Young man shot and hacked to death in Khulna
A 32-year-old man, Ismail, was shot and then hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the South Tutpara area of Khulna, police said, adding that he faced multiple cases including murder.
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BNP now like a ‘brainless Awami League,’ NCP's Sarjis Alam says
The way the BNP is trying to obstruct and suppress the NCP resembles a “brainless Awami League,” NCP northern chief organizer Sarjis Alam said, responding to a case filed in Habiganj.
Saudi Arabia readies major operation against Houthis over Red Sea blockade
Saudi Arabia is preparing a major military operation to break a Houthi blockade on its oil exports in the southern Red Sea and is pushing to form a multinational naval coalition, Yemeni sources said.
Bangladesh Bank cuts policy rate for first time in 21 months
Bangladesh Bank has cut its policy (repo) rate by 50 basis points to 9.50 percent, its first cut in 21 months, a move expected to lower bank lending rates for customers.
Those who want to forget 1971 do not trust Bangladesh, minister says
People of all communities — Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian — have lived together in Bangladesh for a thousand years, so there is no room for division, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
Rohingya urge visiting US envoy to help them return home to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees held up placards reading “You have your home! We miss our home!” as US special envoy Sergio Gor visited camps in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, on Friday, demanding a safe, voluntary and dignified…
Over 130 Jordanian figures demand withdrawal of US troops
More than 130 prominent Jordanians have called on their government to withdraw US troops and cancel or restrict the country's military cooperation agreement with the United States, warning that a foreign military presence could…
Bangladesh could capture 12% of global man-made fibre apparel market by 2030, study says
Bangladesh could capture 12 percent of the US$375 billion global man-made fibre apparel market by 2030 with policy reform, more investment and stronger industrial capacity, a Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute study said.
Tareque Rahman won't be able to run the government for long, NCP's Patwari says
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman will not be able to run the government for long, National Citizen Party chief organizer Nasiruddin Patwari said, alleging governance failures over the economy and diplomacy. His claims about the…
Hasina cannot do politics from Indian soil, India tells parliamentary panel
Bangladesh's fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in India, cannot carry out political activity from Indian soil, India's foreign ministry has said, after she spoke of returning home by the end of…
Teenage cricketer dies in India's Nagpur, police suspect suicide
A 17-year-old female cricketer has died in Nagpur, India, in what police initially believe was a suicide, several Indian media outlets reported. Police said they recovered a note at the scene and that the…
Construction worker dies of electrocution in Chuadanga's Alamdanga
A 20-year-old construction worker, Mustakim, died after being electrocuted while casting the roof of an under-construction building in Alamdanga, Chuadanga, on Friday, police said.
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma buy luxury Mumbai flat for 18.29 crore rupees
Indian celebrity couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have again made a big real estate investment, buying a new flat worth about 18.29 crore rupees (around US$2.2 million) in Mumbai's Versova area, according to…
No conspiracy based on religion or community will be allowed, information minister says
No conspiracy based on religion or community will be allowed to succeed in Bangladesh, Information Minister M Zahir Uddin Swapan said, warning that any group trying to exploit religious faith for its own ends…
Dengue kills 36 in July, more than 9,000 infected
Dengue has killed 36 people and infected more than 9,200 in Bangladesh this month, with one death and 153 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Aisha Khan makes her big-screen debut with ‘Shekor’
Television actress Aisha Khan makes her film debut in Prasun Rahman's “Shekor” (Roots), which released in Bangladeshi theaters on Friday and is set to open in Canada, the United States, Britain and other countries…
55 European nations vote to boycott World Cup over FIFA investment plan
Europe's 55 football federations have decided to boycott the World Cup in protest at FIFA's plan to bring private investment into its commercial structure, a decision taken at a virtual UEFA meeting on Thursday,…
Autocracy must never be allowed to return, social welfare minister says
The BNP-led government is a “humane government” that wants to stand by every citizen, Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain said on Friday, urging people to stay vigilant so that…
How an extortion racket funneled cash to Chattogram gang leader David Emon
Businesspeople and expatriates were threatened by phone and told to pay extortion of anywhere from a few lakh to a few crore taka, then made to hand the cash to couriers, according to police…
Over 100 primary teachers at 49 Chatmohar schools face show-cause notices
The upazila education office in Chatmohar, Pabna, has issued show-cause notices to the head teachers and more than 100 assistant teachers of 49 government primary schools for failing to meet targets under a foundational…
India gives Hasina no space for political activity from its soil, government tells panel
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told a parliamentary committee that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is living in India, is not being given any platform or space to carry…
Teenager dies during football match in Meherpur's Gangni
A 16-year-old boy collapsed during a friendly football match at the Ajan field in Gangni upazila on Thursday afternoon and was declared dead at the upazila health complex. The duty physician said he had…
Country returning to the old dark path, Jamaat chief says
Dr Shafiqur Rahman accused the government of “shameless politicisation” of institutions, saying the aspirations of the July uprising were not being realised.
Three more die of dengue
Three more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours and 463 were hospitalised, the health directorate said, bringing this year's death toll to 53.
Dhaka Central University choice form open until 1 August
Students who passed the first-year honours admission test for the university's affiliated colleges can fill in the online choice form until 1 August.
Deadline extended for card-to-MFS “add money”
Bangladesh Bank has given mobile financial service providers and banks until 31 December to implement its new rules on adding money from cards to MFS accounts.
BNP walking the Awami League's path, NCP says after attacks
NCP member secretary Akhtar Hossain demanded the government bear the treatment costs of a party leader who lost an eye in the Habiganj march and arrest the attackers.
Dhaka University moves to dismiss professor Sadeka Halim
The university syndicate recommended the permanent dismissal of Professor Sadeka Halim and relieved six other professors of all academic and administrative duties.
