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Supporters of BNP nomination aspirants stage protests

Supporters of several nomination aspirants of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday evening staged protests at places, including Chattogram, Madaripur and Meherpur, after the party announced its preliminary selection for 237 constituencies.

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Sika Bangladesh opens factory at MIEZ

Sika Bangladesh Limited, a Switzerland based company, has opened its factory at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Narayanganj, said a press release...

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BGCCI greets new German envoy

The Bangladesh-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a welcome ceremony and reception in honour of Rüdiger Lotz, the newly appointed ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh...

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BCB adds strict clauses for Dhaka leagues

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday endorsed a non-participation and withdrawal clause in the rules, regulations, and playing conditions of all leagues under the jurisdiction of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis amid the call for a boycott from various clubs...

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Innovation is key to growth

THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives economic growth. Their work shows that progress is not only about having more people or more machines, it is about having better ideas and better ways of doing things. This message matters deeply for Bangladesh. For...

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Teacher training should be an education policy priority

ONE of the most alarming crises in the education sector today is the systematic erosion in the percentage and number of trained teachers in secondary schools and madrassahs. This is occurring at a time when the number of students and the number of institutions are increasing every year. The government, however, tends to see the question of the declining number of...

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National defence is not a sport

THE interim government’s decision to provide combat and shooting training to nearly nine thousand young people under a programme taken by the ministry of youth and sports and framed, in the language of the adviser to the ministry, as a move to ‘strengthen national defence’ is a misleading initiative. The initiative rests on deeply questionable legal, political and...

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BNP announces probable candidates for 237 seats

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday announced a list of its potential candidates for 237 constituencies in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections announced to be held in the first half of February 2026.

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Govt asks parties to bridge gaps in week

The interim government has urged the political parties concerned to reach a consensus in a week on the reform proposals submitted by the National Consensus Commission under the July Charter.

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Govt, UNDP team up for low-carbon urban dev

The government of Bangladesh, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, launched a new project on Sunday, to promote low-carbon urban development in Dhaka, Chattogram, and other major cities.

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Precision medicine stressed

Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar titled Turning Potential into Practice: Precision Medicine in Bangladesh at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of BMU in Dhaka on Sunday.

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Body flags irregularities in AL-era power deals

Power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Sunday said that the national review committee found ‘massive irregularities’ in deals including ones with foreign companies by the past regime under Quick Enhancement of...

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BJP MP says India, Bangladesh to be one country if his party wins

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagannath Sarkar’s remarks that if his party wins the West Bengal elections in 2026, they would reunify India and Bangladesh have triggered a political row in the eastern state of India, reports hindustantimes.com.

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Sylhet villagers resist BSF intrusion

Bangladeshi villagers on Sunday morning resisted an act of intrusion by Indian Border Security Force into Bangladesh territory in Jakinganj upazila of Sylhet.

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Enemies of country out to create anarchy: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that the ‘enemies of Bangladesh’ are re-emerging and trying again to create chaos and anarchy in the country.

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Poll uncertainty endangers democracy: Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday voiced concern over the growing public doubt about whether the next national election will be held as scheduled, saying that such uncertainty could put the country’s democratic transition at risk.

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Remittance surges by 7pc in Oct

Remittance inflow into Bangladesh surged by 7 per cent in October compared with the same month a year earlier.

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IMF urges BB to curb lending from reserve

The International Monetary Fund has recommended limiting loans and quasi-financial activities provided to various institutions from the foreign exchange reserves.

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Manon, Fahad make early exits

Bangladesh’s two international masters’ Manon Reja Neer and Mohammad Fahad Rahman made early exit from the first round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after losing to their respective rivals in the matches in Goa, India, on Sunday...

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3 companies snubbed from BPL EOI

Three companies, including the owner of the franchise Khulna Tigers, were snubbed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in the first stage of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise selection process, stated the member secretary of the BPL Governing Council Iftekhar Rahman on Sunday...

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Bangladesh archers aim to replicate 2021’s success

Bangladesh archery team’s German coach Martin Frederick on Sunday expressed satisfaction over his charges’ preparation and stated they hope to replicate 2019’s success, as the 24th Asian Archery Championship 2025 is set to begin at the National Stadium in Dhaka on November 8....

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U-19 series rescheduled

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday changed the schedule for the remaining three matches of the Youth ODI series between Bangladesh Under-19s and their counterparts Afghanistan in Rajshahi...