The depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says. Under its influence, a steep pressure gradient is persisting over the north Bay. The weather system is likely to lead to gusty or squally weather at the maritime ports, the north Bay, and the adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh. Fishing boats and trawlers in the north Bay are advised to remain close to the coast and stay cautious so that they can reach safe shelter at short notice. On Thursday, it developed into a deep depression.

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. REUTERSA view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. REUTERSOil prices rose on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak and rebounding from 16-week lows on prospects of tighter sanctions on Russian crude, though expectations of higher supply from an OPEC+ output boost next month capped gains. "Buying interest emerged as WTI neared its $60 support level, while heightened geopolitical risks and speculation about tighter sanctions on Russian crude also lent support," said Hiroyuki Kikukawa, chief strategist of Nissan Securities Investment, a unit of Nissan Securities. The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that US crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week as refining activity and demand softened.

Dollar gains as Supreme Court allows Fed's Cook to stay in job for nowUS dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken Feb 12, 2018. Gold, which has surged to record highs as investors back away from the US dollar, slipped 0.2% in early trading to $3,857.09 per ounce. Against the yen, the dollar traded at 147.305 yen, up 0.2% from late US levels. Against the offshore yuan, the dollar fetched 7.13 yuan, up 0.1% in early Asian trade. The Australian dollar was 0.1% weaker at $0.6608, while the kiwi fetched $0.58145, little changed in early trading.

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned home from the US after a nine-day visit. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an Emirates Airlines flight at 9am on Thursday, the Chief Advisor's Office said. Yunus arrived in New York on Sept 23 to attend the 80th session of the General Assembly and other high-level meetings. The chief advisor also addressed the opening session of the high-level Conference on the “Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar” at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday. In addition, the chief advisor also attended several high-level conferences and meetings.

Dhaka bathes in festive glory as Nabami shimmers with sacred rhythmsPuja pavilions across Dhaka have burst into colour and rhythm, as Nabami ushers in a crescendo of devotion, music and sacred offerings. With evening Arti complete, a note of parting lingers in the air, signalling the final chapter of the Sharadiya festival. According to Hindu Sanatan scriptures, King Sri Ramachandra performed Nabami Puja after slaying Ravana. The Nabami Bihita Puja involves yajna and offerings of neelkantha flowers. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs hosted a Sharadiya cultural festival at the Nandan Mancha in Segunbagicha in the evening.

New Leadership for BSJA: Arifur Rahman Babu Elected President, S M Sumon as General SecretaryThe Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) has formed a new Executive Committee for the 2025–26 term. The organization’s 20th biennial general meeting and election took place on Friday (April 18) in the capital. The meeting was presided over by former BSJA president A.T.M. Arifur Rahman Babu of Jago News has been elected as the new President, while S M Sumon of Baishakhi Television has been elected as General Secretary. Arafat Zobayer (Dhaka Post) has been elected as Joint General Secretary, and Minhaj Uddin Khan (Dhaka Tribune) has taken the role of Finance Secretary.

Malaysia aims for over 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists next year amid surge in travel visasMalaysia is seeing a sharp rise in Bangladeshi tourists, with around 185,000 visiting in the first eight months of 2025. The country aims to attract more than 300,000 visitors from Bangladesh next year, according to Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Malaysia’s deputy minister of tourism. “Under the Visit Malaysia campaign, we are prepared to invite more tourists from Bangladesh,” he added. Mohammed Shoeb, marketing manager of Tourism Malaysia Bangladesh, said: “Last year, about 140,000 Bangladeshi tourists visited Malaysia. Shoeb added that medical tourism and education opportunities, including short courses for students, are also being promoted.

Tesla vehicles are parked outside a Tesla service center and gallery in Austin, Texas, US, Jun 21, 2025. The company has not launched a new mass-market model since the Model Y in 2020. For January-August, Tesla's sales were down 42.9 percent year-on-year in the European Union and down 32.6 percent in Europe as a whole. In Norway, Tesla's registrations were up 14.7 percent, with its Model Y and Model 3 taking the top two spots for sales. Tesla sales rose 3.4% in Spain, boosted by a 60% increase in new Model Y registrations.

