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Chaos on Verdict Day Must Be Handled by Law Enforcers: Amir Khasru

Chaos on Verdict Day Must Be Handled by Law Enforcers: Amir Khasru

Any chaos that may arise on the day of the verdict in the war crimes case against Sheikh Hasina must be handled by the law enforcement agencies, BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdh...

  • 14 Nov 2025
Kitchen Market: Onion Prices Still High, Hilsa Remains Out of Reach

Kitchen Market: Onion Prices Still High, Hilsa Remains Out of Reach

Onion prices in the capital’s retail markets have remained almost unchanged for a week, still selling at Tk 110–115 per kg, while hilsa has become increasingly unaffordable, with prices rising by up t...

  • 14 Nov 2025
Khaleelur Rahman to Visit India at Doval’s Invitation

Khaleelur Rahman to Visit India at Doval’s Invitation

Interim government’s National Security Adviser Khaleelur Rahman is set to visit New Delhi on a two-day trip on November 19 at the invitation of India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.During the...

  • 14 Nov 2025
IMF Warns of Rising Macro-Financial Risks for Bangladesh

IMF Warns of Rising Macro-Financial Risks for Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made progress in stabilising its economy, but mounting macro-financial challenges—driven by weak tax revenue, banking sector vulnerabilities, and persistently high inflation—continue to...

  • 14 Nov 2025
Gold price jumps by Tk 5,248 per bhori

Gold price jumps by Tk 5,248 per bhori

The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) has raised the price of gold by Tk 5,248 per bhori, setting the new rate for 22-carat gold at Tk 2,13,719 per bhori.In a statement issued Thursday night,...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Stocks sink on week’s last trading day, DSEX plunges 122 points

Stocks sink on week’s last trading day, DSEX plunges 122 points

Dhaka stocks witnessed a sharp fall on the last trading day of the week, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropping by 122 points — the second biggest single-day fall this year.At t...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Dr Ali Riaz Appointed Special Assistant to Chief Adviser

Dr Ali Riaz Appointed Special Assistant to Chief Adviser

The government has appointed Professor Dr Ali Riaz, former vice-chairman of the recently expired National Consensus Commission, as Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser.A notification issued by the C...

  • 13 Nov 2025
President Issues Order to Implement July National Charter, Gazette Published

President Issues Order to Implement July National Charter, Gazette Published

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has issued a formal order to implement the July National Charter (Constitution Reform), marking the completion of the July National Charter 2025 process.The order was pu...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Judge’s Son Killed in Rajshahi Home Attack

Judge’s Son Killed in Rajshahi Home Attack

Tawsif Rahman Sumon, 18, son of Rajshahi Metropolitan and Sessions Court Judge Abdur Rahman, was stabbed to death inside his home in Dabtala on Thursday afternoon, police said.The attack also left the...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Holding referendum, polls on same day ignores public will: Jamaat

Holding referendum, polls on same day ignores public will: Jamaat

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has said that the Chief Adviser’s announcement to hold the national election and referendum on the same day disregards the people’s will.“The government has ignored our repe...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Salahuddin accuses Chief Adviser of violating July Charter

Salahuddin accuses Chief Adviser of violating July Charter

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has accused Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus of violating the July Charter through his latest national address.In an immediate reaction on Thursday, Salah...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Referendum, National Election to Be Held Same Day: Yunus

Referendum, National Election to Be Held Same Day: Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has announced that the referendum on the July Charter will be held on the same day as the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election in the first half of Februa...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Ready for ‘Two-Front War’ with India, Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Defence Minister

Ready for ‘Two-Front War’ with India, Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Defence Minister

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has sparked fresh controversy with his latest remarks, claiming that Islamabad is “fully prepared” to fight a war on two fronts — against India on the eastern...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Fire at Awami League’s Old Central Office

Fire at Awami League’s Old Central Office

A fire broke out on the balcony of the abandoned central office of the Awami League on Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue in the capital on Thursday (13 November), as demonstrators set the area ablaze in prot...

  • 13 Nov 2025
African Union refutes Trump’s claim of ‘genocide’ in northern Nigeria

African Union refutes Trump’s claim of ‘genocide’ in northern Nigeria

The African Union Commission has dismissed claims by former US President Donald Trump that “very large numbers” of Christians were being killed in northern Nigeria, saying there is no genocide taking...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Verdict in Case Against Hasina, Three Others Scheduled for Monday

Verdict in Case Against Hasina, Three Others Scheduled for Monday

The verdict in the case concerning alleged crimes against humanity during the July uprising will be delivered on Monday (17 November), involving deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three other ac...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Hundreds Detained in Kashmir After Deadly Delhi Car Blast

Hundreds Detained in Kashmir After Deadly Delhi Car Blast

Indian security forces have detained hundreds of people in India-administered Kashmir and carried out widespread raids as part of their investigation into this week’s deadly car explosion in New Delhi...

  • 13 Nov 2025
CEC Nasir fears loss of neutrality if political parties do not cooperate

CEC Nasir fears loss of neutrality if political parties do not cooperate

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday warned that the Election Commission (EC) could lose its neutrality if political parties fail to cooperate in the upcoming 13th National Pa...

  • 13 Nov 2025
DUCSU Revokes Lifetime Membership of Sheikh Hasina

DUCSU Revokes Lifetime Membership of Sheikh Hasina

The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) has revoked the lifetime membership of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The decision was taken at DUCSU’s second executive meeting on Wednesday...

  • 13 Nov 2025
Hasina War Crimes Case: Verdict Date Expected Today

Hasina War Crimes Case: Verdict Date Expected Today

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will fix today the date for delivering its verdict in the war crimes case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over crimes against humanit...

  • 13 Nov 2025