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1 dengue death, 406 fresh cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:45 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayAnother death was reported from dengue in the last 24 hours (from Tuesday 8:00am to Wednesday 8:00am), taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 52 this year...
Special BCS: HC asks PSC to allow doctors aged 32 to sit for exam
05:07 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has ordered the Public Service Commission (PSC) to give chance to the doctors aged above 32 years to sit for the 48th special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations...
Alert issued for riverbanks people in Cumilla as water level rising in Gomti
04:29 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe water level in the Gomti River has surged sharply due to two days of continuous rainfall and upstream hill runoff, prompting the district administration to issue an emergency alert for riverbanks residents...
Shifting sands: India's diplomatic compass points to BNP and Tarique
03:58 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayAfter the fall of its principal ally in Bangladesh, Awami League, India is now recalibrating its diplomatic approach towards the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, once viewed with deep suspicion due to a controversial 2004 arms smuggling incident.
HC orders ACC to reinstate Sharif’s job
03:46 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) on Wednesday, July 9, instructed the authorities concerned to reinstate former Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Sharif Uddin in the job...
Heavy rains to persist, raising fears of landslides, waterlogging
01:40 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayRelentless monsoon showers have battered Dhaka and multiple regions of Bangladesh for over 24 hours, disrupting daily life and prompting warnings of potential landslides and flash floods.
Dhaka, Washington to begin tariff talks amid Trump’s threat
01:26 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe second round of negotiations on the Agreement on Reciprocal Tariff between Bangladesh and the United States is sent to commence Wednesday, July 9, and will continue through July 11 in Washington, DC.
Are India’s skies safe?
12:45 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe catastrophic Air India crash on June 12, 2025, which claimed at least 274 lives when a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad, has reignited political and public debate over the safety of India’s rapidly expanding aviation sector.
Jamaat considers its China tour ‘significant’ for Bangladesh
12:24 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayA high-level delegation from Jamaat-e-Islami, led by party Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman, is set to visit China at the invitation of the Chinese government, marking the party’s second official trip to the country.
30 villages submerged in Feni as embankments collapse, Parshuram cut off
12:05 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayHeavy rainfall and upstream water from India have triggered severe flooding in Feni, breaching flood control embankments of the Muhuri, Kahua, and Silonia rivers at 14 locations in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas.
BBC verifies leaked audio of Hasina ordering lethal crackdown
11:51 AM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayA leaked phone call, authenticated by BBC Eye, reveals former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina explicitly authorising security forces to use lethal force against student-led protesters during last summer’s unrest.
Bangladesh risks losing ‘win-win’ edge in US market
09:55 PM, 08 Jul 2025 TuesdayOnce a ‘rising star’ in global trade, Bangladesh now faces uncertainty as President Donald Trump’s radical restructuring of US trade policy threatens...