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Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 177
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 177 at about 9:40am on Thursday morning......
Five BNP activists receive bullet injuries in Raozan gun attack
Five activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack allegedly carried out by rivals over establishing dominance in Raozan upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday night......
Worker dies after falling from under construction building in city
A construction worker was killed after falling from the third floor of an under construction building in the Borotek area at Badda in Dhaka on Wednesday......
Two Nigerians remanded in fraud case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed two Nigerian nationals on a two-day remand each in a case filed for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting individuals and extorting money from them through forgery......
Each affected lost Tk 1,17,000 in 2 years: report
Each climate-affected person in Bangladesh counts an average of Tk 1,17,000 in loss and damage in two years, equivalent to about 15 months of income for an average worker, according to a report that Oxfam launched on Wednesday......
AG to resign, contest polls for Jhenaidah-1
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday said that he would contest the coming national election from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency......
BNP leader found dead in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader was found dead under a bridge at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Wednesday......
Jamaat for electoral understanding, not to form alliance: Shafiqur
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday said that his party was not interested in forming any electoral alliance for the forthcoming general election......
Ukraine gets partnership status in Europe military group
Ukraine on Wednesday obtained 鈥榚nhanced partnership鈥� status in the JEF alliance of northern and eastern European countries, said Britain鈥檚 defence minister John Healey......
DU tops among Bangladeshi univs in QS Asia rankings
Dhaka University once again secured the top spot among Bangladeshi universities in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025, published by the United Kingdom-based education and research organisation Quacquarelli Symonds on November 4......
UGC for upholding July uprising spirit
Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor SMA Faiz at a workshop at the UGC in Dhaka on Wednesday urged students who had taken part in the July mass uprising to uphold the spirit of the uprising......
WHO鈥揃MU MPH student dialogue held
Bangladesh Medical University organised an interactive session with Dr Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed, World Health Organisation鈥檚 representative to Bangladesh, and BMU鈥檚 master of public health students at the BMU Milton Hall in Dhaka on Wednesday......
Former student leader Golam Kibria dies
Former student leader Golam Kibria died in Dhaka early Wednesday......
12 killed in road accidents in six dists
At least 12 people were killed and six others injured in road accidents in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Sylhet, Jashore, Tangail, Jhenaidah and Gopalganj districts on Wednesday......
Monirul Islam鈥檚 artworks influenced by surroundings, time
Monirul Islam鈥檚 fifth solo exhibition of artworks influenced by his surroundings, time, and nature is under way at the Priyo Bangla Art Gallery in Banglamotor, Dhaka......
Protest at cancellation of music, physical teacher posts continues
Several socio-cultural organisations on Wednesday joined the continued protest at the government鈥檚 decision to cancel the positions of music and physical training teachers in government primary schools, following criticisms from Islamist groups......
Authorities urge people not to share banking PIN info
The authorities have urged people not to share mobile banking or bank account PIN numbers to anyone amid alleged fraud attempts by cloning the national emergency service helpline number 999......
Two-day Raas Festival ends with 鈥楶unya Snan鈥� at Kuakata
The two-day Raas festival of the Hindus was held at Kuakata in Patuakhali ended through an observance of religious rituals called Punya Snan on Wednesday......
JCD activists attack Sherpur agriculture office
Activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, allegedly attacked the Nakla upazila agriculture office in Sherpur on Wednesday......
ACC arrest fake 鈥楪eneral Akbar鈥� for fraud
The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a man who posing as 鈥楪eneral Akbar鈥� allegedly defrauded job seekers by offering unethical 鈥榓ssistance鈥� and 鈥榣obbying鈥� in the commission鈥檚 ongoing constable recruitment process......
2 Rohingya women detained at Chandpur passport office
Two Rohingya women were detained at the Chandpur regional passport office in the district on Tuesday after they were found carrying fake documents while attempting to obtain new passports......
3 parties stage demonstrations demanding registration
Three political parties, which were denied registration by the Election Commission, staged demonstrations in front of Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, demanding official recognition......
