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Israel and Iran issue dire evacuation warnings
09:45 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayAs the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, both nations have issued stark evacuation warnings to civilians, signalling an escalation in their tit-for-tat military strikes.
Emergency hotlines for Bangladeshis in Iran, Lebanon
09:29 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayAs the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, the Bangladesh government has rolled out emergency hotlines to support Bangladeshi nationals in Iran and Lebanon and their families in Bangladesh.
Yunus orders probing role of controversial polls organisers
09:19 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayIn a bold move to address electoral integrity, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has ordered the immediate formation of a committee to investigate the roles of the former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners, and Secretaries of the Election Commission Secretariat involved in organising three controversial national elections.
Pakistan shuts border with Iran
07:44 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayPakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday, as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.
Breaking the spy ceiling: MI6 names first female chief in 116 years
07:26 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayIn a historic move, MI6, Britain’s storied Secret Intelligence Service, will be led by a woman for the first time in its 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, a 47-year-old intelligence veteran who joined MI6 in 1999, will take the helm as the 18th chief, succeeding Sir Richard Moore later this year.
No cause for panic over Covid-19 yet, says Dr Sayedur
06:31 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayDr Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser overseeing the Ministry of Health, said on Monday, June 16, that there is no need for alarm regarding COVID-19, given the current patient numbers and global trends.
CRP founder Valerie, two volunteers get Order of the British Empire
05:59 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayValerie Ann Taylor, founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Bangladesh, along with long-time volunteers Janet Irene Varney and Roger Michael Varney, have been recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List for their exceptional contributions to supporting disadvantaged and disabled individuals in Bangladesh and the UK.
Documents suggest Tulip a Bangladeshi, says ACC chairman
05:35 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayAnti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen said that, despite Tulip Siddiq, a UK Labour Party MP and former city minister, identifying as British, her documents suggest she is Bangladeshi.
Death toll from Sunday night’s missile attack on Israel rises to eight
05:01 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThe death toll from Iran’s new wave of ballistic missile attacks on Israel on Sunday night rose to eight, with dozens more transferred to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
Inform EC of Yunus-Tarique meeting outcome, Salahuddin tells govt
04:25 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayBNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday called upon the interim government to promptly inform the Election Commission (EC) of the decision to hold the national election in February next year, as discussed during the meeting between Professor Muhammad Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London.
Thousands of rawhides gone to waste in Chattogram, contradictions in collection data
04:05 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayDiscrepancies exist between figures reported by the Artadar Samiti (association of hoarders), the Ministry of Commerce control room, and the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). While official statements claim only 620 skins were wasted, the Chattogram City Corporation’s cleanliness department estimates that 40,000–50,000 spoiled hides were collected from city streets alone.
Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel
02:54 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayIran's judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes.
ICT orders public summons for Hasina, Kamal in uprising case
02:27 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to issue public notices in two newspapers summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to appear before the court in a case over the July-August uprising.
7 crude bombs recovered from DU, High Court areas
01:48 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayPolice recovered seven unexploded crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, from the Dhaka University (DU) area and the road in front of the High Court on Monday morning. Miscreants reportedly abandoned the explosives in the early hours of the day.
Scope to review public service ordinance: Asif Nazrul
01:00 PM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday said there is scope to review the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. He also mentioned that a high-level committee, formed to examine the ordinance, will hold a meeting at 4:00pm today.
Father, son among 3 killed in road accident in Cox’s Bazar
11:34 AM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThree people, including a father and his son, were killed in a road accident in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday morning.
4 killed, 87 injured in Iran’s fresh strikes on Israel
11:07 AM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayFour people were killed in Iran's latest strikes across central Israel, according to Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency service.
Bangladesh embassy in Iran opens hotline service for expats
10:10 AM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran has launched an emergency hotline service for Bangladeshi expatriates in Iran amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. The embassy announced the initiative in a special notice issued on Sunday (June 15).
PSG rout Atletico, Bayern hit 10 past Auckland at Club World Cup
09:13 AM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayParis Saint-Germain laid down an ominous marker on their march towards global domination at the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday as Bayern Munich showed no mercy to Auckland's amateurs with a ruthless 10-0 walloping.
1 killed after earthquake hits Peru
08:29 AM, 16 Jun 2025 MondayA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru Sunday, killing one person and triggering landslides, officials said.