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The decision comes as authorities prioritise a high-speed, grade-separated transport corridor along the nation's main economic lifeline.
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Nations commit to get nature goals back on track
Nearly 200 nations struck hard-fought agreements Friday at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity’s destructive toll on nature. Delegates cheered as crucial texts were approved in...
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Spurned lover turns to drugs, sets up yaba factory
Police have uncovered a yaba manufacturing facility inside a residential building in Tongi, Gazipur, and arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with the operation. During the raid, police seized various equipment and chemical substances used to manufacture the drug. The...
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Wage protests in Ashulia leave 25 factories closed
Garment workers brought Ashulia’s industrial belt to a standstill on Saturday, clashing with police over wages, alleged blacklisting and job security.
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Bollywood and the underworld — together in the spotlight?
“In the entire film industry, whoever works without aligning with us, or works with Salman Khan, will be killed.” This warning was delivered in an audio message by presumed attackers on Indian actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai earlier this month, as they claimed...
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Harun, seven other police officers dismissed from service
Former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional commissioner Mohammad Harun Or Rashid has been dismissed from service for prolonged absence from his workplace without authorisation for an extended period.
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Mirpur Garment Workers Protest: Readymade garment (RMG) workers blocked several roads in Dhaka’s Mirpur this morning, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
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Ashulia clashes shut 25 factories
Six police officers are among those injured as workers take to the streets, while three suspected hand bombs are discovered
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Carabinieri officers pose with paintings by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir recovered after they were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Mamiano, Italy, in this handout image released on August 14, 2026. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo.
A 2024 survey by France's Culture Ministry found only one in four cultural institutions had an emergency and risk-prevention plan, while nearly half lacked video surveillance.
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Future political course must reflect people's will: Salahuddin
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the country's future political course must be shaped in line with the people's aspirations and national will to ensure a sustainable democratic system.He stressed the need for broad political consensus and dialogue among all stakeholders, inclu
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Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi
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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Woman seen with Tahsif in CCTV footage put on remand
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed Jerika Tasnim Disha, who was seen with former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri in video footage, on a four-day remand.
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Dengue: One more dies, 1,633 hospitalized in
One dengue patient died in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Saturday while 1,633 were hospitalized after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period. The latest fatality has raised the country
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Al-Arafah Islami Bank holds Town Hall meeting in Dhaka
Al-Arafah Islami Bank held a day-long Town Hall Meeting for its Dhaka South Zone at the IDEB Auditorium in Dhaka
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Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against new attacks
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic Republic’s foes of a possible resumption of strikes. “If the enemies once...
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Govt to build playgrounds in 4,599 unions
The government plans to build playgrounds in 4,599 unions across the country within five years to expand sports facilities at
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Industrial police say all factories in Narsinghpur closed
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Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid speaks at the inauguration of the country’s first large-scale gamma irradiation centre at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture’s regional research centre in Bhabanipur, Gazipur, on 31 October 2026. Photo: TBS
There will be no need to import even a single kilogram of onions in the future, says Amin Ur Rashid.
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Prime Minister's Adviser for Education and Primary & Mass Education Mahdi Amin today spoke at a press conference held at the Ministry of Education's conference room in the Secretariat. Photo: BSS
By expanding the use of CCTV surveillance across examination centres, the exams were conducted in a highly positive and pleasant atmosphere, he said.
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Home Ministry issues separate notifications citing desertion from service.
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