New navy chief pays courtesy call on prime minister
The newly appointed chief of the Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister's Office.
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Father and son stabbed by ticket examiner in Kushtia
A father and son were stabbed aboard the Khulna-bound Sundarban Express in Kushtia in a row over boarding, with witnesses and police saying a travelling ticket examiner attacked them; the train was halted and…
July charter must be implemented to the letter: Mohammad Selim Uddin
Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka metropolitan north Amir, Mohammad Selim Uddin, has warned that the July charter must be implemented to the letter in the spirit of the July uprising — or the government will pay a…
Khelafat Majlis quits Jamaat-led 11-party alliance
Khelafat Majlis has left the 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, deciding at a central Majlis-e-Shura meeting to stay away from all the alliance's programmes.
India's education minister resigns in the face of Gen-Z protests
India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid a sustained protest movement over exam irregularities and the leak of the medical-entrance paper, submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President's resignation lifts ‘dark shadow of autocracy’: Jamaat Amir
The resignation of President Md Sahabuddin has, belatedly, lifted “the dark shadow of autocracy” from the nation, the Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, said.
Auto driver crushed to death by bus in Ujirpur
An auto-rickshaw driver, Mosharraf Bali, 61, was killed when a speeding BMF Paribahan bus hit his battery-run auto-rickshaw, splitting it in two, on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Barisal's Ujirpur.
Teenager who lost his van to fraudsters gets new vans and aid
A 14-year-old fatherless boy in Natore's Boraigram, left desperate after passenger-posing fraudsters made off with his only livelihood — a battery-run auto-van — has received two battery vans and a total of 8 lakh…
Five of one family fall unconscious after breakfast in Madarganj
Five members of an expatriate's family fell unconscious after eating breakfast in Jamalpur's Madarganj and were hospitalised; a doctor said a sedative may have been mixed into their food or water.
US imposes new tariffs on 60 countries, including Bangladesh, over forced labour
The United States is imposing new tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on about 60 trade partners, including Bangladesh, over alleged failure to curb forced labour; the measure takes effect Friday.
Tea seller's bloodied body found on bamboo platform in Kushtia
Police recovered the bloodied body of a tea seller, Samirul Shah, 60, from a bamboo platform in the Dharmadaha area of Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila; with multiple sharp-weapon wounds, police believe he was killed.
Farmer's body recovered from Almdanga field
Police recovered the injured body of a farmer, Hasem Ali, 55, from a field in Chuadanga's Almdanga upazila, a day after he went missing while going to fertilise his land; the cause of death…
Continuous rain cuts vegetable supply, pushes up prices
Continuous rain has cut the supply of various vegetables in Joypurhat's Khetlal upazila, raising prices by 15 to 20 taka a kilogram in a week at both wholesale and retail levels.
Why Alia Bhatt spoke up on the students' movement
Several Bollywood stars have begun speaking out on India's continuing student protests over the NEET paper leak; actress Alia Bhatt voiced support for the protesters on social media.
Four international films open together at Star Cineplex
From Friday, four different-genre international films — horror, psychological suspense, sci-fi animation and a concert film — open together at Dhaka's Star Cineplex.
296 mango trees cut down in Dinajpur over enmity
In an act of apparent enmity, 296 mango trees were cut down in a grove in Nandanpur village of Dinajpur's Nawabganj upazila overnight; police are investigating.
Two held with tokay geckos in Mirsarai
Jorarganj police in Chattogram's Mirsarai arrested two suspected wildlife traffickers with two live tokay geckos, worth about 2 lakh taka, and filed a case under the wildlife-protection law.
Gold price falls 3,324 taka a bhori
The price of gold has fallen by up to 3,324 taka a bhori in two days, with silver also down slightly; the new rates took effect at 10 a.m. on Friday, the Bangladesh Jewellers'…
Teenage domestic worker found dead in a Feni flat
Police recovered the body of a 16-year-old domestic worker, found hanging in a third-floor flat in Feni's Parshuram; police say it is under investigation whether the death was a suicide or had another cause.
Nearly 3,000 websites shut over illegal World Cup broadcasts
A joint US-South American operation shut or seized nearly 3,000 websites illegally broadcasting 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, the US Justice Department says, in a crackdown on copyright infringement and digital piracy.
