Thursday, February 28, 2019

ব্রাদার্সকে হারিয়ে শীর্ষে ফিরল বসুন্ধরা কিংস

আবাহনী লিমিটেডের প্রিমিয়ার লিগে শীর্ষে ওঠার স্থায়ীত্ব বেশিক্ষণ হলো না। ব্রাদার্স ইউনিয়নকে হারিয়ে শীর্ষে ফিরেছে বসুন্ধরা কিংস।

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Watling achieves milestone after Tamim hundred in Hamilton Test

BJ Watling became the second New Zealand wicketkeeper to record 200 Test dismissals as the hosts seized back control of the first day of the opening Test against Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday.

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স্প্যানিশ কাপে বার্সেলোনার রেকর্ড কখনোই ভাঙবে না: পিকে

চির প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী রিয়াল মাদ্রিদকে হারিয়ে প্রথম দল হিসেবে টানা ষষ্ঠবার কোপা দেল রের ফাইনালে ওঠার কীর্তি গড়ে ভীষণ খুশি বার্সেলোনার জেরার্দ পিকে। ভবিষ্যতে কখনও কোনো দল এই রেকর্ড ভাঙতে পারবে না বলে মনে করেন স্প্যানিশ এই ডিফেন্ডার।

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Ekushey Book Fair extended by two days

The authorities have extended Amar Ekushey Book Fair by two days following a demand by the publishers after rains disrupted the month-long fair.

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Mass grave found in last IS bastion: SDF

A mass grave containing the bodies of dozens of people who may be Yazidis enslaved by Islamic State has been found in territory recently seized by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF official said on Thursday.

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Dhaka polls turnout may be 50 percent: Election Commission

After a lack of enthusiasm dominated voting amid rains and boycott in Dhaka North mayoral bypolls and elections to councillor posts in some wards, turnout may stand around 50 percent, the Election Commission assumes.

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Social media fake news fans tension between India and Pakistan

With India and Pakistan standing on the brink of war this week, several false videos, pictures and messages circulated widely on social media, sparking anger and heightening tension in both countries.

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মোহামেডানকে উড়িয়ে শীর্ষে ফিরল আবাহনী

আবাহনী লিমিটেডের সামনে তেমন কোনো প্রতিরোধই গড়তে পারেননি ধুঁকতে থাকা মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব। চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীদের উড়িয়ে দিয়ে প্রিমিয়ার লিগের শীর্ষে ফিরেছে বর্তমান চ্যাম্পিয়ন আবাহনী।

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RAB arrests trainer of female JMB unit in Dhaka

The Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, has arrested an alleged operative of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in Dhaka.

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Pakistani PM says Indian pilot to be released Friday as peace gesture

The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released on Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said as efforts to cool a crisis between the two nuclear-armed neighbours continued.

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BNP expels four more leaders over Upazila election 

The BNP has expelled four leaders from Bogura, Magura and Sirajganj for taking part in the Upazila Parishad election by disobeying the party’s decision.

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Israel security forces should face justice for Gaza killings: UN

United Nations investigators said on Thursday Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in killing 189 Palestinians and wounding more than 6,100 at weekly protests in Gaza last year.

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Outcome of mayoral election predetermined: BNP’s Rizvi

The outcome of the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral bypolls had already been decided on the eve of the election, says BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

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Pakistan minister says ready to return pilot to ease India tension

Pakistan would be prepared to return the Indian pilot shot down and captured this week if it helped ease the crisis with its neighbour, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told Pakistani television station Geo TV on Thursday.

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রোনালদোর অনুপস্থিতি নিয়ে ভাবতে চান না কাসেমিরো

প্রতিপক্ষের জালে ১৪টি শট নিয়েও গোল করতে পারেনি রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ, ঘরের মাঠে বড় হার হজম করতে হয়েছে চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বার্সেলোনার কাছে। আক্রমণভাগে পর্তুগিজ তারকা ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোর অভাব কতটা পূরণ হয়েছে কোপা দেল রের সেমি-ফাইনালের ফিরতি পর্বের পর আবারও সামনে এসেছে সে প্রশ্ন। অবশ্য দলটির ব্রাজিলিয়ান মিডফিল্ডার কাসেমিরো এ নিয়ে কথা বলতে রাজি নন। এই মুহূর্তে যারা দলে আছে তাদের নিয়েই ভাবতে চান তিনি।

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Voters shun Dhaka mayoral election

The Dhaka mayoral election has been devoid of any excitement due to a small number of voters showing up to cast their vote, just the way it lost colour with major opposition parties boycotting it. 

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Cohen accuses the US president of lies and cover-ups

President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer accused him on Wednesday of an expansive pattern of lies and criminality, offering a damning portrayal of life inside the president’s orbit where he said advisers sacrificed integrity for proximity to power.

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CEC Huda blames low turnout on political parties, candidates

Political parties and its candidates are to blame for the lacklustre voter turnout in the polls to elect the Dhaka North mayor and counsellors in 36 extended wards in both areas of the bifurcated city corporations, Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda has said.

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Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the conflict between India and Pakistan will be coming to an end, after the two nuclear powers clashed across a contested border in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Trump, N Korea's Kim end Vietnam summit with no agreement

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach an agreement on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula at their summit in Vietnam on Thursday, the White House said.

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Two children found dead after Mirpur slum fire

Fire fighters have recovered the bodies of two children from a canal near the scene of the blaze that ravaged two slums in the capital’s Mirpur-14 in the wee hours of Thursday.

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Trump, N Korea's Kim cut short summit plans in Vietnam

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut short their summit schedule during a second day of talks in Vietnam on Thursday, but it was not clear whether it was because of a deadlock in their nuclear negotiations.

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Fire destroys 1,000 shanties in Mirpur slums

A fire has burnt down about 1,000 shanties in two slums near the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in the capital’s Mirpur-14.

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At least 20 killed in fiery crash at Cairo train station

A speeding train barrelled into Cairo’s main railway station Wednesday, crashing into a platform and setting off a fireball that swept through the crowded station, leaving at least 20 people dead and dozens injured, officials said.

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N Korea's Kim says ready to denuclearise, discussing concrete steps

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons and he would not be holding a second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam if he were not.

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Thousands scramble as Thai Airways cancels flights over Pakistan

Thousands of travellers were left scrambling on Thursday when Thai Airways International cancelled more than a dozen flights to and from Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.

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‘বিশ্বসেরা হওয়ার প্রত্যাশা পূরণ করেছে বার্সেলোনা’

চির প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী রিয়াল মাদ্রিদকে তাদেরই মাঠে হারিয়ে কোপা দেল রের ফাইনালে পৌঁছে বার্সেলোনা নিজেদের বিশ্বসেরার মর্যাদা ধরে রেখেছে বলে মনে করেন দলটির ফরোয়ার্ড লুইস সুয়ারেস। অন্যদিকে সেরা ফুটবল খেলতে না পারলেও দলের বড় জয়ে খুশি কাতালান দলটির কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে।

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World powers call for calm as India and Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir

Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.

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PIB Director General Shah Alamgir dies

Shah Alamgir, a journalist with 35 years in his profession and the director general of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), has passed away. He was 62.

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Donald Trump Jr signed cheques for hush money related to affair: Cohen

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress on Wednesday that some reimbursement cheques issued to him for hush-money payments to an adult film star were signed by Donald Trump Jr and the Trump Organisation's chief financial officer.

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গোলের সুযোগ নষ্ট করাতেই হার: রিয়াল কোচ

নিজেদের সর্বোচ্চটা দিয়ে খেললেও গোলের সুযোগ কাজে লাগাতে না পারায় চির প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বার্সেলোনার কাছে ঘরের মাঠে হারতে হয়েছে বলে মনে করেন রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের কোচ সান্তিয়াগো সোলারি।

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Tigers bowled out for 234 after Tamim’s century

Bangladesh has been whittled out for 234 runs in the first innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand in Hamilton.

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Eat Khichuri, go to polling centres: AL’s Atiqul

Rain came as a damper for voters, but it’s perhaps a good time for a hot plate of Khichuri, a delicacy for rainy days.

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Trump in 'no rush' for deal with North Korea's Kim on second day of summit

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday began talks on the second day of their second summit, with both sides expressing hope for progress on improving relations and the key issue of denuclearisation.

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Canada opposition leader demands Trudeau quit over ethics allegations

The leader of Canada’s main opposition party demanded on Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quit after a former justice minister said government officials inappropriately pressured her to help a major firm avoid a bribery trial.

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Trump, Kim resume talks in Vietnam on second day of summit

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday began talks on the second day of their second summit after both sides expressed hope for progress on a US demand for North Korea's complete denuclearisation.

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Voting opens in Dhaka mayoral election amid rains

Voters are heading to the polling stations Thursday morning to elect the mayor of Dhaka North and councillors of 49 wards in both areas of the bifurcated city corporation amid a boycott by most of the parties.

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Stick to Marx not "ghosts and spirits", China warns party members

China's ruling Communist Party warned party members on Wednesday to stick to Marx and Lenin and not believe in "ghosts and spirits", in the latest effort to root out superstitious practices.

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লুকাকুর জোড়া গোলে ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেডের জয়

ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগের প্রথম পর্বে ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেডকে তাদেরই মাঠে রুখে দিয়েছিল ক্রিস্টাল প্যালেস। এবার দলটিকে তাদেরই মাঠে হারিয়ে মধুর প্রতিশোধ নিয়েছে উলে গুনার সুলশারের দল।

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World's smallest baby boy goes home from Japan hospital

A baby boy weighing just 268 grams (9.45 oz) at birth was sent home after months in a Tokyo hospital, the smallest surviving male baby in the world, Keio University hospital said.

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England beat West Indies by 29 runs in astonishing ODI

Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan made centuries before Adil Rashid took four wickets in five balls as England beat West Indies by 29 runs in an astonishing fourth one-day international of the series in Grenada on Wednesday.

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Maxwell seals 2-0 series win for Australia with third ton

Glenn Maxwell smashed his third Twenty20 international hundred to make short work of a steep target and guide Australia to a seven-wicket win over India that sealed a 2-0 away series victory on Wednesday.

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Suarez double downs Real Madrid and sends Barcelona into another Cup final

A clinical Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 away in an intense Copa del Rey semi-final, second leg on Wednesday as a Luis Suarez double helped them secure a 4-1 aggregate victory and a spot in the final for the sixth straight season.

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BSF on alert at Bangladesh border amid India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir

India has put its Border Security Force or BSF on alert at the Bangladesh border as tension is roiling in the region due to an ongoing India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir.

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টটেনহ্যামকে হারিয়ে চেলসির প্রতিশোধ

টটেনহ্যাম হটস্পারকে হারিয়ে জয়ের পথে ফিরেছে চেলসি। একই সঙ্গে দলটির কাছে ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে প্রথম পর্বে হারের প্রতিশোধও নিয়েছে মাওরিসিও সাররির দল। 

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Russian firms eager to buy medicine, invest in joint venture in Bangladesh: Ambassador

Russia's private sector is eager to buy medicine from Bangladesh and invest in joint venture projects here, its ambassador in Dhaka has told the foreign minister.