Tree-planting drive and tree fair open in Chuadanga
A 10-day tree-planting campaign and tree fair began in Chuadanga, with stalls from four upazilas selling fruit, timber and medicinal saplings.
Two killed as autorickshaw hits parked truck in Chhatak
A CNG-run autorickshaw struck the back of a truck parked beside the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Chhatak, killing two passengers and injuring four.
Electricity worker killed as easy-bike overturns in Jashore
Mahitosh Mondal, 50, a switchboard attendant, died when the easy-bike he was travelling in overturned on the Nawapara-Sundali road in Abhaynagar.
Bodies of six Bangladeshis killed in South Africa fire recovered
The six expatriates died in a fire in Eastern Cape province and were burned beyond recognition, making identification very difficult, a witness said.
“Messi is the greatest of all time,” Piqué says
The World Cup-winning former Spain defender called the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry one of football's best chapters, but named Messi the finest player in the game's history.
Government appoints 86 deputy and 179 assistant attorneys general
The law ministry's solicitor's office issued the appointments, cancelling all previous deputy and assistant attorney general appointments.
Myanmar to take back 300,000 Rohingya from Bangladesh, Malaysia PM says
Anwar Ibrahim says Myanmar has agreed to take back 300,000 Rohingya from Bangladesh and 5,000 from Malaysia after talks between the two countries.
Trump's special envoy Sergio Gor arrives in Dhaka
The US special envoy for South and Central Asia is on a three-day visit and is due to see the Rohingya situation in Cox's Bazar.
Sarjis Alam's car attacked in Sylhet, rear window broken
The NCP chief organiser blamed Chhatra Dal for the attack in Golapganj; the district Chhatra Dal general secretary denied any involvement.
Talent hunt scheme to be launched in schools, education minister says
Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon says the scheme aims to develop hidden talent, as he announced the Prime Minister's Gold Cup national football tournament.
Ten obstacles on the believer's path to success
Islam calls for the believer to be strong not only in body but in faith, character, perseverance and deed. A reflection on ten barriers that stand in the way.
Chhatra Dal factions clash repeatedly at Nazrul University
Three rounds of clashes broke out between two groups of the student body at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, just 20 days after a new committee was announced.
Retired police officer found dead in Sylhet
Manoj Kanti Das, who had recently retired as a sub-inspector, was found in his room in Bagbari. Police say the preliminary indication is a stroke in his sleep.
Chhatra Shibir condemns attack on NCP march in Habiganj
In a joint statement, the Islami Chhatra Shibir leadership blamed BNP and Chhatra Dal activists and called on both parties to take organisational action.
Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, the polyglot scholar
Born in 1885, the linguist and researcher spoke eight languages fluently and shaped the study of the Bengali language across half a century.
A dozen leaders in the running for Chhatra Dal's top posts
With the central committee's term expired, party sources say a new leadership could be announced in the first week of September.
The boy behind the viral smile visits the prime minister's office
Tahsin Abdullah, who lost his elder sister in the Milestone School jet crash, toured the office, took a selfie and left with a signed basketball.
Rocket launchers unearthed during digging in Lakshmipur
Three rocket-like objects were found beside a college road in Ramgati while a trench was being dug for a municipal water line.
Two families shut in as neighbour fences off village path in Tarash
Eleven people including women and children have been unable to leave their homes in Manoharpur since Wednesday morning. The neighbour says the land is his own.
India orders audit of books in Kashmir schools and libraries
The administration says it is removing material that promotes separatism. Academics say the sweep risks narrowing Kashmir's political history to one official account.
New Noakhali gas well could yield 7 million cubic feet a day
BAPEX has begun drilling at Baro Charigaon in Senbag upazila. The size of the reserve will be known after 45 days of drilling and a 15-day DST test.
NCP marches in Habiganj in defiance of section 144
Police blocked the party leaders' convoy at four points on the road from Moulvibazar, the last with sand trucks, as workers marched through the town.
Former minister Latif Siddiqui arrested
Detectives held the former textiles and jute minister at his Gulshan home in a crimes-against-humanity case over the Shapla Chattar killings.
Government acting to clear civil case backlog, law minister says
Md Asaduzzaman told a seminar held with Japan's justice ministry and JICA that reforms include wider alternative dispute resolution and technology-based court services.
Jubo Dal leader says election rivalry, not extortion, drove Mirpur shooting
Hafizul Islam Babu, who survived the 24 July attack that killed a party worker, rejected the detective branch's account of the motive at a news conference.
Qawmi madrasa board sets up monitoring cell and hotline
Al-Haiatul Ulya says it will verify complaints and gather evidence, while warning against treating isolated incidents as a verdict on the whole madrasa system.
Appellate Division stays order barring arrest without a specific case
The four-week stay follows state applications against High Court orders that had barred showing detainees as arrested in cases that do not name them.
Woman jailed for life over husband's murder in Mymensingh
A court found that Afroza Sheikh drugged and strangled her husband in 2019 and hid his body in a pond. Leaving the dock she told reporters: “Film as much as you like.”
“We cannot be stopped with sand trucks,” NCP spokesperson says
Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan posted the remark as party leaders, blocked repeatedly on the way to Habiganj, took position on the road at the Rashidpur gas field.
DSE turnover at Tk 1,342 crore as indices fall
All indices at the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell on Wednesday, with 239 companies losing value against 113 gainers.
Today is National Lipstick Day
Marked on 29 July, the day is an occasion for the cosmetics industry — and a reminder of a habit that goes back some 5,000 years.
Boy whose smile went viral meets the prime minister
Tahsin Abdullah, who lost his elder sister in the Milestone School jet crash, met Tarique Rahman at the prime minister's office with his father.