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● Nation waves final goodbye to uncompromising leader Khaleda Zia ● Hasina responsible for Khaleda Zia's death: Nazrul ● Pakistan, Nepal envoys call on CA after attending Khaleda Zia’s funeral ● DITF key to boosting local products, exports: CA ● Pakistan Speaker, India’s FM hold brief meeting in Dhaka ● ‘Pray for my mother,’ Tarique appeals to nation at Khaleda Zia’s janaza ● Nepal, Bhutan FMs convey condolences to Tarique Rahman

2 Indian nationals held for border trespassing in Sylhet

Shakib Ahmed

Two Indian nationals were detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for illegally crossing the border into Bangladesh on Wednesday.The two individuals were arrested in separate areas along the Sylhet border, with one detained in Sylhet and the other in Sunamganj,

Ban on crab harvesting: 5,000 Satkhira fishermen in misery

M Zillur Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

A two-month long ban on crab harvesting has been imposed in the Sundarbans to protect the biodiversity and ensure the safety of crabs during their breeding season.The ban, effective from January 1 to February 29, prohibits any individual or organization

3 killed in N'ganj road accidents

Shahel Mahmud/Shakib Ahmed

Three people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila on Wednesday.The incidents occurred in the morning on Ruposhi-Kanchan road at Hatabo Jelepra area of the upazila. The deceased were identified as Ram

30,000 indigenous students get textbooks in mother tongue

Saikh Imtiaj/Shakib Ahmed

In a move to promote native language education, 30,534 students from indigenous communities, including Chakma, Marma, and Tripura, in the hill district of Rangamati, received textbooks in their mother tongues alongside standard curriculum books on Wednesday. At a distribution event,

30 injured in clash during JCD rally in Pabna

Jalal Uddin/Shakib Ahmed

At least 30 individuals were injured in a clash following an altercation between two teenagers during a rally marking the 46th anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in Pabna's Bera upazila on Wednesday.The incident took place in the afternoon and

2 killed in Laxmipur while returning from JCD rally

Belal Hossain Juwel/Shakib Ahmed

Two individuals, including a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist, were killed in a road accident at Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur district.The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Hafizia area on the Ramgati-Lakshmipur regional road when they were returning home after

S Alam Group reopens 9 factories in Ctg

Chattogram Bureau/Shakib Ahmed

S Alam Group has decided to resume operations at nine factories in Chattogram that were abruptly closed on December 24.A notice signed by Mohammad Borhan Uddin, the group's head of human resources and administration, confirmed the reopening decision, which will

Expelled Feni student coordinator held over extortion

Abu Taher Bhuiyan/ Shakib Ahmed

Police have arrested an expelled coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement in Feni, on charges of extortion, deception, and defamation on Tuesday.The arrest took place after a case was filed against him at Feni Model Police Station.Omar Faruk Shuvo, a

Rangpur overcome Sylhet after Nahid get's four-fer

Shakib Ahmed

The Rangpur Riders achieved a commanding 34-run win over the Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League, defending a modest total of 155 runs with impressive bowling led by Nahid Rana and Khushdil Shah. After choosing to bat first, Rangpur

2 sisters drown in Cumilla pond

Shakib Ahmed

Two minor sisters drowned in a pond at Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday.The victims, 3-year-old Samia Akter and her 1.5-year-old sister Hamida Aktar, were the daughters of Sujan Mia, a CNG-run autorickshaw driver from Maijkhar Purbo Para village.According to