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DB arrests five members of 'honey-trap' gang
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested five people including two women for their alleged involvement in a “honey-trap” gang.
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Body of Bangladeshi man killed in Latvia returns home
The body of Bangladeshi national Sohel Rana, who died in Latvia after allegedly being tortured by human traffickers, returned home on Sunday. The remains of Sohel, 45, son of Abul Hashem, reached his home at Ramchandrapur village in Sadar upazila around 3:00 pm, triggering an...
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Nepal resumes electricity exports to Bangladesh
Nepal resumed electricity exports to Bangladesh on Friday after a nearly two-month suspension caused by flood damage to hydropower plants, an official said.
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PM’s Japan visit to help build long-term partnership, attract investment: Humaiun Kobir
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Monday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Japan offers an important opportunity to explore new areas of cooperation and build a long-term partnership based on mutual interests.
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Bus services on Kishoreganj-Mohakhali route suspended indefinitely
Bus services on the Kishoreganj-Mohakhali route have been suspended indefinitely due to a dispute among transport owners, leaving passengers travelling
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Five held over honey-trapping, blackmailing wealthy men in Dhaka
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested five alleged members of a honey-trapping and blackmailing gang, including its suspected ringleader, in the capital’s Turag area. The gang allegedly used fake social media identities to lure...
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Pakistani actor Bilal Abbas Khan to visit Dhaka in Nov
Pakistani actor Bilal Abbas Khan is scheduled to visit Dhaka from November 6 to 8 as a special guest at
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File photo of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir. Photo: Courtesy
The state minister will represent Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda from 1 to 4 November.
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The BNP and its affiliated bodies subsequently dissolved three committees and expelled 14 leaders and activists following the attack on the Radda maternal and child health centre in Mirpur. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.
Political leaders may change, but the networks linking political loyalty to economic gain often survive. Unless parties establish transparent funding systems and break the nexus between influence and profit, corruption will persist under successive government
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Tiger attack injures four in Lalmonirhat; gunshots fail to stop it
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Erfan Group (Rice Unit) holds Annual Distributor Conference 2026
“United by Trust, Rising to the Peak of Success”—embracing this slogan, Erfan Group (Rice Unit), one of Bangladesh’s leading producers, marketers and exporters of rice and food products, held its Annual Distributor Conference 2026 on October 24 at the...
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File photo of Benapole land port
The port handled 256 truckloads of imports and 45 truckloads of exports today as customs and port activities returned to normal and accumulated cargo began moving.
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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir meets a delegation led by Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Julhas Uddin at Bangabhaban on 25 October. The President stressed improving textile education and research to reduce reliance on foreign experts. Photo: PID
The president also underscored the need to increase domestic cotton production to meet the raw material requirements of the textile industry.
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PM seeks Japan’s help to set up technological village, innovation city in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday sought Japan’s cooperation in establishing a Technological Village and Innovation City in Bangladesh, alongside expanding collaboration in agricultural modernisation, agro-processing and light engineering.
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Ukraine's strikes on Russian sites test ties with Trump
The dispute highlights competing views in Washington and Kyiv over how to bring Moscow to the negotiating table
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Police halt Dhanmondi human chain against attacks on Baul culture
Police on Monday prevented cultural activists from holding a human chain in the capital’s Dhanmondi to protest the obstruction of female Baul singers in Sunamganj and other alleged attacks on cultural programmes across the country, detaining former Bangladesh Chhatra Union president Dipak Shil during a confrontation.
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Trade deficit widens by 34%, hits 3-year high
Despite growing trade and investment opportunities across Asian markets, Bangladesh’s export earnings are failing to keep pace. On the contrary, rising import expenditure has pushed the trade deficit in goods to its highest level in three years. In FY26, the country
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BUFT hosts national quiz competition 2.0, 2026
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) organized the “BGMEA Presents BUFT National Quiz Competition 2.0, 2026” on October 25 at its Abdullah Hil Rakib Auditorium. The competition was powered by BRB, Nexagen and RFL, and co-powered by DESCO, Asutex,...
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Andriy Lunin is in line to replace Courtois in goal at Camp Nou.
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CCTV footage captures the moment a cat sitting on Asif Akbar’s car jumps away at the sound of gunfire in Moghbazar. Photo: TBS
Police are analysing CCTV footage collected from nearby buildings and other locations in Moghbazar to identify the suspect.
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