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ওয়াটফোর্ডকে উড়িয়ে শীর্ষেই রইল লিভারপুল

শুরু থেকে দাপুটে ফুটবল খেলে ওয়াটফোর্ডকে উড়িয়ে দিয়ে ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে জয়ে ফিরেছে লিভারপুল।

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আগুয়েরোর গোলে সিটির জয়

সবশেষ দুই দেখায় ওয়েস্ট হ্যাম ইউনাইটেডের জালে চারবার করে বল পাঠিয়েছিল ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি। একের পর এক সুযোগ হাতছাড়া করে সেই দলের বিপক্ষে হোঁচট খেতে বসেছিল ইংলিশ চ্যাম্পিয়নরা। তবে পেনাল্টি থেকে সের্হিও আগুয়েরোর গোলে জয় নিয়েই মাঠ ছাড়ে পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলার শিষ্যরা।

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KOICA launches ‘digital municipality services system’ in Bangladesh

South Korea's development arm KOICA has introduced the ‘digital municipality services system’ in Bangladesh to ease public sufferings.

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রিয়ালকে উড়িয়ে ফাইনালে বার্সা

চির প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীদের বিপক্ষে আবারও জ্বলে উঠলেন লুইস সুয়ারেস। উরুগুয়ের এই স্ট্রাইকারের জোড়া গোলে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদকে তাদেরই মাঠে হারিয়ে কোপা দেল রের ফাইনালে উঠেছে বার্সেলোনা।

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বোর্নমাউথকে উড়িয়ে দিল আর্সেনাল

প্রথমার্ধে দুই গোল করে ম্যাচে চালকের আসনে বসে যাওয়া আর্সেনাল শেষ পর্যন্ত এএফসি বোর্নমাউথকে উড়িয়ে দিয়েছে।

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Dhaka North goes to election Thursday to elect late mayor Annisul’s successor

Over 3 million voters are set to elect the successor to the late Dhaka North Mayor Annisul Huq on Thursday in a dispirited by-election amidst a lack of enthusiasm following a boycott by the BNP.

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Land documents in five minutes as ministry launches online system

The land ministry has introduced online system to provide RS Khatiyan, a document for identifying land, in just five minutes in a bid to make land-related services easily available to citizens.

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Risk of more India, Pakistan military action unacceptably high: US official

The risks of further military action by India and Pakistan are unacceptably high, a US White House National Security Council official said on Wednesday after both countries said they had shot down each other's fighter aircraft.

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Thousands rally in Myanmar's biggest city to change army-drafted constitution

Thousands of people rallied in Myanmar’s commercial capital on Wednesday in support of constitutional reform, amid mounting tension between the ruling party and the military over changes to the charter that enshrines the army’s role in politics.

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Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis

A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiralling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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Train hits, kills Gazipur college girl while ‘she was speaking on mobile phone’

A teenaged college girl has died after being hit by a train while talking on mobile phone in Gazipur, police say

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It was not bribe but advertisement: Nazmul Huda

Nazmul Huda, the former communication minister during the BNP-Jamaat regime, has denied he was involved in the act of bribery, insisting that the money was taken for advertisement.

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HC orders settlement of case against Tufan over Bogura student ‘rape’ within six months

The High Court has refused expelled Bogura Sramik League leader Tufan Sarker bail and ordered disposal of a case that accuses him of raping a girl within six months.

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বাংলাদেশের প্রশংসায় পঞ্চমুখ ফিলিপিন্স কোচ

বাংলাদেশের কাছে বড় ব্যবধানে হেরে এএফসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের বাছাইয়ের দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ড শুরু করেছে ফিলিপিন্স। তবে হারের হতাশা থাকলেও দলটির কোচ বাংলাদেশের প্রশংসা করতে ভোলেননি।

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Firefighters battled with chemicals, narrow streets, limited water sources

Firefighter Mohammad Sharif rushed to the scene from Lalbagh Fire Station immediately after getting news about the fire at Churihatta in Chawkbazar. Even though he managed to evade traffic jams, the narrow streets of Old Dhaka slowed him down.

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EXPLAINER: Scenic Kashmir at the heart of India-Pakistani animosity

The Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir has been at the heart of more than 70 years of animosity, since the partition of the British colony of India into the separate countries of Muslim Pakistan and majority Hindu India.

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Shahriar assures Bangladesh migrant workers of support for their families

State minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has highlighted the contribution of Bangladeshi migrant workers in the country’s economy and assured them that the government would take care of their families.

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New Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly coming to Bangladesh in March

The newly appointed Indian high commissioner, Riva Ganguly Das, is coming to Dhaka on March 1 to take up her assignment.

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Rohingya children at crossroads with no visible solution: Unicef 



Half a million Rohingya children are stateless refugees in Cox’s Bazar, increasingly anxious about their futures, and vulnerable to frustration and despair, says a new report.

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Chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka will be relocated to Kadamtali, Tongi

In the aftermath of the devastating fire in Chawkbazar, the government has announced a temporary measure that will see the chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka be relocated to the capital’s Kadamtali and Tongi, in an effort to prevent any further fatal accidents.

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Trump and N Korea's Kim shake hands to kick off second summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump met in Hanoi on Wednesday for their second summit, with the US president rejecting any suggestion he was walking back on US demands for North Korea's denuclearisation.

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Imran again invites India for talks, warns against 'miscalculation'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday again invited India for talks and urged that "better sense should prevail" amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours.

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Khaleda Zia seeks bail from High Court in deadly Cumilla arson attack case

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has pleaded bail from the High Court for a case filed over the killing of eight people in a firebomb attack on a bus in Cumilla. 

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Nepal's Tourism Minister, 6 others die in helicopter crash

Nepal's Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others died in a helicopter crash in the country's Taplejung district on Wednesday, authorities said.

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শেখ জামালকে সহজেই হারাল সাইফ স্পোর্টিং

টানা দুই ড্রয়ের পর এবার হেরেই গেলো শেখ জামাল ধানমণ্ডি ক্লাব। তাদের হারিয়ে প্রিমিয়ার লিগে জয়ে ফিরেছে সাইফ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব।

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EC orders Rajshahi MP Omor Faruk Chowdhury to leave Upazila election zone 

Awami League MP Omor Faruk Chowdhury has been ordered to leave an Upazila electoral zone in Rajshahi for violating rules.

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Pakistan bans Indian movies, ads amid tensions

Pakistan has banned Indian films just few hours after a strike by the Indian Air Force on its territory, reports NDTV. 

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ACC interrogates Nazmul Huda over 10-year old graft case

The Anti-corruption Commission has grilled Barrister Nazmul Huda, the former communication minister during the BNP-Jamaat regime, in connection with a 10-year-old corruption case over the maintenance of the Bangabandhu Bridge. 

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Pakistan says it shot down Indian jets, carried out air strikes in Kashmir

Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, prompting leading powers to urge both sides to show restraint.

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Trump says Cohen lying in bid to reduce prison time

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that his former lawyer Michael Cohen was lying in order to reduce his prison time.

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House passes bill rejecting Trump's border wall emergency

In a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives on Tuesday brushed aside veto threats and passed legislation to terminate the emergency he declared at the US-Mexico border in order to build a wall there.

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India-Pakistan tensions spread from Asia to European markets

European stock markets opened lower on Wednesday after fresh hostilities erupted between India and Pakistan, causing Asian assets to fall and pushing investors into safe havens such as the yen.

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India says lost one plane in Pakistan combat, pilot missing

India said on Wednesday it lost a combat jet and the pilot was missing while it foiled an attack by Pakistan military planes over the disputed region of Kashmir.

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ফিলিপিন্সকে উড়িয়ে শুরু বাংলাদেশের

প্রথমার্ধেই ছয় গোল করে ম্যাচের নিয়ন্ত্রণ নিলেন মারিয়া-শামসুন্নাহাররা। দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে হলো আরও চার গোল। এএফসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের বাছাইয়ের দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডে ফিলিপিন্সকে উড়িয়ে দিল বাংলাদেশের মেয়েরা।

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রিয়ালের ‘ভিএআর ভাগ্য’ নিয়ে চিন্তিত নন বার্সা কোচ

সাম্প্রতিক সময়ে ম্যাচে বেশ কয়েকটি ভিএআর সিদ্ধান্ত রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের পক্ষে গেছে। তবে সে কারণে দলটির বিপক্ষে মুখোমুখি লড়াইয়ে নামার আগে মোটেও চিন্তিত নন বার্সেলোনা কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদের।

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Three sentenced to death for killing friend in Narayanganj

A Narayanganj court has sentenced three people to death for murdering their friend nine years ago.

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1.7 million customers moved to pre-paid electricity meters, says Nasrul Hamid

At least 1.7 million customers have switched from post-paid to pre-paid electricity meters, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.

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Spectacle or substance? High stakes for Trump ex-lawyer's testimony

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "fixer" and long-time lawyer, will try to turn the tables on his former boss in congressional testimony on Wednesday that promises to be a media spectacle with potentially high stakes for the Trump presidency.

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Uttara road blocked by locals, RMG workers protesting child death

A group of protesters have blocked the airport road in Dhaka’s Uttara over the death of a child, causing major gridlock on the highway.

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Michael Cohen to accuse Trump over WikiLeaks, Moscow project, hush payments

Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" for US President Donald Trump, plans to testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

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Cold war-style accusations fly as UN security council meets on Venezuela

A UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela’s crisis briefly turned into a diplomatic brawl Tuesday, as the United States and Russia traded rejoinders reminiscent of the Cold War.

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India shuts at least four airports after Pakistani warplanes cross border

India has shut at least four airports in the northern part of the country, a government official told Reuters, after Pakistani warplanes crossed a disputed border into the Indian side of Kashmir on Wednesday.

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Taliban says India, Pakistan clashes will affect Afghan peace process

The Taliban on Wednesday say ongoing clashes between India and Pakistan will affect the Afghan peace process and wanted India to prevent the further escalation of violence with its neighbour.

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Pakistan says strikes against India, shoots down two Indian aircraft

Pakistan shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Pakistan armed forces said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, prompting leading powers to urge the nuclear armed rivals to show restraint.

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Drug case suspect killed in ‘shootout’ in Gulistan

A man accused in a drug case has been killed in a ‘shootout’ with police in Dhaka’s Gulistan, a busy thoroughfare in the capital city.

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India, Pakistan trade fire in Kashmir, US urges calm after Indian airstrike

India and Pakistan exchanged fire along their contested border in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, while leading powers urged the nuclear armed rivals to show restraint.

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‘IS doctor’ of Bangladesh origin begs Britain to let him return with wife, children

A British man of Bangladeshi origin, who had travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State, has urged the UK to let him return home with his wife and children.

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Nigeria's Buhari wins second term as president: electoral commission results

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a tally by Reuters based on electoral commission results showed.

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Trump, Kim bet big on personal relationship at second summit

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet on Wednesday for their second summit, betting that their personal relationship can break a stalemate over the North's nuclear weapons and end more than 70 years of hostility.

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Di Maria double fires PSG into French Cup semis

Holders Paris St Germain eased into the French Cup semi-finals after two goals from Angel Di Maria and another by Thomas Meunier gave them a 3-0 home win over Dijon in an action-packed last-eight clash on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya handed two-year ban under anti-corruption code

Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code, the world governing body said on Tuesday.

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DNCC fines Meena Bazar Tk 100,000 for cigarette ads, again

A Dhaka North City Corporation mobile court has fined chain store Meena Bazar for illegally displaying advertisements of cigarettes.

