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Youth shot dead in sleep in Khulna

2025-10-02 00:00:00

KHULNA, Oct 1 (UNB): A 29-year-old youth has allegedly been shot dead while asleep in his Maheshwar Pasha residence under Daulatpur Police Station of Khulna city.The deceased is Tanvir Hasan Shuvo, general manager of an international marketing company. Shuvo was...

Fisherman killed in Sundarbans croc attack

2025-10-02 00:00:00

A fisherman has been killed in a crocodile attack while catching crabs in the Sundarbans. His body was recovered nearly seven hours later, reports bdnews24.com.The victim, 32-year-old Subrata Mondal, from Dhangmari village in Khulna's Dacope upazila, was dragged underwater by...

Jail authorities dismiss social media claims over ex-minister's death

2025-10-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jail authorities have dismissed the social media claims that former industries minister and jail inmate Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was kept in handcuffs on his deathbed, describe the reports as 'misleading and baseless', reports BSS.In a statement issued on...

Another man 'lynched' in N'ganj

2025-10-02 00:00:00

Villagers in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj have allegedly beaten another man to death' following earlier killing of a suspect in eight cases and a union council member, reports bdnews24.com.The man was lynched after being accused of taking part in a...

Court sends ex-MP Mukti to jail after remand ends

2025-10-02 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has sent former MP from Narail-1 constituency BM Kabirul Haque and Awami League (AL)'s central executive member Md Mozammel Haque to jail in connection with a case, reports BSS.They were placed on a six-day remand in the...

Unrest in CHT during puja part of nat'l and int'l conspiracies: Rizvi

2025-10-02 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the ongoing unrest in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) during the Durga Puja celebrations is part of a 'national and international conspiracy' aimed at destabilising Bangladesh, report agencies."Some countries want...

Brazilian envoy meets Jamaat Ameer

2025-10-02 00:00:00

Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at latter's office in the capital's Bashundhara area on Wednesday, reports BSS.During the meeting, both sides engaged in an open discussion...

An overwhelming crowd of Hindu devotees

2025-10-02 00:00:00

An overwhelming crowd of Hindu devotees was seen at Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital on Wednesday marking Maha Navami, the fourth day of the Sharadiya Durga Puja. — Focus Bangla

US pledges support for Myanmar, Rohingya

2025-10-02 00:00:00

New York (USA), Oct 1 (UNB): US Special Envoy for Best Future Generations Charles Harder has said the United States will continue to support the people of Myanmar, including Rohingya and other minorities, and urged other donors to join them...

No plan to lift ban on AL activities, says Law Adviser

2025-10-02 00:00:00

BARISHAL, Oct 1 (UNB): Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said there is no immediate plan to lift the ban on the activities of the Awami League."When a political party's activities are banned, questions naturally arise regarding the temporary or...

Philippines earthquake kills 69

2025-10-02 00:00:00

BOGO, Philippines, Oct 1 (AFP): The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69 on Wednesday, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.Injured children...

US govt shutdown begins after Congress fails to reach deal

2025-10-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (AFP): The US government began shutting down Wednesday after lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.Wall Street stocks mostly fell early...

Khagrachhari reopens, 144 still enforced

2025-10-02 00:00:00

The Khagrachhari hill district has seen a return to normal at large after the ongoing road blockade was suspended by the Jumma Chhatra Janata front, following assurances of fulfilling eight demands, and in respect of the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations,...

Move underway to import refined soybean oil in bulk

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

A move is underway to import refined soybean oil in the bulk form to be sold in bottles at subsidised prices under the TCB's sale drives.The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in a recent letter sought consent from the...

Israel ramps up Gaza City offensive as Hamas weighs Trump plan

2025-10-02 00:00:00

CAIRO, Oct 1 (Reuters): Hamas' review of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions rejected the proposal and as Israel again bombed...

Puja holiday fuels boom in domestic tourism

SAIF UDDIN | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

This year's Durga Puja holiday has turned into a windfall for domestic tourism industry.With an unusually long break on offer, families, friends, and office groups packed their bags and headed for beaches, forests, and hill tracts rather than looking abroad.Travel...

