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ICT to weigh pardon for ex-IGP Abdullah Al Mamun as approver
04:05 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) announced on Saturday that it will consider pardoning former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun if he provides truthful disclosures about his role and that of other accused individuals in the July-August massacre.
‘They demanded Tk 2 lakh monthly, as he refused, they killed him’
03:44 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayThe mortal remains of slain Lal Chand, alias Sohag, a 39-year-old trader in Old Dhaka, was brought to his maternal grandparents’ village in Islampur, Dhalua union, Barguna Sadar upazila, on Friday morning and buried in the family graveyard, plunging the community into grief and outrage.
Hacked Chandpur khatib shifted to Dhaka for treatment, case filed
03:30 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayA case has been filed following the brutal attack on Maulana ANM Nur Rahman Madani, the khatib at Professor Para Molla Bari Mosque in Chandpur Municipality, who was hacked with a sharp weapon after Friday prayers on July 11.
Govt mulling army involvement in flood control: Faruk-e-Azam
03:03 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayDisaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk-e-Azam has said the government is considering involving the army, if necessary, for constructing flood protection dam.
Jahangir finds Mitford murder ‘regrettable, brutal’
02:11 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday, July 12, described the murder of scrap metal trader Lal Chand Sohag in front of Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka as brutal and very regrettable...
WB South Asia VP Zutt arrives in Dhaka
02:03 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayJohannes Zutt, the newly appointed Vice President for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, arrived in Dhaka today for a four-day official visit.
Passport predicament: Rising visa rejections trap Bangladeshis in diplomatic crosshairs
01:12 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayBangladeshis are increasingly facing delays or outright rejections when applying for visas – to India, Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and even countries that once offered easier access.
Jatrabari blast death toll rises to 3 as another dies
01:06 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayThe three-year-old girl, who sustained 90 percent burn injuries in an explosion apparently from gas leak at a building in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the early hours of Saturday, raising the death toll to three...
Mom's bomb threat grounds flight in wild affair intervention
12:36 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayIn a plot twist worthy of a soap opera, a mother’s desperate bid to derail her son’s extramarital escapade led to a fake bomb threat that grounded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. The dramatic saga unfolded on Saturday, sparking a three-hour search, three arrests, and a tale of family betrayal that’s got everyone talking.
Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time
12:22 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayCaptain Joe Burns said it was "special moment" when he realised Italy had qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time despite suffering a nerve-shredding nine-wicket defeat to the Netherlands...
Dhaka, Washington settle some tariff disputes, others linger
12:00 PM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayOn the final day of the second round of trade talks held in Washington DC on Friday, Bangladesh and the United States reached agreements on several issues, though some matters remain unresolved.
Speedy trial for Mitford trader murder: Asif Nazrul
11:50 AM, 12 Jul 2025 SaturdayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has vowed to ensure swift justice for the brutal murder of a scrap metal trader in the capital’s Mitford area on July 9, promising exemplary punishment for the perpetrators through a speedy trial.