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No compromise on Libaration War, democracy: Fakhrul

Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday said that they had no compromise on the issues of the War of Independence and the democratic system...

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Jamaat leaders, activists gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan to join rally

Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday morning started gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to attend their pre-announced national rally to press home their seven-point demand, including assurance for a level playing field and a proportionate representation system in the general election...

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DU students organise charity concert for JU cancer patient student

A group of Dhaka University students organised a charity concert and an art camp to raise fund for the treatment of Jahangirnagar University student Churanta Saha, who is battling a rare cancer, sinonasal carcinoma, at the Teacher-Student Centre...

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Intelligence failures behind different crises in Bangladesh: Ashraful Huda

Former inspector general of police Ashraful Huda on Friday said that intelligence failures were responsible for some of Bangladesh’s most critical national crises, including the assassinations of former presidents Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, as well as the deadly August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka.

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SpaceX keen to work closely with Bangladesh

SpaceX vice-president Lauren Dreyer on Friday met with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus during her visit to the country as part of a high-level delegation from SpaceX.

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DSE turnover reaches Tk 7.9b

Dhaka Stock Exchange turnover on Thursday reached Tk 7.90 billion, marking a 7.53 per cent increase from the previous session and the highest single-day figure in more than eight months.

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Anyone aged 18 till election schedule to be voter

The interim government has granted final approval in-principle to the draft Voters’ List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, allowing those who turn 18 before the announcement of the election schedule to register as voters.

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DU VC meets chief adviser

Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan met the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday evening.

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Sohag killed over business rivalry: DMP commissioner

Scrap trader Lal Chand alias Md Sohag was killed in Old Dhaka over business rivalry, not for any political motive, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali said on Wednesday...

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Dhaka’s declining liveability demands urgent reform

DHAKA has slumped even further in the 2025 Global Liveability Index, now ranked the third least liveable city. Of the 173 cities assessed, only Damascus and Tripoli, both devastated by protracted conflict, fared worse than Dhaka. The city of 20 million people received a score of 41.7 out of 100, a decline from position of the sixth worst in the past index and the year before...

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July uprising was against divisions in society: NCP  

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina had split the country using the freedom fighters versus Razakars divide and using ‘Mujibism’ for past 50 years the country was kept divided, while the July uprising was organised against such divisions in society and to build a new Bangladesh, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam...

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BSB Global Network chair Bashar on 10-day remand

A Dhaka additional chief metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday placed BSB Global Network chair Khairul Bashar on a 10-day remand in police custody for interrogation in a case filed with the Gulshan police station over the allegation of laundering money.

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Another arrested for Mitford murder 

Another accused in the killing of Md Sohag, locally known as Lal Chand, near Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in the capital Dhaka was arrested from Bandar upazila in Narayanganj in the early hours of Tuesday.

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JAL keen to assess Dhaka-Narita flight viability

Japan Airlines (JAL) has expressed keen interest in assessing the feasibility of operating direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita route to cater to the rising demand driven by expanding trade, business, and people-to-people ties between Bangladesh and Japan...

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Seven injured as train hits truck jammed on track in Khulna

At least seven people were severely injured, with about 50 slightly injured and rail communications between Dhaka and Khulna were disrupted for at least by over an hour when a train hit a truck stuck on tracks in Khulna on Monday night.

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Perpetrators try to show murder as mob violence

Perpetrators involved in the July 9 killing of scrap metal trader Md Sohag, also known as Lal Chand, near Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in the capital Dhaka, allegedly created a plot to show the incident as the outcome of mob violence.

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MITFORD MURDER: HC drops writ seeking judicial commission

The High Court in Dhaka has removed from its cause list a writ petition that pleaded for forming of a judicial commission to investigate into killing of scrap metal trader Lal Chand Mohammad Sohag, also an activist of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, the youth front of the BNP, in Mitford, Dhaka on July 9.

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DU student found dead

The police recovered the blood-stained body of a Dhaka University student, Sanju Baraik, 23, from Jagannath Hall premises early Monday.

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DU White Panel teachers demand trial of fellow Hasina collaborators

Dhaka University teachers, belonging to the pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party White Panel, on Sunday demanded trial of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her collaborators among fellow teachers for their role in crackdown on students during the July uprising...

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Dhaka, Ctg stocks flat

Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...