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BSF returns body of BD youth through C'nawabganj border

2025-12-14 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 14 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth, recovered from the Indian territory along the Chapainawabganj border, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).The body of Tasir Ali, son of...

Attack on Hadi 'dangerous' for peaceful political climate: SHUJAN

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) has warned that the attack on Inquilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman Hadi could undermine the country's peaceful political environment and democratic process ahead of the upcoming national election, reports bdnews24.com. In a statement...

Burglary reported at Hadi's home

2025-12-14 00:00:00

A burglary has been reported at the village home of Osman Hadi, an election hopeful and convener of Inquilab Mancha who was shot in the capital, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place late on Friday night at Hadi's house in the...

Govt assures full security for Tarique ahead of homecoming

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that the government will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman upon his return to the country, reports BSS."There is no apprehension regarding his security....

No forgiveness for those who destroyed country: Nahid

2025-12-14 00:00:00

National Citizens Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam has said there would be 'not a single inch of forgiveness' for those who destroyed the country, institutionalised repression, and killed thousands of people, reports BSS.In a Facebook post on Friday night,...

Ex-BNP MP Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat, calls it a patriotic party

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has described the Jamaat-e-Islami as a "patriotic party" after joining the party, reports bdnews24.com.The retired Army major made the comments in a telephone interview with bdnews24.com on Saturday.Asked why he had joined Jamaat,...

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed-

2025-12-14 00:00:00

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed and Vice-Chairman Hafiz Uddin Ahmed., Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, and Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam and Chief Organiser for the Southern Region Hasnat...

BNP stages nationwide demo; Inqilab Manch holds protest rally

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday organised a nation-wide protest programme to condemn the heinous assassination attempt on Inqilab Manch founder Osman Hadi, who was shot by miscreants on Friday noon.Hadi is an aspirant for Dhaka-8 constituency in the...

Weather (2025-12-14)

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET)

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Prof Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin speaking at a programme on the campus on Friday, marking the Mechanical Day-2025.

Elderly woman killed in Jatrabari road crash

2025-12-14 00:00:00

An elderly woman has been killed after being hit by a bus while crossing the road in the capital's Jatrabari, reports UNB.The deceased is Anwara Begum (65), daughter of late Nazim Uddin of the Ali area under Bandar Police Station...

BD condemns recent bombing at hospital in Rakhine

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh has condemned the recent bombing of a hospital in Rakhine and expressed concern over the rising violations of international humanitarian law and escalating violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State.Dhaka conveyed its condolences to the families of the deceased and sympathy...

BGB on alert in Chuadanga, Meherpur after attempted assassination of Hadi

2025-12-14 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Dec 13 (UNB): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has imposed maximum alert along all borders of Chuadanga and Meherpur districts following the attempted assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8.Security...

DU Arts, Law, Social Sciences unit intake test held

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The admission test for the first-year undergraduate programmes of the Arts, Law and Social Sciences faculties of Dhaka University for the 2025-26 academic session was held on Saturday (December 13).The examination took place from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. A...

Govt to ensure spl security for forefront July warriors: Home Adviser

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the interim government will implement special security arrangements for the forefront July Warriors following the terror attack on Inqilab Manch spokesperson Osman Hadi, reports BSS."The interim government is fully committed to ensuring...

BD must focus on tech, edu, skill dev to harness youth dividend

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

Speakers at a programme on Saturday emphasised that Bangladesh should prioritise technology-based entrepreneurship, time-relevant education, and skill development for youths to fully benefit from the country's demographic dividend.They also highlighted the need to strengthen industry-academia linkages, promote technical education, and...

TIB concerned over fundamental changes to NHRC Ordinance

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has claimed that the newly-adopted fundamental changes to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ordinance 2025 have placed the commission's formation under direct bureaucratic control, erasing prospects for independence from government influence.TIB expressed deep concern in...

Keraniganj building fire under control after 7 hrs; 45 rescued

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

A massive fire that broke out at a 10-storey building in the Dhaka's South Keraniganj on Saturday was brought under control after nearly seven hours of intensive efforts by firefighters.The blaze started around 5:37am on the ground floor of Jabel-e-Noor...

IFAD approves $51.4m co-financing

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at its 146th session held on December 9-10, approved US$51.4 million in financing as IFAD's contribution to a $211.7 million project in Bangladesh, a spokesman said on Saturday.The new...

Project aid to be trimmed by Tk 140b in FY26 RADP

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The government is likely to significantly reduce the project aid portion in the upcoming Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, as many agencies have failed to implement projects on time, officials said on Saturday.The...

Tk 5.0m bounty announced for shooting suspect

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The interim government has announced a reward of Tk 5.0 million for information leading to the arrest of Faisal Karim Masud, the prime suspect in the shooting of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson and Dhaka-8 independent election hopeful Sharif Osman Hadi. The...

Martyred Intellectuals Day today

2025-12-14 00:00:00

The nation observes the Martyred Intellectuals Day today (Sunday), reports BSS.The nation recalls on this day the mass killing of a large number of Bengali top brains by the Pakistan army and their collaborators visibly sensing their defeat just two...

26th AGM of IPL held

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of The Financial Express (FE), was held on Saturday at the board room of the Apex Footwear Ltd in the city's Gulshan area.Chairman of the...

NPL surge triggers systemic banking shock

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh is facing a growing "systemic shock" from non-performing loans (NPLs), with bad debts reaching record highs in 2024-25 and laying bare deep vulnerabilities in the country's banking sector.The sharp deterioration in asset quality has constrained banks' ability to lend...

Prayer Timings (2025-12-14)

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Six from BD killed, eight injured: ISPR

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured when terrorists attacked a United Nations base in Sudan's Abyei, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday, reports UNB.ISPR said the attack took place amid ongoing fighting in the area,...

Bangladeshis among 18 held in Iran from foreign tanker

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members, including Bangladeshis, after seizing a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6 million litres of smuggled fuel, Iranian media reported on Saturday, citing the Hormozgan province...

Govt mulls converting Bhola island gas to LNG

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The government mulls converting around 30 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of unutilised natural gas of gas-rich Bhola island to LNG and carrying it to gas-starved industries in the mainland for consumption, said sources.The volume of converted LNG to...

Hadi still in critical condition: Doctor

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

Doctors said on Saturday the condition of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi remained critical due to the severe brain injury he suffered in the shooting by assailants in the city on Friday.Director (media services) at Evercare Hospital Bangladesh Dr...

Parties pledge unity in meeting with CA

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh's major political parties pledge to stay united against a "coordinated bid" to jeopardize the July uprising and jointly protest the shooting of an activist and prospective independent election candidate, Sharif Osman Hadi.Leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami...