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Pakistan shuts border with Iran
07:44 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayPakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday, as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.
Breaking the spy ceiling: MI6 names first female chief in 116 years
07:26 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayIn a historic move, MI6, Britain’s storied Secret Intelligence Service, will be led by a woman for the first time in its 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, a 47-year-old intelligence veteran who joined MI6 in 1999, will take the helm as the 18th chief, succeeding Sir Richard Moore later this year.
No cause for panic over Covid-19 yet, says Dr Sayedur
06:31 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayDr Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser overseeing the Ministry of Health, said on Monday, June 16, that there is no need for alarm regarding COVID-19, given the current patient numbers and global trends.
CRP founder Valerie, two volunteers get Order of the British Empire
05:59 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayValerie Ann Taylor, founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Bangladesh, along with long-time volunteers Janet Irene Varney and Roger Michael Varney, have been recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List for their exceptional contributions to supporting disadvantaged and disabled individuals in Bangladesh and the UK.
Documents suggest Tulip a Bangladeshi, says ACC chairman
05:35 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayAnti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen said that, despite Tulip Siddiq, a UK Labour Party MP and former city minister, identifying as British, her documents suggest she is Bangladeshi.
Death toll from Sunday night’s missile attack on Israel rises to eight
05:01 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThe death toll from Iran’s new wave of ballistic missile attacks on Israel on Sunday night rose to eight, with dozens more transferred to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
Inform EC of Yunus-Tarique meeting outcome, Salahuddin tells govt
04:25 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayBNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday called upon the interim government to promptly inform the Election Commission (EC) of the decision to hold the national election in February next year, as discussed during the meeting between Professor Muhammad Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London.
Thousands of rawhides gone to waste in Chattogram, contradictions in collection data
04:05 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayDiscrepancies exist between figures reported by the Artadar Samiti (association of hoarders), the Ministry of Commerce control room, and the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). While official statements claim only 620 skins were wasted, the Chattogram City Corporation’s cleanliness department estimates that 40,000–50,000 spoiled hides were collected from city streets alone.
Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel
02:54 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayIran's judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes.
ICT orders public summons for Hasina, Kamal in uprising case
02:27 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to issue public notices in two newspapers summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to appear before the court in a case over the July-August uprising.
7 crude bombs recovered from DU, High Court areas
01:48 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayPolice recovered seven unexploded crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, from the Dhaka University (DU) area and the road in front of the High Court on Monday morning. Miscreants reportedly abandoned the explosives in the early hours of the day.
Scope to review public service ordinance: Asif Nazrul
01:00 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday said there is scope to review the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. He also mentioned that a high-level committee, formed to examine the ordinance, will hold a meeting at 4:00pm today.