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Veteran politician and former minister Matia Chowdhury passed away at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday (16 October). She was 82. She breathed her last at Evercare Hospital this noon, said general manager of the hospital Arif Mahmud. Matia, also a presidium member of Awami League, served as a Deputy Leader of parliament and elected MP from Sherpur-2 constituency during 2009–2024. She was the Minister of Agriculture from 1996 to 2001 and then again from

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As per the special directives of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, 155.09 acres of land of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) have been recovered from illegal occupation. In the Chattogram zone, 16 acres of land were recovered from the Ramu Rubber Estate, 61 acres from the Rauzan Rubber Estate, 1.5 acres from the Haldia Rubber Estate, 0.1 acres from the Dantmara Rubber Estate, and 11 acres from the Rauzan-Rangunia Rubber Estate, a ministry press release said.

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More than 90 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a gasoline tanker overturned in Nigeria and sparked an explosion as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up the fuel, police said Wednesday. The explosion occurred past midnight in Jigawa state after the tanker driver lost control of the vehicle while traveling on a highway close to a university, police spokesperson Lawan Adam said. “The residents were scooping up fuel from the overturned tanker when the explosion occurred

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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday stressed the need for the enhanced trade and economic cooperation between the two "very friendly" countries – Bangladesh and Bhutan. "We would like to see our relations go strong," the Chief Adviser said when Ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh Rinchen Kuentsyl paid a courtesy call on him at the State guesthouse Jamuna in Dhaka. Ways to enhance trade between the two countries, Special Economic Zone for Bhutan

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The Council of Advisers of the Interim Government has recently decided to cancel eight national days, according to a post of verified Facebook page of the chief adviser today. The cabinet division will soon issue a gazette notification cancelling these days, CA`s press wing also confirmed.

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Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said there would be no deficit in food supply in the country despite the disruption of food production in some areas by the recent floods. He said the agricultural production was disrupted in some areas by the recent floods, which may lead to a fall in food production and shrink the people’s rights to food.

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The first thing that comes to mind is the tech-savvy nature of the New Generation, who love to have extra reliance on the internet. Hence, their source of knowledge tends to be multifaceted, ranging from printed books to digital content. Again, their indulgence in digital platforms makes them lift above conventionality. Resultantly, they view a curriculum as not a one-time prescription; instead, it revolves through time, as it needs to comply with the needs and demands of the persisting global features.

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Iraqi Kurdish seamstress Sanaa will, like many other voters, boycott an election later this month, a signal of growing disillusionment with the political class that has long dominated the autonomous region. Iraqi Kurdistan is seen as a relative oasis of stability in the turbulent Middle East and has historically been attractive to foreign investors thanks to its close ties to the United States and Europe.

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A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada and allegations of other crimes. Experts say the diplomatic standoff will make it difficult for both countries to move forward with a once-promising partnership, and could impact India’s ambitions as it tries to project itself as a rising world power.

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BNP`s Senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that there were "serious irregularities" in the recruitment of 803 sub-inspectors (SIs) and 61 assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) during the Awami League regime. Speaking at a BNP’s programme on dengue prevention in the city’s Uttara area, he urged the interim government to take immediate action in this regard, saying that among the 803 SIs, 200 are from Gopalganj, all of whom were appointed during Sheikh Hasina`s regime.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended national cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha. BCB president Faruque Ahmed confirmed this in a press conference on Monday.

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Tourism businesses in Sunamganj are bouncing back gradually after suffering significant losses for over two months due to three rounds of flood and political instability. Restrictions in several tourist areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts redirected tourists to Sunamganj’s famed Haor region, including Tanguar Haor and the Tahirpur border areas, providing a much-needed boost to local businesses.

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Traffic movement between Mirpur-14 to Kachukhet in Dhaka resumed around one hour after workers of a readymade (RMG) garment withdrew their blockade demanding arrears on Monday morning. Shah Mohammad Faisal, Officer-in-Charge of Bhashantek police station, said workers of one Uniform Garment factory put up a barricade in front of the factory on the road demanding the current month’s wages around 9:15am, causing long tailbacks on the both sides of the road.

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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country`s main stock market, witnessed a drop in the prices of most companies for the second consecutive day, following a rise before the Durga Puja closure. While the DSE experienced some recovery on Tuesday, driven by gains in bank shares, the broader market continued to struggle.

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Lakshmi Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated tomorrow with due religious fervor and enthusiasm. The Puja takes place on the first full-moon night after the end of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country`s Hindu community. This full-moon night is also called "Kujagori Purnima", and that is why this puja is also known as "Kujagori Lakshmi Puja".

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The Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust today placed an 18-point recommendation to improve the country`s traffic system, as about 82 lakh working hours were being wasted daily due to the traffic congestion in Dhaka city. It said the monetary value of the wasted working hours was about Taka 139 crore daily, which would be more than Taka 50,000 crore annually.

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Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 223 this year. During the period, 1, 108 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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