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‘Everything I owned has turned to ash’

07:26 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

“Brother, everything I had is gone,” she sobbed. “I’ve lived here seven years and saved every taka to buy things little by little – a television, a fridge, furniture. I was still paying the monthly instalments. This fire has taken it all.”

Karail inferno escalates: 11 teams battling blaze, 5 more rushing in

07:07 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

The fire in Karail slum continues to rage uncontrollably as firefighters struggle to reach the heart of the blaze through heavy traffic and congested lanes.

From Chandgaon to UIUC: Bangladesh’s Bahauddin among world’s top 40 young nuclear scientists

06:47 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

Bangladesh has secured a remarkable place on the global nuclear science map as Syed Bahauddin Alam, a brilliant young researcher from Chattogram, has been named among the world’s best nuclear scientists under 40.

Inferno engulfs Karail slum as fire trucks crawl through traffic

06:20 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

A devastating fire has erupted in Dhaka’s sprawling Karail slum, sending thick black smoke billowing over the capital and triggering chaos as residents scramble for safety.

11 fire units stuck in traffic, Karail slum burning

05:41 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

A massive fire has broken out in the Karail slum in the capital, but firefighting efforts are being delayed due to severe traffic congestion.

House 196 on Gulshan Avenue prepared for Tarique

05:05 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

Intense activity at House 196 on Gulshan North Avenue all point to one conclusion—Tarique Rahman may arrive in Dhaka in the first week of December, ending nearly 17 years of exile. Though the BNP is refraining from disclosing a specific date “for strategic reasons”, insiders say the timeline has been shifted from late November to early December.

Bangladesh unlocks new revenue stream: Bhutan’s 1st transit cargo cleared

04:00 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

In a landmark development for sub-regional trade, Bangladesh has completed customs formalities for Bhutan’s first-ever commercial transit shipment through Chittagong Port, generating an immediate revenue of Tk 79,478 from a single 6.5-tonne trial container.

Verdict in graft case against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip on Dec 1

02:49 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

The verdict in a corruption case filed over alleged irregularities in plot allocations by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) against 17 people—including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq—will be delivered on 1 December.

Advisory Council approves Referendum Ordinance

01:46 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

The Advisory Council of the interim government has approved the Referendum Ordinance. The approval came at a meeting of the council held on Tuesday (25 November) at the office of Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, with him in the chair.

Trump moves to label Muslim Brotherhood branches as ‘terrorist’

01:20 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

United States President Donald Trump has ordered his aides to start a process to label the branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as “terrorist” organisations, citing their alleged support for the Palestinian group Hamas.

Don’t appoint party-affiliated people as election observers: CEC

12:49 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has urged domestic observer organisations not to appoint individuals affiliated with politics or political parties.

Govt served legal notice to ensure voting rights for disabled

12:13 PM, 25 Nov 2025 Tuesday

A legal notice has been sent to the government urging immediate steps to ensure the voting rights of persons with disabilities, including the visually and physically impaired, in the upcoming national parliamentary election.