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Parties agree on referendum to amend caretaker govt provision: Ali Riaz
07:27 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayNational Consensus Commission Vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Tuesday, July 15, said that as all political parties are in agreement on the existing constitutional provision regarding the caretaker government...
Dhaka courts Singapore to invest in shipbuilding, port development
07:14 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayAdviser for Shipping and Labour and Employment, Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, has invited Singapore to invest in Bangladesh’s growing shipping industry, particularly in port infrastructure and shipyard development.
Catholic Church invites Yunus to interfaith dialogue in Bangladesh
07:01 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See in Bangladesh, Archbishop Kevin S Randall, has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to participate in an Interfaith Dialogue hosted by the Catholic Church in Bangladesh.
Tariff tightrope: Dhaka seeks ‘reasonable’ US deal amid geopolitical headwinds
06:31 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayEconomists and business leaders, however, are less confident. They describe the task of lowering the tariff, imposed by the Trump administration, as “difficult” in practice, given the broader geopolitical and economic conditions now shaping the negotiations.
Malaysia deports 96 Bangladeshis
06:13 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayA total of 96 Bangladeshi nationals among 131 foreigners denied entry into Malaysia during a special operation conducted by the country’s Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), according to Malaysian daily The Star...
375 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs
05:50 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayA total of 375 new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8:00am to Tuesday 8:00am), taking the total number of cases to 15,585 from January 1 to till date...
NCP stumbles in EC scrutiny despite 43,000 pages of documents
05:11 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayIn a bid to secure registration with Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC), the National Citizen Party (NCP) delivered a staggering 43,316 pages of documents to the Nirbachan Bhaban by truck...
Changing patterns slow child labour in Jashore but risks shift to the shadows
04:55 PM, 15 Jul 2025 TuesdayWhile official statistics on child labour remain sparse, local NGOs and officials note a shift in patterns. Child labour is moving from visible, institutional settings like factories to informal sectors such as workshops, battery rickshaws, and even underground activities like drug peddling and youth gangs.
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.