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দি মারিয়ার জোড়া গোলে পিএসজির সহজ জয়

লিগ শিরোপা ধরে রাখার পথে অনেকটা এগিয়ে গেছে পিএসজি। আনহেল দি মারিয়ার জোড়া গোলে দিজোঁকে হারিয়ে দ্বিতীয় স্থানে থাকা লিলের চেয়ে ২০ পয়েন্ট এগিয়ে গেছে টমাস টুখেলের দল।

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India launches air strike inside Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit

India said its warplanes killed "a very large number" of fighters when they struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, raising the risk of conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours, although Pakistan officials denied there had been casualties.

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After India’s strike on Pakistan, both sides leave room for de-escalation

For the first time in five decades, Indian warplanes crossed into Pakistan and conducted airstrikes Tuesday. But in the jarring escalation of hostilities, the leadership of each nuclear-armed country also appeared to leave itself a way out of pushing the conflict into war.

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May's Brexit deal, no-deal or delay? British PM offers lawmakers a choice

Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered lawmakers the chance to vote in two weeks for a potentially disorderly no-deal Brexit or to delay Britain’s exit from the European Union if her attempt to ratify a divorce agreement fails.

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Chawkbazar tragedy: Bureaucrats’ ‘incompetence’ to follow fire safety advices irks HC

The High Court has blamed the bureaucrats over the failure to implement the 17-point list of fire safety recommendations after at least 124 people died in the Nimtali tragedy around a decade ago.

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High Court orders disposal of 10 years old criminal cases within six months

The High Court has ordered disposal of all criminal cases pending at the sessions judges’ courts for 10 years or more within six months.

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IUB seminar reminisces about Liberation War

The Independent University, Bangladesh or IUB has held a seminar where the participants reminisced about the Liberation War.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Trump lands in Vietnam for second summit with North Korea's Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump both arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday, the eve of their second summit at which they will tackle how to implement a North Korean pledge to give up its nuclear weapons.

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‘TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019’ comes to a close 

American multinational brand TRESemmé has organised an event in Bangladesh titled “TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019,” which it says is the biggest fashion event in the country.

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BNP is visiting embassies to make the election controversial says Tofail

Awami League Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed has alleged that the BNP is hatching 'conspiracies' to make the 11th parliamentary election controversial.

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Trump and Kim may declare end of war at summit, South Korea says

South Korean officials Monday indicated that President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, could agree on a joint political statement declaring an end to the 1950-53 Korean War when they meet in Hanoi, Vietnam, this week.

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আমি এখন আক্রমণভাগের নেতা: বেনজেমা

ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো চলে যাওয়ায় রিয়াল মাদ্রিদে নিজের ‘সত্যিকারের খেলাটা’ খেলতে পারছেন বলে জানিয়েছেন করিম বেনজেমা। ফরাসি এই ফরোয়ার্ড মনে করছেন, তিনি এখন হয়ে উঠেছেন দলের আক্রমণভাগের নেতা।

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People’s movement curbed, schools shut as unknown disease hits Thakurgaon village

Restrictions have been clamped on the movement of people and schools shut as deaths of five members of a family from an unidentified disease within a span of 15 days have spread fear among villagers in Thakurgoan’s Baliadangi Upazila.

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Air strike on Pakistan sparks celebrations in India, seen boosting Modi support

Indians took to the streets in celebration across the country on Tuesday after the government said it carried out air strikes inside Pakistan killing hundreds of militants in a training camp.

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BSTI revokes licences of three companies, suspends seven for selling unsafe drinking water

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution or BSTI has revoked licence of three companies and suspended those of seven more firms for selling unsafe drinking water in bottles and jars.

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Govt denied Khaleda access to medical care for three months: BNP

BNP chief Khaleda Zia has not received medical care for the last three months, her party leaders have alleged.

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দুটি সোনা নিয়ে আইএসএসএফ আর্চারিতে রানার্সআপ বাংলাদেশ

রিকার্ভ ও কম্পাউন্ড মিলিয়ে মোট পাঁচ ইভেন্টের ফাইনালে উঠে প্রত্যাশিত আলো ছড়াতে পারেননি রোমান-বিউটিরা। দুটি সোনাসহ তিনটি রুপা ও চারটি ব্রোঞ্জ মিলিয়ে ৯টি পদক নিয়ে আইএসএসএফ ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সলিডারিটি ওয়ার্ল্ড র‌্যাংঙ্কিং আর্চারি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্সের তৃতীয় আসরে রানার্সআপ হয়েছে বাংলাদেশ।

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PM Hasina urges expatriates to invest in Bangladesh

Many investment opportunities were now available in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said, urging expatriates to join in.

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May to rule out no-deal Brexit to stave off rebellion: media reports

British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Tuesday propose formally ruling out a no-deal Brexit in a bid to avoid a rebellion by lawmakers, who are threatening to grab control of the divorce process, The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers reported.

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Despite sanctions, Russian tanker supplied fuel to North Korean ship-crew members

A Russian tanker violated international trade sanctions by transferring fuel to a North Korean vessel at sea at least four times between October 2017 and May 2018, two crew members who witnessed the transfers said.

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Biman hijacker buried in Narayanganj, his birthplace

Polash Ahmed, the suspected Biman hijacker killed in a commando raid, has been buried at his ancestral home in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon Upazila.

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আইএসএসএফ আর্চারিতে মেয়েদের রিকার্ভ এককে দিয়ার সোনা

প্রথম সেটে লড়াই-ই করতে পারলেন না; হারলেন ২৭-২১ পয়েন্টে। দ্বিতীয় সেটে লড়াই জমিয়ে ২৫-২৪ ব্যবধানে হেরে বসলেন দিয়া সিদ্দিকী। কিন্তু স্নায়ুর চাপ জিতে তৃতীয় সেটে দারুণভাবে ঘুরে দাঁড়ানোর পর আর পিছু ফিরে তাকাতে হয়নি তাকে। ইরানের প্রতিযোগীকে হারিয়ে আইএসএসএফ ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সলিডারিটি ওয়ার্ল্ড আর্চারি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্সের মেয়েদের রিকার্ভ এককে সোনার পদক জিতেছেন বাংলাদেশের এই আর্চার।

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Mounting pressure by Iran's hardliners behind Zarif's resignation: ally

Political infighting in Iran after Washington last year quit a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers forced Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to announce his resignation, a close ally told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Despite sanctions, Russian tanker supplied fuel to North Korean ship-crew members

A Russian tanker violated international trade sanctions by transferring fuel to a North Korean vessel at sea at least four times between October 2017 and May 2018, two crew members who witnessed the transfers said.

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House set to vote to end Trump's border wall 'emergency'

The US House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

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নেইমার ডাইভ দেয় না, দাবি বাবার

মাঠে ডাইভ দেওয়া, গড়াগড়ি খাওয়া বা ফাউলের শিকার হলে তা অতিরঞ্জিত করায় মাঝেমধ্যেই প্রচণ্ড সমালোচনার মুখে পড়েন নেইমার। তবে ব্রাজিলিয়ান তারকার বাবা নেইমার সিনিয়র দাবি করেছেন, বাজে ধরনের ফাউলের হাত থেকে বাঁচার কৌশল হিসেবেই তার ছেলে এমনটা করেন।

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Venezuela hit with new US sanctions after clashes over food aid on border

The United States targeted Venezuela’s government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked humanitarian aid from reaching the country over the weekend.

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Hundreds of militants were sleeping in 5-star Balakot camp when pounded by Indian airstrikes: report

Hundreds of Jaish-e-Mohammed militants and their trainers were sleeping in a ‘five-star camp’ in Balakot when they were hit by Indian airstrikes, according to the PTI.

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Pakistani villagers shaken awake as Indian warplanes drop bombs near madrasa

Villagers near the town of Balakot in northeast Pakistan were shaken out of their sleep by what seemed like an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, only discovering once dawn broke that there had been an Indian airstrike on their neighbourhood.

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Pakistan rejects Indian comments about ‘terror camps’, high death toll from air strike

Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders on Tuesday rejected India's comments that it had struck "terror camps" inside Pakistan, vowing to prove wrong India's claims and warning that it will retaliate to Indian aggression.

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Campaigns end at midnight for Dhaka election

The campaigns for the mayoral post in the by-election to Dhaka North City Corporation will end at midnight on Tuesday.

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মেসিকে ভয় পেতে নারাজ রিয়ালের ভিনিসিউস

বার্সেলোনার অধিনায়ক লিওনেল মেসির ‘অবিশ্বাস্য’ সামর্থ্য নিয়ে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের ব্রাজিলিয়ান ফরোয়ার্ড ভিনিসিউস জুনিয়রের। তবে প্রতিপক্ষ হিসেবে আর্জেন্টাইন তারকাকে ভয় পেতে রাজি নন তরুণ এই ফুটবলার।

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Unidentified disease claims the lives of five family members in Thakurgaon

Five family members have died from an unidentified disease within a span of 15 days, spreading fear among villagers in Thakurgoan’s Baliadangi Upazila.

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North Korea's Kim arrives in Vietnam for summit; Trump on the way

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with US President Donald Trump where they will try to reach agreement on how to implement a North Korean pledge to give up its nuclear weapons.

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India official says 300 killed in airstrikes, Pakistan denies death reports

Indian jets conducted air strikes against a militant camp in Pakistani territory on Tuesday, India's foreign secretary said, and an Indian government source said 300 militants had been killed, but Pakistan denied there had been any casualties.

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The battle at the Venezuelan border

Border standoffs may not get much stranger than this one.

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Chhatra League rebel panel to withdraw from DUCSU election

The rebel panel of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, is withdrawing it from the Dhaka University Central Student’s Union (DUCSU) election. 

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Pakistan minister urges ‘better sense’ from India after airstrikes

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that "better sense" should prevail in India after Indian jets crossed into Pakistan and carried out what one Indian minister called an airstrike on militant terror camps.

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Light earthquake felt with epicentre near Gazipur

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been recorded on Tuesday morning.

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Amazon adds former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to board

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it appointed former PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi as a director, making her the second woman to be named to the e-commerce giant’s board this month.

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In his grandfather's footsteps, N Korea's Kim arrives in Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became the first leader of his isolated country to travel to Vietnam since his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, visited in 1964 when he arrived on Tuesday for a summit with US President Donald Trump.

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Pakistan says India jets crossed Line of Control to bomb terror camp in disputed Kashmir territory: report

India has crossed the Line of Control to bomb a terror camp in disputed Kashmir region, prompting Pakistan to raise allegations of violating airspace.

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In his grandfather's footsteps, N Korea's Kim arrives in Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became the first leader of his isolated country to travel to Vietnam since his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, visited in 1964 when he arrived on Tuesday for a summit with US President Donald Trump.

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Biman hijack drama: Details emerge about slain suspect Polash

A young man named Polash Ahmed is at the forefront of discussions throughout the country after his attempt to hijack a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane ended with his death in a commando operation.

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Chawkbazar fire death toll rises to 68 after victim succumbs to injuries

A victim of the fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has died in the burns unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, taking the death toll in the incident to 68.

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Form all-party parliamentary panel to probe Biman hijacking: Opposition MP

A member of parliament has proposed that an all-party parliamentary committee be instituted to investigate the hijack of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane.