Many candidates vying for director posts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections are set to be elected unopposed. First stop election-fixing, then think about stopping match-fixing.”“This election has become a black mark for the Bangladesh Cricket Board. They said it at the district level, the division level, now they say it at the club level - 15 clubs are being cancelled at once. The position we have taken up today is our moral stance that BCB elections cannot be held like this. We consider the Bangladesh Cricket Board to be the representatives of the 180 million people of Bangladesh...

Members of the search and rescue operations carry a relative of the victim of a collapsed building, after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school on Monday, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2025. REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYMembers of the search and rescue operations carry a relative of the victim of a collapsed building, after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school on Monday, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2025. The magnitude 6.5 quake complicated the rescue work by narrowing the room for manoeuvre, said Emi Frizer, an official of Indonesia's search and rescue agency. The earthquake struck the region of Sumenep, about 200 km (124 miles) from the school, injuring three people and damaging dozens of homes, authorities said. The agency declined to say how many people were still missing after the search operation.

City dwellers began leaving Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon after the government declared a four-day holiday for Durga Puja, the largest annual festival for Bengali Hindus. By Wednesday, streams of passengers continued to pour out of the capital through various terminals, though many faced long delays as heavy traffic clogged highways. Mahmudul Hasan, manager of Ujanbhati Paribahan on the Kishoreganj route, noted that while the puja holiday rush was noticeable, it was still less intense than during Eid. TRAFFIC JAMS SLOW HOLIDAY TRAVELOn the highways, however, the pressure of outbound traffic was evident. “Due to the puja holidays, there is a lot of traffic on the road,” he said Wednesday afternoon.

Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has condemned the depiction of Muhammad Yunus with the face of a demon at a Durga Puja pavilion in India’s West Bengal. Speaking after a seminar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday afternoon, he said such a portrayal of a government leader in another country is “indecent and disrespectful”. On whether action would be taken, he added: “Our chief advisor and foreign advisor are presently abroad. They will decide on this matter once they return.”

They compared that to data on previously studied samples of rock that crystallised in the nearside mantle. It appears that this side was less volcanic in the past than the nearside, so it has fewer dark patches of basalt, a type of rock formed from lava long ago. The moon, like Earth, formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The researchers hypothesise that the interior of the moon's farside may be cooler than the nearside as a result of having a smaller amount of elements such as uranium, thorium and potassium that release heat due to radioactive decay. This could have disturbed the moon's interior and shifted denser material containing more heat-producing elements to the lunar nearside.

Malaysia is looking to attract more than 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026 after recording 185,000 visitors in the first eight months of 2025. As part of its revival strategy, Malaysia has declared 2026 the “year of tourism”, with the goal of attracting 47 million visitors under its “Visit Malaysia” campaign. “Malaysia wants to bring more tourists from Bangladesh,” he said, noting that Tourism Malaysia operates an overseas office in Dhaka. Mohammad Shoeb, Tourism Malaysia’s Bangladesh marketing manager, said roughly 140,000 Bangladeshis travelled to Malaysia in 2024. “We expect more than 300,000 tourists from Bangladesh to visit Malaysia next year,” he told bdnews24.com.

India’s Border Security Force has detained a Bangladeshi man from the Jibannagar border in Chuadanga. The incident occurred around 10am on Wednesday near Benipur village along the frontier, according to Lt Col Md Rafiqul Alam, commander of Maheshpur-58 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion. The victim, Badar Uddin, 26, is the son of Abdul Karim from the village. Karim said: “In the morning, villagers told me that my son had been taken by the BSF. “We have appealed to the BGB so that my son, who is a cattle trader, can be brought back quickly.”BGB officer Rafiqul said, “We have confirmed the matter.