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Govt must comply with verdict on SC secretariat without delay

THE High Court verdict of September 2 that directed the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court and to vest full disciplinary control over subordinate court judges in the apex court is a welcome development. The judgement came in response to a public interest litigation writ petition filed by a group of Supreme Court lawyers after the fall of...

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Bangladesh, Nepal business leaders discuss trade

A delegation of the Nepal Foreign Trade Association, led by its President Shiv Kumar Agarwal and Secretary General Jayant Kumar Agrawal, called on Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md. Shafiqur Rahman at the embassy premises this afternoon in Kathmandu.

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Seven points in minefield

WHEN the chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus has presented his seven-point road map for the Rohingya repatriation in Cox’s Bazar, the stage was set for optimism. In the presence of diplomats and aid officials, Yunus has called for what seemed self-evident: a safe, dignified, voluntary and sustainable return of more than 1.3 million...

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Prity treble keeps Bangladesh’s title hopes alive

Sauravi Akhanda Prity struck a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat Nepal 4-1 to keep their hopes alive of becoming champions in the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championship 2025 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday.

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Energypac exports power equipment worth $2.4m to Nepal

Energypac Engineering Limited has exported 63MVA 132/33kV Power transformers and auxiliary substation equipment to Nepal Electricity Authority, under a contract valued at $2.4 million, said a press release...

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Rohingya repatriation demands global commitment

THE government hosting a three-day stakeholders’ dialogue on the Rohingya situation in Cox’s Bazar, which began on August 25 with representatives from 40 countries, is welcome. Marking the eighth year since the influx of the Rohingyas into Bangladesh, the dialogue, organised as a preparatory event for a high-level conference in New York on September 30 on the...

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GB inter-department football tournament begins

Inter-department football tournament-2025 began at Gono Bishwabidyalay in Savar of Dhaka district on Sunday. Both male and female students will compete in the tournament...

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US revokes 6,000 student visas

The US State Department has revoked 6,000 student visas since secretary of state Marco Rubio took office seven months ago, it said Monday...

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EU to give 4m euros for polls preparations

The European Union has announced an assistance package of more than four million euros to help Bangladesh Election Commission organise the Jatiya Sangsad elections in accordance with international standards...

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Sedition charge pressed against Hasina, 285 others

The Criminal Investigation Department of the police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a sedition case filed with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in March this year...

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Hamza in Cabrera’s initial plan for Nepal friendly

Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury has been included in the Bangladesh national football team’s camp for their two FIFA international friendly matches against Nepal, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on September 6 and 9...

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AL govt uses transnational repression: US

The United States Department of State has said that Bangladesh’s human rights situation stabilised despite some concerns after Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government had taken over following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024 amid mass student protests...

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Bangladesh-Nepal PTA at final stage: envoy

The Nepal Ambassador to Dhaka, Ghanshyam Bhandari, said that a preferential trade agreement between Bangladesh and Nepal is expected to be finalised soon...

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2 held for fraud in guise of insurance officials

The Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday night arrested two suspected members of an organised fraud ring for their involvement in cheating people by impersonating insurance company officials at Rupganj in Narayanganj...

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Liver cancer to double worldwide: study

The number of people with liver cancer will nearly double worldwide by 2050 unless more is done to address preventable causes such as obesity, alcohol consumption and hepatitis, a study warned Tuesday...

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CID freezes Tk 17cr of ex-AL MP Bahar, daughter ex-mayor Suchona

The Criminal Investigation Department has frozen Tk 17.40 crore deposited in 17 banks belonging to former Awami League lawmaker for Cumilla-6 AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter former Cumilla city mayor Tahseen Bahar Suchona, facing allegations of acquiring money through cheating, forgery, commission and laundering and receiving money through hundi...

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Medical science should not be applied for business: BMU VC

Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a programme in Dhaka on Monday said that medical science should be applied in the interest of patients, not for business interests or corporate influence...

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Yunus urges action to prevent hepatitis

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called upon all government and non-government institutions and organisations, media, guardians and conscious civil society to come forward in preventing the silent killer hepatitis...

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19 Bangladeshis repatriated from Tunisia

Nineteen irregular Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Tunisia on Thursday with the support of Bangladesh government and the International Organization for Migration...

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Suspension inspires Sagorika to excel in final

Bangladesh forward Sagorika was resolute in her determination to make a strong comeback following a three-match suspension, and she certainly made her mark by scoring four goals against Nepal to secure the SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship title...

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Govt should do more than bask in women’s U-20 SAFF glory

THE Bangladesh women’s U-20 football team’s emphatic 4-0 win over Nepal in the title-deciding match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka on July 21 to retain their SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship crown is a feat worth celebrating. Bangladesh had earlier secured their maiden SAFF U-20 title in the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2023. While Bangladesh...

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Proportional representation to spur separatism, extremism, fascism: Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday strongly opposed the demand made by several political parties for the introduction of a proportional representation electoral system, saying that it would encourage ‘separatism, fascism and extremism’ in the state and politics...