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Anisul, Atiqul put on remand again

A court has granted a three-day remand for former Law Minister Anisul Huq and a four-day remand for former Dhaka

Dhaka confers “Bangladesh Medal for Diplomatic Excellence” on Saudi ambassador

Dhaka today conferred this year’s “Bangladesh Medal for Diplomatic Excellence” on Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan

Indian woman’s murder propagated as Bangladesh rape incident: Rumor Scanner

The fact-checking body Rumor Scanner debunked a video published online platforms claiming a woman was recently raped and her tongue

Thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough

Thousands of displaced Palestinians were returning to the north of war-ravaged Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a deal for

ACC finds defects in EVMs, questions experts’ endorsement

The Anti-Corruption Commission has commenced its investigation into the purchase of electronic voting machines (EVMs) by the Election Commission, to

Titumir College ‘shutdown’ demanding university status

The students of Dhaka’s Government Titumir College have given a 48-hour ultimatum for its transformation into a university. Starting on

Trump says China’s DeepSeek should be a ‘wake-up call’ for US AI industry

Donald Trump has said that DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, should serve as a “wake-up call” for America’s AI industry, reports

3 killed in US grocery store shooting

A shooting at a grocery store in northern Indiana on Monday resulted in three deaths, including the suspected shooter, and

Railway employees’ reasonable demands to be addressed: Finance Adviser

Finance Adviser Dr Salauddin Ahmed has assured that the reasonable overtime demands of railway employees have been met, with other

Mirza Fakhrul steps into 78 Sunday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stepped into 78 on Sunday, receiving birthday wishes from family, party colleagues and friends.