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Dhaka seeks urgent int’l action against Israeli atrocities on Palestine
08:50 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called for urgent international action to end the Israeli occupation and violence in Palestine.
Disunity opens door for ‘covert’ autocracy, warns Tarique
08:43 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday warned that a covert autocracy could emerge in Bangladesh if democratic and nationalist forces fail to remain united ahead of the national election.
How far will Islamists push their proportional representation demand?
08:20 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayAs Bangladesh prepares for its 13th national parliamentary elections scheduled for February 2025, a coalition of seven Islamic parties is intensifying its campaign for sweeping electoral reform, specifically the adoption of a proportional representation (PR) system.
1 in 4 in Dhaka division unemployed, newspaper hunt prevails
07:57 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayDhaka division has emerged as the unemployment hotspot of Bangladesh, according to the latest Labour Force Survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
UNESCO adds 26 vital biosphere reserves
06:37 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayIn response to growing threats from climate change and accelerating biodiversity loss, UNESCO has designated 26 new biosphere reserves across 21 countries, bringing the total number of sites in its World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 785 in 142 nations.
Debapriya slams NHRC as ‘toothless and spineless’
05:58 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayDr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and convener of the Citizens’ Platform for SDGs, has branded the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) “toothless and spineless”, alleging that people “without backbones” are routinely appointed to lead it.
DCCI chief urges taxpayers to adopt digital filing system
05:49 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayDhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Saturday urged taxpayers and businesses to file their income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) through the e-return system to overcome obstacles in the return submission process.
Kolkata HC rules forced deportation of Indians to Bangladesh ‘illegal’
05:39 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayIn a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for India’s treatment of suspected foreign nationals, the Calcutta High Court has declared the detention and forced deportation of six Indian citizens, including a pregnant woman, to Bangladesh as “illegal and unconstitutional.”
The plastic-eating bacteria brewing painkillers
05:24 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayPlastic waste is one of the most stubborn problems of our age. But what if those discarded bottles and packaging could be transformed into something unexpectedly useful—such as medicine?
Earthquake strikes with epicentre in Jashore
04:42 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayA mild earthquake was felt in Manirampur upazila of Jashore at 2:27pm on Saturday, September 27. The tremor registered a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre located within Manirampur itself.
Khagrachari slapped with indefinite Sec 144 after student blockades
04:08 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayThe district administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure indefinitely in Khagrachari to maintain public order amid ongoing road blockades organised by Jumma students protesting the alleged gang rape of a schoolgirl in Singinala.
EC Sanaullah credits ‘rotten polls' for July uprising
03:57 PM, 27 Sep 2025 SaturdayElection Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Saturday said the July 2024 Uprising took place mainly because of the rotten or farcical elections.