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Bangladesh launches Dhaka-Gopalganj commuter train via Padma Bridge
A new commuter train connecting Dhaka with Gopalganj via Padma Bridge began service Monday, offering a direct rail option for residents after a long wait.
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Bangladesh should stand with India on Arunachal Pradesh
Bangladesh should stand with India in rejecting China’s attempt to strengthen its territorial claims over Arunachal Pradesh through repeated renaming of places.
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Bangladesh officials wanted clashes kept off television during July uprising. Leaked call details how they planned to do it.
A leaked telephone conversation presented to a tribunal has detailed how senior officials in the former Awami League government allegedly sought to suppress television coverage of violence during Bangladesh’s 2024 July uprising.
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Bangladesh has chance to learn from Estonia’s e-state. Rahman government should take it.
Estonia has offered Bangladesh support in e-governance as both countries seek deeper cooperation in digital technology, trade, investment and skilled migration. The offer emerged from foreign office consultations in Tallinn, where officials discussed digital governance, interoperability, electronic identification and secure data exchange.
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Bangladesh filling station official refused to surrender cash. Assailants hacked him and fled with nearly $98,130.
Armed assailants intercepted a cash-carrying vehicle Sunday morning in Dhaka’s airport area, hacked a filling station official and robbed Tk 1,21,25,000 (approximately $98,130), according to a case filed with police.
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Bangladesh monitor links BNP and allies to largest share of 2026 election violence
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies were linked to the largest share of election-related violence monitored before, during, and after Bangladesh’s 2026 national election, according to a report by rights organization Odhikar.
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Bangladesh renews extradition push for Hasina during meeting with Indian envoy
Bangladesh has urged India to expedite the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and renewed its request for the return of people accused in the killing of Osman Hadi.
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Bangladesh death toll in Saudi factory fire rises to 17
The death toll among Bangladeshi workers killed in a factory fire in Saudi Arabia has risen to at least 17, up from seven previously reported, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
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Bangladesh SSC pass rate falls to 62.25%, lowest since 2021
Bangladesh’s Secondary School Certificate examination pass rate fell to 62.25% in 2026, continuing a steep decline from the record 93.58% recorded in 2021, according to results released Monday.
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Bangladesh plans 101-bed hospitals across upazilas within five years
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said Sunday that his government plans to expand upazila-level hospitals from 50 beds to 101 beds within the next five years, part of an effort to improve access to health care outside major cities.