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বাংলা E-Paper 📍 Dhaka 📅 Wednesday | 21 October 2026, 5 Kartik 1433 PID registration number 06

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● Durga Puja celebrations end Wednesday ● ‘Our only identity is Bangladeshi’: PM ● Umrah pilgrims hit by Houthi attack return tonight ● PM vows to secure Bangladesh’s water share ● PM off to Ctg ● Maha Navami: Behind Durga’s battle against Mahishasura ● How to make front number plate for your bike

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Over 2,500 Bangladeshis languish in Saudi jails

Shahnaj Begum

Saudi Arabia, home to a large Bangladeshi expatriate community that sends substantial remittances to the

Devotees bid farewell to Goddess Durga today

Staff Correspondent

The six-day Durga Puja celebrations end today with Vijaya Dashami, as devotees across Bangladesh prepare

PM To Visit Japan Oct 26-29

Tarique-Takaichi talks to boost trade, investment

Diplomatic Correspondent

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are scheduled to hold talks

President accepts Ishraque’s resignation

Staff Correspondent

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accepted Ishraque Hossain’s resignation as State Minister for Liberation

Installation Ordinance 2026

3yrs jail for solar power theft

The government has issued the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance, 2026, imposing prison terms and

How to benefit from saving certificates

Business Correspondent

For retirement security, some people keep their money in bank deposits, while others invest in

Speaker praises Ishraque’s anti-drug drive, questions gun use

Staff Correspondent

The Speaker of Parliament, Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, has praised former State Minister Ishraq

Six-Lane Ctg-Cox’s Bazar Highway

BD, JICA likely to meet in mid-Nov to finalise project

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 20: Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Japan International Cooperation Agency

Bus-truck collision kills 14, injures 30 in Natore

Death toll includes an army officer, 5 businessmen

Our Correspondents

Bus-truck collision kills 14, injures 30 in Natore

NATORE & SHARIATPUR, Oct 20: At least 14 people, including a child, an army officer

Senior cop’s rental property turns into a drug den

26 women among 84 held with drugs in late-night raid

Staff Correspondent

Senior cop’s rental property turns into a drug den

A rental property owned by a senior police officer in Dhaka’s Purbachal has come under

Editor : Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury

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