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Chawkbazar fire death toll rises to 68 after injured victim succumbs to injuries

A victim of the fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has died in the burns unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, taking the death toll in the incident to 68.

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‘নেইমারকে পেতে রোনালদোকে ছেড়েছিল রিয়াল’

মোটা অংকের টাকার বিনিময়ে পিএসজি থেকে ব্রাজিলের তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড নেইমারকে দলে টানতে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোকে ছেড়ে দিয়েছিল বলে দাবি করেছেন ক্লাবটির সাবেক সভাপতি রামন কালদেরন।

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Chawbazar fire death toll rises to 68 after injured victim succumbs to injuries

A victim of the fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar has died in the burns unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, taking the death toll in the incident to 68.

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May says deal within grasp, Brexit delay won't solve crisis

Prime Minister Theresa May stepped up her warnings on Monday that delaying Brexit was no way to solve the impasse in parliament over Britain’s departure from the European Union, saying a timely exit was “within our grasp”.

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Salary for government primary school headmasters under 10th pay scale from 2014: HC

The High Court has ordered the government to pay the salary under the 10th national pay scale to the government primary school headmasters.

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CAAB starts case over the ‘attempted hijacking’ of Biman plane

The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh has started a case over the ‘attempted hijacking’ of a Biman plane in Chattogram.

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Chawkbazar fire no accident, someone must be held to account: High Court

In the aftermath of the deadly blaze in Chawkbazar, the High Court has expressed discontent over the failure of the authorities to remove chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka following the Nimtali fire in 2010.

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Monday, February 25, 2019

Amu hits back at Barua as war of words starts over Dhaka fire

Immediate past industries minister Amir Hossain Amu has hit back at his predecessor Dilip Barua for blaming him over the devastating fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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Fake Kim goes as real Kim comes: Vietnam expels Kim Jong Un lookalike

An Australian comedian who impersonates North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday authorities were deporting him from Vietnam, some 24 hours before the real Kim was due to arrive for a summit with US President Donald Trump.

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JCD declares full-fledged panel for DUCSU polls

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal or JCD, the student wing of BNP, has announced a full-fledged panel for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU polls.

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Four die in Sundarbans ‘shootout’

Four people have been killed in an alleged shootout with RAB in the Sundarbans. RAB says they were forest bandits.

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Man dies after being crushed by two buses in Dhaka

A 30-year-old man has been killed after being crushed between two buses in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

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Still trying to understand the whole situation, says state minister for aviation

State Minister for Aviation Md Mahbub Ali and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh have not been able to answer questions about how a hijacker identified on RAB’s criminal watchlist was able to bypass airport security with a pistol or toy pistol and board a plane.

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বিশ্বকাপ শুটিংয়ে ৩১তম বাকি

দিল্লিতে বিশ্বকাপ শুটিংয়ে ভালো পারেননি আব্দুল্লাহ হেল বাকি। ১০ মিটার এয়ার রাইফেলের বাছাইয়ে ৯৫ প্রতিযোগীর মধ্যে ৩১তম হয়েছেন বাংলাদেশের এই শুটার।

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Trump due in Vietnam on Tuesday evening ahead of Kim summit: ministry

US President Donald Trump will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday evening, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Monday, ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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China says hopes world provides 'constructive' help to Venezuela

China hopes that the international community can provide “constructive” help to Venezuela based on respect for the country’s sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Venezuelan troops repelled foreign aid convoys.

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Japan to push ahead with US base relocation despite Okinawa referendum result

A majority of voters in a referendum on Okinawa opposed a plan to relocate a US military base within the southern Japanese island, but the central government said on Monday it intended to press ahead with its construction plans.

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Massage-parlour sting unveils thriving trade of human trafficking in Florida

Something was amiss at a massage parlour near one of the wealthiest barrier islands in Florida.

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Leftist students declare panel for DUCSU polls

The left-leaning students’ alliance has announced a panel for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU polls slated for Mar 11.

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Six-storey building starts to tilt in Keraniganj

A six-storey building has begun to tilt at Keraniganj’s Kazi Bari intersection, prompting police to evacuate all residents.

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Nation mourns victims of Chawkbazar fire

Little Zara Hayat Khan from Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj came to Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar with her father on the day of national mourning on Monday and put a black flag on a burned car left on the street in Churihatta.

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Nur, Rashed chosen to lead quota protesters’ panel in DUCSU polls

An organisation of students who participated in the quota reform protests has announced its panel for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections, with Nurul Haque Nur, one of the three joint conveners of the group, as the nominee for vice-president.

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High Court orders Barapukuria graft case against Khaleda Zia to be settled in 6 months

The High Court has withdrawn the stay on the graft case against Khaleda Zia and 9 other suspects over the Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur, clearing the way for the trial to begin.

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রিয়ালে ‘যাচ্ছেন না’ নেইমার

পিএসজি ছেড়ে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদে নাম লেখাতে পারেন নেইমার- এমন গুঞ্জন উড়িয়ে দিয়েছেন ব্রাজিলিয়ান তারকার বাবা ও এজেন্ট নেইমার সিনিয়র।

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Awami League leader’s son fills in canal in Mymensingh

The son of an Awami League leader has encroached on a canal in Mymensingh while the local administration has kept quiet on the issue.

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Newborn baby girl rescued from DMCH shower dies

Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have failed to save the life of a newborn baby girl who was found in a shower at the hospital early on Sunday.

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Oscars made ‘bad call’ on ‘Green Book’, says Spike Lee

Director Spike Lee, whose film "BlacKkKlansman" was Oscar-nominated for best picture, said "the ref made a bad call" when the competing racial drama "Green Book" won the top prize at Sunday's Academy Awards.

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সব প্রতিযোগিতায় শিরোপার জন্য লড়তে চান আগুয়েরো

চেলসিকে হারিয়ে ইংলিশ লিগ কাপ জয়ের পর অন্য সব প্রতিযোগিতাতেও শিরোপার জন্য লড়তে চান বলে জানিয়েছেন ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির আর্জেন্টাইন ফরোয়ার্ড সের্হিও আগুয়েরো।

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India toughens Kashmir crackdown; 5 dead in battle with militants, more detained

Five people were killed in a gun battle between members of a Pakistani militant group and Indian security forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday as India intensified a security crackdown, including detaining more than 160 separatists this weekend.

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Chattogram plane hijacking: RAB identifies suspect as ‘listed criminal Polash’

RAB have identified the suspect killed by commandoes after the hijacking of a Biman Bangladesh flight, adding that his name and fingerprints were on the law enforcement criminal database.

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Mahershala Ali wins second Oscar, ties Denzel Washington

Mahershala Ali took home his second supporting actor Oscar in three years Sunday night, for his role as black pianist Don Shirley in “Green Book,” a film that has been one of the most heavily criticised of awards season. The movie tells the story of Shirley, his white driver, Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) and their friendship as they toured the South in 1962.

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Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods, citing trade talk progress

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would delay an increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods thanks to "productive" trade talks and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to seal a deal if progress continued.

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Trump happy if N Korea doesn't test weapons; peace deal a possibility

US President Donald Trump has said he would be happy as long as North Korea maintains its pause on weapons testing, and he was in no rush to strike a nuclear deal with its leader, Kim Jong Un, when they hold their second summit this week.

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'Green Book' wins Best Picture at Oscars where almost all bets were off

“Green Book,” about a white chauffeur and his black client in segregation-era America, won best picture at the Academy Awards, overcoming mixed critical notices and a series of awards-season setbacks. By backing “Green Book,” voters slowed the ascendancy of Netflix, which had been pushing a competing nominee, “Roma.”

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US, North Korea could agree to end Korean War at Vietnam summit: Yonhap

South Korea’s presidential office said on Monday the United States and North Korea could agree to declare the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War in a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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Pope declares war on sexual abuse but victims feel betrayed

Pope Francis ended his conference on the sexual abuse of children by clergy on Sunday by calling for an "all-out battle" against a crime that should be "erased from the face of the earth".

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Chawkbazar fire investigation: ‘No evidence’ of cylinder explosion found

Investigators have found ‘no evidence’ backing locals’ claims that the explosion of a pick-up van’s gas cylinder started the fire at Churihatta in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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British PM May seeks more time, promises Brexit deal vote by Mar 12

Prime Minister Theresa May put off a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal until as late as March 12 - just 17 days before Britain is due to leave the EU - setting up a showdown this week with lawmakers who accuse her of running out the clock.

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Dozens killed in Nigeria poll violence: observers

As many as 39 people have been killed in election violence in Nigeria, civil society groups said on Sunday, as the country awaited the results of voting in what was forecast to be its tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999.

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Bale penalty gives Real win in latest VAR controversy

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale came off the bench and coolly converted a controversial penalty to secure a 2-1 win at Levante in La Liga on Sunday as the European champions rode their luck to stay within nine points of leaders Barcelona.

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ঘটনাবহুল ম্যাচে রিয়ালের মধুর প্রতিশোধ

প্রতিপক্ষের দুটি প্রচেষ্টা বাধা পেল পোস্টে। বিপরীতে ভিএআরে পাওয়া দুটি পেনাল্টিতে পার্থক্য গড়ে দিলেন করিম বেনজেমা ও গ্যারেথ বেল। তাতে ঘটনাবহুল ম্যাচে লেভান্তেকে হারিয়ে মধুর প্রতিশোধ নিয়েছে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ।

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Man City beat Chelsea on penalties to win League Cup

Manchester City won the English League Cup for the second successive season as they beat Chelsea 4-3 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece had ended 0-0 after extra time.

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Biman hijacker brandished a toy pistol, police say

The young man, who has been killed in a commando operation after hijacking a Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was carrying a toy pistol, police now say.

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টাইব্রেকারে চেলসিকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি

প্রথমার্ধে নিজেদের ঘর সামলানোয় ব্যস্ত চেলসি বিরতির পর দিল পাল্টা জবাব। বারবার ভীতি ছড়ালো প্রতিপক্ষের রক্ষণে। তবে নির্ধারিত সময়ের পর অতিরিক্ত ৩০ মিনিটেও মিলল না জালের দেখা। অবশেষে টাইব্রেকার নামক ভাগ্য পরীক্ষায় জিতে ইংলিশ লিগ কাপের শিরোপা ঘরে তুলল পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলার দল।

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Bangladesh launches probe into Biman aircraft hijacking

The government has formed a three-member committee to investigate the hijack of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane.

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Passengers say Biman hijack suspect threatened to fire shots

The suspect who hijacked a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane in Chattogram pulled a gun on the passengers and threatened to open fire shortly after the Dubai-bound aircraft took off from Dhaka, according to one of the passengers.

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British MPs, Commonwealth secretary-general join Language Movement Day events in London

The Bangladesh High Commission in London has celebrated the International Mother Language Day focusing “diversity and multiculturalism” in the bilateral relations.

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Bangladesh is open to all regional, global climate initiatives: Foreign minister

Bangladesh is open to any initiative at the regional and global level to address climate change-related challenges, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

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North Korea warns US skeptics as Kim heads for summit with Trump

North Korea warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to listen to US critics who were disrupting efforts to improve ties, as its leader, Kim Jong Un, made his way across China by train to a second summit with Trump in Vietnam.

