Australian govt says prosecutors must seek approval before charging journalists

Australian prosecutors need government permission before they can file charges against local journalists, Attorney General Christian Porter said on Monday.

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Desperate migrants on the border: ‘I should just swim across’

Peering out over the Rio Grande, separated from Brownsville, Texas, by only about 100 feet of coursing water, Ana Galeano Valdez talked herself down from a perilous decision — something she has done several times in the weeks she has been living in a tent in one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities.

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UK can leave the EU on Oct 31 without a deal, Javid says

The United Kingdom can leave the European Union on Oct 31 without a deal despite a law which demands the prime minister ask for a Brexit delay if there is no agreement, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.

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World leaders gather for funeral of France's Jacques Chirac

About 30 foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, gathered on Monday in the French capital for the funeral of former president Jacques Chirac, who died last week aged 86.

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Groping claims against PM Johnson overshadow Conservative conference

Allegations that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson groped two women 20 years ago overshadowed the Conservative Party's conference on Monday. A Johnson spokesman denied the claim.

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Iran oil industry must be alert to physical, cyber threats: minister

Iran's oil minister told the petroleum industry on Sunday to be on alert to physical and cyber attacks, amid heightened tensions with the United States in the Gulf region.

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Forever 21 latest retailer to file for bankruptcy

Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com Inc.

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PM Hasina leaves New York for Dhaka

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left New York for Dhaka, ending her-eight day official visit to the Unites States.

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Saudi crown prince warns of escalation with Iran, says he prefers political solution

Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to "unimaginably high numbers" if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one.

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Two REHAB directors arrested with alleged links to rape

Police have arrested two real estate businessmen for allegedly raping a female job seeker in Dhaka.

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US officials warn of rising threat from Qaida branch in northwest Syria

US counterterrorism officials are voicing increased alarm about an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria that they say is plotting attacks against the West by exploiting the chaotic security situation in the country’s northwest and the protection inadvertently afforded by Russian air defenses shielding Syrian government forces allied with Moscow.

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Trafficked, exploited, ransomed - Indian workers in the Gulf face new test

As producer of a long-running television show that spotlights the problems faced by Indians working in the Gulf, Rafeek Ravunther is used to hearing their heart-rending stories of exploitation.

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As deadly floods engulf Nepal border, anger turns to India

The monsoon rains would not stop. They lashed Nepal’s border with India, pooling into a swift current that crumbled homes, cut electricity and swept away people and animals.

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Two drug traffickers killed in Teknaf ‘shootout’

Two people have been killed in a so-called shootout with BGB in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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27 dead as rain batters India’s Bihar

Twenty-seven people have died in Bihar after incessant rain in the state left many parts, including capital Patna, flooded.

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Mexico's stretched asylum agency needs more resources: UN refugee chief

United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi asked on Saturday for more resources for Mexico's asylum agency, which has been overwhelmed with applicants after many abandoned plans to migrate to the United States.

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Trump-Putin phone calls in US Democrats' sights

Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the US House Intelligence Committee's chairman said on Sunday, citing concerns that the Republican president may have jeopardised national security.

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Taiwan orders markets, schools closed as strong typhoon approaches

A typhoon will hit northern Taiwan later on Monday, meteorologists said, shutting financial markets and schools as airlines cancelled dozens of flights amid warnings of floods and high winds on the island.

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Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in months

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company's newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centrepiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest to launch humans to the moon and Mars.

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Trump has no plans to add legal firepower for impeachment fight

President Donald Trump has no plans to add fresh blood to his legal team to respond to the fast-moving US House of Representatives impeachment inquiry, one of his lawyers said, a stance some legal experts questioned, especially if the showdown culminates in a Senate trial over removing Trump from office.

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Kurz wins Austria vote. But will he turn to far right or Greens to govern?

Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz won a snap election he called four months ago after his government collapsed when a scandal engulfed his far-right coalition partner. But the result of Sunday’s vote raised the question of whether he would need to partner again with the far right to form a government, or would shift to the left.

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Ahead of 2020, Facebook falls short on plan to share data on disinformation

In April 2018, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, told Congress about an ambitious plan to share huge amounts of posts, links and other user data with researchers around the world so that they could study and flag disinformation on the site.

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Fire at Saudi high-speed train station injures at least five

A fire broke out in the Haramain high-speed rail station in Saudi Arabia's coastal city of Jeddah, injuring at least five people, authorities said on Sunday.

