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New Age | DNCC plans modern waste system for cleaner Dhaka
19+ min ago (286+ words) Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation Md Shafiqul Islam Khan on Friday said that the city corporation was introducing modern equipment and technologies to strengthen waste management and make the capital cleaner. In a statement, he said that a modern…...
Bangladesh's Hajj management praised by Saudi minister
29+ min ago (275+ words) Saudi Arabia's minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, has praised Bangladesh's management of the 2026 Hajj, commending the efficiency and discipline demonstrated in the overall arrangements for pilgrims. The appreciation came during a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh's Religious…...
Fresh Super Mart outlets open at Gulshan, 9 metro stations
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (405+ words) Meghna Group of Industries on Thursday inaugurated nine Fresh Super Mart outlets across Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6 stations and a flagship outlet at Gulshan 1. The launch ceremony was held at the Gulshan 1 outlet on road 34. MGI chairman and managing…...
Prices largely unchanged, rice still costlier
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (702+ words) The proposed national budget for the 202627 fiscal year has cast no immediate impact on prices in the capital's kitchen markets on Friday, with most essential commodities remaining stable amid ample seasonal supplies. Visits to several markets in Kalyanpur and the…...
New Age | Mehidy "cleared
3+ hour ago (197+ words) Mehidy Hasan Miraz was released from the hospital after reports of multiple scans were "good, as an unchanged squad for the third ODI against Australia was announced on Friday. Mehidy was taken to the Evercare hospital in the capital after…...
US's hegemonic influence on World Cup unwelcome
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (365+ words) New Age BD US's hegemonic influence on World Cup unwelcome SPORTS events, in spirit, are expected to unite people, but the FIFA World Cup has become an occasion marked by division and allegations of racist and apartheid-like policies in one…...
World Cup struggles to ignite US excitement
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (528+ words) Fans put off by prices, some denied visas, and locals more fired up about basketball: the 2026 World Cup is kicking off without much enthusiasm in the United States. The co-hosts play Friday against Paraguay in Los Angeles but it is…...
AI gold rush upends San Francisco housing market
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (591+ words) In San Francisco, the longtime hub of the US tech sector, fortunes tied to artificial intelligence startups are inflating home prices and fuelling a spike in evictions, splitting the city's population into two different trajectories. The divergence was clear during…...
Ghana's Partey, facing rape trial in UK, denied Canada visa: FIFA
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (197+ words) Ghana player Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain on rape charges, has been denied a visa to enter Canada to play in the World Cup, FIFA said on Friday. "FIFA can confirm that player Thomas Partey will be…...
Rising costs and competition threaten Go Pro
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (474+ words) For nearly 25 years, Go Pro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski slopes, allowing the adventurous to record images of their experiences. But the California company now faces a battle for survival amid intensifying competition, questionable…...