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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
10:05 AM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayPresident Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.
55 killed after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
09:44 AM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayAt least 55 people were killed in Guatemala on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, authorities said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.
Sexagenarian slaughtered in Narayanganj
09:25 AM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayAn NGO official was brutally murdered, with his throat slit, inside a flat on the seventh floor of a building in Tanbazar Sahapara, Narayanganj, on Monday night. The deceased, Utpal Roy, 62, was a Project Director at Save the Children. He is survived by two sons—one living abroad and the other a doctor.
Ex-Habiganj-2 MP Abdul Majid arrested in Dhaka
08:27 AM, 11 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Member of Parliament (MP) for Habiganj-2, Abdul Majid Khan, in the Farmgate area of Dhaka on Monday night.
Gold prices surpass Tk 1.49 lakh per bhori
08:49 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayThe price of gold has surged once again in the country’s market, reaching an all-time high. The cost of a 22-carat of the best-quality gold per bhori (11.664 grams) has risen by Tk 2,994 to Tk 1,49,812—a historic peak never before seen in Bangladesh.
Govt preparing to hold elections by December: Fakhrul
08:29 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayThe interim government is preparing to hold national elections by December this year, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Stall at Ekushey Book Fair vandalised over Taslima's book
07:59 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayA mob vandalised a stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Monday evening (February 10) over the sale of a book titled Chumban by controversial writer Taslima Nasrin.
BNP delegation meets Yunus
07:43 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayA three-member BNP delegation, led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday evening (February 10) at state guesthouse Jamuna.
Abolishing 'assistant teacher' posts in primary schools recommended
06:37 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayA Consultation Committee tasked with improving the quality of primary education has recommended abolishing the post of 'assistant teacher' in both government and private primary schools.
Industrial growth plummets to 3.51%
06:33 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayIndustrial sector experienced the most alarming contraction in GDP growth, where it plummeted to 3.51 per cent, nearly half of the previous year’s 8.37 per cent.
Protesters vacate Shahbagh, traffic resumes
06:14 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayAfter hours of clashes with police, including baton charges, sound grenades, water cannons, and tear gas, protesters demanding primary assistant teacher appointments have vacated Shahbagh intersection, allowing traffic to resume.
Five institutions leaked NID data to 3rd parties: EC
05:47 PM, 10 Feb 2025 MondayElection Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed revealed on Monday (February 10) that five institutions, including the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), have leaked National Identity Card (NID) data to unauthorised third parties.