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Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins Dec 17

The forthcoming ‘Amar Ekushey Book Fair’, Bangladesh’s largest month-long book fair, will be held from December 17, 2025 to January 17, 2026 due to the forthcoming national elections and Ramadan, said a press release on Thursday.

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Regulatory failure keeps risky vehicles on road

AN INCREASING number of illegally modified covered vans plying the road is another example of a regulatory failure in the transport sector. A Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report shows that 23.33 per cent of the road accidents in 2024 involved covered vans, trucks and pickups. The modified bodies of the vehicles, usually illegal extensions in length and width...

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'Genius' De Bruyne leads Napoli in emotional return to City

Kevin De Bruyne will return to Manchester City on Thursday with the wind in his sails after a fast start with Napoli, who return to the Champions League full of confidence following a perfect start to the Serie A season.

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Arsenal, Madrid win, Juve snatch dramatic draw

Arsenal won 2-0 away to Athletic Bilbao as the league phase of this season's Champions League kicked off on Tuesday, with two Kylian Mbappe penalties giving Real Madrid a narrow win over Marseille while Juventus and Borussia Dortmund drew an eight-goal thriller.

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Protesters postpone re-demarcation movement in Faridpur

The All-Party Unity Council in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Tuesday postponed the ongoing movement until Saturday demanding re-demarcation of parliamentary constituencies, threatening tougher programmes from Sunday if their demands are not met.

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Fakhrul calls for unity to build democracy

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called for collective efforts to establish a truly effective democratic state, emphasising the importance of unity in safeguarding democratic values...

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Four Islamic parties throw parallel progs on 5 demands

Three Islamic parties — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Khelafat Majlis — on Monday separately announced parallel programmes to press five common demands ahead of the forthcoming national elections.

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Waterlogging is a case of governance failure

ROAD submerged in rainwater causing extreme public suffering remain a perennial crisis for Dhaka. A photograph published in ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on September 15 showed how public buses are wading through rainwater collected on a road in the Mirpur area of the capital. Pedestrians are walking in knee-high water. In addition to traffic congestion and suffering for commuters...

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Protesters block highways, railways in Faridpur; 3-day hartal called in Bagerhat

People of Bhanga in Faridpur continued blocking highways and railways for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday while a political platform protesting at the decision to reduce parliamentary seats in Bagerhat on the same day announced a revised schedule for a three-day hartal, demanding the restoration of parliamentary constituencies...

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People pay last respects to Farida Parveen

People from all walks of life paid their last respects to Ekushey Padak-winning Lalon Sangeet exponent Farida Parveen at a mourning ceremony held at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday...

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Govt, too, is indifferent towards road safety issues

PUBLIC transports remains fatally unsafe for passengers as the interim government has so far kept the sector off its reform agenda. The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh on September 13 reported that at least 86,690 people died and 153,257 became wounded in 62,619 road accidents in 11 years. The number of fatalities, however shocking, is not surprising as...

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Communal forces rising: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday said that after the country had been freed from fascism, communal forces were now on the rise, creating fresh dangers for democratic values...

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Exotic fruit cultivation brings financial windfall

Bangladesh is witnessing a steady expansion in exotic fruit cultivation, with farmers across the country reaping substantial financial benefits and contributing to national nutrition security...

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Farida Parveen battles multi-organ failure

Ekushey Padak-winning Lalon singer Farida Parveen has been suffering from multi-organ failure, said managing director of Universal Medical College Hospital Ashis Kumar Chakraborty.

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RMG factories warned for defaulting wage loans

The government has issued a strong warning to factory owners who have failed to repay the interest-free loans provided to them for clearing workers’ arrears, said Labour and Employment adviser M Shakhawat Hossain...