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DB seeks 7-day remand for retired major in anti-state conspiracy case
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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The journey started at Tk 627 in 1986, when the minimum wage for garment workers was first fixed.
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NCP leader quits over alleged ideological deviation
National Citizen Party (NCP) Kurigram district unit Organising Secretary Md Nurunnabi Sarker has resigned from the party, alleging deviations from
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Roni travelled to Russia on May 7 with two other young men from Gopalganj district. Photo: Collected
Roni’s family is now seeking return of his body. They said he was lured to Russia with promise of company job, only to be sent to the battlefield
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Apu Biswas’s kiss video goes viral
Dhallywood actress Apu Biswas has sparked fresh discussion on social media after a video showing actor Adnan Azad kissing her
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Bangladesh Solar Expo begins Tuesday to boost rooftop solar, attract investment
The two-day Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026 will begin in Dhaka on Tuesday as the government steps up efforts to expand solar power generation, attract private investment and promote rooftop solar installations.The expo will be held on November 3-4 at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibitio
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Franchise-based bus services launched on 7 Dhaka routes
“In the past, all governments wanted to bring discipline to the roads, but progress was delayed because they indulged vested interests,” a transport owner says
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SAU students block China-Maitree signal again
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) blocked the China-Maitree signal in Agargaon, Dhaka, again on Sunday, demanding the return of
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Over 50 Ashulia RMG factories suspend operations amid wage hike protests
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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The Portuguese superstar will miss Monday's meeting with Pakhtakor in Tashkent after head coach Ange Postecoglou decided to rest him alongside Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan.
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Salahuddin says some former MPs, ministers and state ministers are involved; minimum wage board may hold first meeting today
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‘No intention’ of engaging in nuclear talks with US: Iran
Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of parliament, says “epic resilience” by Iran and its army’s “formidable power and iron will” have brought the United States and its allies “face-to-face with the hard wall of reality”.“They must accept that they have no choi
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MPO teachers announce sit-in at Press Club on Nov 4
MPO-enrolled teachers and employees are set to stage a sit-in program in front of the National Press Club on November
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Sonali Bank signs agreement with Bangladesh Bank
Sonali Bank PLC signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank for a pre-financing scheme aimed at the growth and development
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Investors are increasingly questioning the sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom as major technology companies commit hundreds of billions of dollars to computing infrastructure, raising concerns about profitability, debt, and future returns.
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Bridge over Sarta Canal to boost connectivity between two upazilas
Shahadat Hossain Sajjad, Rauzan (Chattogram)A 120-metre-long bridge is being constructed over the Sarta Canal to ease longstanding communication difficulties between Rauzan and Fatikchhari upazilas in Chattogram, benefiting an estimated 50,000 people.The bridge, proposed to be named after Shaheed Sa
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Editors’ Council urges responsibility, restraint after Rashed tears apart Amar Desh copy
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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Anti-govt element may be behind Mirpur worker unrest: Police
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) cleared the blockaded roads in Mirpur on Sunday afternoon, November 1, restoring traffic flow following
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US man sets bizarre world record by moving ice cubes with his mouth
David Rush, a resident of Idaho in the United States, has set an unusual world record by transferring ice cubes
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A women worker is busy making clothes. The picture was taken on Monday. Photographer: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin.
The newly formed wage board will be the eighth since the first one was constituted in 1984, with entry-level monthly pay rising nearly 20-fold over four decades.
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