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Yunus seeks Thaksin’s help to boost ties, resolve Rohingya crisis
02:33 PM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has met former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, seeking his valuable support in strengthening bilateral relations and contributing to the resolution of the Rohingya crisis to help bring a lasting peace to the region...
New Zealand whitewash Pakistan in ODI series
01:30 PM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayNew Zealand whitewashed Pakistan in the three-match one-day international series by winning the third match by 43 runs in Mount Maunganui on Saturday...
Met office forecasts severe heat wave this month
01:05 PM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayBangladesh is likely to experience one or two severe heat waves in the current month, said Met office...
Govt offices reopen Sunday after 9-day Eid holiday
12:37 PM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayGovernment offices reopen on Sunday, April 6, after a nine-day Eid-ul-Fitr vacation...
NBR looking to expand the base of VAT payers
11:45 AM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to expand its Value Added Tax (VAT) base, with a view to increase revenue collection for the national exchequer. In a meeting chaired by NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday, the field level officials of Dhaka have been asked to be more active...
Dhaka’s air quality still marks ‘unhealthy’
10:28 AM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayDhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 on Saturday morning...
Eid-ul-Azha in UAE likely on June 6
09:51 AM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayEid-ul-Azha, one of the most significant festivals in the Islamic calendar, is expected to fall on Friday, June 6, 2025, according to astronomical forecasts released by the Emirates Astronomy Society this week...
‘Murder accused’ lynched in Rajshahi
09:16 AM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayAn accused, who reportedly killed a fish trader, was beaten to death by locals in Rajshahi’s Bagmara on Friday...
Russian strike kills 18 in Zelensky's home city
08:37 AM, 05 Apr 2025 SaturdayA Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig killed 18 people on Friday, among them nine children, authorities said. The missile struck a residential area near a children's playground and wounded more than two dozen others...
Chief Adviser returns home from Thailand
09:53 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Bangkok wrapping up his two-day Thailand tour to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit...
Chief Adviser enquires about Hasina’s extradition request status
09:51 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Friday enquired about the status of Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina which remains pending with the Indian government...
De Bruyne to leave Man City at the end of season
09:01 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayKevin de Bruyne has announced he will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season...
Bangladesh seeks Sri Lanka's help to recover stolen money
08:28 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday, April 4, met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harinia Amarasuriya on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok and sought Sri Lankan support in the Interim Government's efforts to bring back billions of dollars...
Waqf Bill triggers huge protests in Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
08:01 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayThousands took to the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad of India on Friday, following weekly prayers by the Muslim community, to protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 recently passed by Parliament...
Yunus urges Thailand to ease visa procedures
07:24 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday, April 4, urged the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to ease visa procedures for the Bangladeshi citizens travelling to the South East Asian kingdom...
Myanmar agrees to take back 1.80 lakh Rohingyas
06:08 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayMyanmar has agreed to take back around 1,80000 displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh. The country finally recognised 1,80000 Rohingyas from a list of about 8 lakh Rohingyas as suitable for being repatriated. Myanmar provided the list in six phases from 2018 to 2020. Verification of 70,000 more Rohingyas are underway...
China hits back with extra 34% tariff on US goods
05:54 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChina announced 34 percent tariffs on US imports on Friday, the first major economy to fire back against President Donald Trump's swingeing new levies in an escalating global trade war that sent markets deep into the red...
India iterates support for democratic, inclusive Bangladesh
04:48 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday iterated India's support for a "democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive and inclusive" Bangladesh during his first-ever bilateral meeting with Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Yunus holds bilateral talks with Bhutan PM
04:10 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday, April 4, held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Bhutan Dasho Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok...
Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar no more
03:46 PM, 04 Apr 2025 FridayVeteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India's financial capital, Mumbai...