c3a-4b1b-4769-91de-2dc1fe31c418.webp","image_caption":"Prime Minister meets representatives of ethnic minority communities.","shoulder":"Prime Minister","sort_description":"Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with\r\nrepresentatives of ethnic minority communities living in the plains of the\r\ncountry. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Conference Room of\r\nthe Cabinet Division at the Secretariat on Thursday afternoon.\r\nLocal Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser\r\nMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Ethnic\r\nMinority Affairs Bijon Kanti Sarkar, Anna Minj, the first female member of\r\nparliament fr...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-16T17:53:49+06:00","category":{"name":"Bangladesh","slug":"bangladesh","path":"bangladesh"},"representative":"Staff Correspondent"},{"slug":"goqdxg1d6hgv","url":"/bangladesh/health/goqdxg1d6hgv","is_photo":false,"title":"Urban residents losing 84 hours of sleep a year","ticker":null,"image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/760fd5c1-a05f-45e6-bade-6b7ee76f8dd8.webp","image_caption":"Graphics: Agamir Somoy","shoulder":"Sleepless Nights in Rising Heat","sort_description":"The toxic impacts of climate change are not only disrupting\r\nenvironmental balance but also robbing people of restful sleep at night. A\r\nrecent report by international research organization Climate Central\r\nsays residents of Bangladesh’s major cities are now losing between 72 and 84\r\nhours of normal sleep each year. Over the past five decades, this heat-related\r\nsleep loss has at least doubled.\r\nThe study found that the port city of Chattogram tops\r\nthe list of sleep loss. Residents there are lo...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-16T17:41:00+06:00","category":{"name":"Health","slug":"health","path":"bangladesh/health"},"representative":"Staff Correspondent"},{"slug":"rlesbdmz17g9","url":"/bangladesh/rlesbdmz17g9","is_photo":false,"title":"Girlfriend’s ‘killing mission’ on eid evening","ticker":"

Murder plot over blackmail allegations
Attempt to destroy evidence by dumping body in river
Incident buried in police investigation
Mystery uncovered in PBI probe

","image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/4ca0cfd8-b95a-413c-9c57-2ff8e34ae8c7.webp","image_caption":"Graphics: Agamir Somoy","shoulder":null,"sort_description":"A trip led to an acquaintance, which later turned into a\nromantic relationship. The relationship left behind some private photos and\nvideos. Then came the breakup, a new marriage arrangement, allegations of\nblackmail, and a planned murder followed by an attempt to destroy evidence by\ndumping the body in a river. The girlfriend and her fiancé took part in the\nfour-hour killing mission.\nThe horrific details of the murder of young man Kazi Ismail\nHossain (Imon) in Shibchar, Madaripur, nearly four y...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-16T17:20:00+06:00","category":{"name":"Bangladesh","slug":"bangladesh","path":"bangladesh"},"representative":"Shahidul Islam Raji"},{"slug":"nbtxa7mfjppu","url":"/bangladesh/politics/nbtxa7mfjppu","is_photo":false,"title":"One Land, All Faiths: Bangladesh Belongs to Everyone","ticker":null,"image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/95a9efdf-d07e-42ae-a266-b09c6633eb00.webp","image_caption":"Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.","shoulder":"Says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir","sort_description":"LGRD (Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made this statement today, Thursday, during the inauguration ceremony of the Sri Jagannath Dev Rath Yatra festival at the ISKCON temple in Swamibag, Dhaka.Emphasizing that Bangladesh is not for people of a specific religion but is a country for people of all faiths and castes, the ministe

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