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The rights group calls for the cyber amendment’s withdrawal and changes to the disappearance and SRB laws to align them with international human rights standards.

The Business Standard • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:10 PM
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Boba Plus: Pearls, peaches, and a crownworthy sundae

From chewy brown sugar pearls to a mango sundae worth every spoonful, Boba Plus has plenty to satisfy a bubble tea craving, though not every drink hits the sweet spot

The Business Standard • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:10 PM
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Over 10 lakh MedixBD records for sale on dark web

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

New Age • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:09 PM
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Bangladesh claw back with late wickets

Shadman’s century was followed by a dramatic batting collapse, but Bangladesh strikes back through Taijul Islam

bdnews24 • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:05 PM
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Around the town: Events happening in Dhaka

Halloween Crafternoon - a Halloween crafting session where participants can create their own spooky masks in a fun, creative setting Date: 30 October Venue: EPI Restaurant, Gulshan Time: 11:00 AM–1:00 PM Bhoot Chaturdashi - a Bangali ghost-themed Halloween event featuring a ghost hunt, Bhoot FM storytelling, tarot readings, face painting, children's books and live music Date:

The Business Standard • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:05 PM
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Maldives High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. Photo : Bangabhaban

The president also reiterated to continue existing facilities and opportunities for the maldivian students to study medicine in Bangladesh.

The Business Standard • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:05 PM
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Raihan’s death in custody: Suspended Sylhet SI Akbar sentenced to death

A Sylhet court on Thursday sentenced suspended Sub-Inspector of police Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan to death in a case filed over the death of Raihan Ahmed in torture at the Bandarbazar police outpost in 2020. Sylhet Metropolitan and Sessions Judge Abdul Mozid Munshi also awarded...

Dhaka Tribune • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:02 PM
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March will begin at Baitul Mukarram at 8:00am, with roadside rallies planned at several points before concluding in Kushtia at 8:30pm

The Daily Star • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:02 PM
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BB consolidates forex rules, allows importers to hedge commodity price risks

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday issued a consolidated circular on foreign exchange management and operations, bringing existing regulations together in a single document while allowing Authorised Dealer (AD) banks to offer commodity price hedging facilities to eligible importers.

The Financial Express • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 6:02 PM
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Germany, South Korea deepen security partnership amid Russia-North Korea concerns

Germany and South Korea set out an enhanced security partnership on Thursday, arguing that growing cooperation between Moscow and ​Pyongyang showed that European and Asian security were increasingly ‌intertwined.

The Financial Express • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:59 PM
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Cop sentenced to death, five others jailed over custodial death in Sylhet

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

New Age • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:59 PM
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Precise PetLab marks first anniversary by launching mobile app

Precise PetLab Diagnostics & Hospital Ltd., a specialized veterinary hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka, is celebrating its first anniversary on Friday with an event at its premises, where it is also launching a mobile app.

UNB • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:57 PM
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KCC administrator joins cleanliness drive in Khulna

Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Administrator and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society-Khulna City Unit Chairman Nazrul Islam Manju inspected a water hyacinth

Daily Observer • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:57 PM
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Dengue: 6 more die, 1,886 hospitalized in

Six people died of dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today while 1,886 were hospitalized after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period. The latest fatalities have raised the country

Dhaka Tribune • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:56 PM
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Meta loses appeal over French media payment rules

Meta loses appeals against interim measures imposed by French regulators

bdnews24 • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:56 PM
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Spain’s deadly train crash adds new complication to Sanchez reelection campaign

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had hoped to ride a wave of public anger over the eviction of an octogenarian, who later died, to win reelection in a snap ​election, but Wednesday’s deadly train crash has dealt a serious blow to his campaign.

The Financial Express • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:55 PM
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Boxes of perished goods are seen outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris the day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, 13 October, 2026. REUTERS/Lucien Libert/File Photo

The US Army Criminal Investigation Division said its Cyber Field Office was involved in the investigation and that it was working with French law enforcement ​to better understand "the refrigeration outages in Europe."

The Business Standard • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:55 PM
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Bangladesh reach World Cup semis with 4-0 win

Bangladesh stormed into the semifinals of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival’s Tier E after thrashing Montenegro 4-0 in

Daily Observer • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:54 PM
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Ex-DSCC councillor Sayeed jailed for 7 years in corruption case

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ward-9 councillor AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed to seven years in prison in a corruption case involving the acquisition of assets beyond his known sources of income. Judge Hamidul Islam of Dhaka Special...

Dhaka Tribune • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:54 PM
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‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 13 at Ukraine train station

A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 13 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “horrific” attack that demands a response from Kyiv’s allies. The strike came as...

Dhaka Tribune • 5 Days, Oct 29, 2026 5:54 PM
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