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South Korea's ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident
Prosecutors argued that he sent drones to Pyongyang create a pretext for his martial law declaration in 2024
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Trump calls off attacks on Iran, touts imminent deal
US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran on Thursday and said a deal with Tehran to end the war could be signed in coming days.
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2 policemen stabbed in Dhaka
Attack occurred during chase in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar; two suspects detained
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Eight-day theatre festival begins today at BSA
An eight-day theatre festival, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Department of Drama and Film, begins today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the National Theatre Auditorium in the capital.
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Iran says Hormuz completely closed
Iran’s new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday confirmed a complete closure order for the strategic waterway until further notice, after the Revolutionary Guards announced the move overnight.
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Bangladesh
Dhaka ranks as world’s fifth most polluted city Friday
Dhaka ranked as the world’s fifth most polluted city on Friday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 117 at 9:30am.
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Education outlay rises sharply
The new budget has proposed a sharp increase in education spending for the next fiscal year, but experts said a larger allocation would mean little unless the money is spent
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Budget ‘anti-people’, targets ‘unrealistic’
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka North and South units brought out separate protest marches in the capital yesterday, denouncing the proposed FY2026–27 budget as “anti-people”.
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Energy tops agenda despite 23% cut in allocation
The government has identified energy security as one of its top strategic priorities for fiscal 2026-27, even as it proposed a nearly 23 percent reduction in the power and energy
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Budget offers scant cure
The proposed FY2026–27 budget presents a stark assessment of the financial sector’s long-running weaknesses but offers limited detail on how the BNP-led government plans to reform it.
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From ‘shital pati’ to OTT
In a small house in Sylhet’s Balaganj upazila, Alta Begum weaves shital pati as generations before her have done for centuries. Known for its natural cooling properties, the handcrafted mats
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International
Iran says hasn't reached a final decision on deal with US
Trump, earlier, claimed to have reached a 'great settlement' to end the war
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Haaland enjoys Stanley Cup Final game before World Cup debut
Days before his World Cup debut, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and several of his Norway teammates took a chance to relax at game five of the NHL Stanley Cup
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Pulisic 'ready to battle' Paraguay in US World Cup opener
United States star Christian Pulisic said the World Cup co-hosts are ‘ready to battle’ on soccer's biggest stage as they prepare for a potentially bruising opener against Paraguay on Friday.
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Aguirre says Mexico beat cramps and stage fright in World Cup opener
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre revealed his team had overcome a bout of stage fright before clinching their first victory in a World Cup opener with a 2-0 defeat of South
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Iran players take to the training pitch
Iran's footballers took to the training pitch in front of journalists Thursday at their base camp in Mexico, giving the world its first glimpse of a team whose participation in
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Japan captain Endo out of World Cup, ends international career
Japan captain Wataru Endo was ruled out of the World Cup with injury and announced his international retirement on Thursday, three days before his team's opener against the Netherlands.
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Technology
AI set to play expanded role at 2026 World Cup
New systems will assist with offside decisions, create 3D player models, support match analysis and help protect participants from online abuse
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Govt eyes chip industry growth with extended tax concessions until 2031
The Bangladesh government has proposed sweeping tax concessions for the semiconductor industry, including reducing import duties on key raw materials to 1 percent until mid-2031, as part of its fiscal
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Govt sets 5 year target to become leading electronics manufacturing hub
The Bangladesh government has proposed appropriate policy formulation in the electronics sector to transform the country into one of the leading global electronics manufacturing hubs within the next five years,
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Sport
‘Bangladesh could follow Canada’s success’
The Bangladesh midfielder spoke about his World Cup memories, tournament predictions, his journey with Bangladesh, and more.
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USA, Canada take centre stage on day two
The spotlight shifts firmly onto North America's co-hosts on the second day of the FIFA World Cup 2026 as Canada and the United States prepare to embrace the pressure, expectation
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Glitz, glamour, and red cards: World Cup opener in pictures
The 2026 World Cup got off to a glittering start at Estadio Azteca yesterday.