Seven banned BCL men remanded in anti-terrorism case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed seven leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League on a 10-day remand each in a case lodged under the Anti-Terrorism Act......
Rajshahi people protest leasing of Bangabandhu Square building to pvt school
People from all walks of life on Wednesday protested against the Rajshahi Development Authority鈥檚 decision to lease the building constructed for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Square to Cambrian International School......
23 business establishments gutted in Khagrachari fire
Twenty-three business establishments were gutted in a fire at Mahalchari Bazar in Khagrachari early Wednesday......
Workshop on productivity enhancement of mustard, boro, T aman ended
The concluding workshop of the project titled Productivity Enhancement of Mustrad-Boro-T Aman Cropping System in Bangladesh held at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur on Tuesday......
Ganosamhati announces 94 party candidates for nat鈥檒 polls
Ganosamhati Andolan on Wednesday announced 94 party candidates for the next parliamentary polls scheduled for February 2026......
Dengue death toll crosses 300 as 10 more die
Dengue death toll crosses 300 so far this year, as at least 10 more people died of the disease and 1,069 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until 8:00am Wednesday......
BSF fires sound grenades in border
Tensions flared along the Lalmonirhat-Patgram border early Wednesday morning after members of the Indian Border Security Force fired three rounds of sound聽 grenades, triggering panic among locals......
Gaza hospital receives 15 Palestinian bodies
Gaza鈥檚 Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis on Wednesday said it had received the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners under the US-brokered ceasefire exchange deal......
TIB for overhauling draft ordinance to ensure independence
Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the government to comprehensively revise the draft Police Commission Ordinance, 2025, finalised by the interim government, to ensure the independence and effectiveness of the long-awaited Independent Police Commission......
Govt declares Halda River as fishery heritage area
The government has declared the Halda River, which flows through Chattogram and Khagrachari districts, as a fishery hgeritage area, according to a notification issued on Wednesday......
Main accused in 2 children killing in Feni arrested
The police have arrested the prime accused in the killing of two children who were burnt to death in a house fire in Feni, following a 25-month-long investigation......
DoE closes six brick kilns in Savar, another fined Tk 6 lakh
The Department of Environment has closed six illegal brick kilns in Savar and fined another kilns Tk 6 lakh after declaring the upazila a 鈥榙egraded airshed鈥� due to severe air pollution, officials said on Wednesday......
Protests over nomination continue at places
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination aspirants continued protests at places across the country on Wednesday......
Power price hike rests on elected govt decision
The interim government has expressed unwillingness to revise the power tariff before the next national election slated for the first half of February, said finance ministry officials......
Nepal registers 125 parties for post-uprising polls
Nepal鈥檚 Election Commission said on Wednesday that 125 political parties had registered to contest the first parliamentary polls since a mass uprising in September ousted the government......
ACC to sue Sajeeb, Putul, 6 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to file a case against eight people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul for their alleged involvement in misuse of power, tax exemption irregularities, and embezzlement of funds in favour of the Centre for Research and Information......
No more unauthorised surveillance on citizens
The government has prepared the draft of the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, aiming at tightening control over unauthorised surveillance and unlawful monitoring of citizens......
Govt condemns attack on BNP candidate, orders probe
Bangladesh interim government has strongly condemned the violent attack on Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Ershad Ullah during an election campaign in Chattogram-8 on Wednesday....
Political stability sought to boost business
The denim and apparel businesses of Bangladesh and abroad said that restoring political stability through the national poll next year could accelerate the country鈥檚 business environment......
BGMEA, IMF team discuss challenges
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association leaders discussed the current challenges and potential risks facing the apparel sector on Wednesday to assess the country鈥檚 overall macroeconomic stability and resilience......
Chinese firm AeroSynth to make drones at BEPZA EZ
Chinese high-tech manufacturing firm AeroSynth Limited is set to invest $3.5 million to establish a drone manufacturing facility at the BEPZA Economic Zone at Mirsharai in Chattogram......
