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4 AL bodies’ strike gets no response

Bangladesh Awami League’s four front organisations, including banned student front Bangladesh Chhatra League, youth front Bangladesh Awami Juba League, volunteer front Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League and worker front Jatiya Sramik League, on Sunday failed to impose its countrywide strike, protesting at what they said ‘Gopalganj mass killing’...

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Ex-BNP leader accuses police of framing him

An expelled ward-level leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that the Bagha police in Rajshahi framed him as he refused to pay Tk 1 lakh in bribe...

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Tk 2.5cr illegal net seized in Lalmohan

Bangladesh Navy-led joint forces seized nearly 227,800 metres of illegal nets worth about Tk 2.50 crore in Lalmohan Bazar area of Bhola district...

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MoU signed for US wheat import amid tariff threats

Bangladesh on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to import 7 lakh tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years amid the threat of facing 35 per cent US tariff on its exports from the next month...

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Hasina’s close aides try to transfer assets in UK

Several Bangladeshis who are under the Anti-Corruption Commission scrutiny in Bangladesh appear to have either sold, transferred or refinanced property in the United Kingdom since the past year’s mass uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led authoritarian Awami League regime...

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Mustafiz & Co dismantle Pakistan

The Bangladesh bowlers, led by record-breaking Mustafizur Rahman, dismantled Pakistan in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday...

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Bangladesh face Nepal in title decider today

Defending champions Bangladesh will face Nepal in the title-deciding match of the four-team double round-robin format SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship 2025 at the Kings Arena Training Ground in the city today...

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Cash outside banks surges in May

Cash held outside the banking system in Bangladesh rose significantly in May, driven by Eid-related spending and deepening distrust in banks...

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NBR, BAERA join hands to boost trade

The National Board of Revenue and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the use of the Bangladesh Single Window (BSW) system for import and export trade...

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High level team goes to China to promote FDI

A high-level delegation from the Government of Bangladesh led by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), has departed for China to promote and facilitate foreign direct investment...

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Strategic preparation for tariff talks emphasised

Bangladesh’s export trade is poised to encounter new challenges in the wake of potential counter-tariffs from the United States, cautioned  Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Sunday...

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BFPLC posts positive H1 results

Bangladesh Finance PLC has announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, reflecting continued improvement in profitability and strengthening of its capital position, according to a press release...

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Euromoney awards HSBC Bangladesh

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been recognised with two prestigious accolades in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, being named the Best Bank for Sustainable Finance and the Best Bank for Large Corporates in Bangladesh...

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Bangladesh thrash Pakistan in series opener

Bangladesh registered a commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first match of the three-game series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.

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Woven heritage at risk

IN THE quiet corners of Bangladesh, where the rhythmic clatter of looms once echoed through village lanes and along riverbanks, silence is spreading. The handloom sector — an industry that for centuries wove the cultural fabric of the nation — is now rapidly unravelling. Once celebrated as the backbone of rural artistry and self-sufficiency, it today stands...

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Plight, resilience of char dwellers

CHAR-DWELLERS of Bangladesh have to fight against river erosion and natural calamities frequently. Despite having difficulties, they do not want to migrate to the cities because of the open space on the chars, the carefree life and a lack of financial wherewithal. Here, every resident is turned humble financially through the process of river erosion. Nowhere in...

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Emerging right-wing politics a threat to democracy

WHILE the youth leaders of the victorious July uprising against the autocratic regime of Awami League, a year ago, announced that the spirit of their struggle was to establish a democratic polity and, that too, in the light of Bangladesh’s historic promise to establish equality, human dignity and social justice, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its political allies at a huge gathering on July...

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Bangladesh drawn against hosts Sri Lanka

Bangladesh have been placed in Group A with hosts Sri Lanka and Nepal, as the draw of the seven-team SAFF Under-17 Championship 2025 was held at a city hotel on Sunday.