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No point in being civil; if bodies fall, will drop bodies too: Mahfuj Alam

Former adviser to the interim government Mahfuj Alam has warned that any attack on July Uprising activists will be met with a counter attack. "No one should lay a hand on us. If one body falls, we ...
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Osman Hadi shooting: Close associate of prime accused arrested

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man believed to be a close associate of the prime accused in Friday's gun attack on Inqilab Mancha leader Sharif Osman Hadi.  Md Kabir, associate of ...
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From Syria to Australia: How Ahmed Became the Hero of Bondi Beach

Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who escaped war in his home country, now lives in Sydney where he runs a fruit shop. A father of two, he was near Bondi Beach on the evening of December 14 when a gun attack ...
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BSEC raises red flags over audit findings at 27 listed insurers

Based on a detailed review of the annual audited financial statements for the year 2024, the capital market regulator has formally requested the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) ...
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Sun from the ruins: The final hours of East Pakistan

With the signing complete, the political reality of South Asia shifted decisively. A military campaign that had begun with a violent crackdown months earlier came to an end on a winter afternoon in ...
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CEC takes attack on Hadi seriously, orders immediate action: EC

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday (15 December) said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin takes the gun attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, seriously and has ...
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BB buys another $141m from 13 banks

The central bank has purchased another $141 million from banks in a bid to stabilise the country's foreign exchange market and support the inflow of remittances and export earnings. On Monday (15 ...
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1% control 54% of country's wealth, says RAPID chair

According to the World Inequality Report 2026, the richest 1% of Bangladesh's population controls nearly a quarter of the country's total wealth ...
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Young people should vote for candidates, not symbols: CEC

A three-day Gen Vote Festival in Gulshan engaged young and first-time voters through mock voting and discussions ...
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Renata's financial health to improve within next one to two years: MD

Renata PLC, one of the country's leading drug makers, expects a visible improvement in its financial position within the next one to two years, as it works to reduce debt and restore the strong profit ...
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Trade deficit widens to $7.5b in Jul-Oct as Ramadan imports rise

Data show remittance inflows rose to $10.1 billion during July-October, up from $8.9 billion in the same period last year. Despite an increase of more than $1 billion, the impact was offset by the ...
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When freedom came home : A 12-year-old’s memory of Victory Day

White flashes in the blue sky above Dhaka, as the sun reflected off the metal frame of Indian warplanes, heralded the beginning of the end of Pakistani occupation.