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ঘরের মাঠে আর্সেনালের সহজ জয়

ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির কাছে হারের ধাক্কা ভুলে ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে টানা দ্বিতীয় জয় তুলে নিয়েছে আর্সেনাল। সাউথ্যাম্পটনকে সহজেই হারিয়েছে উনাই এমেরির দল।

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ওল্ড ট্র্যাফোর্ডে ড্র করে শীর্ষে লিভারপুল

আক্রমণ, প্রতিআক্রমণের উত্তেজনা থাকলেও কোনো দলই প্রতিপক্ষ গোলরক্ষককে তেমন কোনো পরীক্ষা নিতে পারেনি। তবে লাভ হয়েছে লিভারপুলের। ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেডের মাঠে ড্র করে লিগে শীর্ষে ফিরেছে ইয়ুর্গেন ক্লপের দল।

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দিবালার গোলে জয়ে ফিরল ইউভেন্তুস

সেরি আয় অবনমন অঞ্চলের দল বোলোনিয়ার বিপক্ষে নিজেদের মেলে ধরতে পারল না ইউভেন্তুস। তবে দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে পাওলো দিবালার গোলে প্রত্যাশিত জয় নিয়ে ফিরেছে মাস্সিমিলিয়ানো আল্লেগ্রির দল।

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Germany fails to deport nearly every second asylum seeker

Germany failed to deport 27,000 rejected asylum seekers last year, nearly half of the total 57,000 cases, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday, adding that the government would step up efforts to get those migrants out of the country.

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Brazil says Maduro's violence to block Venezuelan aid 'criminal act'

Brazil on Sunday condemned violence used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government this weekend to block aid shipments from crossing the border, branding it a “criminal act” and calling on the international community to join efforts to “liberate” the South American nation.

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India toughens Kashmir crackdown; more detained and movement curbed

Indian troops and police have detained more than 160 separatist leaders and activists, mainly from the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), over two successive nights of raids in disputed Kashmir and imposed new curbs on freedom of movement.

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Biman hijack suspect is dead after army commandos storm plane

The suspect who hijacked a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane has been killed in an army commando operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.

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Emperor Akihito, soon to abdicate, urges Japan to build 'sincere' ties with world

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate at the end of April in the first such event in two centuries, marked the 30th anniversary of his enthronement on Sunday with a call for the country to open up and forge sincere ties with the world.

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Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors

Pope Francis, ending a landmark Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse of minors, called on Sunday for an “all-out battle” against a crime he called abominable and that should be “erased from the face of the earth”.

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Deaths mount to 150 in India's second toxic liquor tragedy this month

At least 150 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in a northeastern state of India, the second such tragedy in the country this month, with many more hospitalized as authorities try to pinpoint the source and round up perpetrators.

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A suspect is arrested in Biman plane hijack in Chattogram

A suspect has been arrested in the hijacking of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport.

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All passengers disembarked from hijacked Biman flight, suspect still inside: Home minister

All the passengers of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, who were held hostage by a which has been hijacked at Chattogram airport, have disembarked from the plane, the home minister has said.

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Police surround Dubai-bound Biman Bangladesh flight at Chattogram airport

Police have surrounded a Biman Bangladesh flight at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport.

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Shovon, Rabbani chosen to lead Chhatra League panel in DUCSU polls

The Bangladesh Chhatra League has announced its panel for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections, with Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon, the president of central BCL committee, as the nominee for vice-president.

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UPDF central leader arrested in Rangamati six-murder case

RAB has arrested central UPDF leader Ananda Prakash Chakma in Dhaka in connection with the murders of Rangamati Naniarchar Upazila Parishad Chairman Shaktiman Chakma, UPDF Ganatantrik chief Tapanjyati Chakma Barma and four others in Rangamati last year.

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Harry and Meghan arrive in Morocco's Atlas Mountains to champion girls' education

Britain’s Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan arrived in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains on Sunday where they will show their support for rural girls’ education.

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Newspaper editors, Yunus have defamed Bangladesh over Padma Bridge, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and editors of multiple newspapers spread of 'false propaganda' during the government's tussle with the World Bank over the Padma Bridge project.

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আরামবাগকে হারিয়ে শীর্ষে ফিরল বসুন্ধরা

আগের ম্যাচে ড্রয়ের ধাক্কা কাটিয়ে জয়ে ফিরেছে বসুন্ধরা কিংস। আরামবাগ ক্রীড়া সংঘকে হারিয়ে প্রিমিয়ার লিগে শীর্ষে ফিরেছে নবাগত দলটি।

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We are 'our worst enemy', bishop says as abuse conference wraps up

The Catholic Church has become its “own worst enemy” for concealing clergy sexual abuse and not listening enough to victims, a leading archbishop said on Sunday as a landmark Vatican conference was ending.

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Brexit must not be frustrated, PM Theresa May says

Britain’s exit from the European Union must not be frustrated and the government must focus on delivering it, Prime Minister Theresa May said.

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Officials must take responsibility for probe delays, says ACC chief

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has admitted that investigations into allegations of corruption are not being completed within the appointed time and said that the officials responsible will have to take responsibility for the delays.

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BNP raises alarm over Khaleda’s jail surrounded by ‘explosives depots’

The BNP has expressed its concern over the safety of party chief Khaleda Zia at the Central Jail on Old Dhaka’s Nazimuddin Road after the massive fire broke out at nearby Chawkbazar on Wednesday.

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Cargo jet with three on board crashes near Houston airport

A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, police and officials said.

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Venezuela's Guaido says 'all options open' after Maduro blocks aid

Troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro violently drove back foreign aid convoys from Venezuela’s border on Saturday, killing two protesters and prompting opposition leader Juan Guaido to propose that Washington consider “all options” to oust him.

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Rise and fall of a New York Airbnb empire

From the outside, there was nothing especially notable about the small white building on the corner of a cobblestone street in Tribeca. But until recently, it was a crucial location in a sprawling empire.

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Chhatra Dal stages protests near DU VC’s office seeking election delay

The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has staged a sit-in protest in front of Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor’s office, demanding a three-month delay to the DU Central Students’ Union and hall union elections.

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গোল করা আর রেকর্ড ভাঙ্গা থেকে প্রেরণা পান এমবাপে

ধারাবাহিকভাবে গোল করে একের পর এক নতুন রেকর্ড গড়ে চলেছেন পিএসজির তরুণ ফরোয়ার্ড কিলিয়ান এমবাপে। গোল করা আর রেকর্ড ভাঙ্গা থেকে অনুপ্রেরণা পান বলে জানিয়েছেন ফরাসি এই ফুটবলার।

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সেরা ছন্দে ফিরেছে বার্সা: মেসি

লা লিগায় সেভিয়ার বিপক্ষে রোমাঞ্চকর এক জয়ের পর বার্সেলোনা অধিনায়ক লিওনেল মেসি দাবি করেছেন, আবারও সেরা ছন্দে ফিরেছে দল। সব প্রতিযোগিতাতেই শিরোপা জয়ের লক্ষ্যের কথা জানিয়েছেন আর্জেন্টাইন এই তারকা।

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Highest recorded number of Afghan civilians killed in 2018: UN

A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year due to stepped up aerial attacks by US-led forces and more suicide bombings, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday.

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N Korea reports Kim's summit with Trump, cargo plane lands in Hanoi

North Korea on Sunday confirmed for the first time that its leader, Kim Jong Un, will hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi.

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Saudi Arabia names a princess as ambassador to Washington

Saudi Arabia appointed a princess as its new ambassador to the United States on Saturday, the first time the kingdom had named a woman to such a post.

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PM inaugurates boring work on Bangabandhu Tunnel, elevated expressway

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally inaugurated the boring of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, the first ever under water road tunnel in the country, and construction of an elevated expressway.

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TRESemmé launches Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019

TRESemmé has launched TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019, one of the biggest fashion events in the country.

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Toxic liquor death toll hits 120 in Assam, 350 in hospital

The death toll of tea plantation workers who died after consuming toxic illicit liquor in Assam has gone up to 120, reports NDTV.

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Newborn girl found in Dhaka hospital shower

A newborn girl has been found inside a shower at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

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Newborn girl found in Dhaka hospital toilet

A newborn girl has been found inside a toilet at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

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Stanley Donen, ‘Master of the Musical’ who directed ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ dies at 94

Stanley Donen brought a certain charm and elegance to the silver screen in the late 1940s through the 1950s, at a time when Hollywood was soaked in glamour and the big studio movies were polished to a sheen.

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R Kelly bond on sexual assault charges set at $1 million, due back in court Monday

Grammy-winning singer R Kelly, who has faced years of sexual abuse allegations, was ordered held on a $1 million bond on Saturday on charges that he sexually assaulted three teenagers and a woman, as prosecutors offered new details in the case.

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Two killed as Maduro sends troops to block Venezuela aid convoys

At least two people were killed and trucks loaded with foreign aid were set ablaze after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro deployed troops and armoured vehicles to turn back humanitarian assistance at border crossings with Colombia and Brazil.

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‘We were friends, and then we started killing each other.’ India recalls partition, carefully

How do you memorialise a holocaust that even now, seven decades after it took place, may still not be entirely safe to talk about?

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France calls on Germany to ease arms export rules

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday that Germany should ease its strict arms export rules for countries outside the European Union to strengthen the defence industry.

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Sri Lanka defy the odds to claim historic Test series win

Sri Lanka's historic 2-0 Test series victory over South Africa had seemed somewhat fanciful when they arrived in some disarray and on a long losing streak, but leave as the first Asian side to win a series in the country.

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রোনালদোকে ছাড়িয়ে মেসির আরেকটি রেকর্ড

রেকর্ড ভাঙা-গড়ার খেলায় আরেক অর্জন ধরা দিল লিওনেল মেসির হাতে। ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোকে ছাড়িয়ে লা লিগায় কোনো এক দলের বিপক্ষে সর্বোচ্চ গোলের রেকর্ডটি একার করে নিয়েছেন বার্সেলোনা অধিনায়ক।

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'Decisive' Messi downs Sevilla with 50th career hat-trick

Lionel Messi scored his 50th career hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday after the champions had twice fallen behind, giving the Catalans a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga.

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Shovon, Rabbani to lead Chhatra League panel in DUCSU election

The Chhatra League panel at the DUCSU elections will be led by Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon as vice president and Golam Rabbani as general secretary, an Awami League leader has confirmed.

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Health hazards from tobacco-use drain $3.6 billion from Bangladesh's economy: Study

Tobacco-related illnesses and deaths are a growing strain on the economy of Bangladesh, the world’s cheapest market for tobacco products, says a new study.

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এমবাপে-এনকুনকুর গোলে পিএসজির দাপুটে জয়

চোট পেয়ে ছিটকে পড়া নেইমার ও এদিনসন কাভানির অনুপস্থিতিতে নিয়মিত গোল করে চলেছেন কিলিয়ান এমবাপে। ফরাসি এই ফরোয়ার্ডের জোড়া গোলে লিগ ওয়ানে নিমকে হারিয়েছে পিএসজি।

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মেসির জাদুকরী হ্যাটট্রিকে বার্সার অসাধারণ জয়

আক্রমণ-পাল্টা আক্রমণে রোমাঞ্চ ছড়ানো লড়াইয়ে দুবার পিছিয়ে পড়লো বার্সেলোনা। দলকে পথ দেখালেন স্বমহিমায় জ্বলে ওঠলেন লিওনেল মেসি। অধিনায়কের জাদুকরী হ্যাটট্রিকে সেভিয়ার বিপক্ষে অসাধারণ এক জয় নিয়ে ফিরলো লা লিগার বর্তমান চ্যাম্পিয়নরা।

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Govt did nothing in nine years after Nimtoli tragedy: BNP’s Mosharraf

BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has hit out at the government over its failure to remove unlawful chemical factories from Old Dhaka in compliance with a probe recommendation after the Nimtoli tragedy in 2010.

