering told reporters on Wednesday, January 29...
Haider helps Chittagong to beat Rangpur
07:53 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayPakistan recruit Haider Ali trumped his compatriot Iftikhar Ahmed with a six-laden knock as Chittagong Kings made a giant stride toward the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) playoffs, romping to a five-wicket win over Rangpur Riders at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, January 29...
No rally under AL banner to be allowed: Shafiqul
06:29 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said none will be allowed to hold protests under the banner of fallen Awami League (AL)...
Health ministry orders revoking Dr Swapnil's registration, action against LabAid
06:04 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayIn a significant move, the Health Ministry has ordered the cancellation of the registration of BSMMU Professor Dr Mamun Al Mahtab Swapnil following his alleged responsibility for medical negligence that led to the death of Engineer Afsar Ahmed two years ago.
Shipment of 22,000 tonnes rice arrives from Myanmar
05:47 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayA ship carrying 22,000 tonnes of atap rice, imported from Myanmar, has anchored at the Chittagong Port...
Yunus asks Soros to help recovering stolen assets
05:34 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday requested the Open Society Foundations to assist Bangladesh in "asset tracing" efforts aimed at recovering approximately $234 billion allegedly siphoned off during Sheikh Hasina's 16-year tenure.
ACC finds Putul’s Shuchona Foundation non-existent
05:02 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has said it has not found the existence of Shuchona Foundation founded by Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
NRC calls for constituent assembly polls by June, announces 11-point agenda
04:53 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe National Revolutionary Council (NRC), a newly formed political party, has demanded the holding of Constituent Assembly elections by June 2025 and the drafting of a new constitution by January 2026, replacing the existing one to transform Bangladesh into a true people's state.
Noted journalist Nizam Uddin no more
04:18 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayBusiness Editor of The Daily Observer and member of the Jatiya Press Club veteran freedom fighter Nizam Uddin Ahmed died in a Dhaka hotel on Wednesday morning, January 29. He was 72...
Netanyahu 1st foreign guest to White House in Trump’s 2nd term
03:58 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayDonald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to be the first foreign leader to visit the White House, in a major concession to a US ally who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes...
Economic reform impossible without political reform: CPD
03:56 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading private research organisation, has emphasised that economic reform in Bangladesh cannot be achieved without parallel political reforms. The organisation noted that despite changes in leadership, there are no visible signs of improvement in the macroeconomic situation as the 2024-25 fiscal year progresses.
Angry farmers dump tomatoes on highway seeking VAT withdrawal
02:49 PM, 29 Jan 2025 WednesdayFrustrated farmers in Natore blocked the Natore-Rajshahi highway by scattering tomatoes on the road, protesting the recent increase in VAT. The demonstration brought traffic to a standstill on both ends of the highway, leaving passengers travelling to Dhaka and Rajshahi stranded.