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Action against officials failing Aman rice collection targets
01:30 PM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAdministrative action will be taken against officials who fail to meet rice collection targets during the current Aman season. This directive was issued in a letter recently sent by the Directorate of Food to regional food controllers.
Trump administration fires top US general, Navy chief
11:49 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayIn an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Bangladesh urges zero border killings at BGB-BSF conf
11:03 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayA four-day-long 55th Border Conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in New Delhi, India, from February 17 to 20. During the conference, there was a strong call for necessary measures to reduce the number of border killings of Bangladeshis to zero.
Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
09:54 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAn American-Lebanese man was found guilty Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.
Sudan waterborne disease outbreak kills 24: MSF
09:34 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayAn "out-of-control" waterborne disease outbreak in southern Sudan has killed at least two dozen and left more than 800 others in hospital over the past three days, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday.
5 killed as truck runs over rickshaw in Bogura
09:14 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayFive people were killed when a cattle-laden truck ran over a battery-operated rickshaw on the Bogura-Naogaon highway in Dupchanchia Upazila, Bogura, around 8:30 pm on Friday night.
3 killed in extremist groups’ shootout in Jhenaidah
08:43 AM, 22 Feb 2025 SaturdayThree people, including an extremist leader, were killed in a shootout between two extremist groups in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, on Friday night. The incident took place at the Crematorium ground in Ramchandrapur village in the upazila around 9:30 pm.
Khilgaon fire subdued, no casualties reported
11:58 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayA fierce blaze that erupted in the garage zone near Talatala intersection in Khilgaon was brought under control late Friday night, capping nearly two hours of intense firefighting.
Deadly Khilgaon fire escalates, 10 units battle blaze
09:28 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayA fierce fire erupted at a sawmill in Khilgaon on Friday evening, rapidly spreading to a nearby car garage and triggering explosions as vehicle cylinders detonated.
Champions League last 16: Liverpool vs PSG; Real vs Atletico
06:07 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayLiverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atletico Madrid...
Bangla no more involved in our lives, laments Ahmad Rafiq
05:54 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayAt 95, Ahmad Rafiq sits in a rented home in Eskaton, his voice heavy with regret. “Most people go to the Amar Ekushey Book Fair not to buy books, but to have fun. This is a very bad sign—a sign of the nation’s decline.”
‘Rebuilding The Nation’ concert postponed
05:22 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayThe ‘Rebuilding The Nation’ concert, scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 22, has been postponed...
Arab leaders gather in Saudi to hammer out Gaza plan
04:16 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayArab leaders were gathering in Saudi Arabia on Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Donald Trump's proposal for US control of the territory and the expulsion of its people...
Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in Sri Lanka court
02:59 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayA notorious gang leader has died after he was shot inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, say police...
Malaysia deports 45 Bangladeshi nationals
01:15 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridaySome 68 foreign nationals, including 45 Bangladeshi ones, have been detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport for suspicious movement...
Students greet President with black flags at Shaheed Minar
12:30 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayIn the early hours of Ekushey February, students wielding black flags greeted President Mohammad Shahabuddin, nicknamed "Chuppu," with chants of "Go back Chuppu" as he arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar midnight past Thursday. The protest, erupting just after midnight, saw demands for Shahabuddin’s resignation, the execution of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and a ban on the Awami League.
Police actions reignited 'temporarily ebbed' protests, oustihhng govt: UN report
12:26 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayThe UN rights office (OHCHR) has said a chain of events from mid July to early August 2024 culminated in the ouster of the past regime and in the last days of the uprising security forces actions reignited a "temporarily ebbed" street protest...
A language hero forgotten: Ahmad Rafiq’s struggle at 95
12:12 PM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayAhmad Rafiq, a 95-year-old titan of the 1952 Language Movement and a doctor by profession, he chose literature over medicine, pouring his life into the cultural fight against Pakistan’s colonial oppression. Now, at the end of that life, he faces a bitter irony: the state he helped shape has left him to fend for himself.
Bangladesh concede 6-wicket defeat to India
11:34 AM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayTowhid Hridoy’s resilient century went in vain as Bangladesh tasted a six-wicket defeat to India in their ICC Champions Trophy opening game at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, February 21...
Floral tributes at Ekushey first hour
12:49 AM, 21 Feb 2025 FridayThousands converged in the first hour, clutching flowers and forming solemn lines to honour the language martyrs—those who died defending their mother tongue against Pakistan’s colonial grip in 1952.