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85% HFC reduction by 2045: Bangladesh steps up ozone protection efforts
06:21 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayBangladesh has reaffirmed its dedication to safeguarding the ozone layer through a strategic phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
‘Visible improvement in law and order essential to restore business confidence’
05:52 PM, 09 Aug 2025 Saturday"While financial prudence is important, the current credit squeeze is harming growth. The government and central bank must find ways to increase credit access for productive sectors without compromising stability."
No longer the underdog: Tabith says Bangladesh showing its mettle to all nations
05:22 PM, 09 Aug 2025 Saturday"The real credit goes to the players. If you give them a chance, they can deliver. You may remember, after returning from Myanmar, Rituparna said: 'If you give us opportunities, we can give something better for the country.' That’s exactly it. Provide the opportunity, and they will perform."
Mother of Jago News sub-editor Salahuddin passes away
04:00 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayAnwara Begum, mother of Jago News sub-editor Muhammad Salahuddin, passed away from a cardiac arrest in the early hours of Saturday. She was 60.
Suspect confesses to involvement in Gazipur journo murder: RAB
02:50 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayA suspect named Shadhin, arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), has confessed to involvement in the killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur. RAB-1 Company Commander AKM A Mamun Khan Chishti disclosed this information at a press conference held at the RAB-1 camp in Porabari, Gazipur, on Saturday (August 9) at 11:00 am.
Fakhrul warns of severe crisis in pharmaceutical industry
02:23 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has warned of a severe crisis in the pharmaceutical industry, alleging that the current government’s Ministry of Health is implementing policies that could lead to the sector’s collapse.
DU prof seeks total ban on party-based student, teacher politics
01:46 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayProfessor Kamrul Hasan Mamun, a government-nominated academic member of the Dhaka University (DU) Senate and a professor in the Department of Physics, has called for a complete ban on all forms of party-based student and teacher politics across the entire university campus — not just in residential halls.
Restoring public trust in elections a major challenge: CEC
12:14 PM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that restoring people’s trust in the election process is a major challenge. He made the remarks on Saturday (August 9) morning after a meeting with election officials at the Rangpur Regional Election Officer’s Office.
New York declares total war on prolific rat population
11:13 AM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayNew York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways, leaving some residents afraid to let their children walk on sidewalks.
3 more arrested over Gazipur journalist murder
10:04 AM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayPolice have arrested three more suspects in connection with the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur. Gazipur Metropolitan Police conducted raids in different areas on Friday night (August 8) and made the arrests.
10 die, 33 missing in northwest China floods
09:08 AM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayTen people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods and mudslides in northwest China's Gansu province, state media reported Friday, the latest in a series of lethal weather events to hit the country.
Barcelona reinstate Ter Stegen as captain
08:42 AM, 09 Aug 2025 SaturdayBarcelona on Friday reinstated goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen as captain after resolving a dispute over the German's fitness.