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Verma urges Dhaka-Delhi unity for fruitful cooperation
07:47 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIndian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh and India should work together to strengthen their interdependencies and transform geographical proximity and growing economic capabilities into new opportunities for mutually rewarding cooperation.
20 Bangladeshi cos showcase textile expertise at Texworld Paris 2025
07:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh has officially landed on the global sustainable fashion stage with 20 leading textile and apparel manufacturers showcasing their innovation, ethical production, and green manufacturing capabilities at Texworld, Apparel Sourcing & Leatherworld Paris 2025, which opened on Spetember 15 at the Paris–Le Bourget Exhibition Centre.
HC questions exclusion of two unions from Faridpur-4
07:02 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe High Court has issued a rule asking the Election Commission (EC) to explain why the gazette notification excluding two unions from Faridpur-4 constituency and adding these to Faridpur-2 should not be declared illegal...
Chinese envoy meets Jamaat chief, discusses bilateral, party-level ties
06:51 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayYao Wen, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh, met with Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, at his residence in Bashundhara on Tuesday, September 16.
Israel committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry commission
06:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayA United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza...
Extortion, tender rigging and broker syndicates paralyse DMCH
06:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh’s largest and most critical public healthcare facility is no longer just a place of healing. It has become a battleground of extortion, tender manipulation, and organised broker syndicates that prey on patients, intimidate doctors, and paralyse medical services all while authorities turn a blind eye.
US envoy inspects Bangladesh-US Joint Air Force Exercise
06:09 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe US Charge d’Affaires in Bangladesh, Tracy Ann Jacobson, visited Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram on Tuesday, September 16, to observe the ongoing bilateral military exercise “Operation Pacific Angel 25-3”.
Govt okays exporting 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja
05:46 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday, September 16, began exporting hilsa to India, with the government authorising 37 local companies to ship a total of 1,200 metric tonnes ahead of Durga Puja...
Shipbreaking showdown: India's $500m scheme aims to dethrone Bangladesh
05:39 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayIn a strategic move to dominate the global ship recycling industry, India’s Modi government is finalising a Rs 4,000 crore ($500 million) incentive package aimed squarely at capturing Bangladesh’s commanding 46 per cent share of the global shipbreaking market.
The city that never cools: Dhaka's faster warming and lethal nights
05:06 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayDhaka, one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, is heating up at an alarming and accelerating pace, transforming from a bustling metropolis into a pressure cooker of rising temperatures, vanishing greenery, and dangerous nighttime heat.
Bangladesh face do-or-die test against Afghanistan’s spinners
04:32 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh will walk into Abu Jayed Stadium on Tuesday knowing the math is brutally simple. Beat Afghanistan or pack the bags. Even then, their fate will hang on other results...
Climate catastrophe: Heat costs Bangladesh $1.7B, ignites health crisis
04:21 PM, 16 Sep 2025 TuesdayBangladesh is spiraling into a silent, scorching emergency, one that is claiming lives, crushing productivity, and costing the economy at least $1.7 billion.