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10 injured as BNP factions clash

At least 10 people were injured as two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila on Sunday over formation of the new upazila committee of the party.

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Defaulted loans hit record Tk 4.2 lakh crore

The amount of non-performing loans in the country’s banking sector has soared by Tk 74,570 crore in just three months to reach Tk 4.20 lakh crore at the end of March 2025, according to the Bangladesh Bank.

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Hubei–Bangladesh STICE conference 2025 held at DIU

The Hubei-Bangladesh Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Exchange Conference 2025 was held at the International Conference Hall of Daffodil International University at Daffodil Smart City of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...

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Under-16 basketball team wins bronze in Male

Bangladesh secured bronze in the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers following a 75-42 victory over hosts Maldives at the Social Centre Indoor Court in Male on Sunday.

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Trade thru land ports resumes after Eid

Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through land ports resumed on Sunday morning after a 10-day closure for the Eid-ul-Azha holidays...

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4 more RMG units get LEED certificate

Four more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have obtained the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificates issued by the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC)...

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New WTC cycle beckons Tigers

As South Africa are celebrating their first ICC title in 27 years after winning the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s on Saturday, Bangladesh are preparing for the new cycle to start.

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Professor Yunus, the crown, and diplomatic impropriety!

PROFESSOR Muhammad Yunus’s recent visit to London, marked by the distinguished honour of receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award 2025, was a moment of significance—not only for him personally but also for the Bangladeshis and the wider global community who value peace, equity, and sustainable development. It also, perhaps unintentionally, served as...

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Dhaka must talk push-in globally, Indians should also raise voice

INDIA’S Border Security Force pushing people into Bangladesh not only furthers Delhi’s unneighbourly conduct but also appears a deliberate policy decision. This blatantly contravenes international laws, bilateral agreements and established border management norms. Since May 7, Indian guards have pushed at least 1,511 individuals into Bangladesh. While the majority...

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Merger of 5 Islamic banks to begin soon: governor

Five Shariah-based banks are set to be merged into a single entity, with the process beginning possibly next month, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said at a press briefing on Sunday...

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Mehidy doubtful for first Sri Lanka Test

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s participation in the first of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka was in doubt after he missed the team’s training session due to fever at Galle on Sunday.

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Juba Dal leader expelled for blocking advisers’ car

Gowainghat upazila unit joint convener of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Zahid Khan, was expelled on charge of participating in a demonstration blocking the car of two advisers of the interim government on Saturday.

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Culprits mugging in RAB uniform to be brought to book soon: Jahangir

Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lieutenant General, retd, Md Jahangir Alam  Chowdhury on Sunday said they were trying their best to bring the culprits to book at the quickest possible time involved in robbing Tk one crore in the capital’s Uttara area on Saturday morning wearing uniform like the Rapid Action Battalion.

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Shoot-on-sight ordered at Assam border

The Assam government on Friday issued a shoot-at-sight order in the India Bangladesh border town of Dhubri after dusk to rein in what chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described as ‘a  communal group’ fomenting trouble over the past week, reports The Times of India.

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People pushed into Bangladesh top 1,500

The number of people that India has pushed into Bangladesh since May 7 has exceeded 1,500, with 54 more cases reported in five incidents on Saturday.

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Expatriate fined over child marriage

A Bangladeshi expatriate on Friday night was fined by a mobile court for an arrangement to marry an underage girl at Gournadi upazila of Barishal...

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Seven banks lend over 100pc of deposits

Thirteen banks in Bangladesh have violated the central bank’s advance-to-deposit ratio (ADR) limit as of March 2025, with seven of them lending over 100 per cent of their deposits, putting them in a highly vulnerable position...

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Mahmud Hasan new BGMEA presidnet

The election board of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association announced the list of its eight office-bearers for 2025-27 tenure on Saturday...