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Tax tide swamps local marine paint as foreign brands sail to dominance
08:02 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayDespite being a key player in global maritime trade, with a significant share of its import-export activity conducted by sea, Bangladesh remains almost entirely dependent on foreign brands for marine paint.
RU pro-BNP teachers withdraw ‘complete shutdown’
07:10 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayThe BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Teachers' Forum at the Rajshahi University (RU) has withdrawn their complete shutdown enforced in protest against the assault on teachers...
Ministry unsure of Tk 21,000cr HSIA 3rd terminal launch date
07:10 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayDhaka’s long-delayed, Tk 21,000 crore third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), hailed as a gateway to a modern Bangladesh, still has no confirmed opening date, with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism admitting on Thursday that even they “do not know” when it will finally welcome passengers.
Life without fear: The people who can’t feel afraid
06:42 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayFear isn’t just something to overcome, but something that makes us human.
Bangladesh reach SAFF U-17 final with win over Pakistan
06:36 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayBangladesh booked their place in the SAFF U-17 Championship final defeating Pakistan 2-0 in Thursday’s first semi-final at Colombo Racecourse Ground. The defending finalists struck twice in the space of a minute in the first half...
Daily financial fraud reaches Tk 10-20cr, law enforcement urges public vigilance
06:01 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayAt a time when Bangladesh pushes to expand digital banking, law enforcement officials have issued a stark warning: financial fraud amounting to Tk 10 to 20 crore occurs every single day, much of it linked to the misuse of digital financial systems.
PR system only benefits less popular parties: BNP’s Salahuddin
05:38 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayBNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has rejected calls for a proportional representation (PR) voting system, arguing it would only benefit less popular parties and risk permanent political instability in Bangladesh.
St Martin’s to reopen in November for four months
05:32 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayThe government has planned to reopen the Saint Martin’s Island for tourists from November 1 for four months, allowing only 2,000 individuals to visit the island everyday...
Meloni plans December visit to Bangladesh, eyes expanding economic ties
05:18 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to visit Bangladesh in December as the two countries look to expand economic cooperation and strengthen collaboration on safe migration.
71% Bangladeshis support PR system: Jamaat Nayeb-e-Amir Mujibur
05:08 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayJamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir and former MP Professor Mujibur Rahman has claimed that 71 per cent of the Bangladeshi population favours the adoption of a Proportional Representation electoral system. He noted that PR is currently in use in 91 countries worldwide.
CEC unable to trace legitimate owner for plough symbol
04:39 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayChief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said he is unable to identify a legitimate owner for the “plough” election symbol, as multiple factions claiming to represent the Jatiya Party have submitted separate applications for it.
Why discussion on the Shapla symbol now, asks CEC
04:33 PM, 25 Sep 2025 ThursdayChief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has questioned why the allocation of the “Shapla” (water lily) election symbol is now attracting controversy, when it did not provoke any debate the first time it was sought, and subsequently rejected, for Mahmudur Rahman Manna-led Nagarik Oikya.