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US citizen Enayet put on two-day fresh remand

A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Wednesday allowed the police to take detained Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in custody for two more days for interrogation in a case filed with Ramna police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act...

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CPB opens 13th congress tomorrow

The Communist Party of Bangladesh will begin its 13th party congress tomorrow at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka city, a press conference was told on Wednesday...

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One in 4 people suffers from hypertension: workshop

Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday said that one in every four people in Bangladesh suffered from high blood pressure, stressing the urgent need to ensure uninterrupted availability of medicines at all health centres across the country...

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Security measures taken for smooth Durga Puja celebrations: IGP

The inspector general of police, Baharul Alam, on Wednesday said that police had taken security measures to ensure celebration of the forthcoming Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus in Bangladesh, in a peaceful atmosphere...

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JCD panel demands manual vote counting

The panel backed by Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Wednesday pressed for a six-point demand, including manual ballot counting, to avert ‘digital manipulation and election engineering’ in the coming student union polls...

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4 BNP, NCP, Jamaat leaders to accompany Yunus in UNGA

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to arrive in New York on September 22 to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will deliver Bangladesh’s statement at the general debate on September 26...

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Banks’ CSR spending halves

Banks’ corporate social responsibility spending dropped by 50.8 per cent in January-June period compared with that in the previous six months...

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NRB Bank hosts prog on Cashless Bangladesh initiative

NRB Bank PLC, as lead bank, organised a two-day seminar, campaign, and roadshow titled ‘Cashless Bangladesh’ at different venues in Cumilla, including Cumilla University and Victoria College...

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BRAC Bank leads Cashless Bangladesh prog in Rajshahi

The Bangladesh Bank began a two-day seminar on Cashless Bangladesh Initiative in Rajshahi on Wednesday, with BRAC Bank serving as the lead bank, to promote digital transactions and enhance financial awareness...

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TECNO to launch POVA Series

Global innovative technology brand TECNO is set to launch its POVA series on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...

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Dhaka Bank, Rancon Motors sign deal

Dhaka Bank PLC and Rancon Motors Limited, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Bangladesh, recently entered into a strategic partnership, said a press release...

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NCC Bank signs deal with FinCoach Bangladesh

NCC Bank PLC has entered into a strategic partnership with FinCoach Bangladesh Limited, an online financial marketplace, to enhance customer access to deposit products, retail and SME loan products through digital platforms...

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Nasum ensures Tigers live another day

There could be debate around team selection and questions over Bangladesh’s batting approach against Afghanistan in their Group B match at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, but Nasum Ahmed ensured they lived another day to deal with all those...

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Aminul hopes Tigers will make it

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Wednesday hoped that the national team wouldn’t have to come back to Bangladesh before the Afghanistan series following the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE...

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Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics – III

THE years following Sheikh Hasina’s return to power in 2009 marked not merely a political shift but the construction of an entirely new order. What appeared at first as a democratic mandate soon revealed itself as a project of consolidation — an appropriation of state institutions into the service of dynastic authority. Bureaucracy and the armed forces, traditionally...

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When watchdogs become wolves

WHEN the nation’s anti-graft watchdog itself becomes synonymous with corruption, the damage goes far beyond individual scandals — it strikes at the moral core of accountability in Bangladesh. As ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· reported on September 14, 2025, the Anti-Corruption Commission has disciplined 244 of its own officials over the past 17 years for taking bribes, extorting...

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Regulatory failure keeps risky vehicles on road

AN INCREASING number of illegally modified covered vans plying the road is another example of a regulatory failure in the transport sector. A Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report shows that 23.33 per cent of the road accidents in 2024 involved covered vans, trucks and pickups. The modified bodies of the vehicles, usually illegal extensions in length and width...