Three detained at Dhaka airport over gold smugglingThe Airport Armed Police Battalion has detained three people in separate incidents at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport in a single day, seizing 887.5 grammes of gold. On the same day at 1:45pm, APBn detained Monirul Islam, 34, near the Arrival Terminal 2 at Shahjalal Airport. Two separate cases were filed under the Special Powers Act, 1974, at the Dhaka International Airport Police Station in both incidents. APBn also detained a 32-year-old man named Masum Rana at the airport's Arrival Terminal 2 around 8:30am with 199g of gold ornaments. Each of the detainees has long been involved in a gold smuggling ring at the airport, working as a receiver, it said.

Portraits of President Mohammed Shahabuddin have been removed from Bangladesh’s embassies abroad, though the foreign ministry has issued no formal order or explanation. At a briefing on Sunday evening, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam declined to comment when asked, while ministry spokesperson Shah Asif Rahman also sidestepped questions. Senior officers, however, said that after the Aug 5 change of government, most embassies abroad had already taken down portraits of the president and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, alongside images of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Asking not to be named, one senior officer said the Constitution mandates displaying Bangabandhu’s portrait, but photos of presidents and prime ministers were only a “tradition”. Despite the removals abroad, Shahabuddin’s portrait remained on display at the ministry’s cafeteria in Dhaka until Sunday afternoon.

Monirul Islam: Poet of Lines and LightBorn in 1943, Monirul Islam has carved a distinct place in contemporary art through his lyrical use of line, space, and colour. Over time, he developed what critics now call the "Monirul Islam Style"—a language of layered textures, delicate lines, and poetic abstraction that bridges East and West. Monirul Islam’s artworkHis works exude a spiritual calm, evoking rivers, landscapes, and subtle memories of Bengal while dialoguing with international avant-garde traditions. Murtaja Baseer: The Renaissance MindBorn in 1932 to the contemporary scholar and litterateur Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, a contemporary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Murtaja Baseer embodied a rare polymathic genius. Parallel journeys, shared legacyMonirul Islam and Murtaja Baseer | Photo: Courtesy of Zahangir AlomAlthough Monirul Islam and Murtaja Baseer never belonged to the same circle in terms of style or period, both artists symbolise Bangladesh's cultural dignity on the world stage.

Students of Chittagong University (CU) have staged a sit-in demanding university accommodation for all students, locking three gates of the administrative building in protest. Al Masnun, a leader of Bangladesh Democratic Students Council, told bdnews24.com that accommodation shortage is a long-standing problem for CU students. As a protest, students have locked the gates of the administrative building,” he said. Acting registrar Saiful Islam acknowledged the incident, saying: “A few students came and padlocked the gates of the administrative building. That is why we locked the administrative building, so the authorities are compelled to listen.”As of 7pm on Sunday, the student sit-in continued.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has uncovered laundered assets worth nearly Tk 400 billion across several countries following an investigation by its Central Intelligence Cell. The revelations were shared at the State Guest House Jamuna in the presence of NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan. The countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, North Macedonia, Malta, St Lucia and Turkey. Yunus called the siphoning of national wealth “a grave act of treason” and urged coordinated action by the Anti-Corruption Commission, CIC and police. “We must set an example so no one dares loot the nation and build assets abroad again,” he said.

Police have arrested Nasir Uddin Sathi, chairman and managing director of private television station MyTV. On Sunday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson Talebur Rahman said police detained him over a murder case filed at Jatrabari Police Station. DMP Joint Commissioner (South) Nasirul Islam said a team of detectives arrested Sathi from his Gulshan residence. Sathi is a suspect in a murder case filed with Jatrabari police during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, he added. The private television channel MyTV, owned by VM International Limited, has been broadcasting since 2010.

The Fire Service has subdued the fire that broke out at a petrol pump and CNG filling station in Mohakhali. The blaze started around 7:15pm at Eureka Enterprise near Mohakhali Rail Gate. The Fire Service deployed 10 units, backed by two Air Force teams, and contained the flames by 7:45pm. An employee of the refuelling station, Al Amin, said the fire ignited while fuel was being transferred from a vehicle to the tank. Traffic from Mohakhali towards Jahangir Gate was halted, with one lane of the flyover also closed.

