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70 meters of Teesta bridge embankment collapses in Rangpur

Around 70 meters of the Teesta bridge protection embankment in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur have collapsed into the river, posing a serious threat to nearby char areas. Gangachhara upazila nirbahi

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Professor Yunus says no govt can deprive citizens of basic rights

Extending advance Durga Puja greetings, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said no government had the right to deny citizens their fundamental constitutional rights. ‘We — the entire nation

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Govt works to defer Bangladesh’s LDC graduation by three years: commerce secy

Commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman on Tuesday said that the government was working to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from Least Developed Country status by three years, however, the prospects might be very

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BNP to launch nationwide campaign on reforms, elections

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided to launch a nationwide campaign to inform the public of its position in response to the ‘smear campaign’ against the party over reforms and

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Heat costs Bangladesh up to $1.78b in 2024: WB

Bangladesh lost as many as 25 million workdays due to extreme heat in 2024, causing an estimated economic loss of up to $1.78 billion, or 0.3–0.4 per cent of the

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NCC tenure ends without full consensus

The extended tenure of the National Consensus Commission, formed by the interim government to formulate the July National Charter 2025 with a broader political consensus on key reforms and their

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Fakhrul, Abbas, 104 others exempted in two separate cases

Two Dhaka courts on Monday exempted BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas along with 104 others from two separate cases filed with Ramna

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Bangladesh-Origin US citizen on two-day remand on suspicious activity

A Dhaka court on Monday placed Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-origin United States (US) citizen, on a two-day remand on Monday over alleged suspicious movements in the ministerial zone near

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