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Around 60 buses off the roads, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as rival sides trade blame
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The telecom regulator is seeking to raise the spectrum renewal bill for Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink to around Tk 21,250 crore under a revised plan to extend their licence period to 20 years.
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India may be the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but its stock market is among the worst performers in emerging markets. That’s because economic growth has not translated into corporate earnings growth. The question is whether that will change.
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Govt orders national flag hoisting on Nov 7
The government has directed all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings, along with Bangladesh missions abroad, to hoist the national
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Purbachal plot corruption: Shawkat Aziz Russell sent to jail after surrender
Shawkat Aziz Russell, son of late Partex Group founder MA Hashem, was sent to jail on Sunday after a Dhaka court rejected his bail petition in a corruption case over plot allocation in the Purbachal residential project of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).
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Bangladesh’s exports rise 4.39pc in Oct
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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Prime Bank PLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jagannath University to expand banking services for the university’s students, teachers and employees and promote financial inclusion on campus.
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Clashes leave vehicles and factories under attack as police fire tear gas and use water cannons to disperse protesting garment workers
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In the early 1990s, Grindlays Bank closed all retail customer accounts with balances of less than Tk 100,000 and sent cheques for the remaining amounts to customers.
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Shimanto Bank organises orientation programme for newly recruited probationary officers
The orientation programme for the first batch of Probationary Officers of Shimanto Bank PLC was held at the bank’s Head Office recently.
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Dhaka to have 8 e-rickshaw zones with separate colours, no driving licences for now
Dhaka will be divided into eight zones for the operation of battery-powered rickshaws, with separate colours assigned to vehicles in each zone, as the government moves to regulate their movement in urban areas. However, e-rickshaw drivers will not be required to obtain...
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Protesting ready-made garment (RMG) workers block the Dhaka-Tangail highway to demand a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000 in the Sofipur area of Kaliakair in Gazipur on 1 November 2026. Photo: TBS
The figures are based on data collected up to 11:30am today.
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Ireland’s European 1500-m gold medallist Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
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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An oil refinery on fire following what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, September 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters/FILE
Moscow did not comment on the reported attack in Rostov.
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BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi speaks at a discussion organised by the Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers' Forum at the Sanuallah Mia Hall of the Dhaka Bar Association today (1 November 2026). Photo: Courtesy
The BNP leader says parties with differing views on the charter should address their disagreements through parliamentary debate and constitutional amendments.
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Shahe Alam’s remarks ‘outright false and ridiculous’: Jamaat
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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Iranian negotiators in Doha to continue talks to end the US-Iran war, official says
Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to any new attacks by striking US and Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, as the eight-month-old war continues to disrupt global oil supplies and spill over across the Middle East.
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Bank Asia PLC has organised an awareness session for its senior management on the newly introduced “Risk-Based Supervision (RBS) Framework” at Bank Asia Tower in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, in compliance with Bangladesh Bank’s regulatory requirements to raise awareness among senior bank officials.
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12 buses held at JU after Itihas Paribahan conductor attempts to harass female student
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) detained 12 buses of Itihas Paribahan on Monday over allegations that a bus worker tried to physically harass a female student and behaved rudely with her.
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Acting FM Humaiun Kobir to represent Bangladesh at CHOGM
Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir will represent Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which is scheduled to take place from November 1 to 4 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. His broader engagements at the CHOGM are expected to provide...
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