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AL is a terrorist organization: Nahid

2025-07-18 00:00:00

RAJBARI, July 17 (BSS): National Citizens Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Thursday said Awami League is not a political party but a 'terrorist organization', alleging that it is responsible for enforced disappearances, killings, and widespread disorder in the country....

Rights group condemns abolition suggestion

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

Social Resistance Committee (Samajik Protirodh Committee) strongly protested national unity commission's (NUC) recommendation to abolish the current system of reserved seats for women in parliament.The platform of 67 women, human rights and development organisations, said that the recommendation would be...

Gaza aid point crush kills 20 people

2025-07-18 00:00:00

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, July 17 (AFP): A crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "agitators" within the crowd and the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency attributing...

Islami Bank chairman quits amid BFIU probe

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Obayed Ullah-Al Masud has resigned from the board nearly 10 months after his appointment by the central bank, officials have confirmed.Mr Masud, having 40 years of banking experience, sent his resignation letter to the board...

Bangladesh secure 4th win, beat Bhutan

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh secured their fourth consecutive win in the SAFF Women's U-20 Championship beating Bhutan 3-0 at Bashundhara Kings Arena Practice Ground in the city on Thursday, report agencies.Trishna Rani scored a brace, and the other goal came from Munki Akter.Maintaining...

High Court seeks all docs of Orion Accom-Belhasa JV firm

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

The High Court has called for all the documents of Belhasa Accom and Associates Limited alias Orion Infrastructure Limited, a joint-venture company which constructed the Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover, for alleged irregularities in share transfers and bank borrowings. The Office of the...

Updated voting list to enrol many eligible new voters

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

An updated voting list will enroll more eligible new voters to vote in the next elections in Bangladesh under provision of the just-amended law. The Council of Advisers of the interim government Thursday approved the draft Voters' List (Amendment) Ordinance...

BSF pushes 24 people into Bangladesh

2025-07-18 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, July 17 (BSS): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 24 people into Bangladesh through separate border points in Shingroad border in Sadar upazila and Malkadanga border of Boda upazila of the district.Of them, six individuals were pushed...

Direct buying may boost RMG exports

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

Direct cotton sourcing from US farmers could boost apparel exports to the country amid rising trade tensions and tariff uncertainties, said a Bangladeshi-born American entrepreneur on Thursday. American cotton farmers wield political influence through their Congressional representatives and senators from...

Tajuddin Ahmad's daughter Sharmin Ahmad and son Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad's daughter Sharmin Ahmad and son Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Thursday and invite him to an event marking the centenary...

Govt moves to curb power generation costs

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

In a bid to rein in soaring electricity subsidies and generation costs, the government has initiated a plan to reduce expenditure at power plants where it holds full or partial ownership, officials said.The initial focus will be on trimming operating...

Prayer Timings (2025-07-18)

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Parties okay some constitutional changes, more accords expected

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

Political parties have agreed on some fundamental changes to the current constitution but still stand poles apart from other basics to sign a national charter on the July mass uprising, sources say, and expect breakthroughs soon. Despite the National Consensus...

NBR withdraws 2pc AIT on cotton, fibre imports

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has finally withdrawn the 2 per cent advance income tax (AIT) on the import of cotton and other textile fibres -- a long-standing demand from the country's spinning and textile millers.According to a gazette...

One-year extension proposed despite 99.8pc completion

JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

The commencement of commercial operations of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's (HSIA) third terminal is facing unusual delays due to emerging risks during the testing phase and poor coordination between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and Biman Bangladesh...

Gopalganj curfew continues

FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

After a tense and fearful night Wednesday following mayhem over NCP programme, an uneasy calm prevailed in the curfew-bound Gopalganj town on Thursday while government authorities launched anti-violence action.The ongoing curfew in Gopalganj will continue with a pause from 11...

Millions of jobs may face wipeout

JASIM UDDIN | 2025-07-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh's export-led economy faces a potential employment crisis as the US prepares to impose a 35-percent countervailing tariff on imports from the country on August 1. Industry leaders warn that the impact will be widespread - threatening not just the...

Babies made using three people's DNA born free of hereditary disease

2025-07-18 00:00:00

LONDON, July 17 (BBC): Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say.The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum...

Two dead, several hurt in raid on Catholic church in Gaza

2025-07-18 00:00:00

GAZA, July 17 (Reuters): Two women were killed and several people were injured following a strike which hit the Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said on Thursday.The strike damaged the Holy...

South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 yrs

2025-07-18 00:00:00

SEOUL, July 17 (AFP): Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began in 1904, the country's weather agency said.South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains...

Huthi rebels claim missile attack on Israel airport

2025-07-18 00:00:00

SANAA, July 17 (AFP): Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed a missile launched at Israel's main civilian airport, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from the Arabian Peninsula country.The Iran-backed rebels targeted Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel...

Syria leader vows accountability for those who abused Druze

2025-07-18 00:00:00

DAMASCUS, July 17 (AFP): Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities."We are...

63 perish, 290 hurt in Pak monsoon rains in 24 hrs

2025-07-18 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, July 17 (BBC): Torrential rains in Pakistan's Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning.Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest...

Iraq mall fire leaves over 60 dead

2025-07-18 00:00:00

KUT, July 17 (AFP): A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated...

Yamal to wear Barca's iconic No. 10 jersey next season

2025-07-18 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain, July 17 (AP): Lamine Yamal will switch to the No. 10 jersey at Barcelona, the same number Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi wore for the Catalan club."I'll try to build my own path, but all kids would...

Andre Russell to retire from int'l cricket after Australia series

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner Andre Russell will retire from international cricket at age 37 after the second T20 match against Australia on July 22 in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.All-rounder...

Football's penalty rebound rule likely to be scrapped for 2026 World Cup

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty rebounds could be scrapped entirely under dramatic new plans being considered by football's law-makers - potentially coming into force in time for the 2026 World Cup.The proposal, being discussed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), would see any...

Olivia Smith becomes most expensive player in women's football history

2025-07-18 00:00:00

LONDON, July 17 (Agencies): Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive signing in women's football history by completing a $1.5 million (£1m) move to Arsenal from Liverpool.European champions Arsenal shattered the women's transfer record by signing her on...

Tigers name unchanged squad for T20Is against Pakistan

2025-07-18 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced an unchanged squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, following the 2-1 T20I series win over Sri Lanka, report agencies.Pakistan have already arrived in Dhaka, where they will play all three matches...

13 get life term for killing farmer in Kishoreganj

2025-07-18 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, July 17 (UNB): A Kishoreganj court on Thursday sentenced 13 people to death for killing a farmer in Kishoreganj in 2016.Kishoreganj Senior District and Session Judge Muhammad Nurul Amin Biplab handed down the punishment and fined the convicts Tk...