Convicts have burst into tears as the verdict was announced in the murder case of Dr Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai, an assistant professor at the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital, who was killed in 2012. In the dock on Sunday, they clamoured and protested, insisting on their innocence after the court sentenced them to death for the doctor’s killing at his home. Four others were handed prison terms until their death, while another convict was sentenced to life in prison. Among the 10 convicts, Nitai’s driver, Kamrul Hasan Arun, along with Masum Mintu, Sayed Bepari, Bokul Mia and Sayed Mizi, were handed the death penalty and fined Tk 10,000 each. On the night of Aug 23, 2012, he was killed at his home in the hospital’s residential area in Mohakhali.

A fire has broken out in an air-conditioning unit at the Hosaf Shopping Complex near Malibagh in Dhaka, sending thick smoke through the building and creating widespread panic. However, market staff managed to extinguish the fire before their arrival. By then, dense smoke had enveloped the building and surrounding areas, but no injuries were reported. The fire reportedly started on one of the two staircases where shop goods and external AC units were stored. The confined staircase prevented smoke from escaping, allowing it to spread across the market and trigger panic.

Five sentenced to death for 2012 murder of Dr NitaiA Dhaka court has sentenced five people to death for the 2012 murder of Dr Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai, an assistant professor at Dhaka’s National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital. Four others have been handed prison terms until their death, while another convict has been sentenced to life in prison. Each of them has also been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a Tk 5,000 fine for robbery using death threats. The day after the murder, Nitai’s father filed a murder case at Banani Police Station. The police alleged that most of the suspects in the murder were “professional thieves”, while Arun was Nitai’s driver.

Russian President Vladimir Putin waves as he and US President Donald Trump (not pictured) hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. "I think we're pretty close to a deal," he said, adding: "Ukraine has to agree to it. Ukraine controls around 6,600 square km of Donbas, which comprises the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and is claimed by Russia. It was not clear if that meant recognition by the US government or, for instance, all Western powers and Ukraine. Ukraine has passed a law banning Russia-linked religious organisations, of which it considers the church to be one.

A late-night fire has destroyed four warehouses storing fabric scraps in Gazipur city. It took five Fire Service units three and a half hours to take control of the situation, said Mohammad Mamun, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service. The fire is believed to have started at the warehouse of scrap trader Kaiyum before spreading to adjacent facilities owned by Mizan and Abdul Aziz. “We prioritised stopping the flames from reaching nearby homes and warehouses,” Mamun said, adding that large quantities of fabrics and other flammable materials made the task challenging. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage will be determined following an investigation, officials said.

Trucks transporting shipping containers wait in line outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India, Aug 11, 2025. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasTrucks transporting shipping containers wait in line outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India, Aug 11, 2025. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasA planned visit by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25-29 has been cancelled, delaying talks on a proposed bilateral trade agreement, Indian business and financial news network NDTV Profit reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Trade talks between New Delhi and Washington collapsed after five rounds of negotiations over disagreement on opening India's vast farm and dairy sectors and stopping Russian oil purchases. India's Foreign Ministry has said the country is being unfairly singled out for buying Russian oil while the United States and European Union continue to purchase goods from Russia.

Floodwaters recede after three days leaving Amon crops ravaged in LalmonirhatAs the floodwaters of the Teesta River slowly recede after three relentless days, the scars left behind across Lalmonirhat’s riverbanks have begun to surface -- raw and unforgiving. This season, two phases of transplanted Amon crops have already been damaged by floods, leaving Teesta-side farmers anxious. The third wave inundated low-lying areas along the river’s left bank, leaving thousands stranded. He said, “I planted two rounds of paddy seedlings on three bighas. We have no seedlings left.

Fire Service have recovered the bodies of three workers from a septic tank of an under-construction house in Dhaka's Bashundhara residential area.The bodies were retrieved on Saturday and later handed over to police.The dead have been identified with single names Rabbi, 20, Liton, 35, and Foridul, 40 -- all hailing from Lalmonirhat District.Fire Service officer Rashedul Khalid told bdnews24.com that one of the men had first entered the tank to clean it. When he did not return, two others went in to rescue him. None of them came back up, prompting calls to the Fire Service. "By the time we arrived, locals had already pulled them out, but they were dead. Their bodies have since been handed over to police," he said.He added that methane gas forms in septic tanks that have been sealed for a long time, and the three are believed to have died from inhaling it.Vatara police Sub-Inspector Hasanuzzaman said that toxic gas is suspected to have caused their deaths, but the exact cause will be confirmed after postmortem examinations.