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Postal ballots dispatched to 3.73 lakh expatriates
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CA expresses shock over devastating train accident in Southern Spain
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40 arrested in 24hrs under Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 in Dhaka
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Referendum is matter of National interest: Rizwana 
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Russian ambassador meets Tarique Rahman
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Evaly MD Russell, chairman Nasrin arrested in Dhanmondi
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Govt clarifies CA’s support for ‘Yes’ vote in referendum 
Govt clarifies CA’s support for ‘Yes’ vote in referendum 
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Govt. has every right to campaign for “yes” vote in referendum: Riaz
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BEIJING, Jan 20, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - China pledged "forceful" measures on Tuesday to boost demand in coming years, formulating plans to relieve a domestic spending slump exacerbated by property sector woes and demographic pressure. The world's second-largest economy grew five percent last year, according to official data released Monday, buoyed by record-breaking exports and reaching the government's official target. But economists warned that the growth rate -- among the lowest in decades -- masked longstanding weak consumer sentiment in China that has shown no sign of reversing. Beijing's newest "five-year plan" for 2026-2030, expected to be approved in March, will implement policies to address this key issue, officials said at a news conference Tuesday. "The current economy faces the problem of strong supply but weak demand," said Wang Changlin, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top body for economic planning. Wang said that the NDRC will "study and formulate an implementation plan for expanding domestic demand from 2026 to 2030", vowing to "create new demand through new supply and provide strong innovative measures". A protracted debt crisis in China's vast real-estate sector has discouraged would-be homebuyers from investing in property -- long a key store of wealth. Complicating the challenges are demographic trends, with a shrinking and ageing population weakening the outlook for a future spending boom. Recent figures have highlighted the hurdles facing policymakers in their bid to spur spending. Retail sales grew just 0.9 percent year-on-year in December, official data showed Monday. That marked the weakest pace since the end of 2022, when the country's stringent zero-Covid measures were scrapped.  
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Asian markets sink, silver hits record as Greenland fears mount
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CUMILLA, Jan 20, 2026 (BSS) - Police arrested two youths along with a foreign-made pistol, two magazines and bullets after searching a passenger bus in Chandina upazila of the district last night. The arrestees were identified as Habibur Rahman Shakil, 37, son of Babul Mia of Monairkandi village in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj district, and Mohammad Chishti, 35, son of Golzar Hossain of Laxmankhola area under Bandar upazila of the same district. Officer-in-Charge of Elliotganj Highway Police Station Ruhul Amin confirmed the matter on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a regular check post was set up by the police at Madhaiya bus station area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. During the operation, a passenger bus named Asia Aircon, which was heading towards Dhaka from Cumilla, was stopped and searched. A foreign pistol, two magazines and bullets were recovered from the possession of the two youths. During preliminary interrogation, police suspected that the accused were illegally collecting firearms through border areas and attempting to smuggle them to Dhaka. OC Ruhul Amin said a detailed investigation is underway to identify the source and intended destination of the recovered weapons. Legal proceedings, including filing a case under relevant laws, are in progress.
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Court sets Jan 25 for further probe report in Hadi killing case
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DHAKA, Jan 20, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today set January 25 for submitting further probe report in the case lodged over the sensational murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam passed the order as Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the report today. The court on January 15, 2026, directed the CID to carry out further investigation into the sensational murder of Hadi. It came up with the order after the complainant expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation and submitted a naraji petition against the charge-sheet, seeking further probe. The court on that day had set today for submitting the further investigation report. Inspector Foysal Ahmed of the Detective Branch (DB) submitted the charge-sheet on January 6 against 17 accused, including alleged shooter Foysal Karim Masud and his parents Humayun Kabir and Hashi Begum. Eleven of the accused have been arrested so far and are now in jail. The six fugitives include Foysal Karim Masud, his accomplice Alamgir Hossain, alleged mastermind and former ward councillor Taijul Islam Chowdhury Bappi, Filips Scalp, Mukti Akter, and Jesmin Akter. The arrested accused also include Foysal Karim Masud's wife Shaheda Parvin Samia, brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Shipu, alleged girlfriend Maria Akter Lima, and others-Md Kabir, Nuruzzaman Nomani alias Ujjal, Civion Dew, Sanjay Chisim, Aminul Islam Raju, and Abdul Hannan Foysal. According to the case statement, Foysal Karim Masud and Alamgir Hossain, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on Hadi while he was travelling in a battery-run rickshaw on December 12, and then fled the scene. Inqilab Mancha Member Secretary Abdullah Al Zaber filed the case with Paltan Model Police Station on December 14. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Siddiq Azad had on December 20 ordered inclusion of Section 302 (murder) of the Penal Code in the case, which was initially filed as attempted murder, following Hadi's death on December 18.
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Rumor Scanner identifies viral fake photocard targeting political sentiment
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FactWatch identifies video falsely attributed to Khaleda Zia
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