Forex swap deals shrink as BB pushes spot market

FE REPORT | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

Foreign-exchange swap transactions on the interbank market dropped in August compared with the previous month, even as the Bangladesh Bank pressed ahead with its strategy to promote spot-market trading over swaps.The move is intended to make the market more transparent...

Prayer Timings (2025-10-02)

2025-10-02 00:00:00

Immersion of idols today

2025-10-02 00:00:00

The five-day-long Sharadiyo Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will conclude today with the immersion of idols of Goddess Durga across the country, amid due religious fervour and solemnity, reports BSS.On Bijoya Dashami, the final...

Chittagong seaport finally enforces hiked tariffs from midnight Oct 14

JASIM UDDIN | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

Ramped-up tariffs across 23 services categories at Chittagong seaport are set to be enforced from midnight October 14, following the end of a one-month suspension conceded amid strong port-user opposition. The enforcement date is confirmed in Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)...

Sudden fiscal measure draws more ire than revenues

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

A much-debated mid-year fiscal measure hiking taxes earns more ire than additional revenue income to uplift Bangladesh's low tax-to-GDP ratio in the past fiscal year.Fearing a large shortfall in tax-revenue collection in the bygone year, the interim government imposed increased...

Dhaka records year's heaviest rain, witnesses severe waterlogging

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh on Wednesday experienced heavy rain that inundated large parts of Dhaka and raised the risk of flooding in several districts. The meteorologists warned that the rain spell may persist until at least October 5.On Wednesday, the capital experienced its...

Bank directors, top brass to be on a monitoring platform

JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

All directors and top brass of the country's commercial banks are to be on a hold-all platform called key performance indicator (KPI) in a latest reform measure meant for ensuring good governance in the banking industry, reeling from past misrule,...

200 birds killed in Gazipur market fire

2025-10-02 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Oct 01 (UNB): At least 200 birds of various species were killed in a fire that broke out at Kapasia Bazar in Gazipur district on Wednesday.Mahfuz Islam, in-charge of Kapasia Fire Service, said the fire started around 10:15 am...

Nine new anthrax cases detected as outbreak spreads in Rangpur

2025-10-02 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Oct 01 (bdnews24.com): Health officials have confirmed nine new human cases of anthrax in Rangpur as the outbreak spread beyond Pirgachha to Mithapukur and Kaunia upazilas.The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said eight people in Pirgachha...

Madhumati erosion renders 75 families homeless in Gopalganj

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Oct 01: Erosion by the Madhumati River has taken an alarming turn in an area stretching from Echakhali to Dhalitala of Jalalabad union under sadar upazila of the district in recent time.According to sources at the Water Development Board...

Durga Puja holidaymakers’ rush creates gridlocks on highways

2025-10-02 00:00:00

City dwellers began leaving Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon after the government declared a four-day holiday for Durga Puja, the largest annual festival for Bengali Hindus.By Wednesday, streams of passengers continued to pour out of the capital through various terminals, though...

Benapole port sees 73,000 tonnes of deficit in consumer goods import

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-02 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Oct 01: Despite an increase in rice import from India, Benapole port has witnessed a significant drop in overall consumer goods imports in the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 compared to the previous year.According to official figures, the port imported...

South Korea posts record semiconductor exports in September

2025-10-02 00:00:00

SEOUL, Oct 1 (AFP): South Korea recorded its highest ever semiconductor exports in September, official data showed Wednesday, despite growing pressure from US tariffs and other restrictions on the crucial sector.Seoul logged more than $16.6 billion in exports of semiconductors...

Hollywood performers union condemns AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood

2025-10-02 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Oct 1 (Reuters): The recent debut of an AI-generated "actress" dubbed Tilly Norwood, and its producer's boasts of interest from studio executives, sparked a backlash on Tuesday from the SAG-AFTRA actors union, condemning the replacement of human performers...