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JU JCD factions clash over hall committee

Two factions of Jahangirnagar University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student body of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, clashed over a recently announced hall committees on the campus at Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...

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Sluggish ADP implementation frustrates Wahiduddin

Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday voiced disappointment over the very low implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP) as it has fallen below one percent...

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Janmashtami to be celebrated today

Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Sri Krishna, will be celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour and gaiety...

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Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh

Thyssenkrupp’s shares slumped Thursday as the struggling German industrial giant slashed its sales forecasts due to weak demand amid US president Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught...

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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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Reds splash out to secure top dog status

Fresh from storming to a record-equalling 19th English top-flight title, Liverpool have not held back in transforming Arne Slot’s squad in pursuit of an era of Premier League dominance...

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AB Bank, FILPS now strategic partners

AB Bank PLC and FILPS Limited have signed an agreement under which AB Bank will be able to offer digital lending facilities to its customers, marking a significant step towards expanding the bank’s digital banking capabilities...

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Step back or risk disintegration

THIS article critically examines India’s expanding regional hegemony, characterised increasingly by domination rather than genuine partnership. Under diplomatic rhetoric, this posture undermines the core democratic values India professes to uphold, including pluralism and regional cooperation. Focusing on India’s sixteen-year dominance over Bangladesh, the article...

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Action warranted for white stone plunder against ministry

THE ecological loss at the Sadapathar stone quarry in Sylhet is a case of a complete enforcement failure of all authorities. The largest stone quarry at Bholaganj, a wide, shallow section of the River Dholai with white stones, has been one of Sylhet’s most visited tourist spot for decades. But it now stands ruined, marked with muck and pits and the characteristic white stones...

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Bangladesh sees rapid rise in digital payments

Cashless payments in Bangladesh have experienced remarkable growth in recent years, fuelled by the rapid adoption of credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, and app- and QR code-based payment systems...

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Lack of awareness hurdle to ensuring traceability: experts

Lack of awareness about digital product passports, the latest European Union regulations and circular supply chains among the country’s manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized ones, is a significant challenge in ensuring traceability of exportable goods, said experts...

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Rashida joins BGIC as AMD

Rashida Banu joined Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC as additional managing director on August 3, said a press release...

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JUCSU polls on Sept 11

The authorities on Sunday announced that the long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union would be held on September 11.

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Tarique Rahman is future prime minister: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman would be the future prime minister of Bangladesh...

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2 arrested for killing, dismembering body at Tongi

The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested two suspects over the killing of a bus helper named Oli Mia, whose dismembered body was recovered from Gazipur’s Tongi on Friday...

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RUET, BIM sign memo for enhancing bilateral relations

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladesh Institute of Management, enhancing bilateral relations, at the conference room of the RUET on Saturday...

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Swisscontact promotes green, resilient RMG accessory sector

The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Swisscontact, a Swiss and Swedish development organization, signed a memorandum of understanding for promoting green growth and resilience within the garments accessories and packaging sector. ..

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Mozambique insurgency a threat to TotalEnergies’ return

Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies’ huge natural gas project in the region...

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One vote, all voices

IN HIS seminal work Parties and Party Systems, political theorist Giovanni Sartori astutely observed that electoral systems are far from neutral tools. They do more than count votes; they shape outcomes, entrench hierarchies, and define the political playing field. Nowhere is this truer than in Bangladesh, where the first-past-the-post system has entrenched duopolistic...

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‘Magic Bauliana 2025’ set to begin

Bangladesh’s biggest folk reality show, Magic Bauliana, is set to return for its fifth season, aiming once again to celebrate and revive the rich tradition of Bengali folk music...