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Milestone reopens 12 days after jet crash
01:21 PM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayMilestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara reopened on Sunday (August 3), 12 days after a tragic crash involving an Air Force fighter jet. Some students from grades nine to twelve, along with a few guardians, visited the campus. However, the usual buzz and liveliness were absent—a somber silence prevailed.
Baby boy dies, parents suffer injuries in Tongi blast
01:11 PM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayA four-month-old baby boy died and his parents suffered injuries in a gas line explosion in Gazipur’s Tongi in the early hours of Sunday, August 3...
Flood feared as Teesta flowing along danger mark
12:27 PM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayThe Teesta was flowing along the danger level on Sunday morning, August 3, as water rose due to incessant rain and onrusing water from upstream...
NBR makes online income tax return filing mandatory
12:15 PM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made it mandatory for individual taxpayers to file income tax returns online. The decision was announced through a special order signed by NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday (August 3).
Severe traffic congestion grips Dhaka amid political, cultural events
11:42 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayMultiple political and cultural events across the capital on Sunday (August 3) led to severe traffic congestion, causing immense suffering to commuters.
DMP urges all to avoid Shahbagh, Shaheed Minar, Suhrawardy Udyan areas today
11:31 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) requested city residents to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar, and Suhrawardy Udyan areas on Sunday, August 3, due to large gatherings and multiple scheduled programmes...
Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza
10:31 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundaySixty-two Palestinians, most of them aid seekers, have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since dawn on Saturday, hospital sources in the besieged enclave have told Al Jazeera...
Nuclear scientist Shamsher Ali passes away
10:10 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayEminent nuclear physicist, educationist, and former professor of the University of Dhaka, Professor Emeritus Dr Mohammad Shamsher Ali, passed away...
Hamas denies it expressed willingness to disarm
09:19 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayHamas has rejected reports that it expressed a willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, stressing that it has a “national and legal” right to confront the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory...
Geet and Sangeet cinema halls closed down again
08:46 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayTwo of Dhaka’s oldest single-screen theatres — Geet and Sangeet — have once again shut down operations due to the ongoing crisis in the Bangladeshi film industry, marked by a lack of quality new releases and a sharp decline in audience turnout...
Drives on ahead of August 5-8 amid sabotage fears
10:06 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayLaw enforcement agencies across Dhaka have intensified a sweeping security operation in response to intelligence warnings of potential sabotage and unrest between August 5 and 8, with fears of coordinated attempts to destabilise the capital during a politically sensitive period.
Jamaat chief may return home in a week: Surgeon
09:33 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe heart bypass surgery of Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was successfully completed on Saturday at United Hospital in the capital, according to cardiologist Dr Jahangir Kabir, who led the surgical team.
Yunus never spoke against Hasina’s misrule: Maj (Retd) Hafiz
09:08 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayBNP Standing Committee member Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed sharply criticised the interim government’s advisers, accusing them of failing to oppose former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 17-year “misrule and oppression.”
Flight Expert 'vanishes' with clients’ money
08:42 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe managing director of Flight Expert, a once-popular online flight and travel booking platform in Bangladesh, has reportedly gone missing, sparking widespread rumours that he has absconded with a large sum of customer money.
Argentina clinch 3rd place in Copa América Femenina
08:34 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayArgentina clinched third place in the Copa América Femenina with a dramatic 5–4 penalty shootout victory over Uruguay in a gripping third-place playoff on Saturday in Quito, Ecuador.
Dhaka to ink worker recruitment deal with Riyadh in 2-3 weeks
08:23 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayExpatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul announced that Bangladesh will sign a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next 2-3 weeks to enhance the welfare and security of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
NCP to unveil manifesto titled ‘A New Bangladesh’ at Sunday’s rally
08:18 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch its foundational 24-point vision manifesto, titled "A New Bangladesh", in a major public rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday, August 3.
US, Bangladesh bolster defence ties with joint military exercise ‘Tiger Shark’
06:54 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe United States and Bangladesh have successfully concluded Tiger Shark, a bilateral military exercise aimed at strengthening regional security, enhancing interoperability, and fostering mutual capabilities between their armed forces.
US deports 39 Bangladeshis on military aircraft amid harsh conditions
06:44 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThirty-nine Bangladeshi nationals, including one woman, were forcibly repatriated to Bangladesh early Saturday aboard a US military C-17 transport plane, arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:45 am.
PRAN-RFL recruits 2,000 in 22-year-old mill, eyes 12,000 more
06:24 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a powerful revival of a long-dormant industrial legacy, PRAN-RFL Group, one of Bangladesh’s largest conglomerates, has successfully created 2,000 new jobs within just six months by reopening the state-run Rajshahi Textile Mills, now rebranded as Barendra Rajshahi Textile Limited under public-private partnership.