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Jamaat Seeks Separate Referendum Before Election to Avoid Confusion

Jamaat Seeks Separate Referendum Before Election to Avoid Confusion

Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a referendum on the July National Charter 2025 to be held before the next national election, emphasising that the two processes should remain separate.Dr Syed Abdullah M...

  • 08 Oct 2025
24 killed as Myanmar army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

24 killed as Myanmar army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

At least 24 people were killed and 47 injured when Myanmar’s military dropped two bombs from a motorised paraglider on a crowd gathered for a Buddhist festival in Chaung U township, Sagaing region, on...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Insider trading rampant in major company shares: DBA president

Insider trading rampant in major company shares: DBA president

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) President Saiful Islam has lamented that insider trading continues to persist in the shares of large corporations, both local and mul...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Stocks extend losing streak for third day; majority issues decline

Stocks extend losing streak for third day; majority issues decline

Bangladesh’s stock market continued its losing streak for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, as most issues on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended lower amid reduced turnover.At the Dha...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Heavy investment in capital market technology yields limited results: DSE Chairman

Heavy investment in capital market technology yields limited results: DSE Chairman

Despite significant investments made to make Bangladesh’s capital market technologically sound, the outcome has been far from satisfactory, said Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Chairman Mominul Islam.He ma...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Capital market halves in 15 years: BSEC Commissioner

Capital market halves in 15 years: BSEC Commissioner

Bangladesh’s capital market has shrunk by nearly half over the past 15 years due to prolonged irregularities and lack of coordination among key institutions, said Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Co...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Kitagawa, Robson, Yaghi Win Chemistry Nobel for Molecular Breakthroughs

Kitagawa, Robson, Yaghi Win Chemistry Nobel for Molecular Breakthroughs

Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their pioneering work on metal-organic frameworks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced a...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Adviser Opts for Motorcycle to Inspect Traffic-Hit Dhaka–Sylhet Highway

Adviser Opts for Motorcycle to Inspect Traffic-Hit Dhaka–Sylhet Highway

Caught in a prolonged traffic jam while heading to inspect the dilapidated condition of the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway, Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan resorted to a motorcycle...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Arrest Warrants Issued Against Hasina, 29 Others

Arrest Warrants Issued Against Hasina, 29 Others

 International Crimes Tribunal-1 has taken cognisance of charges and issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence affairs adviser Major General (retd) Tarique A...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Case filed against Hasina, 16 others over enforced disappearances

Case filed against Hasina, 16 others over enforced disappearances

Formal charges have been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in two cases accusing 17 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, of committing crimes against humanity through...

  • 08 Oct 2025
EU Expects Transparency in Upcoming Election: Amir Khosru

EU Expects Transparency in Upcoming Election: Amir Khosru

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that there is nothing to complain about to foreigners as the people of Bangladesh will decide the country’s future. He added th...

  • 08 Oct 2025
US Special Envoy and Trump’s Son-in-Law to Join Gaza Peace Talks in Egypt

US Special Envoy and Trump’s Son-in-Law to Join Gaza Peace Talks in Egypt

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are set to join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday, according...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Flotilla vessel carrying Shahidul Alam intercepted by Israeli forces

Flotilla vessel carrying Shahidul Alam intercepted by Israeli forces

The flotilla vessel Conscience, carrying several activists including renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam, has reportedly been intercepted by Israeli forces.In a prerecorded video posted...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Indices rise in early trading on DSE, CSE

Indices rise in early trading on DSE, CSE

Indices on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges edged higher in the first hour of trading on Wednesday, with most companies seeing gains in share prices.During the first hour of the session, the k...

  • 08 Oct 2025
Gold price may reach Tk 2.5 lakh per bhori by end-2026

Gold price may reach Tk 2.5 lakh per bhori by end-2026

Gold prices in Bangladesh have hit a record high, with 22-carat gold currently selling at Tk 200,726 per bhori and global investment bank Goldman Sachs has forecast that the price of gold could exceed...

  • 07 Oct 2025
Gold price rises again, up by Tk 1,469 per bhori

Gold price rises again, up by Tk 1,469 per bhori

The price of gold has increased again by Tk 1,469 per bhori (11.664 grams), just a day after crossing the Tk 200,000 mark, according to a statement issued by the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJ...

  • 07 Oct 2025
Three Superpowers Attempting Aggression Against Bangladesh: Salahuddin

Three Superpowers Attempting Aggression Against Bangladesh: Salahuddin

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has claimed that three superpowers are currently attempting to exert aggression over the country.He made the remarks on Tu...

  • 07 Oct 2025
BSEC approves new regulations for faster investor dispute resolution

BSEC approves new regulations for faster investor dispute resolution

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved new regulations aimed at resolving disputes between investors and capital market entities more efficiently.At its 976th meeting on...

  • 07 Oct 2025
Bangladesh’s economy rebounds in H2 FY25, GDP growth projected to rise: World Bank

Bangladesh’s economy rebounds in H2 FY25, GDP growth projected to rise: World Bank

Bangladesh’s economy showed a strong recovery in the latter half of fiscal year 2025 (FY25), driven by robust export growth, record remittance inflows, and rising foreign exchange reserves following d...

  • 07 Oct 2025
DSEX drops 46 points amid broad market decline

DSEX drops 46 points amid broad market decline

Stocks extended their losing streak for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling by 46 points amid widespread sell-offs across sectors.After a...

  • 07 Oct 2025