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Dhaka’s air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 140

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 140 at 10:25am on Thursday

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A Gaza gambit: the art of the doomed deal

I AM rarely surprised by anything Trump says anymore. There is no lie too transparent to stop him — remember ‘sunny’when it was overcast? Or his absurdly erroneous claims that

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What is methane and what’s its role in climate change?

What’s colorless, odorless, is the main component of natural gas and traps massive amounts of heat in the atmosphere? The answer is methane or CH4. Over a 20-year timescale, methane

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Bollywood mourns the loss of veteran actor Asrani

In a poignant twist of fate, veteran Hindi film actor and director Govardhan Asrani, popularly known simply as Asrani, passed away in Mumbai around 3:30pm on Monday, amid the festive

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Election Commission won’t yield to any pressure: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Election Commission will not bow to any pressure in its commitment to ensuring free and fair elections. “The Election

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BUET student Sreeshant Roy arrested under cyber security law

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Sreeshant Roy was arrested on Wednesday after a case was filed against him under the Cyber Security Ordinance. Investigation Officer Sub-Inspector Md

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Govt to print, distribute 12.53cr free textbooks for secondary students

The government is set to proceed with printing, binding and distributing 12.53 crore free textbooks for secondary students in the 2026 academic session. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase

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Attack on Hasina’s motorcade: Ex-MP Habib, 45 others acquitted

The High Court on Wednesday acquitted all 46 accused, including former BNP MP Habibul Islam Habib, in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of then-opposition leader Sheikh

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