The government has officially issued the gazette notification for the Voters’ List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, allowing greater flexibility in updating and publishing the electoral roll. According to the notification, Election Commission (EC) can now publish the voters’ list at any time of the year, if deemed necessary, even before the announcement of the election schedule. The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs ...

Aiman, 10, another student of Milestone School and College who was undergoing treatment after being severely burned in a plane crash at Milestone School and College on July 21, has died. Doctors at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery pronounced him dead around 9:30 AM on Friday. Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, Residential Surgeon at the institute, confirmed that the ...

The body of Afsana Priya, 30, who went missing following the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has been identified through DNA testing. The confirmation came on Thursday afternoon. Afsana had gone to the school on Monday morning to drop off her son, Afsan Ohi, 9, a third-grade student at the school. While the boy ...

A team of Chinese doctors and nurses has arrived in Dhaka to provide medical assistance to victims injured in the recent plane crash at Milestone School in Uttara. The delegation landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11 PM on Thursday, July 24, the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka confirmed. According to the embassy, the team comprises two burn specialists ...

In a weeklong nationwide crackdown, joint forces arrested 262 individuals, including identified terrorists and perpetrators of mob violence, as part of a coordinated operation across the country. According to a statement from the Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) issued Thursday, units from several infantry divisions and independent brigades of the Bangladesh Army conducted the operations from July 17 to July ...

A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years after he was convicted of murdering his estranged wife, stabbing her a number of times as she pushed their baby in a pram. Habibur Masum, 26, of Burnley, Lancashire, was found guilty of the murder in June after a trial at Bradford crown court. He was ...

Approximately 60,000 appointments across London will be impacted by a five-day doctors’ strike starting on Friday, the medical director for NHS London has said. The British Medical Association (BMA) strike follows a pay dispute with the government over resident doctors – the new name for junior doctors. NHS London said cancer and heart surgeries were being prioritised, however care which ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has expressed serious concern over the possibility of a repeat of past flawed elections, warning that it would bring grief and frustration to the people of Bangladesh. Speaking at a memorial and prayer session at the Sylhet Shilpakala Academy on Thursday, he urged for fundamental electoral reforms and accountability before any vote takes place. “People ...

China and the European Union vowed on Thursday to “step up” action to address climate change, according to a joint statement released as Beijing hosted the bloc’s leaders for a one-day summit, reports AFP. Chinese and European leaders “reiterate that in the fluid and turbulent international situation today, it is crucial that all countries… step up efforts to address climate ...

Bangladesh squandered a chance to whitewash Pakistan in the three-match T20 series after suffering a 74-run defeat in the third game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The hosts won the first T20 by seven wickets and second one by an eight-run for its first ever series victory over Pakistan in this format. Having lost the final game, they ...