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Dhaka and its peripheral areas have lost nearly half of their water bodies over the past 35 years, with the total water area shrinking by 48 percent between 1990 and 2025, according to a study by the Urban Development Directorate (UDD).

The Daily Star • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:41 AM
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Missile attack in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Thursday (29 October 2026). Photo: BSS

Saudi Arabia has this month come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed Houthis, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport that was the kingdom's deadliest in years.

The Business Standard • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:40 AM
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PM Tarique visits Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Japan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday visited Toyota Motor Corporation’s Motomachi plant in Nagoya as part of his four-day visit to Japan. During the visit, the prime minister, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, toured the factory and observed its vehicle...

Dhaka Tribune • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:40 AM
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Bloomberg, two firms ‘to pay’ for early Trump posts

The service gives subscribers a timing advantage of about 50 milliseconds

bdnews24 • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:39 AM
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Over 1 kg heroin recovered from Chapainawabganj graveyard

Members of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) recovered 1.033 kg of heroin in an abandoned condition from a graveyard in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Thursday night.

UNB • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:38 AM
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Utah charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling

Utah criminally charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling

bdnews24 • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:38 AM
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BBS preps to adjust GDP series for new fiscal calendar

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is preparing to measure gross domestic product (GDP) estimates under a new fiscal calendar, a shift that will require adjustments to historical data and parallel calculations to ensure meaningful year-on-year growth comparisons.

The Financial Express • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:35 AM
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Sadman scores century, falls soon after; Hridoy also out

Bangladesh opener Sadman Islam scored his third Test century but was dismissed for 105 early on the second day of

Daily Observer • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:32 AM
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Masahiko Moeda, chief executive officer for South Asia at Toyota Motor Corporation; Shigeru Harada, CEO of the Mobility Division at Toyota Tsusho Corporation; and Shinichiro Otsuka, the company’s chief operating officer, were among the senior officials present during the visit.

The Business Standard • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:30 AM
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Amsterdam's new Art Zoo museum puts visitors behind bars as taxidermied animals roam freely

A giant crocodile with its jaws wide open greets visitors entering Amsterdam

UNB • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:24 AM
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Vicky Zahed’s 'Khalnayak' unveils star-studded cast featuring Nisho, Chanchal and Tama

The production house described it as a psychological thriller centred on the complexities and mysteries of human nature. The film will also mark the first collaboration between SVF Alpha-i Entertainment and Hoichoi Studios.

The Daily Star • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:24 AM
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A timeline of Flavio Bolsonaro's wild journey to the US

Bolsonaro has left Brazil after receiving a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in connection with a money-laundering investigation, in which he denies wrongdoing

bdnews24 • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:21 AM
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Derailment halts rail links of Dhaka with northern regions

Train services between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh were suspended on Thursday morning after a train derailed at Mahedra in Mirzapur

Daily Observer • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:21 AM
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Data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees leaked

Leak website releases data on thousands of US Homeland Security employees

bdnews24 • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:20 AM
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DHS and ICE have been at the centre of an immigration crackdown ordered by Trump at the start of his second term in January 2025.

The Business Standard • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:20 AM
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US Fed leaves rates unchanged

as it awaits 'accumulation of more information'

bdnews24 • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:17 AM
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Coconut symbol agents have joined Jamaat, alleges BNP candidate

BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has alleged that agents of the coconut symbol have joined Jamaat-e-Islami during the Thakurgaon-1 by-election.He

Daily Observer • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:16 AM
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BERC begins hearing on LPG price revision

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) began a public hearing on Thursday (October 29) on proposals to revise government and

Daily Observer • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:16 AM
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Rescue personnel work at the site of the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain, 28 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

After the collision, passengers debated whether it was safe to leave the trains because electrical wires were scattered outside.

The Business Standard • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:15 AM
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US District Judge David O. Carter agreed, refusing to order the seizure of the ballots and siding with the Democratic-led California government.

The Business Standard • 6 Days, Oct 29, 2026 10:15 AM
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