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Government determined to remove chemical factories from Old Dhaka, says Obaidul Quader

The government is "firmly resolved" to remove chemical factories and warehouses and factories from Old Dhaka after failing to do so in the aftermath of the Nimtali tragedy in 2010, says Awami League leader Obaidul Quader.

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Saturday, February 23, 2019

N Korea's Kim begins long train trip to Vietnam for summit with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday, for his second summit with US President Donald Trump next week, media reported, and hours later, two witnesses saw a train crossing into China from North Korea.

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সাইফ স্পোর্টিংয়ের সঙ্গে চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনীর ড্র

আগের ম্যাচে মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিংকে হারিয়ে আসা সাইফ স্পোর্টিং জয়ের ধারা ধরে রাখতে পারেনি। চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনীর সঙ্গে ড্র করেছে দলটি।

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Excavation of Bangabandhu tunnel underneath Karnaphuli River to start Sunday

The main phase of construction work on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram is to begin Sunday.

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Chawkbazar fire: Removal of stored chemicals begins, mayor issues warning

The Dhaka South City Corporation authority has begun to remove a substantial amount of illegally stored chemicals from the basement of the Hajji Wahed Manzil building, which was most heavily damaged after the fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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Two killed in Cox’s Bazar land dispute

Two people have been shot to death in a clash over disputed land in Cox’s Bazar. Three others were injured in the clash.

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Chawkbazar tragedy: Visit from Hasina 'lends courage' to families of victims

Hazera Begum, the wife of Chawkbazar fire victim and rickshaw puller Anwar Hossain, was finding it difficult to imagine how she and her four children would carry on. But a visit from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reiterated her support for the victims’ families, has given her hope.

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Chawkbazar tragedy: Dilip Barua blames Amir Hossain Amu

Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal leader and former minister of industries Dilip Barua has blamed his successor, Awami League leader and former Minister of Industries Amir Hossain Amu, for the tragic fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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Construction on Bangabandhu tunnel underneath the Karnaphuli River to start Sunday

The main phase of construction work on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram is to begin Sunday.

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Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed presidential election

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari cast his ballot in the presidential election on Saturday as polls opened after a week-long delay, television images on Channels TV showed.

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Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed presidential election

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari cast his ballot in the presidential election on Saturday as polls opened after a week-long delay, television images on Channels TV showed.

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It is unfortunate that chemical warehouses were not moved, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described the decision of owners not to move chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka despite government pressure as ‘unfortunate’.

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Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for UN ambassador

President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the US ambassador to Canada, to replace Nikki Haley as his envoy to the United Nations after a four-month search.

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Bootleg liquor kills at least 41 on Indian tea plantation as dozens fall ill

At least 41 Indian tea plantation workers have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor after receiving their weekly wages, and 20 are critically ill in hospital, a government minister said on Friday.

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Movies with a message make impact beyond Oscars glitz

The movie "Green Book" explores racial inequality, "Roma" reveals the emotional toll placed on domestic workers, and "RBG" chronicles the fight for women's rights.

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Two killed, six injured in Tangail microbus crash

Two people have been killed and six others injured after a microbus accident in Tangail’s Kalihati.

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Three UK cabinet ministers back Brexit delay if May's plan voted down: report

Three British cabinet ministers have publicly indicated they could back plans to delay Brexit if hardline lawmakers vote down Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for a new deal with the European Union, The Sun newspaper reported.

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Sudan's Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country's biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a one-year state of emergency on Friday and called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to seek another term in a 2020 presidential election.

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R&B crooner R Kelly charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls

Grammy-winning R&B singer R Kelly was charged in Chicago on Friday with the aggravated sexual assault of four people, including three teenage girls, following years of accusations against the performer.

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BNP leader Farooque demands party hearing to find out own mistakes

BNP leader Zainal Abedin Farooque has demanded that the party leadership hold a hearing to find out their own mistakes that led to its worst electoral debacle in recent memory.

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In chilling discovery, huge flammables found in burnt Chawkbazar building

In a blood-curdling discovery, fire service officials have found a huge amount of highly combustible materials stashed in the basement of Wahed Manzil, the building which suffered most damage in the Chawkbazar fire.

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Bangladesh unveils first Shaheed Minar in Netherlands to ‘enhance dignity’ of The Hague

The deputy mayor of The Hague has unveiled the first-ever Shaheed Minar in the Netherlands and said the language monument in the Zuider Park will enhance the dignity of the famous Dutch city.

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Coconut tree falls on Dhaka road, kills one, injures seven

A rickshaw rider has died and seven others have been injured after being struck by a tree which fell on a road in front of Shishu Academy near the capital’s Doel Chattar.

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Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed condole Dhaka fire deaths

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have sent their condolences for the tragic deaths in Old Dhaka fire.

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Bangladesh displays diversity in International Mother Language Day celebrations in Denmark

The Bangladesh embassy in Copenhagen has celebrated the International Mother Language Day at the prestigious Asia House auditorium in Copenhagen in a “multi-cultural” ambience.

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Duets in Metal and Water: Scrap metal sculpture fountain exhibition begins at British Council

The British Council Bangladesh Cultural Centre has launched an exhibition showcasing scrap metal work at its Fuller Road premises in Dhaka.

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ISIS cases raise a question: What does it mean to be stateless?

Shamima Begum was 15 when she became radicalised, left her home in London for Syria and joined the Islamic State, marrying one of its fighters.

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Oikya Front leaders place election complaints at 'public hearing'

The Jatiya Oikya Front has held a 'public hearing' in which candidates and supporters spoke of their election-day experience and placed grievances before a seven-strong panel headed by coalition chief Dr Kamal Hossain.

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Venezuelan troops kill one in first bloodshed linked to aid entry

Venezuelan troops killed at least one person and wounded several others on Friday near the Brazilian border, witnesses said, the first bloodshed linked to opposition efforts to bring aid into the South American country against the wishes of embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

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Quader wants ban on CNG cylinders in vehicles following Chawkbazar fire

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says he wants a government ban on the use of compressed natural gas or CNG cylinders to power vehicles.

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bdnews24 publishing limited launches book on ‘most relevant’ Mashrafe

The highs and lows of Bangladesh cricket team, the plaudits, the criticism – the journey of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza from the talismanic skipper of the national ODI team to a lawmaker has been chronicled in a new book launched by bdnews24 publishing limited.

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Pregnant mother killed after a driver mows down her family of 8

Melissa DeLoatch was standing with her six children outside a 7-Eleven in Garnerville, New York, on Wednesday afternoon when her husband, Sean, asked a man who was smoking nearby to move away from the children.

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আবাহনীকে হারিয়ে জয়ে ফিরল শেখ রাসেল

রাফায়েল ওডোইন ও আলেক্স রাফায়েল দি সিলভার গোলে আবাহনীকে হারিয়ে জয়ে ফিরেছে শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র।

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Friday, February 22, 2019

Botswana considers allowing big game hunting, culling elephants

Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa’s elephants, is considering lifting a ban on big game hunting, to combat what the government says is growing conflict between humans and wildlife

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মোহামেডানের কাছে পয়েন্ট হারাল শেখ জামাল

আত্মঘাতী গোলে পিছিয়ে পড়ার পর সলোমন কিংয়ের গোলে মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের সঙ্গে ড্র করেছে শেখ জামাল ধানমণ্ডি ক্লাব।

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Rohingya suspect in killing of Ansar member in 2016 camp attack shot dead

A Rohingya man, accused in a three-year-old case started over an attack on a check post outside a Rohingya refugee camp, has been killed in an alleged shootout with RAB in Cox’s Bazar's Teknaf Upazila.  

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Battle of the bands: Dueling concerts as aid for Venezuelans in limbo

Tensions along the Colombia-Venezuela border over the entry of aid meant to alleviate widespread food and medicine shortages in the socialist country will be accompanied by music on Friday, as rival concerts kick off on both sides of the boundary.

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CID collects DNA samples from people looking for relatives after Old Dhaka fire

Investigators are collecting DNA samples from the relatives of people whose loved ones are missing since a deadly fire in Old Dhaka.

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Old Dhaka fire could have been avoided, says Obaidul Quader

The deadly fire in Old Dhaka could have been avoided if proper monitoring was established after the tragedy in Nimtali, Obaidul Quader has said.

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চেলসির ওপর খেলোয়াড় কেনায় নিষেধাজ্ঞা

তরুণ খেলোয়াড়দের বিষয়ে নিয়ম ভাঙার দায়ে আগামী দুই দল-বদল বাজারে নতুন কোনো খেলোয়াড় কিনতে পারবে না চেলসি।

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Four killed in ‘shootouts’ with police in Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh and Cox’s Bazar

Four suspects have died in separate shootouts with police in Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh and Cox’s Bazar amid a countrywide crackdown on illegal drugs. 

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US, Canada, Mexico work to prevent swine fever reaching region

The United States, Canada and Mexico are coordinating efforts to prevent the arrival of a highly contagious swine disease that has swept through China’s hog herd and parts of Europe, US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Thursday.

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Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles

Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf, which will feature its first submarine cruise missile launches, state media reported, at a time of rising tensions with the United States.

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China says humanitarian aid should not be forced into Venezuela

Humanitarian aid should not be forced into Venezuela, lest it cause violence, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday, warning that Beijing opposed military intervention in the country.

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North Korea warns of food crisis, slashes rations before next leaders' summit

North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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Old Dhaka fire: 9 burn victims not ‘out of danger’

Nine people admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, who survived the Old Dhaka fire but with severe burn wounds, are not out of danger.  

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Gas cylinders became 'as lethal as bombs' during Old Dhaka fire

Large amount of canisters stored inside several buildings in Old Dhaka’s Churihatta “became like bombs” amid the massive spreading fire.

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'Dream of a safe place': Saudi sisters in hiding in Hong Kong after fleeing family

Two sisters from Saudi Arabia were intercepted at Hong Kong airport by the kingdom’s diplomats en route to Australia, their lawyer said, the year’s second high-profile case of Saudi women trying to flee what they call repression at home.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries ‘negative’ focus

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday, saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017.

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Family of Old Dhaka fire victim files case for ‘death caused by negligence’

A case for causing death by negligence has been filed over the massive fire that claimed at least 67 lives in Old Dhaka.

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26 women, child return home after serving jail time in India

Twenty-six women and a child have returned home after serving jail terms in India on charges of trespass.

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Mother, earth and human: street art sends message of love for Bangla

Mother, earth and human – these were the three features of wall paintings created by artists Bishwajit Goswami and his students for International Mother Language Day.

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YouTube unleashed a conspiracy theory boom. Can it be contained?

In January, YouTube star Shane Dawson uploaded his new project: a 104-minute documentary, “Conspiracy Theories With Shane Dawson.”

