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Iran to attend World Cup draw after boycott threat
09:32 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayA delegation from Iran will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in the US on Friday after threatening to boycott it over a visa row.
BSF shoots dead Bangladeshi youth on Kulaura border
08:43 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayA Bangladeshi youth, identified as Sukiram, 25, was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Murichhara border in Karmadha union of Kulaura in Moulvibazar on Thursday, December 4.
JnU students' union polls deferred again
08:36 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe Jagannath University authorities have again deferred the central students' union elections and announced the polls will now be held on December 30, originally scheduled for December 22.
Putin lands in Delhi as India navigates major geopolitical shifts
08:22 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a 27-hour visit seen by India as a strong reaffirmation of one of its oldest and most enduring strategic partnerships, even as global geopolitics undergo dramatic change.
Parents assault teacher in Pabna for boycotting annual exams
08:01 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayAn assistant teacher in Pabna was injured after being assaulted by a group of parents for allegedly locking up the school and joining a shutdown programme without conducting the annual examinations.
Khaleda’s illness: BNP opposes polls delay without unavoidable grounds
07:39 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe BNP has said it does not want the upcoming national election to be delayed unless there are “unavoidable reasons,” despite concerns over the deteriorating health of party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Bangladesh Bank server outage triggers major disruptions across banking sector
07:21 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayA widespread server failure at Bangladesh Bank has severely disrupted the country’s digital financial ecosystem, causing difficulties in internet banking, digital payments and interbank transactions.
Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means
06:55 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayRussian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal.
Jaya Bachchan faces backlash after “gande pant” jab
06:32 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayVeteran actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan has once again stirred the pot – this time with a scathing dismissal of the paparazzi, whom she branded as unkempt, untrained, and unworthy of the title “media.” At a recent public event, when asked about her notoriously frosty rapport with photographers, she didn’t hold back: “Who are these people? Are they trained to represent this country?”
Major reshuffle in DMP, all police stations get new OCs
06:13 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe officers-in-charge (OCs) of all 50 police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Attack on customs team who busted poppy seed, sodium cyclamate smuggling ring
05:44 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayIn a brazen daylight assault that has sent shockwaves through Bangladesh’s anti-smuggling forces, two senior Chattogram Customs officials were viciously attacked with a machete after exposing a multi-crore banned poppy seeds and fake-declaration racket.
Ordinance promulgated to establish Police Commission
05:41 PM, 04 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe government has promulgated an ordinance to form a five-member Police Commission, which will be headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court. The decision was approved on Thursday at a meeting of the Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the council headquarters in Tejgaon, Dhaka.