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October 4, 2026, 1:19 am

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RHD engineer’s conduct sparks controversy; raises questions over postings and alleged irregularities Drug trade behind confectionery cover: One arrested with 15 Yaba pills in Shahjadpur Uranium convoy reaches Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Jamaat leader Major (Retd.) Akhtaruzzaman arrested over Dhaka Airport incident Salman Muqtadir’s father-in-law’s warehouse sealed over storage of duty-free liquor: DNC Rail links with Sylhet suspended as 7 coaches of Paharika Express detach NBR probe uncovers Salman Muqtadir father-in-law’s Canadian assets Musk revives ‘Instagram is for girls’ remark Case filed against Jamaat leader Akhtaruzzaman over scuffling to Dhaka airport chief Seven killed as bus hits CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh

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Bangladesh moves to phase out MRPs as 99% apply for e-passports

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The river will outlive maps: Teesta’s journey through geopolitics, myth and memory

-Zakir Kibria- The boat lies on its side like the skeleton of some beached leviathan, its wooden ribs bleached grey by the sun, which no longer finds clouds to hide

Masud Rana turns 60, still going strong!

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