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Bangladesh posted only 106 runs in their first innings of the Dhaka Test against South Africa on Monday. The hosts’ batters faltered as they failed to build effective partnerships. For the visitors, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabad and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets each. While three wickets, Rabada completed his 300 wickets in Test career.

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Three members of a family were gunned down by unidentified terrorists at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The deceased were Ahammad Hossain, 65, his son Syedul Amin, 28, daughter Asma Begum, 15. They were residents of camp No-17 of X-block. Confirming the matter, Ukhiya police station’s Officer-in-Charge Arif said they are investigating to identify the killers.

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At least three students of Chittagong University (CU) were injured in clashes with some Jubo League activists over occupying a shop at the rail station of the university early Monday. However, the identities of the injured could not be known immediately. Witnesses said there was enmity between two people over the ownership of a shop at the university’s rail station.

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Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday. Police blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for decades for the “terror attack” at a camp for construction workers near the disputed region’s resort town of Sonamarg. No rebel group immediately claimed responsibility. Police said at least two gunmen fired “indiscriminately”

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The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna in a case filed for attempting to kill a student during the student-led movement on July 19. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain granted the bail till the submission of the police report when he sought bail after appearing before the court. Senior Advocate Ahsanul Karim stood for Panna.

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Bangladesh, a riverine country, owes much of its identity, culture, and economic development to its vast network of rivers. For centuries, these waterways have shaped the nation’s fertile landscape, supported agriculture, and facilitated trade and transport. However, in recent years, the once-mighty rivers have been suffering from neglect, mismanagement, and rampant exploitation, posing severe challenges to the country’s economy and environment. With the fall of the authoritarian regime on August 5, there is now an opportunity to reform and restore these lifelines to their former glory.

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Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto announced Indonesia`s largest-ever Cabinet late Sunday, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government. He named his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers and head of national agencies the “Red and White Cabinet,” referring to the colors of Indonesia’s flag. Subianto became the eighth president of Southeast Asia’s largest economy on Sunday.

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Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday (20 October) said the government is providing priority on bringing back the money laundered abroad. “We have formed taskforce to bring back money that has been illegally taken abroad. We started work on bringing back the money,” he told reporters after the Adviser`s Council Committee on Government Procurement (ACCGP) meeting at

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Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has successfully hosted a three-day Lalon Festival to commemorate the 134th anniversary of the death of Fakir Lalon Shah, one of the country`s most respected philosophers, mystic personalities and poets.Intending to promote Lalon`s non-communal philosophy and anti-caste ideology that would spread among everyone, particularly the younger generation, the festivities wrapped up on Saturday, October 19, after being inaugurated on Thursday, October 17.

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Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Nahid Islam said Sheikh Hasina is responsible for the deaths of all the policemen in the July uprising. "We urged Sheikh Hasina to hand over power peacefully. But she did not do so, causing a bloodbath in the country. Sniper rifles were used to open fire on protesting students and masses till noon on August 5," he told a function organized marking the 70th founding anniversary of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) here.

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Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad from Banani area of Dhaka on Sunday night. A whatsapp message sent from the DMP confirmed it. However, it didn’t elaborate in which case he was arrested. Imran Ahmed was elected from Sylhet-4 constituency five times and he was appointed as state minister for the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment in 2018.

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Bangladesh will attend the BRICS Summit, a bloc of developing economies, in the city of Kazan, Russia, from Tuesday to Thursday this week. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin is scheduled to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the Summit, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. The Foreign Secretary is also expected to hold some bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS member countries and invited leaders in Kazan, Russia, he said.

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The government has appointed MJH Jabed, currently consul general in Milan, as the ambassador and permanent representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an office order regarding his new appointment on Sunday. The 57-OIC is largely made up of countries whose people are mainly followers of the Islamic religion. It was established in 1969.

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