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Remittances hit $2.68b in September

06:32 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

The expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $2.68 billion or $268.58 crore in remittances in September, the third month of the current fiscal year 2025-26...

Navy deploys 17 warships to protect hilsa during spawning season

06:24 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Bangladesh Navy has deployed 17 warships, patrol boats, and state-of-the-art maritime aircraft in a nationwide campaign to safeguard the hilsa—the country’s national fish—during its critical spawning period.

9 die from dengue in a day; 1,042 more hospitalised

05:53 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 212 this year. Of the new deaths, seven were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)...

Felling endangered trees could attract Tk 1 lakh fine

05:32 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

In a move to safeguard its vanishing green heritage, Bangladesh is set to enact a landmark piece of environmental legislation, the Forest and Tree Conservation Ordinance, 2025, that will impose fines of up to Tk 1 lakh for cutting down endangered or ecologically vital trees.

Real want Man City's Rodri, willing to pay £130m

05:25 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Real Madrid are plotting an audacious bid to sign Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri and are willing to pay £130m for the 29-year-old...

Quran desecration: Court sends Apurba to jail, NSU expels him permanently

05:07 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

A Dhaka court on Sunday, October 5, sent North South University (NSU) student Apurba Pal to jail in a case filed under Section 295A of the Penal Code for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments” by desecrating the Quran.

AL organising secretary Mozammel arrested

04:46 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

The police arrested Awami League's organising secretary and former lawmaker BM Mozammel Haque in Dhaka on Sunday, October 5. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) apprehended him in the capital's Niketan...

Want to export not just products, but skilled workforce: Uzma

04:22 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Bangladesh is looking beyond product exports and setting its sights on sending skilled professionals to Saudi Arabia, said Uzma Chowdhury, Director of the Saudi Arabia–Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SABCCI) and Director of PRAN Agro Limited.

63 killed in Nepal, India landslides, floods

04:22 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain...

Saudi-Bangladesh Business Summit begins Monday to forge stronger economic ties

04:12 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

A landmark three-day Saudi-Bangladesh Business Summit is set to commence on Monday, October 6, in Dhaka, marking a significant step toward deepening bilateral trade and investment relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.

More proposals from NCC if parties disagree on July Charter

03:41 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

NCC Vice-Chair Prof Ali Riaz said on Sunday, October 5, that the Commission will submit several proposals to the government on implementing the July National Charter 2025 if political parties fail to reach a consensus...

Preliminary probe being launched to prosecute AL: Tajul

02:46 PM, 05 Oct 2025 Sunday

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has said that a preliminary investigation is being initiated with the aim of prosecuting the Awami League as a political party.