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60 agencies sued for taking excess fees from Malaysia-bound workers
07:30 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, December 10, filed a case against 124 people from 60 recruiting agencies on charges of violating agreements and illegally collecting excess fees from the Malaysia-bound workers.
Bangladesh misses series win as Pakistan levels U-19 Women’s T20
07:28 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayA string of missed catches and poor fielding cost the Bangladesh Under-19 women’s cricket team a chance to seal the series. Pakistan seized the opportunity, winning the fourth T20 match by six wickets at the Cox’s Bazar International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Tanore prays as toddler still lies trapped in borehole
07:21 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayRescue teams in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila are working in the night in a desperate attempt to save two-year-old Md Sajid, who fell into a 50-foot abandoned tube-well borehole on Wednesday afternoon.
Egypt, Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match
06:58 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayEgypt and Iran, two Middle East nations which target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
Yunus accepts resignations of Asif and Mahfuj
06:56 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has accepted the resignations of advisers Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam.
Natural disasters displace 5m Bangladeshis internally, finds IOM
06:48 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayBangladesh is grappling with an unprecedented displacement crisis, with more than 49.5 lakh people forced from their homes by natural disasters, according to the country’s first-ever nationwide assessment of disaster-induced displacement released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Advisers Asif, Mahfuj step down
06:03 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayLocal Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam have stepped down from their respective positions. They submitted their resignation letters on Wednesday evening, December 10, a source in the Chief Adviser’s office confirmed.
No alternative to victory of the sheaf of paddy: Tarique
05:59 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has declared there is “no alternative” to securing victory – represented by the party’s iconic sheaf-of-paddy election symbol – and urged supporters to prepare for a decisive political battle to save Bangladesh.
Concerns over election fairness persist, says Debapriya
05:47 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayDr Debapriya Bhattacharya, fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), warned on Wednesday that although the momentum for holding elections in Bangladesh is strong, concerns over their fairness remain unresolved.
Race against time to save toddler trapped in 35-foot Tanore borehole
05:29 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayA two-year-old boy has fallen into an abandoned deep tube-well borehole in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila, prompting an intense rescue operation by the fire service.
Secretariat staff confine Salehuddin demanding allowance
05:17 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayOfficials and employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat confined Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his office on Wednesday afternoon, December 10, demanding Secretariat allowance.
Synthetic food chemicals driving $2.2 trillion global health crisis
05:02 PM, 10 Dec 2025 WednesdayA major new report has warned that synthetic chemicals widely used across the global food system are driving soaring rates of cancer, infertility and neurodevelopmental disorders, and are imposing an annual health burden of up to $2.2 trillion.