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As Venezuela’s politicians fight over aid, patients die without it

One moment, the Casique family was piled on a motorcycle, on the way to school: the mother, a son and Nora, the 8-year-old daughter. A fraction of a second later, a truck had barrelled into them.

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US, China haggle over toughest issues in trade war talks

Top US and Chinese trade negotiators haggled on Thursday over the details of a set of agreements aimed at ending their trade war, just one week before a Washington-imposed deadline for a deal expires and triggers higher US tariffs.

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Israel's first lunar lander launched into space from Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon’s surface.

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US to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout

The United States will leave “a small peacekeeping group” of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a US pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.

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Chawkbazar was ‘already hell on earth’: How the inferno started and spread fast

After dozens of deaths in an inferno, the odour of burnt deodorant canisters, charred buildings and cars have filled the silent and dark air of Churihatta, where Nanda Kumar Dutta Road and Sheikh Ajgar Lane intersect like many other streets in the congested Old Dhaka neighbourhood.

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ইউরোপা লিগের শেষ ষোলোয় আর্সেনাল

প্রথম লেগে হারের ধাক্কা কাটিয়ে ঘরের মাঠে ঘুরে দাঁড়ালো আর্সেনাল। বেলারুশের বাতে বরিসভকে ফিরতি পর্বে হারিয়ে ইউরোপা লিগের শেষ ষোলোয় উঠলো উনাই এমেরির দল।

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Russia, US, UK, India condole Chawkbazar fire victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin, India, the US and the UK have expressed their condolences over the loss of lives in a fire at the Old Dhaka neighbourhood of Chawkbazar.

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Bodies of 40 Chawkbazar fire victims handed over to families

The Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities have handed over bodies of 40 victims of Chawkbazar fire to their families. 

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Tragedy strikes Old Dhaka again as chemical factories not moved away

Nine years ago, an investigation committee, formed by the home ministry in the aftermath of the fire that ravaged Old Dhaka’s Nimtali in report on Jun 15, 2010 made 17 recommendations to prevent such incidents in future.

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Rohingyas beat up three German journalists at Bangladesh refugee camp

Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh have beaten up and injured three German journalists on “suspicion” that the foreigners were kidnappers.

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Chawkbazar fire victims being buried at Azimpur Graveyard

The authorities have dug 85 graves at the burial ground in Dhaka’s Azimpur for those killed in a fire at Chawkbazar. 

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Many still missing after Chawkbazar fire kills dozens

Many people are still missing after a devastating fire killed at least 67 people in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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UK interior minister: I would not take decision to leave anyone stateless

British interior minister Sajid Javid said he would not take a decision that would leave anyone stateless, after Bangladesh said it would not accept a teenager stripped of her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group.

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Industries ministry, Fire Service open probe into deadly Chawkbazar fire

The Ministry of Industries and the Fire Service and Civil Defence have launched investigations into the devastating fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar that claimed at least 67 lives.

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Gas cylinder blast triggered Chawkbazar fire, Minister Humayun says

The fatal fire at Dhaka’s Chawkbazar was caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has said.

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Government’s ‘irresponsibility’ behind deadly fire in Old Dhaka, says Mirza Fakhrul

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the government’s “irresponsibility and mismanagement” for the devastating fire that broke out in Old Dhaka.

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Eleven Rohingyas detained with 100,000 Yaba pills

The coast guard has recovered 100,000 yaba tablets after detaining 11 Rohigyas from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal in Cox’s Bazar.

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Uncle remembers toddler Arafat killed in Old Dhaka fire

Arafat was dear to his father and uncles. The three-year-old would leave his mother at home to sit with them at their shop at Churihatta.

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Taiwan unveils Asia's first draft law on same-sex marriage

Taiwan on Thursday proposed a draft law to allow same-sex marriage in Asia’s first such bill, but the legislation was criticized by rights activists and conservative groups amid a heated debate over marriage equality.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi expected in Geneva next week

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to address the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva next Wednesday, according to a UN official and an agenda for the meeting seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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পুনর্বাসনের জন্য ব্রাজিলে যাচ্ছেন নেইমার

পিএসজির চিকিৎসকদের তত্ত্বাবধানে পায়ের চোটের চিকিৎসা চালিয়ে নিতে দশ দিনের জন্য দেশে ফিরছেন ব্রাজিলের তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড নেইমার।

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Police find woman’s dead body dumped in Raozan

Police have recovered the corpse of an unidentified woman in Chattogram’s Raozan Upazila on Thursday.

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Old Dhaka fire: DMCH starts handing over bodies of victims

Families have started to take home the bodies of victims killed in a devastating fire at Old Dhaka.

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Saudi to free 850 Indian prisoners from its jails: India government

Saudi Arabia will release 850 Indians from its prisons after a request from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to New Delhi, India’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Catalonia protesters burn tires, block highways over separatist trial

Catalan activist groups burned tires and tried to block highways across northeast Spain on Thursday as part of a day of protests against the trial of 12 separatist political leaders for their part in a declaration of independence in 2017.

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Brexit deal could be voted on by MPs next week: Hammond

British lawmakers could be given a vote on a revised Brexit deal as soon as next week as negotiators in Brussels scramble to clinch last-minute changes to divorce accord that would avoid a potentially disorderly exit from the European Union.

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August Abchaya writer made up a blurb using my name: Hasan Azizul Huq

Author Hasan Azizul Huq has accused Mashrur Arefin of falsely attributing in his name the blurb on the cover of his book.

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White house panel will study whether climate change is a national security threat. It includes a climate denialist

President Donald Trump is preparing to establish a panel to examine whether climate change affects national security, despite reports from his own government showing human-caused global warming is a growing threat to the nation’s economy, health and security.

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White house panel will study whether climate change is a national security threat. It includes a climate denialist

President Donald Trump is preparing to establish a panel to examine whether climate change affects national security, despite reports from his own government showing human-caused global warming is a growing threat to the nation’s economy, health and security.

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Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising 'concrete' remedies

Pope Francis opened a landmark Vatican conference on the sexual abuse of children by priests on Thursday by saying the Church would “listen to the cry of the little ones seeking justice”.

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US, China sketch outlines of deal to end trade war

The United States and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending a seven-month trade war, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

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Government will bear treatment cost for Old Dhaka fire victims: Health minister

The government will pay for treatment of people injured in the deadly fire at Old Dhaka, Health Minister Zahid Malik has said.

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Austria keen to invest in Bangladeshi industries

Austria has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh with a view to establish its ‘roots and perspectives’ in Bangladeshi industries.

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ইউভেন্তুসের মাঠে কঠিন লড়াইয়ের অপেক্ষায় সিমেওনে

চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের শেষ ষোলোর প্রথম লেগে ইউভেন্তুসকে হারিয়ে আতলেতিকো মাদ্রিদ নিজেদের সামর্থ্যের প্রমাণ দিয়েছে বলে মনে করেন দলটির কোচ দিয়েগো সিমেওনে। তবে এখনই কোয়ার্টার-ফাইনাল নিয়ে ভাবতে রাজি নন এই আর্জেন্টাইন। তার মতে, ফিরতি লেগে প্রতিপক্ষের মাঠে কঠিন লড়াই অপেক্ষা করছে।

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Old Dhaka fire: NSU student dies on eve of sister’s wedding

For the past few days Rohan had been busy finishing up preparations for his sister’s wedding. On Wednesday night he and four of his friends were going around on their motorcycles to complete some last-minute purchases for the wedding.

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Alabama woman who joined ISIS can’t return home: US

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States would not readmit an American-born woman who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State and now wants to come home.

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Venezuela closes border to 3 Caribbean Islands ahead of aid showdown

Venezuela’s government said Wednesday that it was closing its border to air and sea traffic from three Caribbean islands in an effort to block aid shipments to the country organised by the Venezuelan opposition.

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Quader says government will take steps to prevent fire disasters

The government will take necessary measures to prevent such fires that occurred in Chawkbazar, taking it as a wake-up call, said Minister for Roads and Bridges Obaidul Quader.

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Old Dhaka fire: Rescue efforts end

After fifteen hours of effort, the rescue operation in the ruins of a massive fire at Old Dhaka has come to an end.

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Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals and reignite consumer interest amid slumping sales.

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Two doctors among victims killed in Old Dhaka fire

The fire at Old Dhaka has also claimed the lives of six people who were inside a dental facility located in the Chawkbazar area.

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Old Dhaka fire: Severely burnt youth among 9 admitted to DMCH burn unit

The corridors of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital were filled with the cries of people who lost relatives in a deadly fire at Old Dhaka.

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Old Dhaka fire: Govt to give Tk 100,000 to families of dead workers, Tk 50,000 to injured

The Ministry of Labour will give Tk 100,000 in compensation each to the families of the workers killed in the fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, while the workers injured in the blaze will receive Tk 50,000 each.

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Coast Guard officer plotted to kill democrats and journalists, prosecutors say

A Coast Guard lieutenant and self-described white nationalist who was arrested in Maryland last week was plotting to kill a long list of prominent journalists and Democratic politicians, as well as professors, judges and what he called “leftists in general,” federal prosecutors said in a court filing on Tuesday.

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Trump says he expects to meet N Korea's Kim again after Hanoi summit

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again after their planned summit next week in Hanoi.

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Refugees fleeing Venezuela face desperate hike to 12,000 feet

The walking began before dawn: Before the clouds broke against the mountaintops, before the trucks took over the highway, even before anyone in the town woke up to check the vacant lot where scores of Venezuelan refugees had been huddling through the night.

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67 burnt bodies taken to Dhaka hospital morgue

The Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities have confirmed that 67 bodies from the fire at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar have been taken to the hospital’s morgue

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Liberation War’s ‘fighter mother’ Khurshid Jahan dies

Freedom Fighter Khurshid Jahan Begum has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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PM Hasina orders prompt medical help for victims of Old Dhaka fire

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered prompt assistance for the victims of a massive fire in Old Dhaka that killed at least 70 people. 

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Is Old Dhaka fire another wake-up call?

In 2010 there were numerous calls for chemical warehouses to be removed from Old Dhaka because of their role in the fire that tore through Old Dhaka’s Nimtali. But little was done, and now, nine years later, at lest 70 lives have been lost in a blaze at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.

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Moscow ready to cut time for nuclear strike on US if necessary: Putin

Moscow will match any US move to deploy new nuclear missiles closer to Russia by stationing its own missiles closer to the United States or by deploying faster missiles or both, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

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Old Dhaka fire death toll jumps to 70

A massive blaze has ripped through several buildings in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, leaving at least 63 people dead.

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Old Dhaka fire death toll jumps to 69

A massive blaze has ripped through several buildings in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, leaving at least 63 people dead.

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Old Dhaka fire death toll jumps to 63

A massive blaze has ripped through several buildings in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, leaving at least 63 people dead.

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Bangladesh paying tribute to Language Movement martyrs

Bangladeshis are remembering the Language Movement martyrs who sacrificed their lives to establish rights of the mother tongue in 1952.

