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Tarique tears into Jamaat for ‘AL-style propaganda’ against BNP
07:50 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday sharply criticised Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for what he described as spreading propaganda against his party in the same tone as the “fascist Awami League”, saying the people of Bangladesh had already witnessed how Jamaat “killed lakhs of people and dishonoured women in 1971 for political gains”.
EC briefs Yunus on election and referendum preparations
07:25 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has briefed the interim government’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on the Election Commission’s preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections and national referendum.
Deposit refund process to start this week for United Islami Bank
07:24 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayDepositors of the five Islamic banks undergoing merger are set to receive their money back, with the refund process expected to start as early as this week, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) sources.
Advisers won’t be allowed to contest JS polls while holding office: EC
07:14 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayNo member of the interim government’s advisory council will be allowed to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections while holding office, Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said.
From white gold to wasted stock: Salt farmers quit as 3.5 lakh tonnes rot in pits
06:58 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayBangladesh’s salt sector – long a symbol of self-sufficiency – is teetering on the brink of collapse as farmers refuse to begin the 2025-26 production season, leaving an estimated 3,50,000 tonnes of last year’s harvest rotting in open pits and threatening the livelihoods of more than a million people.
EC extends polling hours by 60 minutes, starting from 7:30am
06:28 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) has decided to extend the time for casting votes by an hour for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, with balloting starting from 7:00 am.
Man stabbed to death by sibling in Jhenaidah
06:13 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayA 30-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother over family dispute at Betai Purbapara village of sadar upazila in Jhaniadah on Sunday afternoon.
NCP, AB Party, and Rashtra Sangskar Andolan forge new political alliance
05:59 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayThe National Citizen Party (NCP), Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), and Rashtra Sanskar Andolan have launched a new political alliance, the Ganatantraik Sangskar Jote.
EC not considering private bankers for presiding officer roles
05:47 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) has clarified that officials from private banks will not be appointed as presiding or assistant presiding officers at this stage for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections and the national referendum.
Journalist Shaukat Mahmood taken into DB custody
05:30 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayDhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch of police took journalist Shaukat Mahmood into custody on Sunday afternoon. A team of DB police brought him from his Malibagh residence to the agency's office, said DMP Media and Public Relations Division Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman.
Govt mulling subsidy for potato growers: Jahangir
05:25 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayThe government is considering providing subsidies or incentives to potato growers who suffered losses in the last season, said Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
2 die of dengue; 561 hospitalised in 24 hours
05:11 PM, 07 Dec 2025 SundayTwo dengue patients died, while 561 patients were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours as of Sunday morning, according to the Health Emergency Operations Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).