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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
Experts urge repeal of colonial-era suicide attempt law
Speakers at Dhaka University vigil urge scrapping Section 309 of the Penal Code and expanding suicide-prevention support nationwide
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Chinese, Pakistani and Vietnamese nationals among 70 detained in Chattogram over alleged online scams
Police verifying the detainees’ identities, visas and possible involvement in alleged scams and gambling
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Parliament passes SRB Bill, paving way for RAB abolition
Parliament on Thursday passed the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and its replacement with a specialised police
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River erosion displaces over 15,000 people annually: Khosru
Over 15,000 people and 3,500 families are displaced or become homeless annually on average due to river erosion in the country, Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on
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Rumeen Farhana takes fellow MPs to task for unacceptable behaviour
Independent MP Rumeen Farhana on Thursday alleged that she was subjected to abusive language by fellow lawmakers in parliament, saying such behaviour was unacceptable under parliamentary norms. She made the
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Bus workers call off Mohakhali blockade after administration pledge
Bus workers have reopened the Mohakhali road after nearly three hours, ending their blockade following an assurance from the administration that their demands will be met. Labour leaders, however, warned
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All 50 parliamentary committees formed
Four more parliamentary committees were constituted on Thursday, completing the formation of all 50 parliamentary committees of the current 13th Parliament. The four newly constituted committees cover the Ministry of
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International
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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Expansion not at this stage: Pakistan
The Makkah defence agreement signed by Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia last month is a “defensive alliance”, with no plans to expand it at the moment, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson
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New York failed to disclose what it knew on toxic air after 9/11: mayor
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11.
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Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE
Algeria said yesterday it was cutting diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates following years of tension, with Algiers accusing Abu Dhabi of interfering in national and regional affairs.
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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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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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Apple CEO says the iPhone is the world's best AI device
Apple's new CEO John Ternus used the opening of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event on Wednesday to lay out his strategic vision for the company in the AI era.
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Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA
The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight. NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor
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Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure and buy nuclear power in Finland
Alphabet's Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in AI infrastructure in nippy Nordic country Finland over the next two years, its biggest European investment, including a major
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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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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
Where global gas, LNG infrastructure is growing rapidly
Natural gas and LNG have emerged as the fossil fuel industry’s most important growth markets ​as demand for oil and coal comes under mounting pressure from electrification, efficiency gains and
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IFIC Bank to provide SME loans under Tk 5,000cr refinance fund
IFIC Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in the central bank’s Tk 5,000 crore refinance fund for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME)
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Fertiliser association warns of artificial crisis
The Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA) has warned of attempts to create an artificial fertiliser crisis by hoarding supplies and selling them at inflated prices in several northern districts
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Editorial
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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Why changing how we talk about suicide matters for prevention
More than 40 people die by suicide each day in Bangladesh. Between 2020 and 2024, at least 76,361 people were recorded as having died by suicide, amounting to more than
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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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Life style
Why does your stomach hurt after eating? Gastrointestinal specialist explains what to do
To understand the possible cause of stomach pain, several factors need to be considered. These include the type of food eaten before the pain occurs, where in the abdomen the
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