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UAE Suspends Visa Issuance for Bangladeshis from January 2026

UAE Suspends Visa Issuance for Bangladeshis from January 2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will stop issuing tourist and work visas to Bangladeshi citizens starting January 2026 as part of a broader visa suspension affecting several countries.An article publis...

  • 20 Sep 2025
Weekly Stock Market: Indices Fall, Turnover Slumps; Investors Disheartened

Weekly Stock Market: Indices Fall, Turnover Slumps; Investors Disheartened

Bangladesh’s stock market endured another week of losses as all indices, share prices of most companies, and overall turnover declined, leaving investors frustrated after two consecutive weeks of down...

  • 20 Sep 2025
Lalmonirhat Mosque Locked Amid Feud, Worshippers Offer Prayers Outside

Lalmonirhat Mosque Locked Amid Feud, Worshippers Offer Prayers Outside

Worshippers in Aditmari upazila were forced to perform Friday prayers on the road after a long-running conflict between two mosque committees led to the closure of their local mosque. Tension has...

  • 20 Sep 2025
4.5 Million Fans Apply for 2026 World Cup Tickets in First Phase

4.5 Million Fans Apply for 2026 World Cup Tickets in First Phase

With nearly a year to go before the next FIFA World Cup kicks off, excitement among football supporters is already gathering pace and the evidence of that enthusiasm emerged on Friday as FIFA revealed...

  • 20 Sep 2025
Midnight Horror in Jatrabari: Four of Family Badly Burnt in AC Blast

Midnight Horror in Jatrabari: Four of Family Badly Burnt in AC Blast

Four members of a family, including two children, sustained severe burn injuries in an air-conditioner explosion at a building adjacent to Lichubagan Mosque in Dhalpur Bou Bazar area of Jatrabari earl...

  • 20 Sep 2025
Nixon Chowdhury Accused of Inciting Violence in Bhanga Over Constituency Redrawing

Nixon Chowdhury Accused of Inciting Violence in Bhanga Over Constituency Redrawing

Former MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, widely known as Nixon Chowdhury, has been accused of disrupting law and order in Faridpur’s Bhanga through a series of provocative video messages in which he termed...

  • 20 Sep 2025
Zubeen Garg dies in scuba diving accident in Singapore

Zubeen Garg dies in scuba diving accident in Singapore

Celebrated Bollywood and Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has died in a freak accident while scuba diving in Singapore. The 52-year-old artiste was visiting the city-state for the North East India Fes...

  • 20 Sep 2025
E-passport services launched at BD High Commission in Islamabad

E-passport services launched at BD High Commission in Islamabad

The e-passport program was inaugurated today at the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nasimul Gani, attended the ceremo...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Cabin Crew Fractures Arm Mid-Air Due to Turbulence

Cabin Crew Fractures Arm Mid-Air Due to Turbulence

A cabin crew member of Biman Bangladesh Airlines sustained a fractured arm after falling during turbulence on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Dhaka via Chattogram on Friday.The injured crew member was iden...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Actress Shabnam Faria Ties the Knot in a Surprise Wedding

Actress Shabnam Faria Ties the Knot in a Surprise Wedding

Popular actress Shabnam Faria has tied the knot in a sudden turn of events.Sharing her feelings about the marriage, Faria said, “Marriage has always felt complicated to me—nothing less than a fear. Af...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Online Gambling Now Punishable with Two Years’ Jail, Tk 1cr Fine

Online Gambling Now Punishable with Two Years’ Jail, Tk 1cr Fine

The newly promulgated Cyber Security Ordinance-2025 has introduced stringent penalties for involvement in online gambling, fraud, and deception, stipulating up to two years’ imprisonment, a maximum fi...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Europe Moves to Boycott Israel in Sports, Culture

Europe Moves to Boycott Israel in Sports, Culture

The growing international backlash against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is now spilling into cultural and sporting arenas across Europe.From cycling to basketball courts and even entert...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Narsingdi on Edge as Violence Raises Fears for Law and Order

Narsingdi on Edge as Violence Raises Fears for Law and Order

The district of Narsingdi has been jolted by another wave of violence, with two separate killings within 24 hours leaving residents in shock and security forces on high alert.On Friday afternoon, a wo...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Three-Way Tug of Crisis Clouds Prospects for Fair Polls: TIB Chief

Three-Way Tug of Crisis Clouds Prospects for Fair Polls: TIB Chief

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director and National Consensus Commission member Dr Iftekharuzzaman on Friday said the upcoming national election faces a major challenge due to...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Scientists Discover Hidden Glands in Human Throat For First Time!

Scientists Discover Hidden Glands in Human Throat For First Time!

Scientists have identified a previously unknown organ in the human throat, a finding that could reshape understanding of human anatomy and improve cancer treatment outcomes.The newly detected organ —...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Bangladesh eyes solar, nuclear to cut fossil fuel reliance: Yunus

Bangladesh eyes solar, nuclear to cut fossil fuel reliance: Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has stressed the urgent need for Bangladesh to expand clean energy, particularly solar and nuclear, to reduce its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and ensure susta...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Farmers Forced to Take High-Interest Loans under Syndicate Pressure: CAB

Farmers Forced to Take High-Interest Loans under Syndicate Pressure: CAB

Although Bangladesh Bank has introduced low-interest loan schemes for farmers, only a very small number of them are benefiting from it, alleged Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President AHM...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Dutch envoy calls on CA Yunus, pledges support for polls, Rohingya aid

Dutch envoy calls on CA Yunus, pledges support for polls, Rohingya aid

The newly appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands, Boris van Bommel paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna, where they discussed bilateral ties,...

  • 19 Sep 2025
Vegetable prices remain high, consumers forced to buy in small quantities

Vegetable prices remain high, consumers forced to buy in small quantities

Prices of vegetables in Dhaka’s kitchen markets have shown no sign of decline throughout the month, forcing consumers to reduce purchases to 250–500 grams instead of one kilogram.Frustrated buyers say...

  • 19 Sep 2025
RAB regains reputation after July uprising: Home Adviser

RAB regains reputation after July uprising: Home Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has been able to regain public trust and reputation through its recent activities f...

  • 18 Sep 2025