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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

Travel to St. Martin suspended for 9 months

Shakib Ahmed

Tourist travel to St. Martin�s Island, Bangladesh�s only coral island located 9 km south of the Cox�s Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, will be suspended for nine months starting February 1, following a decision by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.

BNP holds meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

Shakib Ahmed

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held a meeting with the top leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam to discuss the current political situation, election strategies, and future movements.The meeting took place on Friday evening at the BNP Chairperson�s office in Gulshan. Prior

Lighter vessel sinks in Rupsha River

SM Shohag/Shakib Ahmed

A lighter vessel named MV Seven Circle-23 sank in the Rupsha River near Khulna after colliding with the Rupsha Rail Bridge.However, No casualties were reported, and all 13 crew members remained safe. The Bangladesh Coast Guard has launched a rescue

'Amar Ekushey Book Fair' set to kick off

Shakib Ahmed

Preparations for the much-anticipated Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 are nearing completion, with the event set to begin tomorrow at Suhrawardy Udyan and the Bangla Academy premises. Publishers and organizers are putting the finishing touches on stalls and pavilions to

CA to inaugurate Amar Ekushey Book Fair Saturday

Shakib Ahmed

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 is set to commence on Saturday at the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises, with Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus scheduled to inaugurate the country�s largest book fair. Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus

DMP strengthens security for Amar Ekushey book fair

Shakib Ahmed

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali announced that strict security measures have been implemented at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan to ensure a peaceful Amar Ekushey Book Fair, set to begin on Saturday.We have taken stringent security measures,

Over 1,000 icddr,b employees laid off following US funding suspension

Shakib Ahmed

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has laid off over 1,000 employees after the United States government decided to halt funding for foreign programs.AKM Tariful Islam Khan, senior manager of communications at icddr,b, confirmed the layoffs on

Babar falls sick on Umrah trip, hospitalised in Dubai

Shakib Ahmed

BNP leader and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai after falling critically ill and experiencing breathing difficulties during his Umrah flight.Zakir Hossain, the convener of United Arab Emirates BNP unit, confirmed the information.Babar

Man killed in Bogura road crash

Adoitakumar Akash/Shakib Ahmed

A man was killed in a collision between two trucks at Nandigram upazila in Bogura on Friday.The accident took place on the Bogura-Natore highway at Ranbagha bus stoppage of the upazila.Claiminig the dense fog as the main cause of the

30 injured in Savar clash

Omer Faruk/Shakib Ahmed

At least 30 injured in a clash between two groups at Savar in the capital on Wednesday.The clash took place when a signboard was being installed by North Sea Development Housing Company at Bongram area of the upazila on Wednesday.According