Receiving of payments thru MFS allowed
Bangladesh Bank has allowed e-commerce exporters to repatriate small-value export proceeds through Mobile Financial Service Providers (MFSPs) and Payment Service Providers (PSPs), expanding the scope of digital export transactions......
Dhaka, Ctg stocks go down
Country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Wednesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities......
Pharma leaders visit DSE
A meeting was held between the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) executive committees to discuss increasing the capital market鈥檚 contribution to pharmaceutical sector and raising the sector鈥檚 involvement in the market......
BSTI opens solar panel testing lab
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Wednesday opened a state-of-the-art Solar Panel Testing Laboratory at its headquarters aimed at strengthening country鈥檚 renewable energy sector and ensuring the use of high-quality solar panels......
China extends suspension of extra tariffs on US goods
China said on Wednesday it would extend a suspension of additional tariffs on US goods for one year, making official an agreement reached in talks between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump last week......
Importers strike $1.2-b soya deal with US
Bangladesh鈥檚 leading soya processors and feed importers have signed agreements worth over $1.25 billion to import US soya beans and soya bean meal, aiming to boost the country鈥檚 protein and feed industries while narrowing the trade gap with the United States......
Shein opens first permanent store amid controversy
Paris authorities on Wednesday deployed riot police for the unveiling of Shein鈥檚 first bricks and mortar store in the world, as controversy swirled over the Asian e-commerce giant鈥檚 fast fashion and sale of childlike sex dolls online......
Community Bank signs deal with Holiday Inn Dhaka
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed an agreement with Holiday Inn Dhaka City Centre at the bank鈥檚 head office in the capital, said a press release......
Dhaka Bank relocates Barisal branch
Dhaka Bank PLC on Sunday relocated its Barisal branch to Bir Shestha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Road in Barisal, said a press release......
Optimal spectrum allocation stressed for enhancing connectivity
Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to chief adviser on posts, telecommunications and information technology, said that optimal allocation and parity in sub-1 GHz low-band spectrum would be essential to achieving an inclusive digital society......
ABL inaugurates 鈥楢tlas EV鈥�
Atlas Bangladesh Limited, a state-owned enterprise of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation under the Ministry of Industries, launched its eco-friendly electric motorcycle brand, Atlas EV, on Wednesday......
Bank Asia hosts prog on gender equality, sexual harassment prevention
Bank Asia PLC on Tuesday organized a daylong awareness programme on 鈥楪ender Equality and Prevention of Sexual Harassment鈥� at the Bank Asia Institute for Training and Development, Lalmatia in the capital, said a press release......
Kaspersky finds security flaws threatening vehicle safety
At Security Analyst Summit 2025 in October, Kaspersky presented results of a security audit that exposed a significant security flaw enabling unauthorised access to all connected vehicles of one automotive manufacturer, said a press release......
Nagad disburses Tk 1,650cr in govt allowances among 78 lakh beneficiaries
Bangladesh Postal Department鈥檚 financial service provider Nagad has disbursed approximately Tk 1,650 crore to over 78 lakh beneficiaries during the ongoing financial year 2025-26, said a press release......
Pubali Bank signs deal with VISA Worldwide Pte
Pubali Bank PLC and VISA Worldwide Pte Limited signed an agreement for promotion and marketing and different incentives program of VISA Card and POS acquiring business by bank, said a press release......
Female painters now part of Berger Paints鈥� workforce
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has announced inclusion of female painters in its Express Painting service offered through Berger Experience Zone, said a press release......
Daraz 11.11 campaign set to offer exciting deals
Daraz Bangladesh is set to launch its 11.11 campaign, themed 鈥楾HE REAL BOSS,鈥� with offers ranging from discounts of up to 80 per cent, a chance to win Royal Enfield Hunter 350 and a couple trip to Sri Lanka, etc......
BPL set to feature five teams
The Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin on December 19 with five teams, as the governing council of the tournament confirmed the five franchises for the next five editions on Tuesday......
