Bangladesh
The government plans to turn the stalled Gazipur–Airport BRT corridor into a six-lane road after roughly Tk2,810 crore in spending. Dedicated stations and dividers would be removed. Authorities must resolve contractual issues and consult lenders before closure, while planners warn that the decision would weaken public transport.
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Bangladesh
Biman resumed Dammam flights on 21 October and announced a Riyadh departure at 1:25am Bangladesh time on 26 October. More Riyadh flights depend on the security situation. Saudi airport restrictions have disrupted 134 flights involving Bangladesh and affected 20,254 passengers across direct and transit services.
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Bangladesh
Three Bangladeshis who escaped a Myanmar scam compound are due in Dhaka on 22 October after taking shelter in Thailand. The flight is scheduled to arrive at 4:20pm. Their repatriation follows an appeal by a survivor organisation; legal procedures continue for five others in the same group.
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Bangladesh
A fresh shipment of Russian nuclear fuel reached Rooppur on 21 October under tight security. Further deliveries are planned for the second reactor and refuelling of the first. Officials expect the first unit to supply electricity in November, subject to remaining tests; commercial generation has not been confirmed.
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Bangladesh
Hindu devotees marked Bijoya Dashami on 21 October with idol immersion, bringing Durga Puja to a close across Bangladesh. Processions gathered at Dhaka's Buriganga waterfront, Chattogram's Patenga beach and other sites after morning rituals and Sindur Khela. Law-enforcement personnel provided security and managed traffic at major gathering points.
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Bangladesh
Rangamati authorities have suspended tourist travel to Sajek as two local organisations resume an indefinite road blockade from 6am on 22 October. Organisers say their demands remain unmet after a Durga Puja pause. JSS denies their allegations of intimidation, while emergency services are to remain exempt.
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Bangladesh
Human Rights Forum Bangladesh wants an independent review of consular support before two citizens were executed in Saudi Arabia. It questions how officials handled missing sentencing information received two weeks earlier, seeks disclosure of their actions, and calls for accountability if negligence is established.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity reports 125,405 road deaths from 2014 through June 2026, based on media monitoring. The passenger group links the toll to weak transport management and road-dependent planning, and calls for safer vehicles, trained drivers, an organised bus network and stronger rail and water transport.
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Bangladesh
ADB projects that climate pressures could drive 7.5% of Bangladesh’s population to migrate internally by 2050. Its new report highlights the vulnerability of poor coastal households and calls for sustained adaptation investment, stronger local institutions and development planning that addresses livelihoods, housing and services alongside flood protection.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Nepal will stage the 2027 U19 Women’s T20 World Cup from 21 January to 6 February. The newly announced schedule gives Sylhet Bangladesh’s opener against the UAE and Chattogram both semi-finals and the final. Sixteen teams will play 41 matches across four venues.
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Politics
Jamaat’s Mia Golam Porwar rejected the government’s claim that opposition activity is driving unrest. Responding to the prime minister, he pointed to wages and living costs, urged negotiations over workers’ demands and called for parliamentary talks on constitutional reform. A further opposition long march is planned for 31 October.
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Politics
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is due to inspect Mongla Port, a proposed economic zone and the Sundarbans on 22 October. Local businesses want dependable energy supplies, sustained dredging and better freight links. The announced programme consists of inspections and meetings; investment decisions and delivery timetables remain to be announced.
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Business & Economy
Bangladesh’s Islamic banking workforce fell 6% to 44,782 in the year to August. Overall Islamic deposits grew 2.78%, but deposits at standalone Islamic banks fell 1.69%. Conventional banks’ Islamic branches and windows recorded strong growth, showing sharply different results within the same sector.
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Business & Economy
Prime minister’s adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir says the government wants stronger revenue collection without higher tax rates, alongside bank reform and social protection. Speaking in Rajbari on 21 October, he linked weak private investment and higher energy costs to pressure on employment and household finances.
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Business & Economy
Cox’s Bazar hotel operators reported around 90% of rooms booked during the Puja holidays, with many town hotels busy through 23 October. Officials intensified accommodation inspections after the 17 October resort fire that killed 10 people. Demand was uneven, with some Marine Drive resorts seeing weaker later bookings.
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Business & Economy
Nearly 175,000 tonnes of US wheat have reached Chattogram from Bangladesh’s latest 220,000-tonne purchase, the US Embassy said on 21 October. The arrivals account for roughly 80% of the purchase. The embassy did not announce a delivery timetable for the balance or a distribution schedule.
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Business & Economy
Bangladeshi textile and garment producers are showcasing products at the Barcelona Textile Expo, which opened on 21 October and runs through 23 October. Supported by the EPB and Bangladesh’s embassy in Madrid, participants are seeking European buyers. The opening announcement did not disclose any confirmed order value.
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Health & Food
Bangladesh’s food safety authority will require covered food businesses to apply for registration or licences from 1 November. Ordinary businesses in 16 categories receive free first registration; specialised food businesses face licensing requirements. Registrations last three years, and packaged products must carry a BFSA number.
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Health & Food
Seven dengue patients died and 1,373 were admitted to hospitals in the 24 hours to 8am on 21 October, according to Bangladesh’s health directorate. All seven deaths were reported in Dhaka South. The year’s recorded toll rose to 364, with 116,990 hospital admissions.
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Health & Food
Bangladesh reported another death in a child with measles-like symptoms on 21 October. The combined toll reached 1,205: 104 laboratory-confirmed measles deaths and 1,101 suspected deaths since 15 March. The health directorate also recorded 997 new suspected cases and 13 newly confirmed infections.
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Health & Food
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital’s intern doctors stopped work on 21 October over shortages of medical supplies and alleged threats to their safety. They set five demands, including tighter access to wards. Hospital authorities said three demands had been met and senior doctors were maintaining services.
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World
Meeting national climate plans and sustaining similar efforts would mean 2.6°C of warming above pre-industrial levels this century, UNEP projects. Current policies point to 2.8°C; additional net-zero targets could lower that to 2.1°C. Rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal remain essential to limit and reverse the 1.5°C overshoot.
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World
A local official says the death toll from Monday’s drone strike on Amiet market in disputed Abyei has reached 153 and may rise. Authorities blame Sudan’s army, while responsibility has not been independently verified. South Sudan summoned Sudan’s ambassador as rescue and hospital teams continued their work.
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World
France is strengthening security before planned demonstrations on 24 October. The Yellow Vests filed plans for another Paris march, and President Macron called a review of last weekend’s policing failures. The prime minister met unions, while student groups continued demands for more education funding.
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World
The Kremlin says Russia is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US in November after Putin met Steve Witkoff on 21 October. Possible technical discussions would address postwar security. A US official told the BBC that both sides had accepted the proposal.
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