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150 writers boycott New York Times over Gaza coverage
08:37 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayMore than 150 New York Times contributors have signed a pledge not to write for the US newspaper's opinion section, citing its “biased coverage” of the Israel-Palestine conflict and war on Gaza.
EU to deploy major election observer mission for February polls
08:28 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe European Union (EU) is set to send a large-scale election observation mission to Bangladesh for the upcoming national elections, scheduled for the first half of February 2026 – the first full-fledged EU observer deployment to the country since 2008.
NCP to ink July Charter if notes of dissent annulled: Nahid
07:47 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) will sign the July Charter on the condition that the ‘notes of dissent’ are annulled and the recommendations of the Consensus Commission on constitutional reforms incorporated, party convenor Nahid Islam said on Tuesday, October 28.
‘Delupi’ makes its debut in Khulna first
07:15 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a heartfelt nod to its roots, Delupi, the highly anticipated directorial debut of Mohammad Taukir Islam, will premiere not in Dhaka or Chittagong, but in the very soil that inspired it: Khulna.
‘Kaathgolap’ blooms abroad, banned at home
07:09 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a bitter blow to Bangladesh’s cinema scene, Kaathgolap – a critically acclaimed drama that charmed international festivals – has been officially banned from screening in its own country.
Amazon confirms cutting 14,000 jobs globally
06:37 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayAmazon has confirmed it plans to cut thousands of jobs, saying it needs to be "organised more leanly" to seize the opportunity provided by artificial intelligence (AI).
Musk launches Grokipedia challenging Wikipedia's neutrality
06:32 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayElon Musk's company xAI launched Grokipedia on Monday to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he has accused of ideological bias.
Air India bus bursts into flames at Delhi airport
06:08 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayPanic gripped Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday afternoon (October 28) after a bus meant for transporting Air India passengers from terminal to aircraft suddenly caught fire near Bay 32 of Terminal 3.
BNP accuses NCC of fueling division, not unity
06:08 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has launched a sharp political rebuke against the newly submitted recommendations of the National Consensus Commission, accusing the body of sowing “national disunity” rather than fostering the unity it was mandated to promote.
Bangladesh’s supply chain decisively tilts towards China
05:59 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayBut in the span of just a decade and a half, the tide of commerce has shifted decisively eastward. Bangladesh now looks primarily to China, a country that has not only become Dhaka’s largest trading partner but also an indispensable cog in its import-dependent economy.
Gazipur khatib vanished by choice, not force: Police
05:18 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayIn a case straight out of a mystery thriller, police have dropped a bombshell revelation that has left Gazipur residents stunned and social media ablaze: Khatib Mohammad Mohebbullah Miyaji, long believed to have been abducted by unknown assailants, was never kidnapped at all.
4 more die from dengue, 1,041 hospitalised in 24 hrs
05:04 PM, 28 Oct 2025 TuesdayFour more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 273 so far this year.