Khaleda鈥檚 conviction 鈥榤isconceived鈥�, a 鈥榯ravesty of justice鈥�: Supreme Court
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, in its full verdict, has observed that the conviction of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case was 鈥榤isconceived鈥� and amounted to 鈥榓 travesty of justice,鈥� as both the trial court and the High Court had misapplied the law and based their judgments on unfounded assumptions....
Ronaldo says retirement coming 鈥榮oon鈥�
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he plans to retire 鈥榮oon鈥� as the Portugal and Al Nassr star prepares for a tearful end to his glittering career......
Tanzid reaches career-best ranking
Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan broke into the top 20 of the ICC ranking of T20I batting according to the latest update published on Wednesday......
Jr Tigers crushed to defeat
Bangladesh U-19 team suffered a 102-run defeat to their Afghanistan counterparts in the third of the five Youth ODIs at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday......
Australia pick 鈥榠mpressive鈥� Weatherald in first Ashes Test squad
Chief selector George Bailey hailed 鈥榠mpressive鈥� uncapped opener Jake Weatherald as having all the right attributes after he was named on Wednesday in Australia鈥檚 squad for the first Ashes Test......
CARETAKER GOVT : AG says 2011 verdict altered illegally, calls it void
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday told the Appellate Division that former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and four other judges had breached judicial procedure by altering the short verdict on the caretaker government system 16 months after it was delivered....
Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in early test of Trump鈥檚 second term
Moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill cruised to comfortable victories in the Virginia and New Jersey governors鈥� elections on Tuesday, on an election night seen as a referendum on Donald Trump鈥檚 second presidential term......
Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines climbed past 100 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on Cebu province became clearer after the worst flooding in recent memory......
Tanzania鈥檚 opposition leader charged with terrorism
Tanzania鈥檚 main opposition party said its vice-chairman had been charged with terrorism, days after post-election violence shook the country with reports of potentially hundreds dead......
Attack on key city in Sudan鈥檚 Kordofan region kills 40
An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan鈥檚 central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive......
Caught between Venezuela, US, Trinidad fishermen fear sea
A stone鈥檚 throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a聽political storm fueled by a US naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult......
Prince Harry says proud to be British despite new life in US
The California-based Prince Harry on Wednesday called on people not to forget military veterans, as he expressed his enduring pride at being British......
Man rams car into pedestrians in France, wounding 10
A 35-year-old man Wednesday rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding聽10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said......
Bosnian nursing home fire kills 11
A fire at a nursing home in northeastern Bosnia killed 11 people and injured at least 30, police said on Wednesday, as investigators continue to probe the cause of the blaze......
BB takes control of 5 Islamic banks under merger plan
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday took control of five shariah-based banks after appointing administrators to each as part of a resolution plan to safeguard depositors鈥� interests and restore confidence in the banking sector....
Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar removed for misconduct
High Court Division Judge Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar was removed from office on Wednesday following an inquiry by the Supreme Judicial Council into allegations of misconduct....
India to launch major aerial exercises near NE neighbours, including Bangladesh
The Indian Air Force has issued a 鈥榥otice to airmen鈥� covering the entire north-eastern region bordering Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar for a series of large-scale exercises beginning today, reported The Shillong Times, a newspaper based in India鈥檚 northeast state of Meghalaya......
Populism and security state
POPULISM is the most hated word to the entrenched oligarchy everywhere. But once upon a time it was celebrated, cheered and replicated first in the western world and then across the seven seas. It was the driving force of history that dismantled millennia old feudal structure in Europe through a series of populist uprisings around the late 18th century. They created the......
Towards an inclusive village court system
IN BANGLADESH鈥橲 social structure, justice has always been a crucial issue. While courts, lawyers and judicial system are relatively accessible to urban residents, for rural communities, justice often remains an unattainable reality. Complex legal procedures, prolonged case settlements, high costs and social barriers discourage ordinary citizens 鈥� particularly women and......
BNP candidate shot, one killed
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 primarily selected candidate for the Chattogram-8 constituency, Ershad Ullah, was shot and injured in an attack by miscreants during his election campaign in the port city Wednesday evening......
