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DSCC remains locked for 14th day

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain’s supporters, mostly members of several Dhaka South City Corporation workers’ unions, for the 14th consecutive day on Sunday kept halted operations at the DSCC headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, and the corporation’s zonal offices, demanding Ishraque’s swearing-in as the city mayor...

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Expat’s microbus robbed

A rented microbus carrying a female expatriate and her family was robbed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in Tangail early Saturday...

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Forum clinches victory in BGMEA Polls

The Forum, led by Rising Group managing director Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, on Saturday won the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association biennial elections for 2025-27, bagging 31 out of 35 directorship posts...

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Two youths beaten to death in Dhaka

Two people on suspicion of being drug peddlers and muggers were beaten to death by an angry mob in the capital’s Darussalam area on Saturday.

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Voting underway in BGMEA Polls

Voting was underway on Saturday at Dhaka and Chattogram centres in the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Board of Directors election for 2025-27 tenure...

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Dhaka to host 19 cattle markets

The two city corporations of Dhaka have decided to set up 17 makeshift cattle markets, along with two permanent ones, for selling sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

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Market Intelligence Platform launched

Market Intelligence Platform, designed as a one-stop digital hub for exporters, was launched at a programme held at a hotel in Gulshan in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press release.

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BAEC holds mass gathering for restoring autonomy

The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held mass gathering for restoring autonomy in all the institutions under the BAEC, at the head office of the commission in Dhaka on Wednesday.

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EC to decide Ishraque’s mayoral oath

The Appellate Division on Thursday refused to intervene in the Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral dispute and left the matter to the Election Commission, reaffirming that the commission must discharge its constitutional responsibilities...

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Extortionist detained by Army at Purana Paltan

Army personnel detained a known extortionist named Liton during a raid in the Purana Paltan area of the capital on Wednesday night, while he was allegedly engaged in extortion activities...

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DSCC locked for 12th day, AD hears EC’s position today

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday locked all the entrances to the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters Nagar Bhaban and its zonal offices for the 12th straight day, demanding his swearing-in as mayor...

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3 Chandni Chowk traders sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent three traders of Chandni Chowk to jail after end of their one-day remand in a case lodged for assaulting and attempting to kill two students of Dhaka University for protesting eve-teasing at the market.

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Prof Yunus renews pledge to hold polls between Dec 2025 and June 2026

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reiterated that a general election will be held in Bangladesh by June next year under any circumstances to carry forward the reform initiatives taken by the current interim government...

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Three BNP bodies set to hold youth rally in Dhaka today

Three associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party — Juba Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal — will hold a ‘massive’ youth rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday, with the participation of at least ‘15 lakh young people’...

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CA off to Tokyo on four-day official tour

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Tokyo in the early hours of Wednesday on a four-day official visit to Japan to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to boost bilateral cooperation.

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Eight more arrested over Shammo murder: police

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said that eight more suspects were arrested in a case filed over the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on May 13...

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3 placed on remand over assault on DU students

A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three individuals on one-day remand each in a case filed over assaulting two Dhaka University students who reportedly protested at stalking their female fellow...

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Jamaat chief seeks unconditional forgiveness

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday sought unconditional forgiveness from those who have been hurt or harmed by actions or words of any members of the party.

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Two-day national ECD confce held

Bangladesh ECD Network organised two-day National ECD Conference at Brac University in Dhaka on Monday and Tuesday, says a press release.