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Saudi king's bodyguard shot dead in row with a friend in Jeddah

The long-time personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia's King Salman was shot dead by a friend while at a private residence in the western city of Jeddah, in what the state broadcaster described as "a personal dispute".

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Flood relief distribution rife with irregularities, TIB survey finds

Irregularities, corruption and nepotism have marred the relief distribution efforts during the floods this year, Transparency International Bangladesh or TIB has found.

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রিয়ালের জয় প্রাপ্য ছিল: জিদান

লা লিগায় মৌসুমের প্রথম ‘মাদ্রিদ ডার্বি’-তে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ জয় পাওয়ার যোগ্য ছিল বলে মনে করেন দলটির কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান। দলের আক্রমণভাগে কিছুটা ঘাটতি দেখলেও খেলোয়াড়দের পারফরম্যান্সে সন্তুষ্ট এই ফরাসি।

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They left Bangladesh for a better future. Now they are trapped in India

For many, the hope of a brighter future against the backdrop of extreme poverty and exploitation transcends any notion of nation-states and the boundaries between them.

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Twins return to push for equality

The two biggest victories came in quick succession.

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Dozens die due to heavy rains in India's Uttar Pradesh

Almost 50 people have died in 24 hours due to heavy rains in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday.

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Woman dies of dengue in Barishal

A woman diagnosed with the mosquito-borne dengue virus has died in Barishal.

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Syria demands immediate withdrawal of US and Turkish forces, again

Syrian officials have made similar threats in the past to push unauthorized forces from the country, but have never taken serious steps to do so. Syrian troops, which have been ground down by years of war and defections, are in no shape to fight the United States, and it appears that the country has calculated that any attacks on US forces would bring about a formidable response.

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Crackdown on corruption will continue, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to continue the government's crackdown on corruption and said the country would have progressed further without the irregularities.

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Musk sets out SpaceX Starship’s ambitious launch timeline

As Elon Musk, the founder and chief executive of SpaceX, says repeatedly, he created a rocket company because he wanted to colonise Mars. His fervent argument is that humanity must spread to a second planet as insurance for long-term survival.

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Russians set to rally to demand release of jailed protesters

Russian opposition leaders expect thousands of people to attend a rally on Sunday demanding the release of protesters jailed in what Kremlin opponents says is a campaign to stifle dissent.

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The internet is overrun with images of child sexual abuse. What went wrong?

The images are horrific. Children, some just 3 or 4 years old, being sexually abused and in some cases tortured.

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Prince Harry's wife Meghan honours murdered S African student

Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has tied a ribbon at the site in Cape Town where a student was murdered last month, in a gesture of solidarity with those who have taken a stand against gender-based violence.

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In swipe at Trump, China tells UN tariffs could plunge world into recession

The Chinese government's top diplomat said on Friday that tariffs and trade disputes could plunge the world into recession and Beijing was committed to resolving them in a "calm, rational and cooperative manner."

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Afghan presidential vote held in relative calm, but turnout low

Tight security ensured Afghanistan's presidential election was held on Saturday in relative calm, though several small attacks, low turnout and complaints about the voting system heightened fears an unclear result could drive the country into further chaos.

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Three killed, including opposition politician, in blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province

A blast in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan killed three, including an opposition political leader, on Saturday afternoon, police and officials said.

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A shadow foreign policy in Ukraine backfires on the president

Petro O Poroshenko was still the president of Ukraine earlier this year when his team sought a lifeline. With the polls showing him in clear danger of losing his reelection campaign, some of his associates, eager to hold on to their own jobs and influence, took steps that could have yielded a signal of public support from a vital ally: President Donald Trump.

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For Trudeau, a struggle to attract young voters

Four years ago Emmanuel Amoussa, a chemistry student, voted for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, drawn by what he saw as a young progressive leader whose policies on climate change and immigration resonated with him and other members of his generation.

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Beijing parade glorifies party, and leader Xi’s power

Enormous flower arrangements in Beijing extol the signature promise of China’s leader to realize the Chinese Dream. Red banners urge people to “rally closer” to the Communist Party with “Comrade Xi Jinping at its core.” The authorities have restricted live entertainment venues, ordered people to vacate apartments and banned flying kites, sky lanterns and even homing pigeons, a charming feature of many neighbourhoods.

