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EC orders submission of ballot box inventory by Aug 25
10:17 AM, 24 Aug 2025 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) has ordered field officers to submit the inventory of ballot boxes by August 25. At the same time, it has directed field offices to clear their godowns.
NCP withdraws expulsion order against Sarwar Tusher
09:19 AM, 24 Aug 2025 SundayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) has withdrawn its expulsion order against Joint Convener Sarwar Tusher.
Bodies of women, child among 4 recovered from Buriganga
08:54 AM, 24 Aug 2025 SundayPolice have recovered four bodies, including those of two women and a child, from the Buriganga River in Dhaka in a single day. The deceased are a four-year-old child, two women, and a man. Their identities have not yet been confirmed.
US sacks intelligence chief after Iran attack assessment
08:36 AM, 24 Aug 2025 SundayUS defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran.
Ishaq Dar to visit Khaleda, Shafiqur in bold push for post-AL ties
10:13 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a high-stakes diplomatic blitz that is sending ripples across South Asia, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is not just knocking on doors – he is walking right into the homes of Bangladesh’s most influential political figures.
Pak DPM Dar meets BNP, Jamaat, and NCP leaders
08:52 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayPakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a series of high-level political meetings in Dhaka on Saturday during his two-day official visit to Bangladesh, engaging with top leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party (NCP).
Soon there will be only wrappers, no products, say bread makers
07:48 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayLeading biscuit and bread manufacturers have issued a stark warning over the government’s proposed increase in VAT on staple bakery items from 5% to 7.5% in the 2025-26 budget, cautioning that the move could force producers to reduce pack sizes or hike prices, hitting low-income households and students hardest.
Pak DPM Dar to meet Khaleda at Firoza
07:18 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayPakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is currently in Dhaka on a two-day visit and will call on former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence, Firoza, to inquire about her health.
If sent to Bangladesh, I won’t mind, says Amartya
07:11 PM, 23 Aug 2025 Saturday“I hear these days that if you speak Bengali, you are sent to Bangladesh,” Sen said on Friday. “Well, if I speak French, will they send me to France? I don’t know French, but if they send me to Bangladesh, I won’t mind. My ancestral home is in Dhaka.”
From garbage to grub: Cafés those trade trash for food to transform city
05:34 PM, 23 Aug 2025 Saturdaytrash. On a chilly winter morning in early 2025, the cafe hums with life. Steel plates clink as people tuck into steaming mounds of rice, two spicy vegetable curries, dal, roti, salad, and a tangy pickle on the side. It’s a full meal, nutritious, comforting, and completely free… if you’ve got the right currency: one kilogram of plastic waste.
From screen to cringe, stubborn persistence of hated live-action anime remakes
04:58 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayWhen Netflix announced a live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling, the smash-hit Korean anime about a powerless monster hunter who becomes humanity’s last hope, the internet erupted. Not with cheers, but with groans, memes, and a chorus of “Here we go again.”
Pak Deputy PM arrives in Dhaka
04:09 PM, 23 Aug 2025 SaturdayPakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations on Saturday, August 23.