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Jamaat women’s wing meets EU deputy mission head in Dhaka

07:45 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

A six-member delegation from the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Women’s Division, led by Secretary Principal Nurunnisa Siddiqa, held a courtesy meeting with European Union Deputy Head of Delegation Baiba Zarina at the EU office in Dhaka on Monday

Salman Shah returns to courtroom spotlight: Court seeks fresh probe into Dhallywood’s greatest tragedy

06:59 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Nearly three decades after his mysterious death shattered millions of hearts, the name Salman Shah is back in court — and this time, it is officially a murder case.

Bangladesh’s 35-ministry mission to tackle silent killers

06:33 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Bangladesh has taken a decisive step toward tackling the country’s growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — with 35 ministries joining forces in what officials are calling the most comprehensive, cross-sectoral public health initiative in the nation’s history.

Xi opens key CPC meeting, rolls out China’s next 5-year plan

06:18 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Chinese President Xi Jinping has opened a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing to set out the country’s economic and social development strategy for the next five years — a roadmap that will guide China’s direction through the rest of the decade and towards its long-term goal of “socialist modernisation” by 2035.

BTMA chief hints role of 'neighbour' in HSIA fire

05:34 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Hinting at a 'neighbouring' country, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Shawkat Aziz Russell has alleged a “deliberate conspiracy” behind the recent fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Politicians lose unity after July uprising: Fakhrul

04:57 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday lamented that political divisions are widening despite the July mass uprising offering a chance for national unity.

Fishers defy ban, hunt hilsa on Padma, Meghna by night, sell by dawn

04:47 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

While the government enforces a 22-day seasonal ban to protect spawning mother Hilsa, a keystone species of Bangladesh’s aquatic heritage, the rivers Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj have become epicentres of brazen defiance.

Snapchat, Roblox and banks hit by global internet outage linked to AWS

04:31 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Many of the world’s biggest websites and apps — including Snapchat, Roblox and several major UK banks — were knocked offline on Sunday after an outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS), the tech giant’s cloud computing arm.

July uprising murder cases will be tried in speedy trial tribunal

03:53 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Murder cases from the July uprising – excluding those pending with the International Crimes Tribunal –will be tried in the Speedy Trial Tribunal, the Law Ministry announced on Monday.

Up to 1 lakh army personnel to be deployed for polls: EC secy

02:42 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the Election Commission (EC), has stated that between 90,000 and 100,000 army personnel will be deployed for the 13th national parliamentary elections.

EAB chief flags security risks at Shahjalal Airport after fire

02:09 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

Mohammad Hatem, president of the Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB), has said that businessmen, export-oriented industries, and foreign buyers are concerned over the recent fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Couple arrested for producing porn for int’l website

01:33 PM, 20 Oct 2025 Monday

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a couple for allegedly producing and distributing obscene content linked to an international pornography website.