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Pubali Bank plans capital hike to meet BB's cash dividend requirement
Pubali Bank is set to double its authorised capital to Tk 40 billion, creating room to raise its paid-up capital in compliance with the Bangladesh Bank's revised dividend policy. In
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BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi as wars and rivalries strain expanded bloc
Leaders of the BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group’s ability to act
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Gibbons, kingfishers and the changing world of Adampur Reserved Forest
Thirteen years after his first visit, wildlife biologist Reza Khan returned to Adampur Reserved Forest in Moulvibazar as part of a survey to update Bangladesh's Faunal Red List. The gibbons
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From Balfour to sanctions: Why the UK’s ban on Israeli settlement trade matters
Britain’s latest measures against Israeli settlements mark a significant shift in its longstanding approach to Israel and Palestine.
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Mymensingh man killed in Ukrainian drone strike in Russia, family says
25-year-old allegedly handed over to Russian military after travelling there for promised electrician job
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How have we time-travelled to the 1980s?
Generative AI nostalgia trends allow social media users across Instagram and TikTok to transform modern portraits into romanticized 1980s retro photos, though blending virtual time travel with severe data privacy
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Bangladesh
Dhaka bourse extends losing streak as oil prices, inflation fears weigh on investors
The Dhaka bourse closed the week's last session in the red, extending its losing streak to three consecutive sessions. Apart from a correction in the broad index, turnover value remained
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Top brass of Aftab Automobiles fined over dividend payment irregularity
The securities regulator has imposed an aggregate fine of Tk 13.5 million on the chairman, directors and senior officials of Aftab Automobiles for failing to distribute the declared dividends within
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the Jatiya Sangsad
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that his government does not want to use the problems it inherited—including the gas and electricity crises—as an excuse. He said the government is
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28.1pc of young people use novel tobacco products: Survey
Some 5.5 per cent of young people aged 18 to 24 in Bangladesh currently use novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, while 28.1
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Cox's Bazar beach facing severe existential threat
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 10: Cox's Bazar, home to one of the world's longest natural sea beaches, is increasingly facing a threat of destruction due to unchecked sand extraction, destruction of
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Bangladeshi trader shot dead in South Africa
A Bangladeshi trader from Chandpur has been shot dead by armed assailants in South Africa. The deceased was identified as Md Jamal Mia, 40, son of Md Sidu Mia
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International
Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President ​Donald Trump
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What's happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?
In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin
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New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
New York commemorates the 25th anniversary of the devastating 11 September, 2001 attacks Friday with a ceremony marked by US President Donald Trump's absence and right-wing outrage at the attendance
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Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'
When Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, he promised to be a “president of peace” who would stop foreign wars, not start them. Now, a
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Iran and Gulf states to meet in push for Hormuz deal, FT reports
Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a temporary deal to manage shipping through the Strait of
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Philippine ferry fire kills 5; 86 missing
Philippine rescuers yesterday raced to extinguish a fire that erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot, killing at least five people and leaving 86 others missing, according to the
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Girls worst hit by climate shocks on schools: UN
Girls are at greater risk of dropping out of education when their schools are hit by heatwaves, storms or wildfires linked to climate change, the UN children’s agency said yesterday.
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Technology
This website is trying to document Bangladesh’s hidden child sexual abuse crisis
Awaz.bd allows individuals to anonymously document childhood sexual abuse experiences to help address key information gaps
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Google to invest $15 billion for AI infrastructure in Finland
Google will invest at least €13 billion, or about $15.1 billion, in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland over two years in what it describes as its largest single investment in
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Meta launches AI agent capable of accessing other apps
Meta has launched a personal artificial intelligence agent capable of accessing other applications to send emails, arrange travel, make payments, etc.
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Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers
Hackers are hijacking the accounts of some paying users of Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence service, using stolen login sessions to consume subscribers’ usage allowances without their knowledge.
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Anthropic researcher quits, warning AI could end humanity by end of decade
A researcher who worked on pretraining models at both OpenAI and Anthropic has publicly resigned from Anthropic, warning that neither company is acting responsibly and that the race to build
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Sport
PSV held by Shakhtar, Fenerbahce draw with Roma on return
PSV could not find a way to record their first Matchday 1 victory since 2015, but at least they have started the campaign with a point as they seek to
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Como enjoy dream debut, big wins for Man Utd, Bayern
Como's first-ever qualification to Europe's elite club competition meant a race against time to get their lakeside Stadio Sinigaglia home upgraded to meet UEFA guidelines. Failure to do so would
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CCDM plans T20 boost for lower tiers
Before the new season gets underway, however, the CCDM will organise the 2025-26 Third Division Qualifying League later this month, with 70 Dhaka clubs set to take part.
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England close in on Test series sweep against sorry Pakistan
Joe Root's men have totally dominated the three-match contest against the hapless tourists and did not relinquish their grip during a fast-paced second day in Birmingham.