West Indies edge New Zealand despite Santner brilliance
A brilliant bowling performance secured the West Indies an unlikely seven-run victory in the first T20 against New Zealand on Wednesday, despite a stunning solo effort from Mitchell Santner. ...
Islam, identity and soul of Bangladesh
BANGLADESH stands at a sacred crossroad 鈥� between faith and freedom, between memory and awakening. Our rivers carry centuries of prayer, poetry, and rebellion, yet our present trembles under the pressure of a single, rigid voice: the call of political Islam. It seeks to shape one uniform belief, one dress, one law, one god. But the Islam of Bengal has never been......
Wage vs surplus value of RMG workers
THE word dialectic comes from the Greek dialektik膿 鈥� the art of discovering truth through opposing ideas. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used it to explain how contradictions in economic systems propel change: dialectical materialism. I use the singular form 鈥榙ialectic,鈥� not 鈥榙ialectics,鈥� to emphasise that the tension between labour and capital is not a series of......
DAP should protect public interest, not businesses
URBAN planners and environmentalists have expressed concern about the recent government approval of amendments to the detailed area plan for Dhaka. The interim government on October 19 approved in principle amendments to the area plan and the draft Dhaka Metropolitan Building Construction Rules 2025, which will soon be notified. Experts......
Climate fund corruption betrays the most vulnerable
THIS is a bitter irony for Bangladesh, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, that more than 54 per cent of the funds meant to protect people from climate disasters were either misused or lost to corruption between 2010 and 2024 during the fallen Awami League regime. A Transparency International Bangladesh report, released on November 4, exposed staggering......
Jamaat for electoral understanding, not to form alliance: Shafiqur
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday said that his party was not interested in forming any electoral alliance for the forthcoming general election....
No one will be spared if AL ban defied: CA鈥檚 press secy
The chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, on Wednesday warned that anyone attempting to defy the government鈥檚 ban on Awami League activities, including holding meetings or bringing out processions, would face the full force of the law......
Abahani join MSC, Kings in FIFA transfer ban list
World football governing body FIFA imposed a three-window ban on six-time Bangladesh Football League champions Abahani Limited for not paying the salaries of foreign players....
Liverpool down Real, Bayern edge PSG
Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal as Liverpool beat Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Luis Diaz grabbed a brace as Bayern Munich sunk title-holders Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the French capital. ...
B-SCAN organises 16th AGM
The Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN) organised its 16th annual general meeting at the Siraj Convention Center, Aftabnagar, Dhaka on Saturday, says a press release....
Salahuddin to leave national team after Ireland series
Bangladesh national team senior assistant coach Mohammed Salahuddin has submitted his resignation and is set to leave after the forthcoming Ireland series, confirmed the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday......
Pilot error behind Milestone crash: probe
A government probe has found pilot error as the cause for the tragic crash of an Air Force training plane in the Milestone School and College ground in Dhaka on July 21, killing 36 people, most of whom were students of its school wing......
The myth of the egg syndicate
The previous government of Bangladesh repeatedly accused poultry companies of manipulating the price of eggs and chicken. But what really happened?......
Army expects stability, better law and order after February polls
The Bangladesh Army on Wednesday expressed optimism that the country鈥檚 overall stability and law and order situation would improve following the general elections scheduled for February next year....
Attorney general to resign, join polls from jhenaidah-1
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday said that he would contest the upcoming national election from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency after stepping down from his post......
NCP may not nominate candidates in Khaleda鈥檚 constituencies: Nahid
National Citizen Party is unlikely to nominate candidates in the three constituencies where Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to contest in the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, said party convener Nahid Islam......
1,342 looted firearms yet to be recovered
The Bangladesh police have yet to recover 1,342 firearms and 2,57,287 bullets and explosives looted from different police stations during the August 2024 political changeover......
Four women, a child killed in Cox鈥檚 Bazar road accident
Five members of a family were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between bus and a microbus in Chakaria upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar district on Wednesday......
