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Tarique calls on Japanese businesses to invest in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged Japanese businesses to invest in Bangladesh, pledging support for new ventures as the countries seek to deepen economic ties.

The Financial Express • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:47 PM
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Mbappe's Mao remarks expose costs of crossing China's red lines

The speed of the fallout will be familiar to companies, brands and celebrities with exposure to China.

The Business Standard • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:45 PM
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NCP to demonstrate at Shahbagh on Friday, calling on at least 3 ministers to resign

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called a mass protest at Shahbagh on Friday, pressing a five-point charter of demands led by the resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood.

UNB • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:44 PM
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Schools, madrasas to sit same board exams: Education minister

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said the government plans to introduce the same

Daily Observer • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:44 PM
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EC sees no cause for concern ahead of Thakurgaon-1 by-polls

Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said there is no reason for concern so far ahead of the by-election in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency. He made the comment while speaking to journalists at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka, on...

Dhaka Tribune • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:43 PM
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Nine more die of dengue in

Nine more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while another 1,982 patients have been admitted to hospitals.

The Financial Express • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:40 PM
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Mbappe apology fails to stem China backlash

French football star Kylian Mbappe’s apology over remarks about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has failed to quell the backlash

Daily Observer • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:40 PM
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Shadman stranded on 99 as bad light ends first day of Mirpur Test

The match was halted for about 50 minutes due to bad light before resuming for four overs.

The Business Standard • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:40 PM
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3 Satkania police members withdrawn over looting Yaba pills

Three police members of Satkania Police Station in Chattogram have been withdrawn and attached to the police lines in connection with their alleged involvement in looting 30,000 yaba pills from a mini-truck in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram district.

UNB • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:38 PM
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PM’s flight to Dhaka from Tokyo delayed after technical glitch

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s flight to Dhaka from Tokyo was delayed on Thursday after the Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft developed a technical glitch shortly before takeoff from Narita International Airport.

UNB • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:38 PM
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Shares of the company edged up marginally to Tk 143.1 at 12:56 pm from yesterday’s closing price of Tk 143 on the DSE

The Daily Star • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:36 PM
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Traders seek Tk 14 hike in soybean oil price ahead of Ramadan

Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, bottled soybean oil traders have proposed increasing prices by Tk 14 per liter, citing rising edible oil prices and escalating freight costs in the international market.

The Financial Express • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:32 PM
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Porwar alleges plethora of irregularities in Thakurgaon-1 by-election, including advance stamping of ballots

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Thursday alleged that ballot book counterfoils at several polling centres in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election had been stamped and signed in advance, potentially creating opportunities for fake voting.

UNB • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:30 PM
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Sadman 99 not out as Bangladesh score 213

Bangladesh scored 213 for three wickets on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies in Mirpur on

Daily Observer • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:29 PM
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Mercantile Bank, Tradewind sign MoU

Mercantile Bank PLC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tradewind GmbH, Germany, for availing non-recourse export factoring against sales contracts, usance LC discounting, and import factor services for the export and import customers of Mercantile Bank....

Dhaka Tribune • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:28 PM
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Mbappe’s Mao remarks show cost of offending China

Mbappe's Mao remarks expose costs of crossing China's red lines

bdnews24 • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:25 PM
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Smarting from a massive 13-0 defeat to India in their tournament opener, Bangladesh put up a much-improved, defensively disciplined performance before eventually going down 1-0 to Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy in Punjab on Thursday.

The Daily Star • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:18 PM
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Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and LaLiga have apologised for the superstar striker's comments about Mao Zedong, but the damage to their reputation in China won't be easily or quickly repaired, experts say.

The Daily Star • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:16 PM
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Robi posts Tk747cr profit in nine months

Robi’s nine-month profit reached Tk746.5 crore as revenue rose to Tk7,929 crore, with 4G users accounting for 72% of its active subscribers by September.

The Business Standard • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:15 PM
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Court freezes 27 bank accounts of ex-MP Salim Uddin, wife

A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 27 bank accounts belonging to former Naogaon-3 MP Md Salim Uddin Tarfder and his wife, Shamima Akter Shirin. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order on Thursday following petitions filed by the...

Dhaka Tribune • 7 Days, Oct 28, 2026 5:13 PM
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