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Showkat Ali’s birth anniv today
Today is the 90th anniversary of the birth of eminent novelist Showkat Ali...
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Akhtaruzzaman Elias birth anniv today
Today is the 83rd anniversary of birth of eminent fiction writer Akhtaruzzaman Elias...
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Preparation for Ekushey Book Fair on amid boycott by Prakashak Oikya
The preparations of the forthcoming Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 are in full swing but ‘Prakashak Oikya’ announced that they would boycott the fair due to the month of Ramadan...
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Abbas urges ‘firm’ US response to Israel plan for West Bank
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for a ‘firm response’ from the United States and the international community to Israel’s plan to tighten its control of the occupied West Bank...
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Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar
A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding, the Indian Ocean island’s disaster authority said Wednesday...
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Bangladesh
Cocktails, petrol bombs recovered in Naogaon
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered several cocktails and petrol bombs from Jhargharia area of Badalgachhi upazila in Naogaon district on Wednesday. According to RAB sources, they conducted a drive in
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Khulna administration holds marathon meetings to ensure fair election
Khulna administration is holding a series of marathon coordination meetings involving the Election Commission, police, joint forces, and other government agencies to ensure a free, fair and impartial election. As
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Feb 12 election: What you need to know before voting
As Bangladesh goes to the polls tomorrow for the 13th parliamentary election and referendum, here is a comprehensive guide for voters
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We will not leave the field: Jamaat
Alleges targeted attacks before election
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CEC urges nation to ensure peaceful, festive voting
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday urged the nation to ensure a peaceful, fair, and festive voting environment as the country prepares to go to the polls today...
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Security measures ‘unprecedented’
Law enforcement agencies have put in place a tight security arrangement across the country for the national election and referendum today, deploying nearly 10 lakh personnel to ensure a free,
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Ensure safe participation of women in polls: UN
The participation of women candidates and voters and safety are essential to inclusive democratic processes, said the UN Resident Coordinator’s office
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International
UN calls for safe women participation in polls
The United Nations on Wednesday called on all stakeholders, including political leaders and their parties and supporters, to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to intimidation, harassment and any other form of
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Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed two children and injured 12 others yesterday in the southern Kordofan city of El-Rahad, a medical source told AFP.
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Venezuelan authorities move Machado ally to house arrest
A close ally of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was placed under house arrest Tuesday, detained just hours after his release from prison along with other dissidents jailed under
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Dhaka-Beijing ties cannot be obstructed: China
China on Wednesday said its relations with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries are not targeted at any third party, nor will they be swayed by any external force...
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Over 100,000 fled Sudan’s Kordofan since October: UN
More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan’s embattled Kordofan since October, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as fighting escalates across the vast southern region.
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Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Danish waters almost daily: Denmark
Tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” circumventing European sanctions navigated through Denmark’s waters at a rate of almost one a day in 2025, data compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority showed
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Germany advises against non-essential travel to Cuba
Germany on Tuesday issued an advisory against all non-essential travel to Cuba, where US pressure has created an oil crisis.
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Technology
ByteDance in talks with Samsung to make AI chip: report
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence chip and is in discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, according to a Reuters exclusive report citing sources familiar
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Ballots, bills, and the life we are building
With the election days away, young people are not speculating about who will win as much as they are preparing a checklist of what must follow.
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Russia is restricting Telegram: report
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has begun slowing down and limiting access to Telegram, the messaging app, according to a recent report by the Russian news outlet RBC.
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Sport
Inaugural WBPL: BPL franchises to get priority
A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Wednesday that the board will prioritise existing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 franchises when finalising teams for the inaugural Women’s Bangladesh Premier
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Rutherford, Motie help West Indies down England
The West Indies scored 196-6 largely thanks to Sherfane Rutherford's brutal unbeaten 76 and some late hitting from Jason Holder.
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Abhishek Sharma hospitalised ahead of Namibia game
Prolific Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with an upset stomach ahead of the group match against Namibia at the T20 World Cup, a cricket board official said Wednesday.
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Smith flown in for injured Marsh
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve
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Frank sacked by Spurs after Newcastle defeat
The North London side are 16th in the table and without a win in their past eight Premier League games -- their worst such run since October 2008.
