4 Rohingyas among 26聽more people pushed into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force has pushed at least 26 more people, including four Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through different border points in Naogaon and Moulvibazar on Friday morning.
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India to offer gun licences to people in state bordering Bangladesh
India's Assam state, bordering Muslim-majority Bangladesh, is to issue gun licences to 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� residents, its Hindu nationalist leader has announced, a move raising concerns among the state's Muslims.
32 citizens want Jamaat admit anti-liberation role
Thirty-two citizens in a statement on Thursday said that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami must admit that it played a role against the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971...
India bans 25 books in Kashmir for 鈥榮ecessionism鈥�
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir raided bookshops on Thursday after authorities banned 25 books, including one by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, saying the titles 鈥榚xcite secessionism鈥� in the contested Muslim-majority region...
Indian national arrested with Aadhaar card in Rangamati
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian national with an Indian Aadhaar card in the bordering Bagakhali Bazar area of Jurachhari upazila in Rangamati district early Thursday.
RU JCD demands action against pro-AL teachers
The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, staged demonstrations on the campus Thursday, demanding punitive action against pro-Awami League teachers and officials accused of...
Bridges authority holds training on settlement of audit objections
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority on Thursday held a training titled 鈥榮ettlement of audit observations鈥� at the Padma Bridge Site Office.
France seeks to 鈥榮tabilise鈥� wildfire raging in south
French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country鈥檚 biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south...
Bangladesh Maritime University observes July Uprising Day
Bangladesh Maritime University observed the July Mass Uprising Day 2025 at the auditorium of temporary campus of the university in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Charges pressed aganist ex-DMP chief, 4 officials
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Thursday filed formal charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other police officers for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity...
525 illegal structures erected near HSIA: CAAB
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman Air Vice-Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq on Thursday said that at least 525 high-rise buildings were constructed illegally within the designated no-fly zones surrounding Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...
UNICEF launches YPAG to promote child rights
Ahead of the International Youth Day, UNICEF on Thursday officially launched the Young People Advisory Group in Bangladesh, marking a major milestone in the organisation鈥檚 commitment to elevating youth voices and fostering meaningful engagement in shaping policies and programmes that affect children and young people across the country...
Three more die of dengue
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 95 this year...
Major鈥檚 wife on 5-day聽 remand
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed the police to take Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of a major of the Bangladesh Army, into custody for five days for interrogation in a case in connection with a secret meeting with the members of the...
Prof Masum Iqbal new DIU pro-VC
Professor Mohammad Masum Iqbal has been appointed as pro-vice-chancellor of Daffodil International University...
Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok hosts cooking event
The embassy of Bangladesh in Bangkok, in association with Balbir鈥檚 Cooking School, organised a special cooking event to showcase Bangladeshi cuisine on Thursday...
Scholarship exam for madrassah 5th graders reintroduced
The scholarship examinations for fifth-grade students under the Ebtedayi madrassah will be held in December this year...
IUB hosts energy dialogue on NDC3.0 ahead of COP30
The department of environmental science and management at Independent University, Bangladesh organised a dialogue titled NDC3.0 for COP30 鈥� Energy Dialogue at the IUB in Dhaka on Wednesday...
鈥楳agic Bauliana 2025鈥� set to begin
Bangladesh鈥檚 biggest folk reality show, Magic Bauliana, is set to return for its fifth season, aiming once again to celebrate and revive the rich tradition of Bengali folk music...
NOAB concerned over press freedom, journalists鈥� safety
The Newspaper Owners鈥� Association of Bangladesh on Thursday expressed deep concern over freedom of the press and security of journalists.
Inflation rises slightly to 8.55pc in July
Bangladesh鈥檚 general inflation slightly rose to 8.55 per cent in July 2025 from 8.48 per cent a month earlier, driven largely by higher food prices, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)...
ADB keen to assist in capital market reforms in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has expressed strong interest in supporting sustainable reforms and providing technical assistance to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to help modernise and develop the country鈥檚 capital market...
PMI rises to 61.5
The JULY reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) increased 8.4 points from the previous month to record a faster expansion rate at 61.5...
15 injured in AIB clash
Dismissed officials of Al-Arafah Islami Bank allegedly attacked senior officials of the bank on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people, including the bank鈥檚 head of Human Resources...
BIDA unveils municipal competitiveness index
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, in collaboration with Swisscontact鈥檚 PRABRIDDHI project, on Thursday hosted a high-level workshop in the city to present the findings of the Municipal Competitiveness Index (MCI) 2024-positioning it as a strategic instrument to bolster Bangladesh鈥檚 local investment climate...
Polls alliance may be formed with movement partners: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that his party could form an election alliance before the election schedule with any political parties who were with them in the movement against the fascist regime of Sheikh Hasina.
Brazil seeks WTO relief against Trump tariffs
Brazil on Wednesday approached the World Trade Organisation聽 for relief against a hefty trade tariff imposed by president Donald Trump on more than a third of US-bound exports from the Latin American powerhouse...
Faria appointed as StanChart CCIB client coverage head
Faria Kabir has been appointed as head of client coverage 鈥� corporate, commercial and institutional banking of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release...
Pubali Bank gifts microbus to AUST
Pubali Bank PLC has gifted a microbus to Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology as a part of its corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
Prime Bank signs payroll deal with ESDO
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement to provide payroll banking services to Eco-Social Development Organisation, said a press release...