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Bangladesh coach Thomas Dooley has turned to overseas-based forwards Ronan Sullivan and Mohammed Mahe Khan in a bid to solve the national team’s long-standing No 9 problem
Serbia is facing a major political turning point as Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat in the October 25, 2026, snap parliamentary election. The student-led opposition movement, known as the Student List or "Students Win", is projected to win 135–140 seats, securing a majority in the 250-member parliament and potentially ending 12 years of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) rule.
The revised prices will remain effective at all jewellery establishments until further notice.
Today (25 October), Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 delivered the verdict and fined the accused Tk1 lakh.
More than 4,00,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and inequality, with largely peaceful demonstrations turning violent in Paris and several other cities despite a massive police deployment.
The government has taken a series of reforms to the bonded warehouse system, customs procedures and export incentives to reduce business costs, simplify import and export operations, and help diversify Bangladesh’s export base beyond readymade garments (RMG).
The website of Janata Bank has come under cyberattack despite being taken offline as a precaution.The bank’s IT team is
Around 3,000 maunds of jute stored in the warehouses were destroyed in the fire.
The directives prohibit parking vehicles along the banks of water bodies, fishing, playing drums, setting off firecrackers, clapping or making loud noises in the surrounding areas.
At least three of the shooting victims have sustained serious injuries, while nine others are reported to be in stable condition, police say
All offices of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) have been declared 100% tobacco- and smoke-free to protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Gunfire, explosions and the constant fear of death-a young man from Gazipur, Md Imam Hossain Imran, has been sharing his
Government, semi-government and autonomous offices across the country reopened on Sunday after a five-day holiday for Durga Puja and the weekend. Banks, insurance companies, the stock market and private-sector establishments also resumed operations. According to the official...
Minu was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on 21 October after suddenly falling ill. As his condition deteriorated and he was found to be suffering from anaemia, he was given several bags of blood.
The election comes amid debate over national security, accountability for the October 2023 attacks, military conscription, judicial reform and the rising cost of living
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited Land Minister Md Mizanur Rahman Minu at Bangladesh Medical University on Sunday morning, where
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Factory jobs in Bangladesh drive economic growth but fail to lift millions of urban workers from poverty.
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