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Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 62
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 23 August, 2025, 10:45 Representational image. Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Saturday morning. With an air quality index score of 62 at about 9:01am, Dhaka ranked 35th on the list...
Dhaka-bound Jamuna Express train derails near airport station
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 23 August, 2025, 12:38 Representational image. | Collected photo Dhaka-bound Jamuna Express train derailed near airport railway station on Saturday morning, halting train operation on the route towards the...
Bangladesh Become Latest Team to Confirm Asia Cup Squad
ProPakistani
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August 23, 2025
Bangladesh have officially announced their 16‑member squad for next month’s Asia Cup, becoming the third prominent team to confirm their participants for the tournament. The squad features some bold calls, with wicketkeeper‑batter Quazi Nurul...
Bangladesh ends visa rule for Pakistani officials after 50 years
Daily Times
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August 23, 2025
Published on: August 23, 2025 1:07 PM Bangladesh has removed the visa requirement for Pakistani officials for the first time since 1971. The exemption lasts five years. Pakistani officials with diplomatic or official passports can now enter...
Bangladesh-born Shariful Khan becomes brigadier general in US Air Force
BDNews24
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Shariful M Khan has become the first Bangladeshi-origin officer to rise to the rank of brigadier general in the United States military. He was promoted to the rank at a ceremony at the Pentagon on Aug 20, according to M Osman Siddique, the first...
Dhaka-bound train derails near airport station
The Business Standard
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August 23, 2025
UNB 23 August, 2025, 11:25 am Last modified: 23 August, 2025, 11:56 am Dhaka-bound Jamuna Express train derailed near the airport railway station on Saturday morning, halting train operation on the route towards the capital. One bogy of the train...
Bangladesh name 16-member squad for Asia Cup
News Today Net
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August 23, 2025
Sohan, who last featured for Bangladesh in the 2022 T20 World Cup against Pakistan, returns after strong performances for Bangladesh A in the Top End T20 series in Darwin, where he scored 109 runs in five matches with a best of 35. Saif, who last...
Bangladesh general calls on CJCSC Gen Shamshad
The Nation
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August 23, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Lieutenant General Md Faizur Rahman, Quarter Master General, Bangladesh Army, yesterday called on General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), at the Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi,...
Bangladesh’s BIGD Poll Risks Becoming a ‘Literary Digest’ Moment
The Diplomat
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August 22, 2025
In 1936, The Literary Digest conducted the largest political poll in history. Mailing and phoning millions of Americans, it gathered more than 2 million responses and confidently predicted Franklin Roosevelt’s defeat in the presidential election...
Bangladesh Reports Highest Single-Day Dengue Deaths In 2025
Zee News
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Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded this year's highest single-day toll of five dengue deaths, bringing the tally to 110, the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed 311 more new infections in the past 24...
Pakistan’s top diplomat visits Bangladesh for first time in over a decade — as Dhaka snubs India and old wounds resurface
Malay Mail
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August 23, 2025
DHAKA, Aug 23 — Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Bangladesh on Saturday as the nations, once bitter enemies after they split in 1971, seek to rebuild ties with regional power balances shifting. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is the most senior...
Pakistan FM heads to Bangladesh, highest level visit in years
The Peninsula
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August 23, 2025
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 23, 2025, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) departs for Bangladesh. (Photo by HANDOUT / Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP) Dhaka:...
Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar Heads To Bangladesh To Meet Interim Leader Muhammad Yunus
MENAFN
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August 23, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Pakistan's foreign minister flew to Bangladesh on Saturday (August 23) as the nations, once bitter enemies after they split in 1971, seek to rebuild ties with regional power balances shifting. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is...
Ishaq Dar first foreign minister in 13 years to officially visit Dhaka
Dawn
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August 23, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday for an official two-day trip, marking the first state visit by a foreign minister to Bangladesh in 13 years, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Ever since a popular uprising in Bangladesh saw...
Pakistani foreign minister on first official visit to Dhaka in 13 years
Dawn
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August 23, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar departed for an official trip to Dhaka on Saturday, marking the first state visit by a foreign minister to Bangladesh in 13 years, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Ever since a popular uprising in Bangladesh saw Sheikh...
DPM departs on two-day official visit to Bangladesh
The Express Tribune
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August 23, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left for a two-day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the Bangladeshi government. The trip, described as long overdue, had earlier been postponed twice — once in May following...
Pakistani foreign minister heads to Dhaka for first time in 13 years
Dawn
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August 23, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar departed for an official visit to Dhaka on Saturday, marking the first visit by a foreign minister to Bangladesh in 13 years, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Ever since a popular uprising in Bangladesh saw Sheikh...
DPM Dar leaves for Bangladesh, first Pak FM visit in 13 years
Pakistan Observer
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August 23, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has departed on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the Bangladeshi government. During his stay in Dhaka, Dar is scheduled to hold important...
Ishaq Dar Flies Off for Historic First Visit to Dhaka by Pakistani FM in over a Decade
Daily Pakistan
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August 23, 2025
ISLAMABAD – In major dramatic diplomatic breakthrough, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar touched down in Bangaldeshi capital, making history as the first Pakistani foreign minister to visit Dhaka in 13 years. Dar’s brief visit...
FM Ishaq Dar heads to Bangladesh, highest level visit in years
ARY News
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August 23, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday embarked upon a historic visit to Bangladesh, marking Pakistan’s highest-level official visit to Bangladesh since 2012. The trip is seen as a bid to reset...