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What’s next for Tigers?

The Bangladesh national cricket team has received a lengthy break following their T20I series against Pakistan, which concluded last Thursday...

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Saeid vows to develop Bangladesh’s futsal

Iranian coach Saeid Khodarahmi will begin his mission to build the first-ever National Futsal Team of Bangladesh ahead of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, scheduled to be played across eight Asian countries from September 20 to 24...

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NCL to be held in three venues

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday said that the next edition of the NCL T20 would be held across three venues...

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PhD rush and a failing academic vision

WHEN a new episode begins in Bangladesh, it often ends not in reform but in distortion. The story of higher education is no different. Public and private universities are said to be growing in number every few years. Yet in a country where even the four major autonomous public universities struggle to recruit talented and committed teachers, there is little...

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Challenges in climate policy implementation

BANGLADESH is known as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of global climate change, but the country is moving fast from the vulnerability to a become climate-resilient society through various policy responses and climate actions at various levels. The country has formulated a set of policies, plans and strategies to address climate change through...

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A BSCIC estate in Rajshahi that veers off its goal, purpose

THIS is deplorable that the authorities have failed to address the issues that have rendered Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Industrial Estate 2 in Rajshahi unattractive to entrepreneurs. Launched in July 2022 as a Tk 1.5 billion project, the estate was meant to create 10,000 jobs and stimulate small and medium enterprises in the region. It, however, remains...

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Dengue hospitalisation still high in Barishal

The rate of dengue hospitalisations in Barishal division still remains high in comparison with the rest of the country as the authorities have failed to adopt timely measures to tackle the viral fever...

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BNP’s annual income rises to Tk 15.65cr

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has reported a significant rise in income in its annual financial statement for 2024, with total earnings reaching Tk 15.65 crore, a sharp increase from Tk 1.10 crore in the previous year...

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Touhid leaves Dhaka to attend UN conference on Palestine issue in NY

Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain left Dhaka for New York on Sunday morning to attend the United Nations high-level international conference on the ‘Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution’...

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31 gold bars seized in Jhenaidah

Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive seized 31 gold bars worth Tk 5.83 crore at Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah on Saturday morning.

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Parties fail to ensure women’s role in politics: politicians

Chattogram-based politicians observed on Saturday that the country’s political parties had yet to formally adopt a gender equality charter to ensure women’s meaningful participation in politics and economy, despite women having historically played a central role in Bangladesh’s social and political movements...

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BNP faction blocks highway in Munshiganj

A faction of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Munshiganj, demanding punishment of those party leaders they had accused of forming local committees through irregularities and...

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11 detained for entering Bangladesh illegally

Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday detained 11 people, including a broker, on charge of illegally entering the country from India through a border point at Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar.

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Extreme heat threatens child growth

BANGLADESH has made significant progress in reducing childhood stunting over the past decade, thanks to improvements in healthcare, nutrition and public health initiatives. However, a new and silent threat is emerging that could jeopardise these hard-won gains: climate change. Recent research has highlighted a troubling link between extreme heat and stunted...

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Small farmers, big water choices

FOR millions of smallholder families, water remains a daily negotiation between hope and hardship. Whether tending boro rice on the dry soil of the Barind or collecting water for home use in flood-prone villages, such farmers balance survival against scarcity. Their water use reflects the resilience of rural Bangladesh and exposes systemic inefficiencies and an urgent need for smarter, equitable management...

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Border killing on as Dhaka remains weak, Delhi unwilling

THE death of Bangladeshis continues at the hands of India’s Border Security Force, with at least 34 having died, after being shot or tortured by the Indian guards, during one year of the interim government. Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra says that 15 died in firing and from torture by the Indian guards in January–June. Two were killed in January, one in February, three in...

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Ayman aims gold in South Asian Games

Three-time national badminton champion Ayman Ibn Zaman has set his sights on winning gold for Bangladesh in next year’s South Asian Games, following a notable return to national competition after a nine-year hiatus.

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Bangladesh might take part in Asia Cup hockey if Pakistan withdraws

Despite failing to qualify through the Men’s AHF Cup in April, the Bangladesh hockey team is expected to receive an opportunity to participate in the forthcoming Men’s Hockey Asia Cup, potentially replacing Pakistan, who may withdraw from the tournament.

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Two victims of BAF jet crash discharged from burn institute

Two students, who were injured in the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College premises in Uttara in Dhaka on July 21, were discharged from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday...