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Dhaka goes full throttle this weekend with food, fitness and fandom
Cosmopolitan Dhakaites have grown a multifarious, globally influenced character that adds sophistication to the city. In whichever length and breadth of the city you venture to, you will always find
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Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary observed
Several cultural organizations in Dhaka commemorated the birth centenary of filmmaker, scriptwriter, and actor Ritwik Kumar Ghatak by holding various programs at different locations on Tuesday.
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UN suspends work at Afghan-Iran border
The United Nations suspended operations at a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran on Tuesday, a UN official said, citing new Taliban government restrictions on Afghan women workers.
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‘Inequality crisis’ threatens democracy, experts warn G20
Wealth inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle
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POWER DEAL: Govt at odds with Adani
Bangladesh government is at loggerheads with the Adani Power Plant in the Indian state of Jharkhand over a deal on import of power from the plant.
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New Yorkers expected to pick Mamdani in stunning election
New Yorkers are projected to elect Democrat Zohran Mamdani as mayor Tuesday, opening a new front in opposition to Donald Trump and raising the spectre the president will retaliate against
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Bangladesh
28 years on, locals still wait for bridge over Bhairab river
For the past 28 years, residents of Purba Barandipara area in Jashore Sadar upazila have been waiting for a concrete bridge over the Bhairab river.
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Shaheed Mir Mugdho’s brother Snigdho joins BNP
Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, the twin brother of Shaheed Mir Mugdho, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) following the July uprising, according to Shayrul Kabir Khan of the BNP
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Bangladeshi artworks displayed at Pak fest
Four Bangladeshi artists had their artworks showcased at the World Culture Festival 2025, which was held at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi.
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Anyone involved in extrajudicial killings to face justice: adviser
Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that anyone involved in extrajudicial killing would be brought under the law.
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SC to promote 1,000 lower court judges
The Supreme Court yesterday decided to promote more than 1,000 lower court judges in various posts, including over 300 ones to the posts of district judges.
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Right2Grow event concludes in city
The closing ceremony of Right2Grow, a landmark collaborative initiative in the nutrition, health, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sectors, was held on Monday at Hotel Le Méridien in Dhaka.
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HC orders scholarship test access for private students
The High Court has directed the ministry of primary and mass education and the directorate of primary education to organise the scholarship examination, allowing students of private schools to participate
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International
End ‘nightmare of violence’ in Sudan
Sudan’s army-backed authorities were due to meet yesterday to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire in the war with the paramilitary, a government source told AFP, as the UN
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Mountain storms kill 9 in Nepal
Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal’s treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five Italian climbers, officials said yesterday.
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World to overshoot 1.5C climate goal
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the
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Brazil's Lula urges probe of Rio police 'massacre'
Rio police earlier launched an attack on drug cartels, killing 121
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Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal
No details of US truce proposal have been made public yet
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World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UN
National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century — nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges,
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Qatar warns will cut gas supply to Europe over EU’s green rules
Qatar’s energy minister on Monday warned the Gulf state would halt its supply of liquefied natural gas to Europe over Brussels’s planned environmental and human rights rules. The Corporate Sustainability
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Technology
Microsoft Edge can now store your passkeys
Microsoft has begun rolling out support for passkey storage in its Edge browser, allowing Windows users to save and sync passkeys through the Microsoft Password Manager.
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Avik Anwar wins double in Gulf Pro Car Series opener at Yas Marina
Bangladesh’s Avik Anwar won both Renault Clio Cup class races as the Gulf Pro Car Series began its season at Yas Marina Circuit on November 1, securing a clean sweep
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Apple now has a dedicated App Store website
Apple has launched a new website for its App Store that allows users to browse apps for all Apple devices.
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Canva's design app Affinity is now completely free
Canva has announced that its professional design app, Affinity, is now available free of charge. The software integrates photo editing, graphic design, and page layout tools in a single platform.