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আলোচিত
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ৬,৭১০ পণ্যে দিতে হবে শুল্কছাড়, বাংলাদেশ পাবে ১,৬৩৮ পণ্যে সুবিধা
বাংলাদেশের পক্ষ থেকে চার ধাপে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রকে এই শুল্কসুবিধা দেওয়ার কথা বলা হয়েছে। প্রথমত, যুক্তরাষ্ট্র থেকে সাড়ে চার হাজার পণ্য আমদানিতে কাস্টমস শুল্ক, সম্পূরক শুল্ক ও নিয়ন্ত্রণমূলক শুল্ক শূন্য করতে হবে।
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‘না’ ভোট দেবেন সংগীতশিল্পী ন্যান্সি
আগামীকাল ত্রয়োদশ সংসদ নির্বাচনে জনপ্রিয় সংগীতশিল্পী নাজমুন মুনিরা ন্যান্সি 'না' ভোট দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছেন। সারা দেশে যখন ‘হ্যাঁ’ ভোটের পক্ষে ব্যাপক প্রচার
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গণনার পর সেই জামায়াত নেতার ব্যাগে মিললো ৭৪ লাখ টাকা
ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা জামায়াতে ইসলামীর আমির বেলাল উদ্দিনের ব্যাগ থেকে জব্দ হওয়া টাকার গণনা শেষ হয়েছে। গণনা শেষে পুলিশ জানিয়েছেন, সেই ব্যাগে পাওয়া গেছে প্রায় ৭৪ লাখ টাকা। বুধবার (১১ ফেব্রুয়ারি)
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দাঁড়িপাল্লা-ধানের শীষে দুই এজেন্টের স্বাক্ষরিত ২৩টি রেজাল্ট শিট জব্দ
ঝিনাইদহ-৪ আসনের (কালীগঞ্জ ও সদরের আংশিক) সলিমুন্নেছা বালিকা বিদ্যালয় কেন্দ্রে দাঁড়িপাল্লা-ধানের শীষ প্রতীকের এজেন্টের স্বাক্ষরিত ২৩টি রেজাল্ট শিট উদ্ধার
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অনিয়মের ১২৭ অভিযোগ তুলে ধরলো বিএনপি
এয়োদশ সংসদ নির্বাচনের আগের দিন সারাদেশে জামায়াতে ইসলামীর প�
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Politics
Turkish envoy, polls observers meet Tarique
The ambassador of Turkiye to Bangladesh and a visiting Turkish election observer delegation paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday...
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Tarique thanks Islamic scholars for supporting BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday expressed heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the country’s Islamic scholars and religious leaders for their reported support for his party...
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Business
Tax-GDP ratio: Parties promise the moon
After many years, Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election has injected a rare festive mood into public life. Political parties have unveiled their manifestos with unusual care, and voters appear genuinely engaged,
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Unequal, rushed and risky
A trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States on February 9, just days before a national election, has drawn sharp criticism from economists and policy observers.
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Govt to scrap tariffs on 4,500 US products
Bangladesh has agreed to eliminate customs duties, supplementary duties, and regulatory duties on approximately 4,500 products from the United States as part of the newly signed reciprocal trade agreement, marking
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Editorial
Bangladesh needs true leaders, not divisive or power-hungry ‘netas’
Since independence, Bangladeshi politics has been shaped by a narrow set of familiar narratives.
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Health reform and limits of manifestos
Bangladesh’s health sector has long been weighed down by a complex set of interlinked challenges — persistent shortages of infrastructure and skilled personnel, rising out-of-pocket expenditure, uneven quality of care
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MPs are no ‘modern Mughals’
BROWSING the internet on my mobile at home in central Buffalo, I was watching the campaigns for the forthcoming elections to be held today. I receive regular texts and video
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A defining test for democratic future
THE national elections today are more than a routine democratic exercise. This is a crucial moment for Bangladesh to return to a democratic dispensation after about 17 years marked by
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Sagar-Runi justice, too, fails on interim govt indolence
FOURTEEN years have passed since journalists Sagar Sarwar Runi and Meherun Runi were murdered on February 11, 2012. Yet, the police investigation report is still pending. On February 9, the
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Entertainment
Warner Bros Discovery weighs updated Paramount offer
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has said its board of directors will review Paramount Skydance’s revised hostile takeover offer before making any decision regarding its existing merger agreement with Netflix. In
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Shajal and Sarika to headline this year’s ‘Panchphoron’ Valentine’s special
Bangladesh’s first package programme production house, Fagun Audio Vision, is once again marking Valentine’s Day with a special edition of its long-running magazine show “Panchphoron”.
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Kumar Bishwajit to headline Valentine’s Day concert in Toronto
The veteran singer has been living in Canada since February 2023, when his only son, Kumar Nibir, was critically injured in a road accident.
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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone increase security at Mumbai home following extortion threat
Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have reportedly strengthened security arrangements at their Mumbai residence after Ranveer allegedly received an extortion threat via a WhatsApp voice note.
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