Protesting ready-made garment (RMG) workers block the Dhaka-Tangail highway to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000 in the Sofipur area of Kaliakair in Gazipur on 1 November 2026. Photo: TBS
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Protesting ready-made garment (RMG) workers block the Dhaka-Tangail highway to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000 in the Sofipur area of Kaliakair in Gazipur on 1 November 2026. Photo: TBS

The figures are based on data collected up to 11:30am today.

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Ireland’s European 1500-m gold medallist Ciara Mageean dies aged 34

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

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An oil refinery on fire following what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, September 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters/FILE

Moscow did not comment on the reported attack in Rostov.

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BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi speaks at a discussion organised by the Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers' Forum at the Sanuallah Mia Hall of the Dhaka Bar Association today (1 November 2026). Photo: Courtesy

The BNP leader says parties with differing views on the charter should address their disagreements through parliamentary debate and constitutional amendments.

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Shahe Alam’s remarks ‘outright false and ridiculous’: Jamaat

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 7:07 PM
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Iranian negotiators in Doha to continue talks to end the US-Iran war, official says

Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to any new attacks by striking US and Israeli targets in ​neighbouring countries, as the eight-month-old war continues to disrupt global ​oil supplies and spill over across the Middle East.

The Business Standard • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 7:05 PM
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Acting FM Humaiun Kobir to represent Bangladesh at CHOGM

Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir will represent Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which is scheduled to take place from November 1 to 4 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. His broader engagements at the CHOGM are expected to provide...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:58 PM
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PM calls emergency meeting over garment unrest

A new wage board has been formed to determine the minimum pay for garment workers

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Govt to implement reforms with five stakeholders to ensure sustainable LDC graduation: Titumir

The government has undertaken a comprehensive reform initiative involving five key stakeholders - the people, private sector, United Nations, development partners and multilateral development institutions - to ensure Bangladesh’s sustainable graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) c

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Showkat Aziz Russell. File Photo: Collected

Court rejects bail after he surrenders against 14-year prison sentence.

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Amite Hasan. Photo: Courtesy

Mominul sustained a head injury on the third day of the first Test while fielding at short leg.

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File photo of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir. Photo: Courtesy

He says the extension, approved unanimously by the UN General Assembly, reflects Bangladesh's success in convincing the international community of the need for more time to prepare for graduation.

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In the shadow of a founding document

On the evening of 17 October, the seminar room of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka became more than a screening venue. It turned into a meeting place of history, memory, and reflection. People from different professions and generations gathered there to attend the premiere...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:44 PM
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Bulbul murder: Arrest warrants issued for three magistrates, investigation officer

A Dhaka court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against three former Dhaka metropolitan magistrates and an investigation officer in the murder case of dentist Ahmed Mahi Bulbul, directing them to appear as witnesses. Acting Judge Zahidul Islam of the 13th Additional...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:43 PM
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Vegetable prices drop, keeps food inflation at bay

While the prices of certain commodities are declining in the domestic market, the costs of several daily essentials continue to rise. A drop in the prices of vegetables, alongside rice and wheat, has led to a slight improvement in food inflation. However, prices for...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:42 PM
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NBR sends door-to-door notices to taxpayers to boost revenue

The National Revenue Board (NBR) fell short of its revenue collection target by Tk41,879 crore in the first three months of the current FY27. Against the quarterly target, the agency managed to collect only Tk92,517 crore. To address this massive deficit, expand the tax net,...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:41 PM
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RMG manufacturers warn of factory closures if unrest continues

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:39 PM
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Summit’s LNG terminal maintenance to cut gas supply by 35pc

Bangladesh's national gas supply may fall by about 320 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), or nearly 35 per cent for four days beginning on Wednesday, as Summit LNG Terminal in Maheshkhali is scheduled to suspend regasification operations for emergency maintenance, according to Petrobangla.

The Financial Express • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:38 PM
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Measles outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,254 as two die in

Two more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Sunday, raising the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 1,254. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified both of the latest casualties as...

Dhaka Tribune • 14 Hours, Nov 1, 2026 6:38 PM
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Extended LDC graduation timeline a major diplomatic success: Humaiun Kobir

Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir on Sunday said the decision to extend Bangladesh’s preparatory period for graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category by three years is a significant diplomatic success for the country.

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