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Bangladesh women hold Jordan to 2-2 draw

The Bangladesh national women's football team came back twice to hold hosts Jordan for a 2-2 draw in the second and final match of the tri-nation FIFA friendly series at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman on Tuesday night.

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300 victims still missing: commission

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances on Wednesday submitted its second interim report to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus with details of ‘horrific stories’ of victims of inhuman torture by state forces during the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina...

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Holidays not to affect economy: Salehuddin

The advisory council on government purchase on Wednesday approved a proposal to procure 12.75 lakh tonnes of petroleum fuel oil at a cost of $740 million in the July-December period of 2025...

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India pushes 32 more into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed 32 more people into Bangladesh through the Bijoypur-Baghmara border at Durgapur upazila in Netrakona district early Wednesday...

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Jhenaidah AL leader Mintu granted bail in MP Anar abduction case

The High Court on Monday granted interim bail to Jhenaidah district Awami League general secretary Saidul Karim Mintu in connection with the abduction of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, whose dismembered body was later allegedly recovered in Kolkata, India.

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Ziaur Rahman was pride of workers: Rizvi

Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described Ziaur Rahman as the ‘pride of the working people’ and called for united efforts to restore democracy in Bangladesh.

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Focus research on public benefit: BMU VC

Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Md Shahinul Alam on Tuesday urged resident students to give more importance to thesis publication focusing on research, beneficial to the country.

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Biman turns crisis into cargo triumph

After India abruptly suspended transshipment facilities for Bangladeshi exports, fears loomed large over the future of air cargo. But instead of a breakdown, the crisis became a turning point.

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Ishraque ‘relaxes’ protest, Nagar Bhaban remains locked

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday announced that the ongoing protest at the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, was ‘relaxed’, but did not clarify whether the DSCC headquarters and other...

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HC questions Faruque’s removal from BCB board

The High Court on Monday issued a ruling asking the government to explain why the removal of former national cricket team’s captain Faruque Ahmed from the Bangladesh Cricket Board should not be declared illegal.

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IOM pledges support for Bangladesh’s migration goals

International Organization for Migration has reiterated its support towards the priorities of Bangladesh for expanding the legal pathways for migration, including skill matching, awareness campaigns, elder care and vocational training.

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India pushes 56 more people into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed 56 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Chapainawabganj, Panchagrah, and Mymensingh districts on Tuesday.

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Court rejects Chinmoy’s bail petition in five cases

The Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court has rejected bail petitions filed in five separate cases by Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagran...

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Structural limits of representation in post July uprising Bangladesh

THERE are moments in a nation’s history when silence bears more weight than slogans. In post-uprising Bangladesh, a country navigating political rupture and renewal after the fall of long-standing authoritarian rule, the language of reform rings loudly across press briefings and policy drafts. Yet parallel to this public performance of transformation runs a quieter, more...

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How interim elite resurrects regime in disguise

I WAS struck, perhaps not entirely surprised though, when Professor Muhammad Yunus recently noted that only one political party is still actively calling for elections in December. It was a sobering reminder of the dismal state of political pluralism in Bangladesh, a country where democratic aspirations have too often been sacrificed at the altar of elite consensus or...

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Bangladesh urges Lanka to boost medicine import

Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday called upon Sri Lanka to increase its import of pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh, highlighting the strength, global standards, and competitiveness of the country’s pharmaceutical sector...

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Now Tigers have a middle order problem

The biggest positive, if there was any, of the Bangladesh national cricket team in the last two series would be the performances of the top-order batters, especially the openers in Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain.

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StanChart launches Eid campaign

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has launched exclusive offers for its cardholders across popular lifestyle categories offering up to 60 per cent savings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said a press release...

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Legal flaws, decentralisation fuel banking scams: Saddat

Centralised operations, diversified revenue models, and disciplined governance are vital for the recovery of Bangladesh’s banking sector, said Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (current charge) of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC...

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City Bank, CEAB hold Chinese Investors’ Night

City Bank PLC, in collaboration with Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh recently hosted a high-level business networking event in honour of the visiting business delegation comprising over 100 Chinese investors and businessmen, says a press release.