Pubali Bank to buy land and high-rise for 800 crore taka
Pubali Bank will acquire a 26-storey building under construction, the “Swiss Tower,” along with its land on Tejgaon Link Road for a total of 800 crore taka, a decision taken at its July 22…
A host of stars bid farewell to international football after the World Cup
The 2026 World Cup also marked the end of an era: Neymar, Manuel Neuer, Nicolás Otamendi, Guillermo Ochoa and several other veterans played their last international match and stepped aside for a new generation.
UP member hacked to death in Naragati
A union parishad member, Md Moni Mia Sheikh, 45, was hacked and killed by a gang in the Naragati police-station area of Narail's Kalia upazila; police say a manhunt is under way.
US imposes extra tariffs on 60 trade partners, including Bangladesh
The Trump administration has imposed new tariffs of 10 and 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trade partners, including Bangladesh, over alleged laxity in enforcing bans on goods made with forced labour, Reuters reports.
Klopp to lead Germany through the 2030 World Cup
German football is entering a new era after its 2026 World Cup exit: Jürgen Klopp has been appointed national team head coach, with the DFB signing the 59-year-old through the 2030 World Cup.
161,394 livestock killed in Chattogram floods
Floods in the Chattogram region killed 161,394 head of livestock and poultry — a loss of about 77.15 crore taka — with Chattogram district worst hit, a divisional livestock office report says.
Overall garment exports fall
Bangladesh's ready-made garment export earnings slipped 0.63 percent in the first half of the year to 1,933.57 crore dollars, as negative growth in knitwear outweighed a small rise in woven exports.
Police father recovers his own son's body while on duty
A police driver at Kishoreganj Sadar Model Police Station, sent to an accident scene, had to recover the body of his own 10-year-old son, killed when a cement-laden truck ran over him.
Hafiz Uddin Ahmed takes over as acting president
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has taken over as acting president after accepting President Md Sahabuddin's resignation, submitted over ill health, under article 54 of the constitution.
Speaker calls 5 p.m. press conference after president's resignation
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed called an urgent press conference for 5 p.m. after receiving the president's resignation letter; hours earlier at the airport he had said he knew nothing of any resignation.
President resigns citing serious illness: Bangabhaban
President Md Sahabuddin submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Friday over serious health reasons; the Speaker accepted it at 5:01 p.m., a Bangabhaban statement said.
BGB repels attempt to push in eight people at Kushtia border
Border Guard Bangladesh repelled an attempt by India's Border Security Force to illegally push eight people into Bangladesh across the Daulatpur border in Kushtia early Friday.
“I am sick, so it is done”: the president on his resignation
Ending all speculation, President Md Sahabuddin has resigned; asked about it, he told a media outlet, “I am sick, so it is done.” The Speaker will now act as president until a new one…
BGB repels attempt to push in eight people at Kushtia border
Border Guard Bangladesh repelled an attempt by India's Border Security Force to illegally push eight people into Bangladesh across the Kushtia border on Friday.
A secret Iran-Saudi understanding, brokered by Pakistan's army chief?
Pakistan secretly brokered a ceasefire-like understanding between Tehran and Riyadh to protect Saudi Arabia from Iranian missile attacks, in return for keeping Iranian oil flowing to Pakistan, The Times of Israel reported.
What Md Sahabuddin wrote in his resignation letter
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, citing serious illness; in his letter he recounts convening the interim government after the August 2024 uprising and says his firm role averted a constitutional collapse.
Constable goes to recover accident victim's body, finds it is his own son
A fourth-grade schoolboy was killed in a road accident in Kishoreganj; the police constable who went to recover the body found it was his own 10-year-old son.
Jamaat is not a party of angels; we too make mistakes: Shafiqur Rahman
Opposition leader and Jamaat Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman told a members' conference in Dhaka that Jamaat is not a party of angels and makes mistakes, while criticising the government over the referendum and law…
Italy turned to Ancelotti before Guardiola
Italy approached Carlo Ancelotti before contacting Pep Guardiola about the vacant national-team job, new technical director Paolo Maldini said, after Italy failed to reach the World Cup for a third straight time.
Five children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours
Five more children have died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said, with 1,137 people newly affected in the same period.
