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BIDA chief Ashik Chowdhury elevated to state minister rank
04:06 PM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayThe government has given the status of state minister to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, popularly known as Ashiq Chowdhury.
Anti-Israel protests roar, security tightened in Dhaka
03:59 PM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayDhaka has witnessed a surge in protests as citizens rally against the ongoing Israeli military actions in Gaza, Palestine. The 'No Work No Class' campaign was observed across the city on Monday (April 7), with processions, human chains, and slogans demanding an end to the violence and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
BRAC students protest Israeli attacks in Gaza
03:07 PM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayIn protest against the ongoing genocide and destruction caused by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, students of BRAC University formed a human chain and staged a demonstration as part of the Global Strike for Gaza campaign on Monday.
BB to launch Tk 800-900 crore fund for startup entrepreneurs
01:01 PM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayBangladesh Bank has initiated the creation of a special fund worth Tk 800-900 crore to assist new entrepreneurs. This fund will be exclusively used to provide capital to startup companies, as stated by Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur.
Investment Summit begins, foreign investors visit KEPZ
11:47 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayThe four-day 'Investment Summit-2025,' organized by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), began on Monday, April 7, at the InterContinental Dhaka. On the first day of the summit, a group of foreign investors arrived in Chattogram on a special flight in the morning and visited the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ).
DIU teacher suspended over Gaza protest threat
11:28 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayThe authorities of Daffodil International University (DIU) have temporarily suspended Tahmina Rahman, a lecturer in the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, after she threatened to mark students with double absences if they skipped class to join the “Global Strike for Gaza” campaign.
Macron meets Egypt leader for Gaza talks
11:28 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayFrance's President Emmanuel Macron started talks dominated by the Gaza war on Sunday with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after arriving in Cairo.
Messi on target but Miami held by lowly Toronto
10:19 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayLionel Messi was on target but an out-of-sorts Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on Sunday.
1 killed, 6 injured in fire at Bangshal building
10:09 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayA fire broke out on the ground floor of a five-storey building in the Nazimuddin Road area of Bangshal, Dhaka, early Monday, resulting in one death. Six others suffered from smoke inhalation and are receiving treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Israeli airstrikes kill 44 in Gaza after Hamas rocket fire
09:39 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayGaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people on Sunday as Israel's prime minister vowed a "strong response" to a rare salvo of rockets fired from the Hamas-ruled territory.
3 killed as Jamaat’s study tour buses collide with truck
09:14 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayThree people were killed and around 50 others injured in a collision between two buses carrying Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists and a truck in Rajshahi. The accident occurred around 12:00 am on Sunday (April 6) on the Rajshahi-Natore bypass road near Barendra University in the Kharkhari Bazar area.
Lawyer stabbed to death by teen gang
08:23 AM, 07 Apr 2025 MondayA lawyer was stabbed to death by a teenage gang in the Girzapara area of Moulvibazar on Sunday night. The deceased, Sujon Mia, was a resident of Purbo Hilalpur village in the district and the son of Md Zahirul Islam.
Vibrant Ram Navami procession in Dhaka
09:50 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayThe Bangladesh National Hindu Mahajot celebrated Ram Navami, marking the advent of Lord Shri Ramchandra, with a vibrant and colourful procession in Dhaka on Sunday (April 6).
‘No work, no school’ across Bangladesh Monday to protest genocide in Gaza
09:30 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayIn a powerful show of solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza, student leaders from Dhaka University and other educational institutions across Bangladesh have called for a nationwide shutdown on Monday (April 7).
Bangladesh to boost US imports safeguarding national interests
09:03 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayThe Bangladesh government has announced plans to expand trade with the United States by increasing imports from the US while ensuring the protection of its own economic interests.
Islami Bank sends its MD Munirul on forced leave
08:47 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayThe board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has decided to place its managing director, Mohammed Monirul Moula, on a three-month compulsory leave following an external audit that reportedly uncovered his involvement in various irregularities.
Bangladeshi students to join global strike in solidarity with Gaza Monday
07:32 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayIn response to a global call for a strike on April 7, 2025, Bangladeshi university students have announced their participation in the movement, standing in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
RSC calls for nationwide student strike to protest Gaza genocide
07:08 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayThe Revolutionary Students' Council has announced a nationwide student strike on Monday, aligning with a global movement demanding an immediate end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Palestine.
BNP asks India to reconsider waqf law amendment
06:54 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday expressed optimism that the recently passed controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 in India's Lok Sabha would be reconsidered in the interest of maintaining regional communal harmony.
Asif Nazrul slams Indian waqf law amendment
06:43 PM, 06 Apr 2025 SundayBangladesh’s Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has strongly condemned the passage of the bill, calling it another chapter in the systemic discrimination and oppression faced by Muslims and other minority religious communities in India under the ruling Hindutva ideology.