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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that China would come forward in a bigger way during the tenure of her new government for implementing its development programmes. “China is one of the most important development and strategic partners of Bangladesh. We hope that during the new government’s tenure China will help us more than the previous times to help continue the development journey of Bangladesh,” she said.

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Al-Arafa, one of the banks adhering to Islamic Shariah (a set of Islamic religious laws) in the country, is alleged to have violated Shariah principles, as numerous complaints have surfaced against the bank. The latest allegations involve the bank providing a loan of Tk 109 crore to its client with a surprisingly minimalistic collateral worth only Tk 16 crore. A Bangladesh Bank investigation report has unveiled these manipulations.

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Amid multi-faceted economic challenges, Bangladesh`s imports dropped 18.19 percent year on year to 33.68 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of the 2023-24 fiscal year from July 2023 to June 2024. According to latest statistics of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual imports, stood at 33,683.51 million dollars in July-December compared to 41,175.28 million dollars in the same period a year earlier.

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Light rain and drizzle are expected to occur in one or two places in the Chattogram division, according to the BMD’s weather forecast for Thursday. While the rest of the country anticipates mainly dry conditions, there is a possibility of a temporary partly cloudy sky, it said. Moderate to thick fog is forecasted to blanket the entire country from midnight to the morning hours, persisting in some areas until noon.

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In 1997, the Awami League government initiated a `Peace Pact` with the aim of establishing peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Despite the passage of 26 years since the agreement, the region continues to witness ongoing violence, characterized by incidents such as murders, disappearances, and extortion. According to available data, a disturbing tally reveals that 1,394 individuals have lost their lives at the hands of armed terrorists affiliated with Hill organisations since the signing of the Hill Peace Accords.

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Due to geographical reasons, air pollution in Dhaka increases every winter. However, this time around, the pollution in the capital`s air has escalated long before the onset of winter, making it one of the most polluted cities in the world. In the last three months, Dhaka has entered the list of the most polluted cities with an AQI score of more than 300

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Recently, a teacher named Asif Mahtab of BRAC University, in a seminar titled `New Textbooks in Current Curriculum: Reality and Future` of the National Teachers` Forum, publicly tore the story of becoming `Sharif` to `Sharifa` in the History and Social Science book of class VII. With which there has been a reaction among the netizens on social media.

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Awami League joint general secretary and foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday (24 January) said extreme frustration prevails within the BNP as they now realise that boycotting elections was a big mistake. He made the remarks while talking to reporters at Nabakumar Institution, a historical education institute in Bakshi Bazar of Old Dhaka. Hasan paid tribute at the memorial of Shaheed Matiur Rahman, who sacrificed his life during the mass upsurge of 1969, by placing wreaths on behalf of the party leaders.

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Bangladesh Cricket Captain Shakib Al Hasan has been diagnosed with a retinal condition in his left eye. This medical update of Shakib Al Hasan comes after the player reported visual-function concerns, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media release on Wednesday (24 January). BCB Senior Physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury said, "Shakib has been complaining of subtle issues with his left eye. After consulting Ophthalmologists in home and abroad and after the multiple eye assessments, it was confirmed that he is suffering from Extrafoveal Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSR) of the left eye.

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Party insiders say that during the meeting with the independent members of parliament, the prime minister may address and seek resolution to disputes among grassroots Awami League leaders. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the newly elected lawmakers who won the 7 January polls as independent candidates to Ganabhaban next Sunday.

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The Ministry of Education has established an expert committee to assess the inclusion of `Sharifa`s Story,` which following recent rows that explores the experiences and obstacles faced by a third gender or "Hijra" individual in a seventh-grade textbook. The five-member committee will study the subject matter in depth for the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, according to a ministry announcement on Wednesday (24 January). Professor Abdur Rashid, Vice Chancellor of Islamic Arabic University, has been appointed as the committee`s convener.

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