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Juba League leader murdered by slitting throat in Jashore
09:41 AM, 13 Aug 2025 WednesdayA local Juba League leader was forcibly taken from his home and killed by having his throat slit in Daulatdihi village, Kashimpur Union, Jashore. The incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday, August 12.
Modi likely to meet Trump amid escalating trade tensions
09:02 AM, 13 Aug 2025 WednesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the United States next month for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with plans underway to schedule a meeting with President Donald Trump to address trade tensions amid a downturn in ties.
Bangladesh seeks Malaysia’s help to set up halal industrial park
08:23 AM, 13 Aug 2025 WednesdayBangladesh has sought Malaysia’s assistance in developing a halal industrial park, aiming to tap into the rapidly expanding global halal products market.
Milestone tragedy: Parents demand CCTV footage, banning coaching business
05:55 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayGrieving parents of students killed and injured in the Milestone School and College fighter jet crash staged a human chain at the Diyabari roundabout in Uttara on Tuesday morning, demanding justice, transparency, and an end to commercial coaching within educational institutions.
EC projects 45,098 polling centres for next elections
05:25 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayThe Election Commission has announced that the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections will feature approximately 45,098 polling centres, including a potential addition of 2,950 centres.
Yunus invites Malaysian cos to invest in Bangladesh
05:05 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, August 12, urged Malaysian investors to come up with investment in Bangladesh, saying that the interim government had taken a series of measures to make the country business-friendly.
Ramkamal’s 48 sons trigger outrage over Indian electoral roll
03:41 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayA bizarre entry in the 2023 electoral roll for Varanasi’s Municipal Corporation, where one Ramkamal Das is listed as the father of 48 sons – all living under the same roof in the Shankuldhara area of Bhelupur ward, with 13 of them born in the same year and all miraculously aged 37.
Trying to bring down US tariffs to 15%: Sk Bashir
02:05 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayCommerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has revealed that Bangladesh is actively seeking to reduce the proposed 20 per cent countervailing tariff imposed by the United States to per cent.
Bangladesh sets export earnings target at $63.5b
01:44 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayThe government has set a target of $63.5 billion in export earnings for the current fiscal year 2025-26, a significant increase from the previous year’s target.
Bangladesh, Malaysia pledge to elevate ties to strategic partnership
01:23 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral relations into a future-oriented strategic partnership, during a high-level meeting at Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, on Tuesday, August 12.
The office that never was: Inside China’s 'Pretend to Work' trend
12:30 PM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayFrom Dongguan to Shanghai, “pretend offices” are quietly emerging across major Chinese cities – fully equipped with Wi-Fi, meeting rooms, tea breaks, and even fake colleagues. For a daily fee of 30 to 50 yuan ($4–7), unemployed graduates and failed entrepreneurs can rent a desk, dress for work, and walk into a space that feels like a real office because being seen as unemployed feels worse.
Anwar voices concern over Bangladesh's Rohingya burden
11:59 AM, 12 Aug 2025 TuesdayMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday, August 12, said Malaysia is concerned with the burden placed on Bangladesh due to hosting enormous numbers of forcibly displaced Rohingyas.