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Israel committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry commission
06:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayA United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza...
Extortion, tender rigging and broker syndicates paralyse DMCH
06:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh’s largest and most critical public healthcare facility is no longer just a place of healing. It has become a battleground of extortion, tender manipulation, and organised broker syndicates that prey on patients, intimidate doctors, and paralyse medical services all while authorities turn a blind eye.
US envoy inspects Bangladesh-US Joint Air Force Exercise
06:09 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe US Charge d’Affaires in Bangladesh, Tracy Ann Jacobson, visited Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram on Tuesday, September 16, to observe the ongoing bilateral military exercise “Operation Pacific Angel 25-3”.
Govt okays exporting 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja
05:46 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday, September 16, began exporting hilsa to India, with the government authorising 37 local companies to ship a total of 1,200 metric tonnes ahead of Durga Puja...
Shipbreaking showdown: India's $500m scheme aims to dethrone Bangladesh
05:39 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIn a strategic move to dominate the global ship recycling industry, India’s Modi government is finalising a Rs 4,000 crore ($500 million) incentive package aimed squarely at capturing Bangladesh’s commanding 46 per cent share of the global shipbreaking market.
The city that never cools: Dhaka's faster warming and lethal nights
05:06 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayDhaka, one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, is heating up at an alarming and accelerating pace, transforming from a bustling metropolis into a pressure cooker of rising temperatures, vanishing greenery, and dangerous nighttime heat.
Bangladesh face do-or-die test against Afghanistan’s spinners
04:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh will walk into Abu Jayed Stadium on Tuesday knowing the math is brutally simple. Beat Afghanistan or pack the bags. Even then, their fate will hang on other results...
Climate catastrophe: Heat costs Bangladesh $1.7B, ignites health crisis
04:21 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh is spiraling into a silent, scorching emergency, one that is claiming lives, crushing productivity, and costing the economy at least $1.7 billion.
We all members of a family, says Yunus at Dhakeshwari temple
03:46 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, September 16, said that every citizen of Bangladesh is entitled to equal dignity and rights, saying that no one should face discrimination...
July martyrs, fighters’ names to be dropped if proven fake: Ministry
02:50 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has said that any names proven to be fake will be removed from the official list of July martyrs and fighters, and a revised gazette will be published.
Jamaat reschedules programmes to avoid disrupting BCS exam
02:22 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has rescheduled its programmes announced for 18 and 19 September, shifting them from morning to afternoon to avoid causing difficulties for candidates of the 47th BCS preliminary examination, which is scheduled for 18 September.
Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple, exchanges greetings
01:19 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka on the occasion of the Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. He arrived at the temple at 11:00 am on Tuesday (16 September).