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Yeahia Mirza president, Nazrul Islam general secretary in PRAB elections
Yeahia Mirza, head of Public Relations and media at City Bank PLC, has been elected President of the Public Relations Association of
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Mobs kill a person everyday in October, up 40% in a month: MSF
Deaths from mob violence in Bangladesh increased by nearly 39 per cent in October compared with the previous month, while attacks on places of worship belonging to religious minorities rose sharply, raising concerns over human rights, public safety and accountability, according to a monthly review b
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Five more Saudi factory fire victims’ bodies reach Naogaon
The bodies of five more Bangladeshi workers killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have reached their homes in Naogaon. The bodies arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8:30am on Saturday....
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Labour Minister urges garment workers to end agitation
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has said a wage board will be formed on Sunday to set new wages for garment workers, adding that there is no reason for workers to continue their agitation.The minister made the announcement at a press briefing at Shram Bhaban in Bijoynagar follo
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12 injured in clash over fertiliser cards in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah CorrespondentTwelve people were injured in a clash between two groups over the distribution of fertiliser cards among farmers in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Thursday afternoon (October 29).The incident took place in Jitapur village of Azampur union.According to hospital and police so
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Shariful Raj faces legal notice
Production house Real Energy Production has sent a legal notice to actor Shariful Raj, accusing him of breaching his contract
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Participants take part in the ‘Forest and Life Festival 2026’, organised by Pittachhara Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Initiative at Khedachhara Primary School ground in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, on 31 October 2026, featuring traditional games, drama and cultural performances highlighting the region’s forests, wildlife and heritage. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
The Business Standard and TBS Graduates were media partners of the festival.
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Bina Dhan-26 gains popularity among Gopalganj farmers
Farmers in Gopalganj are increasingly turning to Bina Dhan-26 after the variety of Aman rice delivered significantly higher yields than conventional varieties. Mohabbat Ali, a farmer from Shuktail village in Jalalabad union of Gopalganj Sadar upazila, harvested 32.5 maunds of...
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DJ party raid costs additional DIG his job
He was first placed on special duty after police raided the property he had rented out in the capital
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UK signals shift on slave trade apology, but rules out reparations
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed willingness to issue a formal apology for the United Kingdom
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SRB arrests arms trader 'Killer Shiblu' with 4 pistols
The Special Response Battalion (SRB-1) arrested notorious arms trader Md. Ikramul Islam Shiblu, alias
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Depression deepens south of Bangladesh as ports hoist cautionary signal
A depression has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea, after a well-marked low-pressure area moved west-northwest and intensified.
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The protests followed a wave of Gen Z-led demonstrations across Europe this year. In Serbia, student-led activism helped unseat the country's longtime leader at the ballot box, while protests in France have descended into rioting and looting.
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Muhit: Institute of Health Management to begin operation on January 1
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit on Saturday said that the Bangladesh Institute of Health Management (BIHM) in Savar, which has remained neglected and largely unused for years, would formally begin its operations on January 1 next year. "By December...
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Dinesh Trivedi: Lalon Shah lighthouse of humanity
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday described Fakir Lalon Shah as the lighthouse of humanity, drawing an analogy with a ship lost at sea that looks for a lighthouse to find its direction. “Lalon Shah is the lighthouse of humanity. This...
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Bhansali faces backlash over Gangubai post
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production house has faced social media backlash after promoting Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi shortly after releasing
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Indian Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Photo: Facebook
Kharge rejects BJP charge, says bloc defends citizens’ voting rights.
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10km gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail hwy
A violent clash broke out between police and protesting garment workers in Gazipur
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Acting FM Humaiun, State Minister Shama mourn death of FS's father
Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam have expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent educationist Md Nurul Alam, father of Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam.
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Constitution must be amended by consensus to prevent future fascism: home minister
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