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Armeen Musa breaks boundaries with music, theatre, and South Asian art
Trace Bangladeshi musician Armeen Musa’s transformative journey from Berklee and Coke Studio’s Deora to theatrical acting, embracing creative evolution and diverse South Asian identities to discover artistic freedom beyond conventional
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My Dhaka / Lost professions in Dhaka
Have you ever realised that we are slowly forgetting the essence of Dhaka, especially those regular things we once used to start our day with?
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Hong Kong astronaut to join Chinese Moon mission for first time
A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal
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Eight people killed, dozens more trapped in China coal mine explosion
At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday...
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Caught between soil and signal: The collapse of Bangalee adda
Last Friday I realised something maddening: our once‑famous Bangalee addas -- those spirited gatherings that felt like cultural performances, a way of living -- now stand fractured and quiet.
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Sea widows: When fishermen never return from the sea
“I’m struggling to make a living with my orphaned children. I have endured financial crises and social barriers over the years.
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Beyond kaanta-taar: Rethinking life at the Bangladesh–India border
In conversation with Sahana Ghosh, author of A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the India-Bangladesh Borderlands and assistant professor of Anthropology at the National University of Singapore.
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Bangladesh
Debt clock ticks on Dhaka airport terminal
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) stares into a financial squeeze as it prepares to begin hefty loan repayments next month for the Dhaka airport’s third terminal -- a
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Govt to pull out of $5.5b IMF loan deal
The government has decided to exit the existing $5.5 billion loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and move toward negotiating a new arrangement instead.
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Jet fuel worth Tk 8.1m goes missing despite official records
The entire process is carried out in several stages. From Godnail depot, jet fuel is loaded into tank lorries and sent to Kurmitola Aviation Depot.
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Traffic control AI magic on Dhaka streets
A few days ago, traffic police members had to literally run around to stop vehicles at this signal. Now that is not needed. This change has come since artificial intelligence
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Unicef urges urgent action to curb rising violence against children in Bangladesh
Urges action to end impunity for those responsible for violence against children and women
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ACC leadership vacuum drags on
The search committee to form a new Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is unlikely to be constituted before the Eid holidays.
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Brutality against children must stop: UNICEF
In a statement attributed to Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, it was said, “Brutality against children must stop!” The statement, issued yesterday, Friday, said, "UNICEF is deeply shocked and
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International
US or Iran: Who will win the Hormuz endurance game?
Tehran is betting that its sanctions‑hardened economy can outlast the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Washington, meanwhile, is contending with elevated oil prices, renewed inflation pressure and rising global recession risks
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official
Gabbard advised Trump of her intention to step down during an Oval Office meeting on Friday, Fox News Digital reported earlier.
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Rubio starts first visit to India on heels of US-China summit
Rubio began his four-day, four-city tour in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata where the top US diplomat, a devout Catholic, will tour the headquarters of the late Mother Teresa's Missionaries
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Pakistan military chief arrives in Tehran in push to end Iran war
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean "we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation".
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Standard Chartered CEO apologises for 'upset caused' by AI comments
CEO insists shift is about efficiency, not cost-cutting
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Middle East war casts shadow over million-strong hajj pilgrimage
Saudi authorities ban political slogans, flags during pilgrimage
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Technology
Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America
Starbucks terminated an AI programme workers used for automating certain inventory counts this week
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Sport
Mbappe: The lonely hero of Lusail
Three goals. Three. In a World Cup final. And still, a defeat.
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He came, he saw, he conquered
When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, the Spaniard was already a decorated coach, having won top honours at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
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Ronaldo wins it at last
Cristiano Ronaldo finally did it.
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The great Bangladesh coach reveal
The Bangladesh Football Federation had promised a transparent, exhaustive and perhaps even revolutionary search for the next head coach of the national team.
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Pep 'made me believe I could be a coach', says Kompany
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said former mentor Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday he is leaving Manchester City, gave him the belief to become a manager.
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আলোচিত
‘ভায়োলেন্স’ চাইলে আমাদের থেকে বেশি কেউ পারবে না, জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে দেখিয়েছি: আসিফ মাহমুদ
ঝিনাইদহে জাতীয় নাগরিক পার্টির (এনসিপি) মুখ্য সমন্বয়ক নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারীর ওপর হামলার ঘটনায় তীব্র প্রতিক্রিয়া জানিয়েছেন দলটির মুখপাত্র আসিফ মাহমুদ সজীব ভুঁইয়া।
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গায়ে ছাই মেখে রুশ রমণীর শিব সাধনা!
