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8 NBR officials suspended
04:38 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has suspended eight officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) who had joined in a demonstration by NBR employees tearing up the copies of two transfer orders issued amid recent movement seeking the removal of the board’s chairman...
PRAN-RFL’s 6 concern win ‘SDG Brand Champion Awards’
03:48 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySix initiatives of the country’s leading conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group have been honored with the ‘SDG Brand Champion Awards 2025’ in recognition of their significant contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh...
None of 144 parties, including NCP, pass EC’s registration screening
03:47 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayNot a single one of the 144 political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), hat applied for registration with the Election Commission (EC) has passed the initial screening process.
HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain dies
02:43 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySayeed Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of HRC Group, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Tuesday (July 15), his personal secretary Md Sohel confirmed.
Govt approves direct procurement for July uprising museum
01:53 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has decided to transform the Prime Minister’s official residence, Ganabhaban, into the "July Uprising Memorial Museum" to commemorate the student and public uprising of July–August 2024. The museum will also highlight the memories of the martyrs and various incidents of repression during the past 16 years of the previous regime.
Decisions must be made swiftly due to time constraints: Ali Riaz
12:50 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayProfessor Dr Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has emphasised the need for prompt decision-making due to time constraints. “We must succeed collectively. The measure of success lies in whether we can reach an agreement on structural reforms,” he said.
Yunus orders swift filling of vacant 32,000 primary head teacher posts
12:32 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to immediately fill approximately 32,000 vacant head teacher positions in government primary schools across Bangladesh to bolster the quality of primary education.
NICVD: Brand new machines gather dust, patients seek tests elsewhere
11:39 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayGopalganj Sadar resident Ashraf Hossain travelled over 80 kilometres with his four-year-old son, Imam Hossain, who suffers from multiple holes in his heart. After visiting three hospitals in Dhaka, they arrived at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases & Hospital seeking surgery.
World Bank VP meets Yunus, supports Bangladesh’s inclusive growth
10:53 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayJohannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank Vice President for South Asia, expressed strong support for Bangladesh’s inclusive growth and praised Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for the Interim Government’s economic reform agenda.
Teesta master plan to be finalised by year-end: Rizwana
10:33 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdaySyeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Water Resources and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has said that the Teesta master plan will be finalized by the end of this year, with the groundwork already completed.
Sohag murder: Another accused arrested in Narayanganj
10:12 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-10) arrested Nannu, one of the accused in the murder case of scrap trader Lal Chand alias Sohag, from the Bandar area of Narayanganj around 1:00 am on Tuesday (July 14), with assistance from RAB-11.
9 killed in US nursing home fire
09:28 AM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayA nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate rescue operation, local authorities said Monday.