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RUCSU POLLS: BNP, Jamaat activists gather near RU campus

A large number of leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami gathered in areas adjacent to the main entrance of Rajshahi University on Thursday, coinciding with the elections to the university central students’ union (RUCSU), hall unions, and Senate student representatives.

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Girls outshine boys in HSC results

Girls this year have outshone the boys in the pass rate of the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations in continuation of the trend in the past 14 years beginning in 2010...

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Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital

Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for a routine medical check-up...

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Don’t push nation into chaos: BNP 

Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged all quarters to shun divisions and unrest in the name of movements, emphasising the need for strong unity to hold the national election in...

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BB issues public advisory

The Bangladesh Bank has issued a comprehensive public advisory in response to recent reports concerning the intrusion of a huge quantity of counterfeit notes into the country.

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BNP to talk with allies soon on seat sharing

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is going to discuss seat sharing with its allies for the next national elections soon on the receipt of candidate lists from alliance partners.

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Bangladesh face defending champions Australia 

Bangladesh will take on the defending champions Australia in the group match of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam today. 

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Bangladesh find positives despite failing to qualify

Bangladesh’s hopes of qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 were practically over following India’s loss to Singapore and Bangladesh’s draw against Hong Kong in their respective two Group C qualifying games on Tuesday.

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We are not learning from mistakes: Mehidy

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz admitted that they were not learning from their mistakes after they were clean swept by Afghanistan following their crushing 200-run defeat in the third and final ODI of the series at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

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Foodpanda makes e-bikes affordable for riders

Foodpanda, Bangladesh’s leading online food and grocery delivery platform, has collaborated with Dongjin Electric Motorcycle to make eco-friendly mobility more affordable for its delivery partners  through an easy EMI-based e-bike purchase plan, requiring no credit card, says a press release.

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Number of LEED-certified factories now 268

Five more Bangladeshi readymade garment factories have obtained United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, certification, bringing the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 268.

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BIDA to boost investment with Swisscontact

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Swisscontact on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding at BIDA’s Conference Hall in the city, marking a new chapter of collaboration to strengthen Bangladesh’s...

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Bangladesh's Zarif reaches semi-finals

Bangladesh’s promising star Zarif Abrar advanced into semi-finals of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 Dhaka after a 2-1 set victory over second seeded player of the tournament, India's Shounak Chatterjee, in the boy’s singles quarter-final at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna on Wednesday.

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Firefighters fail to enter chemical warehouse

Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said that they could not enter the chemical warehouse at Shialbari of Rupanagar in the capital’s Mirpur area until Wednesday evening for conducting search operation as the fire could not be doused even after 30 hours.

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Concerns raised over fading ink in CUCSU elections

Concerns have been raised over the quality of ink used in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) elections, as two vice-president candidates alleged that the indelible ink applied to voters’ fingers was fading shortly after marking.

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Yunus returns to Dhaka from Rome

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Wednesday morning, ending his two-day visit to Rome to join the World Food Forum (WFF) at the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) headquarters in the Italian capital.

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TIB slams govt for keeping accused army officers in military custody

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday expressed concern over the government’s decision to keep military officers—accused by the International Crimes Tribunal of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture during the fallen authoritarian regime—in military custody inside cantonments.

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WFP reaffirms aid for 13 lakh Rohingyas

World Food Programme acting executive director Carl Skau reaffirmed its commitment to mobilising food aid for 1.3 million Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, saying the crisis remains one of the Rome-based UN agency’s top agenda.