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Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72

Robbie Coltrane, the larger-than-life Scottish actor who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, died on Friday at the age of 72, his agent said.

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Robbie Coltrane Collected

Motorcyclists dream of Padma Bridge access

Many motorcyclists long for the day they will finally be granted access to the Padma Bridge, as crossing the river has become untenable without it.

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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

US: We stopped helping RAB in 2018

The US State Department has claimed that it ended assistance to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the elite force of Bangladesh Police founded in 2004, in 2018 based on what it called credible information of gross human rights violations.

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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest on January 5-8

After being cancelled for three consecutive years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 10th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF), the biggest international literary festival in Bangladesh, is set to take place on January 5-8, 2023.

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Bangla Tribune

Bangladesh to roll out red carpet for Brunei sultan

Bangladesh will roll out the red carpet for Brunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, who is arriving in Dhaka on Saturday on a 3-day state visit. 

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Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah Collected

4 killed as bus rams into rickshaw van

Four people on a rickshaw van were killed as a bus rammed into the three-wheeled vehicle on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur on Saturday.

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