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Yunus urges IFAD to launch social business fund for young agri-entrepreneurs

Yunus urges IFAD to launch social business fund for young agri-entrepreneurs

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to create a social business fund to support young agricultural entrepreneurs, women, farmers, and...

  • 13 Oct 2025
Finance Ministry Warns Against Rumours Over Bank Merger

Finance Ministry Warns Against Rumours Over Bank Merger

The Ministry of Finance has warned everyone to stay alert against a smear campaign on social media by a vested quarter regarding the ongoing bank merger process.In a press release issued on Monday, th...

  • 13 Oct 2025
Hamas releases seven hostages under ceasefire deal

Hamas releases seven hostages under ceasefire deal

Hamas on Monday released seven hostages into the custody of the International Committee of the Red Cross — the first group freed under a breakthrough ceasefire agreement that brought an end to two yea...

  • 13 Oct 2025
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim suspended

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim suspended

The Law Ministry has temporarily suspended Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Rezaul Karim on allegations of corruption.The matter came to light on Monday (13 October), following confirmation...

  • 13 Oct 2025
At least 27 killed in Gaza clashes between Hamas and local clan

At least 27 killed in Gaza clashes between Hamas and local clan

At least 27 people have been killed in fierce clashes between Hamas fighters and a powerful clan in Gaza City, marking the deadliest internal fighting since Israel scaled back its major military opera...

  • 13 Oct 2025
Teachers Spend Night at Shaheed Minar After Daylong Clashes

Teachers Spend Night at Shaheed Minar After Daylong Clashes

After a day of road blockades, clashes with police, sound grenades, tear gas, baton charges, arrests, and injuries, MPO-listed teachers have announced a work stoppage starting Monday morning until the...

  • 13 Oct 2025
Chief Adviser Prof Yunus Arrives in Rome

Chief Adviser Prof Yunus Arrives in Rome

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Rome, the capital of Italy, on a four-day official visit.He landed at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport around 5 pm local time on Sunday, where Ba...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Markets tumble at week’s start as major indices slide

Markets tumble at week’s start as major indices slide

The Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets opened the week with significant losses on Sunday as all major indices declined and most company shares fell.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSE...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Post-IPO compliance key to investor confidence, says DSE Director

Post-IPO compliance key to investor confidence, says DSE Director

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Director Major General (Retd) Mohammad Quamruzzaman has said that ensuring continuous compliance with post-listing requirements is crucial for transparency, accountability,...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Remittance inflow reaches $988 million in first 11 days of October

Remittance inflow reaches $988 million in first 11 days of October

Bangladesh received $988 million in remittances through formal banking channels in the first 11 days of October, marking a 3.5% rise compared to the same period last year.According to Bangladesh Bank...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Cameroon votes as 92-year-old Biya seeks another 7-year term

Cameroon votes as 92-year-old Biya seeks another 7-year term

Cameroonians went to the polls on Sunday in an election that could see Africa’s oldest leader, President Paul Biya, extend his more than four-decade-long rule by another seven years.Analysts widely ex...

  • 12 Oct 2025
CEC: Election will be transparent, not held in darkness

CEC: Election will be transparent, not held in darkness

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Nasir Uddin on Sunday reaffirmed the Election Commission’s commitment to holding a transparent and credible national election, saying it will not allow any polls...

  • 12 Oct 2025
CA Yunus becomes voter in Gulshan, shifting from Mirpur

CA Yunus becomes voter in Gulshan, shifting from Mirpur

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has transferred his voter registration from Mirpur to Gulshan area in the capital.According to sources at the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat, Dr Yunus applie...

  • 12 Oct 2025
BGB Member Injured in Landmine Explosion along Myanmar Border

BGB Member Injured in Landmine Explosion along Myanmar Border

A member of the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) was injured in a landmine explosion while on patrol along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border, authorities said. The incident occurred on Sunday around 12:30 pm...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Diane Keaton, Hollywood’s ‘La-Dee-Da’ Dame, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, Hollywood’s ‘La-Dee-Da’ Dame, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the distinctive actress known for her comedic timing, iconic style, and enduring versatility, has died at the age of 79. Tributes poured in from Hollywood stars including Goldie Hawn, Be...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Girls Should Not Be Allowed Out at Night: Mamata Banerjee.

Girls Should Not Be Allowed Out at Night: Mamata Banerjee.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday commented on the recent gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student near a private hospital in Durgapur, stating that girls should not be allowed ou...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Kabul claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in retaliatory strikes

Kabul claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in retaliatory strikes

 Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has claimed to have killed at least 58 Pakistani soldiers and injured around 30 others in retaliatory strikes following Pakistan’s recent air raids inside Af...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Tribunal Has Jurisdiction to Try Warrant-Holding Army Officers: Chief Prosecutor

Tribunal Has Jurisdiction to Try Warrant-Holding Army Officers: Chief Prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor Advocate Tajul Islam on Sunday said that the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has the jurisdiction to try 15 army officers against whom arrest warrants have been issued in connecti...

  • 12 Oct 2025
People won’t accept pressure tactics for PR: Fakhrul

People won’t accept pressure tactics for PR: Fakhrul

Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that people will not accept anything that is imposed on them, commenting on the ongoing attempts to delay elections through protests over t...

  • 12 Oct 2025
Home Adviser Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Ensure Free and Fair National Elections

Home Adviser Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Ensure Free and Fair National Elections

The Ministry of Home Affairs has drawn up a comprehensive action plan, including specialized training programs, to ensure the upcoming national parliamentary elections are held in a free, fair, neutra...

  • 12 Oct 2025