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3 of a family burnt in gas explosion at Jatrabari home
10:57 AM, 10 Jul 2025 ThursdayA man, his wife, and their daughter sustained severe burn injuries in a gas explosion triggered by a leak while lighting a mosquito coil at their home in Dhaka’s Jatrabari around 1:45 am on Thursday.
Bangladesh, US hold 2nd round of tariff talks
10:01 AM, 10 Jul 2025 ThursdayBangladesh and the United States have held the second round of a three-day tariff talks in Washington DC. “The talks were very comprehensive, touching on almost all key aspects of the trade relationship between the two nations,” Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, said in a Facebook post on Thursday morning.
4 die after entering septic tank at Sreemangal tea garden
09:31 AM, 10 Jul 2025 ThursdayFour people died after entering a septic tank at the Harinchhara Tea Garden in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar. Doctors suspect the deaths were caused by toxic gas poisoning inside the tank.
3 ways to check SSC, equivalent exam results
09:16 AM, 10 Jul 2025 ThursdayThe results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday (July 10).
Trump slaps 50% tariff on Brazil, slams Bolsonaro trial
08:24 AM, 10 Jul 2025 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to slap a 50 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods starting August 1, as he blasted the trial of the country's ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro as a "Witch Hunt."
Nvidia becomes first company to reach $4tn in market value
09:56 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayChipmaker Nvidia became the first public company in history to scale a $4tn market value on Wednesday as its stock price continues a years-long stratospheric rise...
Elections may be held before Ramadan
09:07 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe 13th parliamentary elections may be held before Ramadan if all preparations, including necessary reforms, are completed, according to Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.
16 senior police officials transferred
09:07 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayThe Ministry of Home Affairs has transferred 16 senior officials of Bangladesh Police, including five additional deputy inspectors general (Additional DIGs), 10 superintendents of police (SPs) and one additional superintendent of police...
3-yr-old girl dies after falling into open drain in Chattogram
08:52 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayA three-year-old child died after falling into an open drain amid waterlogging caused by continuous rainfall in Chattogram’s Halishahar area on Wednesday afternoon...
PRAN to host Mango Fest celebrating Bangladesh’s heritage with flavour, festivity
07:30 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayAs the monsoon rains usher in Bangladesh’s beloved mango season, PRAN Group is gearing up to host the country’s largest-ever mango celebration, the PRAN Mango Fest, from July 10–12 at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi, Dhaka...
Class, exam postponed in 1,800 schools, colleges as Noakhali braces for flooding
07:16 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayAmid heavy monsoon rains triggering widespread waterlogging and fears of flooding, classes and examinations have been postponed in 1,800 educational institutions across Noakhali district.
Why Feni sinks: Encroachment and neglect choke the town’s lifelines
07:05 PM, 09 Jul 2025 WednesdayFeni, a bustling coastal district in southeastern Bangladesh, is drowning – literally and figuratively – under knee-deep floodwaters after relentless monsoon rains. The recent deluge, with 399–440 mm of rainfall recorded in just 24 hours, has exposed a deeper malaise: a failing drainage system crippled by decades of unchecked canal encroachment, unplanned urbanisation, and municipal negligence.