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Zubaida Rahman leaves Dhaka for London

Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, left Dhaka for London on Thursday after spending a month in Bangladesh.

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Local govt to decide Ishraque’s mayoral oath: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday said that its responsibility in the case of Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral matter ended with the issuance of the gazette declaring BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor, replacing Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh to comply with the lower court’s verdict...

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British envoy meets Yunus ahead of UK visit

British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Wednesday met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, ahead of his official visit to the United Kingdom.

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Metro rail services to remain closed on Eid day

The metro rail services in the capital will remain closed on Eid day, according to an office order of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited that operates the metro rail services...

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Court imposes travel ban on Munni Saha, family

A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on journalist Munni Saha, her husband Md Kabir Hossain, her mother Appel Rani Saha, and her brothers Topon Kumar Saha and Pronob Kumar Saha in connection with graft allegations.

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Cop killed in road accident in Dhaka

A sub-inspector of Dhaka Metropolitan Police was killed after being hit by a bus in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area on Monday night...

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Budget not friendlier for business as expected: DCCI president

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed in his initial budget reaction on Monday said that the proposed budget is not as much friendlier for businesses and investment expansion as expected by the business community...

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Purana Paltan building catches fire

A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the capital’s Purana Paltan area on early Monday, but was brought under control quickly with the efforts of the fire service...

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Dhaka Regency offers Eid retreat

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has invited guests to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha at the hotel and enjoy its special offers under ‘EID Retreat at Dhaka Regency’, says a press release.

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DSCC remains locked for 14th day

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain’s supporters, mostly members of several Dhaka South City Corporation workers’ unions, for the 14th consecutive day on Sunday kept halted operations at the DSCC headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, and the corporation’s zonal offices, demanding Ishraque’s swearing-in as the city mayor...

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Expat’s microbus robbed

A rented microbus carrying a female expatriate and her family was robbed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in Tangail early Saturday...

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Forum clinches victory in BGMEA Polls

The Forum, led by Rising Group managing director Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, on Saturday won the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association biennial elections for 2025-27, bagging 31 out of 35 directorship posts...

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Two youths beaten to death in Dhaka

Two people on suspicion of being drug peddlers and muggers were beaten to death by an angry mob in the capital’s Darussalam area on Saturday.

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Voting underway in BGMEA Polls

Voting was underway on Saturday at Dhaka and Chattogram centres in the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Board of Directors election for 2025-27 tenure...

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Dhaka to host 19 cattle markets

The two city corporations of Dhaka have decided to set up 17 makeshift cattle markets, along with two permanent ones, for selling sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

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Market Intelligence Platform launched

Market Intelligence Platform, designed as a one-stop digital hub for exporters, was launched at a programme held at a hotel in Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press release.

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BAEC holds mass gathering for restoring autonomy

The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held mass gathering for restoring autonomy in all the institutions under the BAEC, at the head office of the commission in Dhaka on Wednesday.