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Bangladesh, Japan join hands to train youths for jobs
Four Bangladeshi and Japanese organizations signed an agreement on Thursday to train underprivileged young Bangladeshis in Japanese language and job
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AR Rahman’s ‘Mangal Rang’ tops YouTube Music charts amid debate
AR Rahman reacts as ‘Mangal Rang’ tops YouTube Music charts amid online debate
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Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University hold a protest banner as they block Begum Rokeya Sarani in Agargaon over the Secretariat relocation plan. Photo: Courtesy
Several hundred students blocked the road in front of the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at around 11:45am after gathering on the university campus from 10am.
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election: 9 polling officials withdrawn over ‘support for ruling party’
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This image shows the orbital pathway of the newly discovered dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138, as observed by the US National Science Foundation/Department of Energy Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This image is a composite of multiple images captured by Rubin between March 4 and July 11, 2026, at intervals indicated by the teal-colored circles. ED138 is visible at the center of each circle. Photo: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/Handout via REUTERS
Researchers said the candidate, named 2026 ED138, has an estimated diameter of between roughly 370 and 930 miles (600 and 1,500 km) and orbits about 46 times farther from the Sun than Earth
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. Photo: Reuters
South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday that Seoul was still considering various options regarding a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, including sending a maritime patrol aircraft. Seoul was continuing discussions with Washington on possible options, but a combat deployment was ruled out in line with President Lee Jae
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Bus franchise launch faces hurdles as operators resist merger
Non-cooperation from bus operators and entrenched irregularities in the public transport sector are complicating efforts to introduce a bus route franchise (BRF) system on six routes in Dhaka, despite authorities setting November 1 as the latest launch date.
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BERC panel proposes Tk 139 hike on 12kg LPG
BERC’s technical committee proposes raising the price of a 12kg private LPG cylinder by Tk 139 to Tk 1,976 and autogas to Tk 93.88 per litre.
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Nayeem's four wickets give Bangladesh 27-run lead in Mirpur Test
Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan took four wickets as Bangladesh bowled West Indies out for 245 on the third day of the first Test on Friday, giving them a 27-run first-innings lead.
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“Great win, great team performance. Happy to help with a hattrick!” Ronaldo wrote on social media after the match.
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Nuclear fuel supply begins for Rooppur plant’s second unit
Preparations have begun for the initial fuel loading of the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, with the first shipment of fuel assemblies for its VVER-1200 reactor arriving in Bangladesh, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has said. According to a...
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508 Russian nuclear exprts to come to Iran: Rosatom CEO
The Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Rosatom, has rejected plans to evacuate Russian personnel from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant,
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Registration mandatory as govt issues new rules to regulate e-rickshaws
The government has issued new rules to regulate the operation of battery-run three-wheeled rickshaws (e-rickshaws) in city corporation areas, making registration mandatory.
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As well as supplying vehicles and parts to the EU, Turkey is making its own electric cars. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidency/HandoutAA/picture alliance
In shielding Europe's carmakers from Chinese rivals, the EU risks hurting close partners from Turkey and Morocco to Japan and South Korea. Billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of European jobs are at stake.
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Russian strike on Ukrainian train station kills 14
A photo released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service after an air attack on a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday. -AFPAt least 14 people have been killed after a ...
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Awami league leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif sentenced to death, property ordered to be seized
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14 to receive youth awards on Nov 1
Fourteen individuals will receive the National Youth Awards 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions in various fields.State Minister for
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PM leaves for home after four-day Japan visit
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday sits in a replica of Toyota's first production passenger car during a visit to the Japanese automaker's Motomachi factory in Nagoya. -CollectedPrime Minister Tarique ...
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Aviation safety is vital for protecting human lives: Defence Adviser
Bangladesh Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) AKM Shamsul Islam posed for a photograph with the participants of the 8th International Flight Safety Seminar 2026 on Wednesday. - ISPRPrime ...
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No extrajudicial killings, custodial deaths since govt takes office: home minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed claims no extrajudicial killings or deaths in police custody since the government took office, citing improved law and order.
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