রাজস্থানের পুষ্কর। যেখানে বাতাসে ভাসে ধূপের সুবাস, আর চারপাশ থেকে ভেসে আসে মন্দিরের ঘণ্টার ধ্বনি। পবিত্র হ্রদের ঘাটে যখন পুণ্যার্থীরা ভিড় জমিয়েছেন, ঠিক তখনই কিছুটা দূরে এক অদ্ভুত, প্রায় অবিশ্বাস্য
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ক্ষমতায় আসার ৩ মাসের মধ্যেই ব্যর্থতার পরিচয় দিয়েছে সরকার
একইসাথে তিনি অভিযোগ করেন, সরকার ভারতের প্রণীত আইন বাংলাদেশের বাস্তবতায় বাস্তবায়নের চেষ্টা করছে।
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ভ্রমণপিপাসু ভারতীয়দের জন্য দুঃসংবাদ
২০২৪ সালের জুলাই মাস থেকে ভারতীয় পর্যটকদের জন্য থাইল্যান্ড ছিল ভিসা-মুক্ত দেশ। কিন্তু নয়া নিয়মে সেই সুবিধা বাতিল হল।
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কলকাতায় যৌথ নদী কমিশনের বৈঠক শুরু
বাংলাদেশ ও ভারত যৌথ নদী কমিশনের (জেআরসি) বৈঠক শুরু হয়েছে। শুক্রবার স্থানীয় সময় বিকেল সোয়া ৪টায় কলকাতার নিউটাউনের একটি হোটেলে (ফেয়ারফিল্ড ম্যারিয়ট) দুই দেশের প্রতিনিধি দলের সদস্যরা বৈঠকে বসেন।
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Politics
Zero tolerance against gender based violence
Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain yesterday said the government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against any form of violence against women and children.
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If they want violence, no one can do it better than us: Asif Mahmud
The NCP spokesperson says ruling party is trying to suppress opponents through repression
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8 Chhatra Dal men sued over attack on Nasiruddin Patwary
Clashes erupt after eggs thrown at Patwary outside mosque in Jhenaidah
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26 AL activists held in city for trying to take ‘oath’ for Hasina return
The police on Friday detained 26 activists of the Bangladesh Awami League, activities on which remain banned, at places of Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Friday on charge of trying to
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15 injured as BNP factions in Gazipur clash over extortion
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday over control of a garment factory’s jhut (fabric waste) business
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JCD expels two BU unit leaders over extortion allegations
Two leaders of the Barishal University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, ruling party BNP’s student wing, have been expelled from their organisational posts over allegations of involvement in extortion from
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Jamaat opposes home minister’s comments on punishment for rapists
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday condemned the comment of home minister Salahuddin Ahmed for his remarks that calling for ‘death penalty openly’ for rapists as the highest punishment is a form
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Business
From toxic waste to industrial resource
Bangladesh’s waste oil recycling industry is expanding, reducing imports and pollution
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Track record of implementation deficiency remains concern
An abrupt quantum leap in development-budget allocations for education and health sectors for the upcoming fiscal year stokes implementation concern because their historically poor project- execution track records. Analysts view
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Cattle markets yet to gain momentum
With less than a week remaining before the holy Eid-ul-Azha, sacrificial cattle markets have already sprung up across the capital city, but trading has yet to gather full momentum. During
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Editorial
Who is ahead in the India–Pakistan ‘cold war’ over Bangladesh?
Given the realities of current geopolitics and domestic politics, it is also true that India probably no longer has the ability to maintain an exclusive relationship with Bangladesh. In some
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The economics behind education choices in Bangladesh
I am sitting in a hotel room in Islamabad, reading a recent Bonik Barta report that makes a compelling argument:
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Obstruction in canal excavation: No leniency for miscreants
The project, which commenced on 28 April, aims to resolve long-standing waterlogging problems and ensure better conditions for agricultural activities.
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Children’s safety must be a priority
Justice must be delivered in all child rape and murder cases
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We should document our 40s generation in Kolkata
My father was born 107 years ago in 1919 a world away in time and space. He spent the first decade in various parts of Noakhali and Barisal his home
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Entertainment
Coke Studio Bangla marks Nazrul's birthday with launch of Season 4
The season launches on the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, in a deliberate act of cultural remembrance
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Cannes highlights as film festival wraps up
The Cannes Film Festival wraps up today, Saturday with its traditional awards ceremony after two action-packed weeks of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion shows. AFP looks back
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‘Where does it end?’: Artistes demand justice for Ramisa
The brutal killing of eight-year-old child Ramisa has sparked nationwide outrage, with waves of grief and protest spreading across the country and social media. Members of Bangladesh’s cultural community have
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‘Voice of Coastal Climate Resilience’: Exhibition documents Bangladesh’s coastal crisis
These photographs do not ask for pity. They ask for something harder — acknowledgement.
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Health
13 more children die from measles, symptoms in 24 hours across Bangladesh
Thirteen more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 512 since 15th March 2026...
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Heavy rainfall raises early dengue risk
Excessive rainfall across Bangladesh is increasing the risk of an early dengue outbreak this year, prompting entomologists to call for immediate government action to eliminate mosquito breeding sources and strengthen
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Life style
10 tips for travelling to South Korea on a budget
Applicants must complete the electronic form through South Korea’s visa portal at South Korea Visa Portal and print it afterwards
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