Two Bangladeshi films received recognition at 5th World Film Festival in Kolkata, India: Piplu Khan’s "Jaya Aar Sharmim" won the top prize in the feature film competition and Makbul Chowdhury’s documentary "Mamun: In Praise of Shadows" earned Jury Mention

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  An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative

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  Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food

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  A severe nationwide measles outbreak, among the largest in the country’s history, has brought to over 92.000 suspected cases since mid-March 2026, with almost 700 deaths, the majority among children

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  Recent global events brought back talks on GSOMIA General Security of Military Information Agreement, a framework for classified information sharing with US and ACSA Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreement that would narrow Bangladesh’s strategic neutrality

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