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Anime and manga giants warn OpenAI over AI copyright breach
Several Japanese anime and manga publishing companies have jointly threatened legal action against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement by its Sora 2 video generation app.
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Sport
Juve held by Sporting Lisbon in stalling Champions League campaign
Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday as Luciano Spalletti's new team failed to claim a first win in this season's Champions League.
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Pakistan edge South Africa in tense ODI finish in Faisalabad
Pakistan overcame a late South African fightback to win the first one-day international by two wickets in a tense last-over finish in Faisalabad on Tuesday.
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Diaz shines and sees red as Bayern beat PSG
Luis Diaz scored twice and was sent off as Bayern Munich maintained their perfect record this season with a statement 2-1 win away to title-holders Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday in
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Chapal to run for Asian archery presidency
Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal, the former general secretary of Bangladesh Archery Federation, is set to run for presidency of World Archery Asia in Dhaka next week.
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Stokes signs England deal until 2027 Ashes
Ben Stokes has been awarded a fresh two-year contract that will take him through to the end of the next home Ashes series in 2027, England cricket chiefs announced on
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আলোচিত
কেন্দ্র দখলে জামায়াতের চেয়ে বেশি কেউ পারবে না: জামায়াত নেতা হুমায়ুন
কেন্দ্র দখল করতে চাইবে, কিন্তু আমাদের চেয়ে বেশি কেউ পারবে না— এমন মন্তব্য করেছেন জামায়াতে ইসলামী নেতা ও কমলনগর উপজেলার সাবেক ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান মাওলানা হুমায়ুন কবির
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এই নির্বাচন আমার শেষ নির্বাচন: মির্জা ফখরুল
ঠাকুরগাঁও-১ আসন থেকে বিএনপির মনোনয়ন পেয়েছেন মির্জা ফখরুল ইসলাম আলমগীর। আসন্ন ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনই তার শেষ নির্বাচন বলে জানিয়েছেন বিএনপি মহাসচিব।
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চীনে সাবেক প্রেমিকাকে টাকা ফেরত দিতে গণমাধ্যমের দ্বারস্থ হলেন তিনি
২০০১ সালে মা লি–কে নিজের ব্যবসা শুরু করতে সহায়তা হিসেবে ১০ হাজার ইউয়ান ধার দেন। কিন্তু পরে লি তার ফোন হারিয়ে ফেলেন এবং মায়ের সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়ে যায়।
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‘১৮ মাসে এক কোটি চাকরি’ নিছক বাগ্মিতা নয়, সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিকল্পনা: আমীর খসরু
বিএনপির স্থায়ী কমিটির সদস্য আমীর খসরু মাহমুদ চৌধুরী বলেছেন, ক্ষমতায় গেলে ১৮ মাসের মধ্যে এক কোটি লোকের চাকরির ব্যবস্থা করার যে প্রতিশ্রুতি বিএনপি দিচ্ছে, তা কোনো নিছক ‘রাজনৈতিক বাগ্মিতা’ নয়,
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বিএনপির মনোনয়ন না পেয়ে যা বললেন কনকচাঁপা
আসন্ন ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনকে সামনে রেখে বিএনপি ২৩৭টি আসনে প্রার্থীদের তালিকা ঘোষণা করেছে। তবে তালিকায় জায়গা হয়নি জনপ্রিয় সংগীতশিল্পী ও বিএনপির সক্রিয় নেতা রুমানা মোর্শেদ কনকচাঁপার।
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এনসিপির হাতে বিএনপির পতন হবে: নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী
বিএনপির মৃত্যুঘণ্টা বেজে গেছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন জাতীয় নাগরিক পার্টির (এনসিপি) মুখ্য সমন্বয়ক নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী। লন্ডনে হওয়া ডিলে ক্ষমতায় গেলে...
