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‘Owned’ vocalist AK Ratul passes away
07:49 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayAK Ratul, the vocalist and bassist of the band ‘Owned’ and son of late actor Jashim, has passed away. He suffered a heart attack around 3:30 pm on Sunday while working out at a gym.
Aftermath of crash: Sabir trembles at planes, resists return to Diyabari campus
07:31 PM, 27 Jul 2025 Sunday“I’ve come to school twice since it happened,” 11-year-old Sabir said, his voice barely above a whisper. “Every time I come, I hear the sound of a plane in the sky… and my heart trembles. I feel like it’s going to fall on my head again. I want to run. I want to hide.” He looked down. “Even if I stay in Milestone, I will never come back to this campus. I don’t want to study here anymore.”
Consensus Commission: Parties back PM term cap, independent police body
07:04 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayPolitical parties on Sunday reached a consensus over two reform proposals - one for not allowing anyone to serve as the Prime Minister for more than 10 years in life and another is for forming an independent police commission to ensure professionalism and accountability in the police force.
All anti-discrimination committees suspended except central
06:41 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has suspended the activities of all its committees across the country, except the central committee. The announcement was made at a press briefing on Sunday (July 27).
Swarming Bangladeshi cities, 'Bangla Teslas' grab global attention
06:27 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayLocals call them “Bangla Teslas.” They’re not sleek sedans or luxury SUVs. They’re battery-powered rickshaws—three-wheeled, open-air, hand-built machines that now dominate the urban landscape of Bangladesh. And with an estimated 4 million on the roads, up from just 200,000 in 2016, they may just be the largest informal electric vehicle fleet in the world.
ECNEC nods 12 projects worth Tk 8,149cr, with Tk 2,840cr for DU
06:02 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 12 projects with a total estimated cost of Tk 8,149.38 crore. Among these is a project for the further development of the University of Dhaka, costing Tk 2,840.39 crore.
3 more die of dengue, 409 hospitalised in 24hrs
05:47 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThree more people died from dengue in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 76 this year. The latest fatalities were reported from the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and Rajshahi Division.
4 expelled student leaders on 7-day remand
05:40 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayA Dhaka court has granted a seven-day remand for four expelled student leaders in connection with an extortion case. Three of the accused are former members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, while another is also a former member of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Council (BDSC).
Turkey records all-time high temperature of 50.5C
05:09 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayTurkey's environment ministry said Saturday that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a nationwide record.
Govt to buy 25 aircraft from US
04:23 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayIn a move to reduce the trade deficit, Bangladesh is set to purchase 25 Boeing aircraft from the United States. Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman shared the information while speaking to journalists at his office in the Secretariat on Sunday (July 27).
‘Orders plummet 4% even before US tariffs hit’
04:22 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayAnd long before the first customs invoice is stamped, the damage has already begun. Order flow from US buyers has dropped by 4 per cent in the next quarter compared to the last, according to SMM Khaled, Managing Director of Snotex Group, one of Bangladesh’s leading garment exporters.
Jet Crash: Why death toll reduced from 35 to 34
03:53 PM, 27 Jul 2025 SundayThe death toll in the Milestone jet crash tragedy was initially reported as 35, according to data from the Ministry of Health. However, today the ministry revised the figure to 34.