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Gaza war death toll tops 70,000, says health ministry

08:27 AM, 30 Nov 2025 Sunday

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago.

Hallmark MD Tanvir dies at DMCH while serving jail term

12:10 AM, 30 Nov 2025 Sunday

Hallmark Group Managing Director (MD) Md Tanvir Mahmud, a key convict in the Hallmark–Sonali Bank loan scam, died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night. He was 55.

Saifuddin’s nerves seal last-over thriller as Bangladesh level series

10:08 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh survived a late collapse to clinch a nail-biting four-wicket win over Ireland with two balls to spare in the second T20I in Chattogram, levelling the three-match series 1-1.

Khaleda’s condition unchanged for 3 days, treatment to continue at Evercare

09:59 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s health has remained unchanged for the past three days, with doctors continuing her treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital on the advice of both local and foreign specialists.

Gold price rises by Tk 2,403 per bhori

09:54 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Gold prices in the domestic market have gone up again, with the rate for 22-carat (best quality) gold increasing by Tk 2,403 per bhori (11.664 grams).

Emergency in Sri Lanka as death toll from Cyclone Ditwah hits 153

09:48 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 people missing.

Potato Fest begins Dec 12

09:16 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh is gearing up to pitch its fast-growing potato sector to global investors at the upcoming ‘Potato Festival 2025’, set to kick off at ICCB in Dhaka on December 12.

Trump declares Venezuelan airspace 'closed' amid fears of invasion

08:40 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

In a stark escalation of the spiralling confrontation between Washington and Caracas, US President Donald Trump has ordered the airspace over and around Venezuela to be treated as "closed in its entirety".

Agriculture needs a hard reset or we starve, warns PRAN CEO

08:05 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman and CEO of PRAN-RFL Group, has warned that without radical transformation in the country’s agricultural sector, sweeping modernisation, technological adoption, and coordinated political will, Bangladesh will fail to feed its growing population in the coming decades.

Khaleda’s condition remains critical, not fit to fly abroad: Fakhrul

07:21 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has confirmed that party chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition and is not medically stable enough to be flown abroad for treatment.

Meghna Bank felicitates Uzma on being Finance Director of the Year

07:13 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Meghna Bank PLC has honoured its Chairperson, Uzma Chowdhury – who also serves as Director (Finance) at the PRAN-RFL Group – for receiving the prestigious Bangladesh C-Suite Award in the category of “Chief Finance Officer (CFO)/Finance Director of the Year 2025.”

31 life-saving nuclear medicine tests vanish, patients count days till disaster

06:48 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

At least 31 crucial diagnostic and therapeutic procedures have been completely stopped nationwide since mid-October, leaving hundreds of patients with heart disease, cancer, liver disorders, and other critical conditions without essential diagnostic tests and treatments and, in some cases, risking irreversible damage or death.

PTI storms Pak Senate over ‘blackout’ on Imran’s condition

06:04 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

For the second consecutive day, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers brought the Senate to a standstill, demanding clarity on former prime minister Imran Khan’s health amid what they described as a “complete information blackout” surrounding his condition in Adiala Jail.

Bella Hadid, Pedro Pascal lead star-studded benefit for Palestine, Sudan

05:45 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Supermodel and activist Bella Hadid is teaming up with internet’s favorite dad-energy actor Pedro Pascal to host a massive humanitarian benefit concert in Los Angeles on January 10, raising money for relief efforts in Palestine and Sudan.

Khaleda 'slow poisoned' in jail by design, says Abbas

05:30 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s current health condition is not the result of natural illness, claiming she was subjected to “slow poisoning” during her imprisonment under the Awami League government.

No govt objection to Tarique’s return: Shafiqul

05:17 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

The Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, has clarified that the interim government has imposed no restrictions or objections regarding the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh facing high tremor risk from 3 major fault lines, warn experts

05:00 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh is facing an alarming level of earthquake risk due to its position over three active tectonic fault lines, and failure to take immediate action could lead to a large-scale humanitarian disaster, experts have warned.

‘Fuel security now a make-or-break factor for Bangladesh’s industrial growth’

04:45 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh’s industrial sector is facing a mounting crisis rooted in fuel insecurity, threatening production, investment and long-term economic stability, warned Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskin Ahmed on Saturday.

One-third loans in default, fix may take a decade: BB Governor

04:07 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has warned that restoring financial discipline in the country’s banking sector will take 5 to 10 years, as the volume of defaulted loans has reached an “alarming and unprecedented level.”

Medical board prepares to fly Khaleda abroad

03:49 PM, 29 Nov 2025 Saturday

The medical board overseeing BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s treatment has completed all formal preparations to take her abroad, though doctors say she remains unfit for air travel at the moment.