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First Time in 35 Years: President, PM Offer Eid Prayers Together

They offered prayers side by side. This marks the first time in more than three decades that both the President and the Prime Minister have performed eid prayers together at the National Eidgah ground. Special Reporter : Thousands of worshippers gathered at the National Eidgah for the capital’s main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation, with President Md Shahabuddin

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Bangladesh seeks over $2bn in fresh funds to mitigate fuel, LNG crisis

including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — to mobilise fresh funding Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh is seeking billions in external financing to secure fuel and liquefied natural gas imports, as the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman moves to stabilise

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BD-UK Vienna Dialogue: Priority on Police Reform and Rohingya

  Discussions also focused on modernising Bangladesh Police.Salahuddin sought UK technical and training support, citing the professionalism of British policing to enhance strategic reform, Diplomatic Correspondent : On the sidelines of the Vienna Global Fraud Summit, Bangladesh and UK home ministers have held talks, pledging closer collaboration on security, law-enforcing reforms, and the humanitarian response

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Lottery Out, Merit In: The Battle for School Spots Returns

As a result, children will once again have to face the old-style admission battle to secure places in their desired schools.Educationists and people associated with the education sector say that replacing the lottery with admission tests Parlament reporter : The new government has decided to scrap the existing lottery system for admissions to schools in

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Government to lift fuel rationing on Sunday to ease Eid-ul-Fitr travel rush

    Senior Correspondent  The government is withdrawing the fuel rationing system for petrol, octane, and diesel to ensure smooth travel during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.Energy ministry officials said filling stations across the country will resume normal supply and sales from Sunday.A media briefing is scheduled for 10:30am on Sunday to officially announce the move. Earlier

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Activists beaten at Shahbagh for playing March 7 speech-Two assaulted

  Desk Reporter/ Dhaka University Correspondent : On March 7, 2026, a confrontation occurred in front of the Shahbagh Police Station after activists played the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Earlier that afternoon, police detained a Dhaka University (DU) student, Asif Ahmed, and a sound operator for playing the speech at

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Jamaat Demands Interrogation of Khalilur, Rizwana Over Poll Manipulation

two former advisers were involved in “election engineering” to prevent Jamaat from emerging as a major political force. The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded that former interim government advisers Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Khalilur Rahman (now foreign minister) Senior Reporter : Speaking at the conference, the party’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher alleged that the two

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Asif Mahmud Denies ‘Character Assassination’ Attempt

  Staff Reporter : National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has alleged that efforts are underway to “character assassinate” student leaders since the July Uprising, claiming the attempts intensified after he was informally considered for a city corporation post. Speaking at an emergency press conference held at the party’s temporary office in

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