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No security threats around Durga Puja celebrations: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said there were no security threats around the celebrations of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community.

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Six new political parties set to get EC registration

The Election Commission (EC) is set to grant final registration to six new political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP). Once approved by the commission, a public notification will

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Metro rail service time to be increased by 1 hour on trial basis

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited is scheduled to start running the metro trains by extending one hour of service time from Friday on pilot basis. The company is planning

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Dengue situation takes alarming turn

The dengue situation has taken an alarming turn as deaths and hospitalisations continue to rise across the country in the absence of effective measures by the authorities to contain the

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5.54cr textbook purchase proposal sent back

Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that hopefully, they would distribute free textbooks among students on the first day of 2026 despite orders for more than half of such

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Next general polls will be peaceful, festive: Home adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reiterated that the upcoming general election will be held in a festive and peaceful manner. “I can tell you that the next

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BB reserve heist: CID recovers $81m from RCBC

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized $81 million from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) in the Philippines in connection with the 2016 Bangladesh Bank reserve theft. Jasim Uddin Khan,

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ACC seizes 23 sacks of documents on ex-land minister Saifuzzaman’s foreign assets

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized 23 sacks of documents linked to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed’s foreign assets and money laundering activities. The documents were recovered early Sunday

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