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Non-tariff barriers raise India-Bangladesh trade costs by 20%
10:02 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayNon-tariff barriers imposed by both Bangladesh and India have increased bilateral trade costs by approximately 20%, according to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce.
The Role of Social Media in Bangladesh Politics
09:33 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundaySocial media powerfully shapes political discourse in Bangladesh, amplifying both accountability and misinformation. Distrust in leaders—fuelled by broken promises and self-interest—drives citizens, especially youth, to rely on online narratives.
Ekushey Book Fair postponed until elections
08:46 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayThe Bangla Academy has officially postponed the Amar Ekushey Book Fair following a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Bangladeshi among militants killed in TTP raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
08:20 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayAuthorities in Pakistan have confirmed that one of the terrorists killed in a major security operation in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was a Bangladeshi national.
‘Miscreants’ kill 3 in Guimara, army, police among scores injured: Home Ministry
07:59 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayThe Ministry of Home Affairs said on Sunday evening that ‘miscreants’ carried out attacks in Guimara, Khagrachhari, killing three hill community members and injuring scores, including 13 members of the army and three police officers.
Govt reduces hajj costs for 2026, introduces three packages
07:24 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayThe government has announced a revised and slightly more affordable Hajj package for 2026, with the lowest-cost option set at Tk 4,67,167 – down from last year’s minimum of Tk 4,78,242 – primarily due to a reduction in airfare.
Civil society reminds CEC of fallout from disputed polls
06:21 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayIn a rare and deeply consequential gathering that blended urgency, moral authority, and political foreboding, leading voices from Bangladesh’s civil society, academia, media, and former governance institutions issued a stark and historic warning to the current Election Commission: guarantee a free, fair, and inclusive national election in February 2025 or resign with dignity before presiding over another discredited poll.
Four more dengue deaths reported, 845 hospitalised in 24 hours
05:19 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayFour more people have died from dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll this year to 192, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the same period, 845 new dengue cases required hospitalisation.
Emblem shift: Jamaat swaps Quranic text for nat’l flag imagery
04:42 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayThe Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, is poised to unveil a dramatic change to its official emblem – one that drops a Quranic text and introduces imagery resembling the national flag.
Severe gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway as autorickshaw drivers put blockade
04:34 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayCNG-run autorickshaw drivers in Gazipur blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway on Sunday demanding free movement of their vehicles and protesting 'police harassment, extortion and other irregularities'.
NRBs' cash saves Bangladesh post-July Uprising: Yunus
03:40 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayLauding the role of non-resident Bangladeshis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said the remittance of Bangladeshi expatriates saved the country's economy after the July uprising.
4 lakh security personnel deployed for Durga Puja: Jahangir
02:50 PM, 28 Sep 2025 SundayHome Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday, September 28, said that around one lakh members of the armed forces, 70,000 police, more than two lakh Ansar, and 430 platoons of BGB have been deployed across the country to ensure peaceful, festive, and safe celebrations of Durga Puja...