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Pakistan to play India at T20 World Cup after boycott called off

Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the country’s cricket team to play India in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo, ending a week-long stand-off. ‘In

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BB keeps MPS tight to counter ‘sticky’ inflation

Bangladesh Bank has kept its policy rate unchanged at 10 per cent, reinforcing a tight monetary stance as the country has been grappling with ‘sticky’ inflation, remaining above 8 per

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Bangladesh slips one notch in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2025

Bangladesh has slipped one position to rank 13th among the world’s most corrupt countries in 2025, according to Transparency International. The country was ranked 14th in 2024. Transparency International Bangladesh

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Country gears up for polls as electioneering ends

The formal campaigning period for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and referendum comes to an end at 7:30am today, and the country is witnessing heightened political tension, allegations among major

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Dhaka becomes second most polluted city with AQI score of 288

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked second among the world’s most polluted cities on Tuesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index score of 288 at 9:20am. Today, the

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24,000 polling centres are risky, medium risky: IGP

Inspector general of police Bahrul Alam on Tuesday said that they had identified about 24,000 centres as risky and medium risky in the forthcoming national election scheduled for February 12.

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EU deploys 90 short-term observers to ensure transparency of Bangladesh polls

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Bangladesh on Tuesday deployed 90 short-term observers to observe the election day proceedings in all 64 administrative districts of the country. The short-term

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Homebound voters block highway in Ashulia over alleged bus fare hike

Passengers heading to their hometowns to cast votes blocked a key highway at Ashulia near Dhaka on Tuesday, protesting at alleged overcharging by bus operators ahead of the national election,

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