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Women's Asia Cup T20
Bangladesh’s chase never looked convincing from the outset, as the batters appeared more focused on avoiding a heavy defeat than seriously pursuing the 150-run target.
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আলোচিত
চিকিৎসার জন্য থাইল্যান্ড যাচ্ছেন জ্বালানি মন্ত্রী টুকু
চিকিৎসার জন্য থাইল্যান্ড সফরে যাচ্ছেন বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ মন্ত্রী ইকবাল হাসান মাহমুদ টুকু। আগামী ১৩ সেপ্টেম্বর তাঁর থাইল্যান্ডের উদ্দেশে ঢাকা ছাড়ার কথা রয়েছে।বৃহস্পতিবার (১০ সেপ্টেম্বর) রাতে বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি
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বাকস্বাধীনতা যেন বাকশালীনতার সীমা লঙ্ঘন না করে : প্রধানমন্ত্রী
‘আমরা চাই না দেশের জনগণের কাঁধে ফ্যাসিবাদী স্বৈরাচারী শাসন চেপে বসুক। ঠিক তেমনি কোনো বিবেকবান মানুষ, দেশপ্রেমিক রাজনীতিবিদ অবশ্যই চান না আমাদের রাজনৈতিক সংস্কৃতি গালাগালিতে পরিণত হোক। এ জন্য দল-মত
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Politics
BNP looks to fix centre to rein in grassroots
The BNP is likely to decide this week on the schedule for its long-awaited national council as the party seeks to reorganise its structure and strengthen its grassroots network.
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‘Shariah can’t be disregarded’: IAB announces protests against Property Transfer Act
Faizul Karim says women journalists may attend IAB programmes if they observe purdah
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Higher viva marks will open door to politicisation in govt jobs: Jamaat
Mia Golam Porwar urges government to scrap the new recruitment rules for 11th–20th grade posts, saying they could undermine merit-based assessment
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‘Whoever goes to Lanka becomes Hanuman; whoever comes to power wants to become Hasina’: Mamunul
Khelafat Majlis chief says excessive concentration of power in the prime minister’s office makes constitutional reform necessary
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‘For 17 years, freedom of expression was limited to a single person, party‘
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday said that although there were many television channels and newspapers in the country over the past 17 years, freedom of expression
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Shafiqur vows constructive opposition, says govt mistakes will face resistance
Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said they want to play a positive and constructive role in Parliament and will not act as a conventional opposition. “We
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Thakurgaon-1 by-poll on October 29: EC
Nomination deadline September 27; over 515,000 voters to cast ballots at 989 polling centres
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Business
Bangladesh Innovation Fair begins Sept 12
The Ministry of Science and Technology will host the Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 from September 12 to 14 at Dhaka's Novo Theatre, bringing together innovators, industry, and investors under one
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Post-clearance audit detects huge sums in lost revenue from green-channel cargo deliveries
Customs detected Tk 6.18 billion in lost revenue through post-clearance audit (PCA) in the last financial year amid growing use of green channel and misdeclaration of trade value, sources said.
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US overtakes India in trade to rank second
Driven by a sharp surge in imports over the past year, the United States has officially overtaken India to become Bangladesh’s second-largest trading partner—marking a significant shift in the country's
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Editorial
Kharp, Kochua, Shalmara, Sangli rivers exist but are not on the list
The day I visited the rivers was 26 August. In the Rangpur region, the heatwave at this time of year is locally known as “Bhadra’s talpaka heat,” referring to the
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Column by Mahfuz Anam
The joint statement of 12 Western countries is most timely
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Women's rights are inviolable
The recent incident in Rajbari involving a woman entrepreneur is most deplorable. The woman was publicly humiliated and beaten in presence of law enforcement personnel following a dispute over her
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Microplastics, heavy metals pose severe health risks
Three successive studies, conducted one by the Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO) and the other two by researchers of a few universities, find microplastics in toothpaste and heavy metals
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Record measles deaths warrant introspection
Identify gaps, implement interventions properly.
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Entertainment
Dhallywood’s formidable villain: Revisiting ATM Shamsuzzaman’s memorable television roles
For many, ATM Shamsuzzaman remains synonymous with the formidable antagonists he portrayed in Dhallywood. Over the course of his career, he played numerous negative roles on the silver screen, earning
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Apurba-Niha pair reunite on screen after a break
Ziaul Faruq Apurba and Naznin Niha, who have appeared together in several popular television dramas, are set to reunite on screen after a break of several months.
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Stars take social media back to the ’80s and ’90s
Some stars have recreated the styles of popular heroes and heroines of the era, while others have given the period’s fashion a contemporary twist.
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Toronto film festival opens with 200-plus films and major stars
The festival opens with the world premiere of “Being Heumann”, directed by Oscar winner Sian Heder, best known for “CODA”.
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Health
Seven more die with measles-like symptoms
Combined death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases reaches 1,009
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