Year: 2025

Assault on santal woman: Accused UP chairman held

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Assault on santal woman: Accused UP chairman held

January 8, 2025

Police yesterday arrested a local union parishad chairman for allegedly assaulting a Santal woman and subsequently setting...

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‘No water in fire hydrants, no FEMA money’: Trump blasts Biden ahead of presidency amid California wildfire

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‘No water in fire hydrants, no FEMA money’: Trump blasts Biden ahead of presidency amid California wildfire

January 8, 2025

US President-elect Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for lacking necessary resources to address California’s wildfire crisis....

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Passport index 2025: Bangladesh in bottom 7

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Passport index 2025: Bangladesh in bottom 7

January 8, 2025

Bangladesh has slipped three notches in the global passport ranking for 2025, now standing at 100th place,...

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Govt preparing for both nat’l, local elections

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Govt preparing for both nat’l, local elections

January 8, 2025

The interim government is simultaneously preparing for national and local body elections, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus...

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Tk 9,000cr unpaid bills: Power producers warn of supply disruption

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Tk 9,000cr unpaid bills: Power producers warn of supply disruption

January 8, 2025

The Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) has urged the government to clear half of its overdue...

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‘Not going to happen’: Antony Blinken dismisses Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions as ‘waste of time’

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‘Not going to happen’: Antony Blinken dismisses Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions as ‘waste of time’

January 8, 2025

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the notion of the US acquiring Greenland, labelling it a...

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‘Why don’t we call it Mexican America?’ Mexico President Sheinbaum’s savage response to Trump’s shocking Gulf rename proposal

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‘Why don’t we call it Mexican America?’ Mexico President Sheinbaum’s savage response to Trump’s shocking Gulf rename proposal

January 8, 2025

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Biden’s awkward announcement during California wildfires briefing: ‘Good news …’

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Biden’s awkward announcement during California wildfires briefing: ‘Good news …’

January 8, 2025

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Interest rate on savings certificates to be raised

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Interest rate on savings certificates to be raised

January 8, 2025

The interim government is set to increase the interest rates against various savings certificates to upwards of...

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‘What can we do?’

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‘What can we do?’

January 8, 2025

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday said he has come to know about the reported visa extension of...

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