President Sahabuddin resigns
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, the parliament secretariat confirmed; Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will speak on receiving the resignation letter at a 5 p.m. briefing at the Sangsad Bhaban.
Two reasons the new pay scale is stuck
Economic pressure, a revenue shortfall and the IMF's caution have created uncertainty over the ninth national pay scale, with a two-stage rollout under consideration and the gazette possibly out in early August.
Confidence in government primary schools is slipping
Government primary schools in Rajshahi division have lost about 1 lakh 37 thousand pupils in a dozen years while kindergartens and private primaries have grown, in a shift analysts read as a change in…
Cabinet approves draft law creating a Bogura Development Authority
The cabinet has given final approval to the draft Bogura Development Authority Act, 2026, barring construction without the authority's clearance and setting penalties for filling in water bodies and open spaces.
Speaker cuts trip short and returns home
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed is returning from Bangkok on Friday, cutting short a medical trip, amid speculation about President Md Sahabuddin's position; under article 54 the Speaker acts as president if the office falls…
Nationwide protests called in India, with a fresh warning for Modi
The Cockroach Janata Party has called protests across India on Friday after a month at Jantar Mantar, with founder Abhijit Deepak warning the demand could widen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's own resignation.
Growing tomatoes by the mulching method
Commercial tomato cultivation using the mulching method has begun in Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, with 7.5 bighas under BARI Hybrid 8 this year and demonstration plots planned for seven farmers.
Floods wash away the crop, leaving a Lohagara farmer in despair
Floods damaged farmland across most of Lohagara upazila's nine unions in Chattogram, submerging aman seedbeds, aus paddy, vegetable fields and betel-leaf plots; agriculture officials put the loss at 5.14 crore taka.
Creating jobs must be the priority to turn the economy round
Amar Desh editor Dr. Mahmudur Rahman told a Dhaka University seminar that job creation in manufacturing and agriculture must be the top priority if Bangladesh's economy is to recover.
Scrap merchant fees on digital payments including Bangla QR, says Ahsan H Mansur
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur urged the removal of merchant fees on all digital transactions including Bangla QR to popularise going cashless, suggesting the cost be met from the remittance incentive budget.
Probashi Card: who gets it first, the benefits and how it is issued
Probashi Card for Bangladeshis abroad: a Janata Bank debit card, BMET-registered migrants first, dual-currency spending, airport lounges and discounts.
BPGA president meets Malaysian high commissioner on developing golf
Bangladesh Professional Golfers' Association president Mohammed Younus met Malaysia's High Commissioner Mohd Suhada Othman to discuss developing professional golfers, international training and sports cooperation between the two countries.
Hundreds of Jewish visitors including Ben-Gvir at Al-Aqsa; Jordan and Hamas condemn
The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf said more than 2,300 settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as the Jewish observance of Tisha B'Av began, with Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir among them; Jordan and Hamas strongly condemned…
Rumana Malik Munmun returns to hosting
Presenter and actor Rumana Malik Munmun, long based in Canada, has returned to hosting with “Legend and Legacy,” a 13-episode show featuring figures from acting, music, art and literature.
Bangladesh to receive €1.25 million for managing climate displacement
The government and the International Organization for Migration signed a three-year, EU-funded agreement worth €1.25 million to strengthen the management of climate-induced displacement in South Asia.
The Ballon d'Or equation has shifted — who is on top?
After the 2026 World Cup, Marca has published a list of the leading Ballon d'Or contenders based on expert opinion: Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé. The winner is announced…
The gift Messi gave Vozinha's family
Argentine journalist Yanina Latorre says Lionel Messi quietly bought World Cup tickets for four members of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha's family, who could not otherwise afford to attend.
GRI and BGMEA sign strategic partnership agreement
BGMEA and the Global Reporting Initiative have signed a strategic partnership to advance the “Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business” initiative in Bangladesh's garment sector.
New navy chief receives rank badge
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and outgoing navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hasan put the rank badge on the new navy chief, Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim, at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka Cantonment.
Government moving on a plan to build a $1 trillion economy by 2034
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government is working to make Bangladesh a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2034, prioritising renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, electronics, digital services, agro-processing, textiles, healthcare and logistics.