Govt appointing members of an Islamic party as DCs, SPs: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the interim government is appointing members of a specific Islamic political party to important positions, including deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of (…)
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22 September 2025
‘Nothing works without money’
Over one in every 12 households admitted to paying bribes or extortion money in the year between May 2024 and April 2025, according to a new survey.
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22 September 2025
PSG star Ousmane Dembele wins Ballon d'Or
France forward Ousmane Dembele won the men's Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the most prestigious individual award in football rewarding his starring role in the Paris Saint-Germain side that won the Champions League last (…)
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22 September 2025
Palestinian president calls for Hamas to surrender weapons
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Monday for Hamas to surrender its weapons to his forces while condemning the group's deadly attack on Israel in an address to a UN summit on a two-state solution
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22 September 2025
No voters’ list announced in last meeting of incumbent board
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) incumbent board of directors held their last meeting on Tuesday with elections to follow on October 6. At the end of a chaotic day, the draft voters’ list was not announced after the board meeting ended past 11:30 (…)
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22 September 2025
Scammers target 50+ SCB credit cards, steal BDT 27 lakh: report
An organised fraud scheme has targeted Standard Chartered Bank’s credit card holders in Bangladesh, siphoning off around BDT 27 lakh in a series of unauthorised transactions in the last week of August 2025, according to a recent report by Dhaka (…)
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22 September 2025
July uprising case: ‘I found my brother’s body among 5 others’
The sister of a university student killed during last year’s July uprising recounted yesterday the harrowing moment she saw her brother’s bullet-hit body at Suhrawardy hospital, lying among five others soaked in blood.
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22 September 2025
2 firefighters suffer 100pc burns in Tongi blaze
Two firefighters suffered burns on 100 percent of their bodies in yesterday’s fire at a chemical warehouse in Tongi, said authorities at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
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22 September 2025
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly strikes
The head of the Kremlin-backed government in annexed Crimea blamed Ukraine yesterday for a deadly drone strike, while Kyiv said a Russian attack had killed three people in the country’s southeast.
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22 September 2025
No handshake only in cricket!
Monday's SAFF U-17 Championship fixture saw the two captains – India's Denny Singh Wangkhem and Pakistan's Abdul Samad – shake hands and exchange pennants.
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22 September 2025
Loan rescheduling: New BB scheme may hurt recovery
Moody’s Ratings yesterday described the Bangladesh Bank’s new loan rescheduling facility as “credit negative for banks”, warning that it risks concealing the scale of stressed assets and undermining loan recovery.
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22 September 2025