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PM to visit Kishoreganj on Sunday, festive mood across district

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is going to Kishoreganj on Sunday (August 16) to inaugurate the National Fisheries Fortnight-2026 for the first time outside Dhaka. After the election, this is his first visit to Kishoreganj, creating a festive atmosphere across the district.

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National

Government sends 49 senior police officers into retirement

Forty-nine inspector-rank officers of Bangladesh Police have been retired from government service. This information was provided in a notification issued on Thursday (13 August) from the Police-2 Branch of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Senior Secretary Monjur Morshed Chowdhury signed it on the order of the President.

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National

Army chief returns home after visiting South Sudan and Abyei missions

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home after a five-day official visit, concluding his inspection of Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei. He returned to the country on Friday (14 August).

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World

Gold prices fall again on global market after US inflation data

After the release of US inflation data, gold prices on the global market had risen to their highest level in two months. However, on Thursday (August 13), gold prices fell by more than 1 percent again due to investors' profit-taking.

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National

Hasina's desire to return to politics is 'a demand to go to maternal uncle's house': Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that Sheikh Hasina's announcement of returning to politics is nothing but a 'demand to go to maternal uncle's house' and 'impertinence.' He made this remark at a discussion meeting organized on the occasion of the 57th birth anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko in Pallabi, Dhaka, on Thursday.

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World

Modi's post commemorating the horrors of Partition

On the occasion of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a Facebook post, remembered the people who were victims of Partition and, highlighting their contributions, expressed the hope of collectively building a developed India.

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World

Oil prices rise again in global markets amid Iran-US tensions

Oil prices rose again on global markets on Friday (August 14) as new military tensions emerged around Iran. Concerns over crude oil supply have been raised after the United States threatened to maintain a naval blockade on Iran indefinitely.

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World

Pakistan Army dismisses rumors of Imran Khan's death in prison

Rumors of Pakistan's former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan's death in prison have sparked intense tension across the country. However, Pakistan Army's media wing ISPR has dismissed the rumor as 'completely false'. They said Imran Khan is alive and imprisoned in Adiala Jail.

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National

Big bad news about gas; normalcy may take time until after August 15

Petrobangla has said it will take more time to normalize gas supply to the national grid. The crisis has deepened as an LNG carrier had to turn back after being unable to dock due to rough conditions in the Bay of Bengal. The organization also said there is little possibility of the situation returning to normal before August 15.

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Dhaka

53 leaders and activists of banned Awami League arrested in capital

Police arrested 53 leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate and affiliated organizations, whose activities are banned, from the Bhatara area of the capital. They were arrested after a raid on a residential flat on Thursday (August 13) night. Banners, placards and black badges were seized at the time.

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Country

CNG drivers block roads in Chattogram over gas shortage

In protest against the severe gas crisis in Chattogram, CNG auto-rickshaw drivers blocked roads. From dawn on Friday (August 14), hundreds of drivers staged a sit-in in the Solashahar area. Due to their blockade, vehicular movement on the road from Muradpur to Gate No. 2 came to a halt.

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Crime

Severed foot wrapped in white cloth recovered from garbage heap in Sylhet

Police recovered a severed human foot wrapped in white cloth from a garbage heap beside Ambarkhana-Airport Road in Sylhet city. The body part was recovered from a garbage heap next to a sweet shop at around 1:20 AM on Thursday. The incident spread panic in the area.

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World

Burundi's Bintra Bushima Amin memorizes Quran within 5 months of embracing Islam

Bintra Bushima Amin, a teenage girl from the Republic of Burundi, became acquainted with the values and beauty of Islam through a Muslim friend at just 14 years old. Attracted to the religion, she embraced Islam, and inspired by her decision, four other members of her family also came under the shade of Islam.

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Dhaka

Markets closed in which areas of the capital on Friday

Before going shopping on Friday, the weekly holiday, find out which areas of the capital will have shops and markets closed. Traders have decided to keep shops closed on this day in various old and business areas of Dhaka.

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National

Major reshuffle in administration, 7 senior assistant secretaries transferred

The government has again made a major reshuffle in the administration. Seven officers of the BCS (Administration) cadre have been transferred, posted and withdrawn. According to a notification of the Ministry of Public Administration, these orders, issued in the public interest on Thursday (August 13), will take effect immediately.

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Dhaka

Coordinated steps urgent to stop Buriganga-Turag pollution: Environment Minister

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintu has said that all concerned must take coordinated and effective steps to stop pollution of the Buriganga and Turag rivers. He made this remark today Thursday at a meeting held at the conference room of the Department of Environment in Agargaon, Dhaka, with government agencies, industrial establishments and stakeholders regarding river pollution control.

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National

Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping down at the end of this month. US President Donald Trump announced this on Wednesday. Trump said she made the decision to spend more time with her child and family.

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National

India Wants to Use Sheikh Hasina to Fulfil Its Interests: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that India wants to use Sheikh Hasina to fulfil its own interests. He stated, "India has given shelter to Sheikh Hasina to fulfil Delhi's aggressive ambitions over Bangladesh."

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Politics

Mirza Ghalib calls Khaleduzzaman's activities 'third-class cheap politics'

Dr. Mirza Ghalib, a teacher at Howard University in the United States, has described the Facebook activities of Dr. SM Khaleduzzaman, who contested from Dhaka-17 constituency on behalf of Jamaat-e-Islami, as 'third-class cheap politics'.

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Entertainment

What Salman Shah Told His Mother Before Death

Nila Chowdhury’s voice becomes heavy whenever she talks about her son. Sometimes she freezes for a moment, and at other times she tries to hold back tears while wiping her eyes.

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PM to visit Kishoreganj on Sunday, festive mood across district

Government sends 49 senior police officers into retirement

Army chief returns home after visiting South Sudan and Abyei missions

Gold prices fall again on global market after US inflation data

Hasina's desire to return to politics is 'a demand to go to maternal uncle's house': Rizvi

Modi's post commemorating the horrors of Partition

Oil prices rise again in global markets amid Iran-US tensions

Pakistan Army dismisses rumors of Imran Khan's death in prison

Big bad news about gas; normalcy may take time until after August 15

53 leaders and activists of banned Awami League arrested in capital

CNG drivers block roads in Chattogram over gas shortage

Severed foot wrapped in white cloth recovered from garbage heap in Sylhet

Burundi's Bintra Bushima Amin memorizes Quran within 5 months of embracing Islam

Markets closed in which areas of the capital on Friday

Major reshuffle in administration, 7 senior assistant secretaries transferred

Coordinated steps urgent to stop Buriganga-Turag pollution: Environment Minister

Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House Press Secretary

India Wants to Use Sheikh Hasina to Fulfil Its Interests: Rizvi

Mirza Ghalib calls Khaleduzzaman's activities 'third-class cheap politics'

What Salman Shah Told His Mother Before Death

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