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এনসিপি সরকার গঠন করলে বিএনপির দুর্নীতির বিচার করা হবে: নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী
জাতীয় নাগরিক পার্টির (এনসিপি) মুখ্য সমন্বয়ক নাসীরুদ্দীন পাটওয়ারী বলেছেন, এনসিপি যদি সরকার গঠন করলে বিএনপির দুর্নীতির বিচার করা হবে। তিনি বলেন, ‘আমরা যদি সরকার গঠন করি ২০০১ থেকে ২০০৬ পর্যন্ত
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Politics
BNP leader Tariqul Islam’s death anniv observed
The seventh anniversary of the death of Tariqul Islam, a former standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and minister, was observed with elaborate programmes in Jashore on Tuesday.
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NCP to declare 300 candidates with water lily bud symbol by end of month: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday thanked party leaders, activists and well-wishers nationwide after the party received registration with the water lily bud symbol.
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SC should not interfere in JS role: BNP lawyer
Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kajal on Tuesday told the Appellate Division that while the Supreme Court is the guardian of the constitution, it should not interfere in how
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The politics of renaming in post-uprising Bangladesh
IN BANGLADESH, mainstream political parties have long used the naming of institutions as a way to stake their claim to history and assert ownership over the country. As a result,
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NCP, two other parties get EC registration
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued notifications granting three political parties registration ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, after the parties met all the required conditions for approval.
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Business
MNCs’ profit shifting costs Bangladesh $692m in lost tax: report
Bangladesh lost $692 million in tax revenue from 2016 to 2021 due to profit shifting by multinational companies, according to a new report by the Tax Justice Network (TJN) released
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With import policy tweak, garment makers expect $5b more in exports
Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers expect to earn an additional $5 billion in high-end garment exports in the first year after the government scraps the 50 percent ceiling on free-of-charge (FoC) imports.
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Pubali Bank launches co-branded credit card with CMC, CMCH
Pubali Bank PLC, in collaboration with Chittagong Medical College (CMC) and Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), has recently launched a co-branded credit card on the hospital premises..Through this special initiative,
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Editorial
Go ahead to transport master plan
To say that the communication system of Bangladesh is in a chaotic state is to say the least. One need not be an expert to reach such a conclusion. In
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The Mamdani effect: Rekindling hope in a cynical city
Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric political rise in the New York mayoral race caught the imagination of the entire world.
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Creative destruction and future of innovation
THE Schumpeterian notion of ‘creative destruction’ remains one of the most fascinating truths of modern economics. It encapsulates the idea that progress in industrial economies is not linear but cyclical,
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How secure are citizens’ rights?
DEBATE over personal data protection in Bangladesh is not new. Work on the law began in 2019, and from the start, it was mired in controversy and concern. When the
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It’s for consensus commission to resolve issues it has created
THE interim government has finally put out a call for political parties to reach a consensus in a week on the reform proposals that the national consensus commission has laid
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Entertainment
‘We Were Liars’ author E Lockhart confirms returning cast for Season 2
Author E Lockhart has officially teased the return of several key cast members for Season 2 of “We Were Liars”, the Prime Video adaptation of her best-selling novel.
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Bangladeshi film ‘Kaffarah’ selected at Cairo International Film Festival
Bangladeshi film “Kaffarah”, directed by Thanvir Chowdhury, has been officially selected for the International Panorama Section at the 46th Cairo International Film Festival.
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Padatik to stage ‘Alibaba ebong Chollish Chor’ this week
It weaves the familiar tale of woodcutter Alibaba, who discovers a hidden treasure, and his brother Qasim, whose greed leads to his demise, into the larger story of Scheherazade. Through
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Jesse Eisenberg to make altruistic kidney donation
Actor Jesse Eisenberg stunned audiences during his recent appearance on NBC’s “Today” show with an unexpected and deeply personal revelation.
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Life style
Over 100 activities await at Flow Fest Dhaka 2025 — don’t miss!
UCB Presents The Flow Fest Dhaka 2025 begins this Thursday, November 6, at Shahabuddin Park.
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