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পিএসজির বড় জয়ে দি মারিয়া-এমবাপের গোল

দুর্দান্ত এক জয়ে লিগ শিরোপা ধরে রাখার পথে আরেক ধাপ এগিয়েছে পিএসজি। পয়েন্ট তালিকার ষষ্ঠ স্থানের দল মোঁপেলিয়েকে বড় ব্যবধানে উড়িয়ে দিয়েছে প্যারিসের ক্লাবটি।

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শালকের মাঠে সিটির রোমাঞ্চকর জয়

শালকের গোলরক্ষকের ভুলের ‍সুযোগ কাজে লাগিয়ে ম্যানচেস্টার সিটিকে এগিয়ে নিলেন সের্হিও আগুয়েরো। কিন্তু পরে দুটি পেনাল্টি থেকে গোল হজম করে উয়েফা চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের শেষ ষোলোর প্রথম লেগে হারতে বসেছিল তারা। কিন্তু শেষ দিকে লেরয় সানে ও রাহিম স্টের্লিংয়ের গোলে রোমাঞ্চকর জয় নিয়ে জার্মানি থেকে ফিরেছে পেপ ‍গুয়ার্দিওলার দল।

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দুই ডিফেন্ডারের গোলে ইউভেন্তুসকে হারাল আতলেতিকো

আক্রমণ-পাল্টা আক্রমণে উত্তেজনা ছড়ানো ম্যাচে গোলের দেখা মিলছিল না কিছুতেই। অবশেষে শেষ দিকে এসে পার্থক্য গড়ে দিলেন হোসে হিমেনেস ও দিয়েগো গদিন।  উরুগুয়ের এই দুই ডিফেন্ডারের গোলে ইউভেন্তুসকে হারিয়ে চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের কোয়ার্টার-ফাইনালে ওঠার পথে এগিয়ে গেল আতলেতিকো মাদ্রিদ।

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Police crack Pahartoli murder mystery by tracing a mobile phone call

Police have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of her husband in Pahartoli four days earlier.

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Grameenphone questions SMP restrictions slapped by BTRC

Grameenphone has questioned the BTRC restrictions on the telecom operator as a significant market power or SMP.

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Britain is acting against its own law on ISIS bride Shamima: Bangladesh PM’s aide

A special assistant to the Bangladesh prime minister has said the UK government is acting against its own law by revoking the citizenship of the ISIS bride Shamima Begum.

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Fire engulfs building at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka

A fire has spread in a building in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area.

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Trucks evacuate civilians from last IS pocket in Syria: SDF official

A convoy of dozens of trucks carrying evacuated civilians has left the last Islamic State pocket in eastern Syria at Baghouz, the spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday.

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ISIS bride Shamima Begum not a Bangladeshi citizen, government asserts

The government has asserted Shamima Begum, who has been stripped of British citizenship after joining Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is not a Bangladesh citizen.

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Philippines' Duterte warns of harsher drugs war ahead

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday that his signature anti-narcotics campaign will be even harsher in the future, signaling no let-up in a bloody crackdown that has alarmed the international community.

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Japanese Naomi Watanabe fell ‘in love with Bangla’

Naomi Watanabe fell in love with Bangla and the Bengalis when she was doing her research on the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The Japanese citizen is now settled in Bangladesh and has learned the language she fell for.

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bdnews24.com Publishing Limited to launch book on Mashrafe

From the rising star of Bangladesh cricket to the captain of the national team and now a Member of Parliament – Mashrafe bin Mortaza’s illustrious life has been chronicled in a new book published by bdnews24.com Publishing Limited (bpl).

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Bangladeshi expatriate in Dubai paid an opposition party for nomination: Hasina

Prime Minster Shaikh Hasina has said a Bangladeshi expatriate in Dubai had paid money to an opposition party to run for parliament in the Dec 30 polls.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

আইএসএসএফ আর্চারি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্স শনিবার শুরু

আইএসএসএফ ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সলিডারিটি ওয়ার্ল্ড র্যাংঙ্কিং আর্চারি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্স শুরু হচ্ছে আগামী শনিবার।

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Russian hackers targeted European research groups, Microsoft says

A group of hackers associated with Russian intelligence targeted civil society groups across Europe ahead of May elections there, Microsoft said Tuesday.

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মিয়ানমারে চ্যালেঞ্জ জিততে প্রত্যয়ী বাংলাদেশের মেয়েরা

এএফসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ মহিলা চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডে বাংলাদেশকে কঠিন চ্যালেঞ্জের মুখোমুখি হতে হবে বলে মনে করছেন কোচ গোলাম রব্বানী ছোটন। তবে সব বাধা পেরিয়ে এএফসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ মহিলা চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের মূল পর্বে খেলতে আশাবাদী তিনি।

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May "saddened" by three MPs quitting her party over Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was saddened by the decision of three of her lawmakers to quit the Conservative Party over her Brexit policy, but said she was doing the right thing for the country.

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Dhaka gas leaks set bus, car ablaze

A bus and a car have caught fire due to a leak in gas line on Mirpur Road in Dhaka.

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Kim Jong Un to travel by train to Vietnam for summit with Trump

It could take Kim at least two and a half days to travel the thousands of kilometres through China by train, from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to Vietnam, meaning he would have to set off later this week in time for his planned February 25 arrival.

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রিয়ালে ফিরতে আগ্রহী রদ্রিগেস

বায়ার্ন মিউনিখের সঙ্গে চুক্তির মেয়াদ শেষ হতে চলেছে হামেস রদ্রিগেসের। বড় দুই ক্লাব ইউভেন্তুস ও আর্সেনাল তাকে পেতে আগ্রহী বলে সংবাদমাধ্যমের খবরে এসেছে। তবে কলম্বিয়ার এই মিডফিল্ডারের কথায় পুরনো ঠিকানা রিয়াল মাদ্রিদে ফেরার আগ্রহ প্রকাশ পেয়েছে।

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12 madrasa students injured as train hits picnic bus in Chattogram

At least 12 passengers on a picnic bus were injured after a train rammed into the vehicle at a rail crossing in Chattogram’s Sitakunda Upazila.

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Israel should apologize to Poland in Holocaust row: US ambassador to Warsaw

Washington’s ambassador to Warsaw on Wednesday called on Israel to apologize to Poland in a row between the two countries over the Holocaust, after Israel’s acting foreign minister said “many Poles” had collaborated with the Nazis.

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Senior Chinese general jailed for life for graft

A Chinese military court sentenced a senior general who had been chief of a top defense department to life in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilt of corruption, state news agency Xinhua reported.

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We'll target USA if Washington deploys missiles in Europe: Putin

Russia will respond to any US deployment of short or intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where they are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

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Saudi prince sees 'useful returns' from expected $100 billion investment in India

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday he saw investment opportunities of more than $100 billion in India over the next two years as he began his first official visit amid tensions between arch foes India and Pakistan.

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Rouhani says Iran- US tensions are at 'a maximum'

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that tensions between Tehran and Washington were at “a maximum” rarely seen in the decades-long contentious relations of the two countries.

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Jamaat should apologise for anti-Liberation role: BNP

The BNP has backed the longstanding calls for its political ally the Jamaat-e-Islam to issue a public apology for actively opposing Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.

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N Korea's Kim shuffles nuclear talks team after defections, spying allegations

Veteran North Korean diplomats are being side lined from nuclear talks ahead of a second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say.

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Does Islamic State still pose a threat?

Islamic State looks about to lose its last foothold on the banks of the Euphrates in Syria, but though its era of territorial rule may have been expunged for now, there is near universal agreement that the group remains a threat.

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Fourth phase voting for Upazila polls on Mar 31: EC

The Election Commission has set Mar 31 as the voting day for the fourth phase of the Upazila polls.

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Seven children in Syrian refugee family die in Canada fire

Seven children from a family of Syrian refugees were killed early Tuesday in a fire that destroyed their home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, officials and friends of the family said.

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Niko graft hearing deferred as Khaleda fails to attend

BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s absence has led to the deferment of a court hearing on the Niko graft case on Wednesday.

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N Korea's Kim shuffles nuclear talks team after defections, spying allegations

Veteran North Korean diplomats are being side lined from nuclear talks ahead of a second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say.

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'Tarnished image': Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination

Organisers of a summit in Myanmar's crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples.

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Amid trade talks, China urges US to respect its right to develop, prosper

The United States should respect China's right to develop and become prosperous, the Chinese government's top diplomat told a visiting US delegation, reiterating that the country's doors to the outside world would open wider.

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Saudi crown prince says terrorism a common concern with India

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday terrorism was a common concern with India and that his country was ready to share intelligence to tackle it.

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Rohingya man killed in BGB ‘shootout’ in Cox’s Bazar

A Rohingya man, who had been detained as a drug suspect, has been killed during an alleged gun battle involving the Border Guards Bangladesh in Cox’s Bazar.

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Group that ‘cheated students looking for leaked question papers’ caught in Dhaka

Detectives have arrested a group of suspects who allegedly scammed students by promising them leaked question papers in exchange of money.

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Saudi prince foresees ‘good things’ with India on visit overshadowed by Kashmir

India rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday at a time when it is trying to build diplomatic support against Pakistan following a militant attack in the disputed region of Kashmir.

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RAB shoots dead drug suspect in Shyamoli, recovers heroin

A suspected drug dealer has been killed in an alleged shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka’s Shyamoli.

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11th parliament: 49 reserved seat MPs take oath

The 49 women elected to serve in parliament as reserved seat MPs have taken their oath of office.

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সুয়ারেসের গোল খরা নিয়ে চিন্তিত নন বার্সা কোচ

চলতি মৌসুমে চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে পাঁচ ম্যাচ খেলে এখনও গোলের খাতা খুলতে পারেননি বার্সেলোনার ফরোয়ার্ড লুইস সুয়ারেস। অবশ্য আক্রমণভাগের অন্যতম বড় ভরসার এমন গোল খরায় চিন্তিত নন কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে।

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PM Hasina returns to Dhaka after six-day tour  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned to Dhaka, wrapping up her six-day visit to Germany and the UAE.

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IS bride Shamima Begum stripped of British citizenship

The British government has revoked the citizenship of Shamima Begum, the teenager of Bangladeshi descent who had joined the Islamic State in Syria.

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Trump 'in no rush' on North Korea denuclearisation as envoy heads to finalise summit plans

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants North Korea to end its nuclear programme, but has no pressing time schedule for this, as he dispatched his special envoy to finalise preparations for a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week.

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দিবালাকে খেলার স্বাধীনতা দিয়েছেন ইউভেন্তুস কোচ

ইউভেন্তুসে যোগ দেওয়ার পর পছন্দের পজিশনে খেলার স্বাধীনতা পেয়েছেন বলে জানিয়েছেন আর্জেন্টিনার ফরোয়ার্ড পাওলো দিবালা।

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2 American wives of Islamic State militants want to return home

She was a 20-year-old college student in Alabama who had become convinced of the righteousness of the Islamic State. So she duped her parents into thinking she was going on a college trip and instead bought a plane ticket to Turkey with her tuition money.

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Queen to rock Oscars with live performance

British rock band Queen will perform live at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, organisers said on Monday, following the blockbuster success of best picture nominee “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

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Karl Lagerfeld: fashion's prolific commander-in-chief

Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed the stature of a god among mortals in the world of fashion, where he stayed on top for well over half of a century and up to his death, at an age almost nobody apart from himself knew with to-the-day precision.

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Solid and smart Bayern hold Liverpool at Anfield

Bayern Munich showed all their Champions League experience and quality organisation as they held Liverpool to a goalless draw in the first leg of their last 16 match at Anfield on Tuesday.

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