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Dhaka-Delhi ties shouldn’t be regime-specific, Touhid tells The Hindu
12:06 PM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayForeign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain has said that India-Bangladesh ties should not be "regime-specific," and both countries should focus on mutual interests rather than past patterns of engagement.
Ex-health secretary Jahangir Alam arrested
10:58 AM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayJahangir Alam Bulbul, who served as the Secretary of the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during the mass uprising in July-August, has been arrested.
Saudi Arabia hosts US-Russia Talks; Ukraine not invited
10:40 AM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayTop US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war.
Teenage gang hacks couple with machetes in Uttara
10:04 AM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayTwo members of a teenage gang hacked a couple with machetes in Dhaka on Monday night. The victims were severely injured and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Argentina President faces impeachment calls over cryptocurrency post
09:25 AM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayArgentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls - and legal action accusing him of fraud - over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media.
Plane crash-lands, flips upside down in Toronto; 17 injured
08:19 AM, 18 Feb 2025 TuesdayA Delta Air Lines jet with 80 people onboard crash-landed Monday at the Toronto airport, officials said, flipping upside down and leaving at least 17 people injured but causing no fatalities.
Gold prices cross Tk 1.5 lakh per bhori
08:48 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayGold prices in Bangladesh have soared to a historic high, with the price of one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold reaching Tk 1,51,282 after a Tk 1,470 increase.
5 killed as pickup-covered van collide in Feni
08:06 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayFive people lost their lives in a fatal collision between a covered van and a pickup truck in Feni’s Hafezia area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Monday (February 17) evening.
Ministry seeks CA’s nod to relax police verification for passport
07:55 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayThe Security Services Division of the Home Ministry has submitted a summary to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, seeking approval to relax the police verification requirement for passport issuance.
No more dadagiri, Fakhrul tells India
07:29 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on India to end its "dadagiri" (big brotherly attitude) and take concrete steps to build a genuine friendship with Bangladesh.
Crime rates decline, hotspots under 24hr surveillance: Army HQ
06:29 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayCrime rates, including mob justice, extortion, and murder, have decreased significantly in Dhaka and across Bangladesh, according to Colonel Md Shafiqul Islam of the Military Operations Directorate at the Army Headquarters.
July warriors to form centrist party, push for constitutional reforms, constituent assembly
05:34 PM, 17 Feb 2025 MondayIn the aftermath of the July mass uprising, which led to the fall of the Awami League government and the subsequent exile of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is witnessing the birth of a new political party.