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Arefin Siddique passes away
08:20 AM, 14 Mar 2025 FridayFormer Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, has passed away. He was declared dead after 10:30 pm on Thursday, the medical team that treated him at BIRDEM Hospital confirmed to Jago News.
The fading pulse of Khulna’s industrial heart
09:58 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayOnce dubbed the "industrial zone," the Khalishpur-Daulatpur area of Khulna thrummed with life. Jute mills roared day and night, their three-shift cycles fuelling a vibrant community. Workers spilled out at shift changes, crowding tea stalls or hurrying to bustling markets. Vegetable stands, restaurants, and pharmacies thrived alongside the mills, serving thousands who had built lives around them.
Training aircraft makes crash landing in Jashore
09:58 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayA training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force, BAF, made a crash landing at Jashore Airport on Thursday afternoon, March 13...
End graft, traders will deliver, business leaders tell NBR
09:40 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayAt a heated pre-budget discussion hosted by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Agargaon on Thursday, March 13, traders and business leaders demanded an end to corruption, arguing it’s the key to unlocking their cooperation.
Eid advance train ticket sale begins Friday
09:26 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe sale of advance train tickets begins on Friday morning, March 14, and will continue till March 20 on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr...
Govt initiates probe into graft in model mosque construction
09:00 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe government has constituted a committee to probe the alleged corruption in construction of model mosques...
Students march with torches, demand justice for Magura rape victim
08:36 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayStudents took to the streets of Dhaka University on Thursday, March 13, in a torchlight procession, demanding justice for the rape and death of an eight-year-old girl in Magura in chants—and the resignation of Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
Magura child laid to rest, alleged rapist’s home torched
08:30 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe funeral of an eight-year-old girl, brutally raped and killed in Magura, was held after Isha prayers on Thursday, March 13. She was buried in her native village of Sonaikundi, Sripur, following the arrival of her body by helicopter from Dhaka earlier that night.
BSMMU to be renamed to Bangladesh Medical University
08:12 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe Advisory Council has approved renaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to Bangladesh Medical University, finalising the decision at a meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, March 13.
Govt halves source tax on fruit imports
08:03 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe government has cut the source tax on importing fresh fruits—such as apples, grapes, pears, tangerines, and oranges—from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced on Thursday, March 13.
Islamophobic incidents in Australia double in two years
07:58 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayIslamophobic incidents – including physical attacks, verbal harassment, people being spat on and rape threats – have more than doubled in the past two years, with girls and women bearing the brunt of hatred towards Muslims in Australia, new research shows...
Boats to anchor Bangladesh’s cultural legacy
07:39 PM, 13 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh’s ancient riverine boats are set to sail onto the global stage as a symbol of the nation’s cultural heritage. The decision, announced in a Cabinet Division press release, emerged from an advisory council meeting on Thursday.