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Japan captain Endo out of World Cup, ends international career
Japan captain Wataru Endo was ruled out of the World Cup with injury and announced his international retirement on Thursday, three days before his team's opener against the Netherlands.
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'The sky's the limit', says Mexico's Lira after win in World Cup opener
Mexico prevailed with goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez in a match they finished with 10 men after captain Cesar Montes was sent off, though they were rarely troubled.
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আলোচিত
ইরানকে ঘিরে ২২ দেশের যৌথ সতর্কবার্তা
যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ও ইউরোপের বিভিন্ন দেশসহ ২২টি দেশ এক যৌথ বিবৃতিতে ইরানকে সতর্ক করে তাদের ‘ভূখণ্ডে’ হামলা চালানো বন্ধের আহ্বান জানিয়েছে।
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ভারতের করায়ত্ত থেকে মুক্ত না হলে দেশের উন্নতি অসম্ভব: ফয়জুল করীম
যতক্ষণ পর্যন্ত আমরা ভারতের করায়ত্ত থেকে মুক্ত হতে না পারব, ভারতকে প্রকাশ্য শত্রু হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করতে না পারব; ততক্ষণ পর্যন্ত এ দেশের প্রকৃত কোনো উন্নয়ন সম্ভব নয়
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পরিবেশমন্ত্রীর নির্দেশে ফেনীর সেই ছাত্রদল নেতার বাড়ি পরিদর্শনে পুলিশ
মন্ত্রী আবদুল আউয়াল মিন্টুর নির্দেশে বৃহস্পতিবার দাগনভূঞা থানার ওসি মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল আজীম বাড়িতে গিয়ে মেহেদীর ঘর উচ্ছেদের সত্যতা পান।
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Politics
JCD activists allegedly beat up Habiganj SAD leader
Habiganj district unit member secretary of the Student Against Discrimination, Mahdi Hasan, on Thursday was beaten up allegedly by leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the
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Business
Betting on growth revival
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury’s first budget speech as finance minister performed a delicate, dual function: it read as an indictment of the old economic order, and served as a blueprint
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Beyond the deficit debate in FY27 budget
The relationship between budget deficits and inflation is not automatic. It depends largely on how the deficit is financed, the state of aggregate demand, the output gap, and the quality
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New pay scale for govt employees from 1 July: Khasru
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday announced that a new pay scale for government employees will be implemented in phases starting from 1 July, citing the rising cost
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Editorial
A budget built on recovery and reform, but can it deliver?
The finance minister presented the proposed national budget for FY2026-27 in parliament yesterday, at a time when the economy is seeking not only growth but also stability, confidence and direction.
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Rule cannot survive on fear alone: Foucault, Althusser, and our mob culture
The work of French philosophers Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser remains useful to understand how the modern state governs.
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Impunity challenged in the plains, tolerated in the hills?
Thirty years after the abduction of Kalpana Chakma, the burden of waiting for justice rests heavily on her brother, Kalindi Kumar Chakma, yet the memories of that night remain vivid
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Railway burdened by longstanding neglect
THE derailment of the power car of a passenger train on the Dhaka–Jamalpur route in Mymensingh on June 10, followed by the derailment of a relief train sent for recovery
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
The 36-year-old takes the record from Carole Bayer Sager who was 43 when she was inducted
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Culture sector gets modest increase in proposed budget
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud has proposed an allocation of Tk 826 crore for the culture sector in the national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, which was placed in
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Eight-day theatre festival opens at Shilpakala Academy
Alongside the opening production “Chor-er Naam Charandas”, audiences will see “Rina Plung” by Young Bonghung Theatre of Bandarban, “Oedipus” by Drishyakabya, “Cafe de Volte” by Hunt Theatre, “Byatikrom O Niyom”
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Health
Deaths of 6 newborns: DGHS cancels Ad-din Hospital’s licence
DGHS says hospital’s response was “unsatisfactory” and it can no longer admit or treat new patients
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RMCH receives medicines worth Tk 280m
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has received medicines worth nearly Tk 280 million from the US-based charitable organization Direct Relief for free distribution among patients. The consignment arrived at the
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