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The government enforced the 22-day fishing ban from 8 October to protect mother hilsa during their breeding season.
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Bangladesh seeks lower Thai duties on pharma, jute goods
Bangladesh has urged Thailand to import more pharmaceuticals and jute products from Bangladesh and reduce duties on Bangladeshi goods to improve their competitiveness in the Thai market and narrow the bilateral trade deficit.At the fourth Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), held at Thailand’s
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Bangladesh must make food irradiation accessible to small farmers, expand facilities nationwide and ensure safety standards to reduce post-harvest losses and food waste.
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Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar speaks at a press conference at the party's central office today (30 October 2026). Photo: Courtesy
He says implementing the July Charter could ease political disputes and rebuild public confidence.
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Five arrested over attack on police team in Hazaribagh
Police have arrested five people over an attack on a police patrol team, vandalism of a government pickup van and the assault of a police constable with a sharp weapon in Hazaribagh.
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In historic first, chief minister elected in Philippines’ autonomous Muslim-majority region
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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Rashed Khan protests alleged fake news against him by tearing up copy of Amar Desh
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan has posted a video on Facebook showing him tearing a copy of the newspaper Amar Desh on Saturday.
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Bangladesh, Japan stress stronger economic ties, alternative financing
Bangladesh and Japan on Friday, underscored the need to strengthen their longstanding economic relations and expand cooperation in alternative financing to accelerate infrastructure development and deepen bilateral economic partnership. The issue came up at a bilateral...
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Bodies of unidentified man, woman recovered in Jashore
Police recovered the bodies of an unidentified man and a woman beside a pond in Keshabpur upazila on Saturday evening.
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Bangladeshi man arrested over dismembered body found in Switzerland
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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Hackers steal $6.3 bln from crypto giant Binance
Hackers have stolen $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, in what analysts say may be the largest crypto heist ever.
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Two killed, one injured in truck-auto-rickshaw collision in Joypurhat
Two people were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat on Saturday evening.
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NCP Senior Joint Convener Nasiruddin Patwary speaks at a mass rally organised by the party’s Dhaka North and South units in Shahbagh on Friday. Photo: Courtesy
Party also pledges to contest local polls independently.
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CHT minister for building drug and unemployment-free Bandarban
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue on Friday expressed his determination to ensure balanced development of the CHT, create employment and build an unemployment-free Bandarban. At the same time, he called upon leaders and activists of Jubo Dal to...
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Police chase account ‘ridiculous’: Tahsif's father
Enayetul Karim says his military officer son would not flee law enforcers and trusts the government to pursue justice for his murder
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2 dead, baby badly ill as migrant boat reaches Spain island
Two men dead, baby critically ill after migrant boat reaches Spain's El Hierro island
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Tuku: Govt working to ensure healthcare services for disadvantaged people
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has said the government is prioritising efforts to ensure healthcare assistance and development programmes reach disadvantaged people at the grassroots level. He said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has placed...
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Hilsa flood Barishal markets after 22-day ban ends, buyers question freshness
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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Roads turn into parking lots amid a shortage of spaces in Rajshahi
A shortage of designated parking facilities in Rajshahi city has turned busy roads and footpaths into unofficial parking lots, worsening traffic congestion, obstructing pedestrians, and increasing the risk of accidents. Key areas, including Saheb Bazar, New Market, Laxmipur,...
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