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Four more advisers to the interim government, led by Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, were sworn on Friday (16 August). The new advisers are Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud, former power secretary Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder and former director general of Border Guard Bangladesh Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release on Friday (16 August), said legal action will be taken if any army personnel misbehaves with people. According to the ISPR release, some videos showing misconduct by army personnel with some people have been published on various social media. "Such incidents are completely unexpected and undesirable, which the Bangladesh Army never supports," it said.

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Former Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, the former Director General of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), was arrested late last night from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area. According to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the arrest was made following a tip-off and is related to an ongoing case filed at the New Market Police Station

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BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are now capitalising on the mistakes made during the Awami League`s (AL) 15-year rule. Since the AL government`s fall on August 5, both parties have strongly taken to the field on various ongoing issues. Leaders are bringing to the forefront the reasons why students and the public rose up against the Awami League.

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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday (16 August) said the transition in Bangladesh was an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored in human rights, inclusivity and rule of law, stressing the need for accountability for all those responsible for human rights violations and violence.Turk said, Accountability for violations and justice for the victims are key for the way forward, and will need to be accompanied by a national healing process.

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The chronicles of history are filled with instances of student-driven movements that have profoundly impacted the paths of nations. Noteworthy among these are the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China and the Bangladesh Quota Movement of 2024, which stand in stark contrast to one another, both in their outcomes and in the fundamental motivations that inspired them. While each movement was led by students, their objectives and the breadth of the issues they addressed reveal a significant divergence in the character of their activism

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Members of Congress on Thursday called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan`s platform. A letter signed by 19 lawmakers pressed for details about such ads given disturbing reports by the Tech Transparency Project and the Wall Street Journal.

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A few short weeks ago, Joe Biden was set to headline the Democratic National Convention -- but after a brutal political comedown, he`s now the warm-up act for Kamala Harris. For a proud man like the 81-year-old US president, his speech on the first day of the party`s gathering in Chicago on Monday is sure to come with conflicting emotions.

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A typhoon described by forecasters as "very strong" barrelled towards Japan on Friday, with hundreds of flights and trains cancelled and 1,700 homes without power. Typhoon Ampil was located east of Hachijojima island, about 300 kilometres (190 miles) south of Tokyo and packing gusts of up to 216 kph as it headed north, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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The change in government following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina has brought about a wave of changes in every sector of Bangladesh, including the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Nazmul Hassan Papon, the current President of the BCB, has expressed his willingness to step down from his position. It has been confirmed that he communicated this decision to a senior BCB director over the phone from abroad. A Dhaka-based newspaper reported that Papon

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Last season`s Spanish surprise package Girona fought back to earn an entertaining 1-1 draw at Real Betis on the first day of the new La Liga season on Thursday. The Catalan minnows secured a third-place finish but after key players including Savinho, Artem Dovbyk and Aleix Garcia departed in the summer, Michel Sanchez needed to rebuild ahead of their debut Champions League campaign.

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A decade and a half ago, as the country`s economy began to gain momentum, its progress was impeded by several prominent industrial conglomerates, such as Beximco and S Alam Group. Prioritising their own interests, these groups jeopardised the country`s overall economic stability.

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After a long hiatus, a drama serial starring popular actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba returns to television. `Neel Ghurni` (Blue Whirl), completed filming five years ago, will premiere on RTV. RTV announced in a press release that `Neel Ghurni` will air every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10 PM. Written by Shafiqur Rahman Shantanu and directed by Syed Shakil, the drama features Apurba in a dual role opposite actress Zakia Bari Mamo. The cast also includes Sazu Khadem

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Amid the ongoing unrest following the fall of the Awami League government and the formation of the interim government, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has experienced significant upheaval. The positions of Chairman, Secretary, and Managing Director (MD) at the national flag carrier have all been vacated, creating a leadership vacuum. These key roles were emptied on Thursday when the MD was designated as Special Duty (OSD), leaving the organization in disarray

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Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud, former power secretary Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder and Lt. J (Retd.) Jahangir Alam join the interim government as new advisers on Friday (16 August), according to Cabinet Division sources. Earlier on 12 August, Ali Imam Majumder was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for banning nuclear testing "for good" in an observance message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on Aug. 29. In the message, Guterres said that across nearly eight decades, more than 2,000 nuclear tests were conducted at more than 60 sites around the world, leaving "a legacy of destruction, rendering lands uninhabitable and creating long-term health problems for people."

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After the formation of the interim government, reshuffles are happening across various sectors of the country. This time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is implementing significant changes within the diplomatic sector. Twelve officials, including seven ambassadors and high commissioners who were appointed on a contractual basis, are being recalled to headquarters. This directive was issued through separate notifications signed by D.M. Salahuddin Mahmud, the Director General of the Administration Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday (14 August).

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