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UK leader is referred to watchdog over scandal

A monitor at London’s City Hall has referred Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain to a police watchdog for a possible investigation of claims that he unduly favoured an US entrepreneur while mayor of the city, intensifying a politically risky scandal as he faces a hostile Parliament and a looming Brexit deadline.

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Bus veers into opposite lane in China, 36 killed

A bus veered into the opposite lane in China on Saturday morning, hitting a truck and killing 36 people, according to an official police notice.

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Ukraine must investigate Joe Biden's son, says ex-Ukrainian PM

Ukraine must investigate the activities of US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son to establish whether his role in a Ukrainian gas company complied with the country’s laws, Mykola Azarov, Ukraine’s former prime minister, said in an interview.

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon to halt protest as China National Day nears

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks, broke government office windows and blocked a key road near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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Bangladesh among World Bank's top 20 improvers on Doing Business list

Bangladesh has cracked the World Bank's list of the 'Top 20 improvers in Doing Business 2020' in light of the reforms made by the country to facilitate business over the last year.

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Climate movement now 'too loud to handle' for Trump and critics, Greta Thunberg says

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg hit back at critics including US President Donald Trump on Friday, saying their mockery of children shows her message has become "too loud to handle".

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Judge blocks Trump administration plan to detain migrant children

A federal judge Friday rejected new regulations that would allow the government to hold children and their parents in detention for indefinite periods, one of the Trump administration’s signature efforts to curtail the large number of families arriving from Central America.

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‘I shot an innocent man,’ ex-officer who killed neighbour testifies in murder trial

A former Dallas police officer on trial for murder in the death of her unarmed neighbour testified Friday that she had been afraid for her life when she entered what she believed was her own apartment and saw a “silhouette figure” moving around inside.

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Farmer dies from dengue in Faridpur hospital

A farmer has died of the mosquito-borne dengue fever in Faridpur's Saltha Upazila.

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Police impose restrictions in Indian Kashmir after Pakistan PM's speech

Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people's movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests triggered by a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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Awami League rally attacked outside UN headquarters in New York

A rally of the Awami League in New York was attacked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's address to the United Nations General Assembly.

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Explosion occurs near polling station in Afghan city of Kandahar

An explosion occurred near a polling station in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday just an hour after voters began queuing to cast their vote to elect a new president.

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Harris county deputy is fatally shot in traffic stop, official says

A sheriff’s deputy in Texas who was an observant Sikh and garnered national attention for gaining permission to wear a turban as part of his uniform, was shot and killed Friday near Houston in what officials described as an ambush during a traffic stop.

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Saudi Arabia invites tourists: What you need to know

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is officially opening its doors to tourists interested in visiting the kingdom for more than religious reasons. The ultraconservative Middle Eastern kingdom announced a new e-visa program on Friday that will allow people from 49 countries to enter the country for tourism, for stays as long as three months.

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US military again strikes ISIS in Southern Libya

For the third time in a week, the US military carried out an airstrike on Thursday against Islamic State fighters in southern Libya amid indications the terrorist group was seeking to exploit the country’s civil strife to increase its recruiting.

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Greenland asks Denmark for help fighting a child sexual abuse crisis

In Greenland, a quarter of all police reports of child sexual abuse come from the remote district of Tasiilaq, a tiny community of 2,800 on the territory’s east coast, according to police.

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Harry walks Diana’s path in Angola, 22 years later

A son walked the same dusty path as his mother, separated by 22 years, as Prince Harry took up Princess Diana’s campaign to draw attention to a crisis that has spanned generations in Angola.

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Two blows are dealt to Ukrainian leader’s clean-government image

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund left Ukraine on Friday without announcing a lending agreement, dealing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a setback in his efforts to win a quick endorsement from foreign donors for his clean government pledges.

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‘One country, two nationalisms’: The crisis behind Hong Kong’s turmoil

When Alan Yau was growing up in the Hong Kong of the 1990s and 2000s, it was a city where identity was rooted in worldliness and prosperity. People felt free to consider themselves Hong Kongers, Chinese and world citizens all at once.

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Iran and US blame each other over failure to meet

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said Friday that President Donald Trump had offered to meet with him at the United Nations this week and then lift all sanctions but that Rouhani declined because the “optics” of such a meeting were unacceptable.

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Trump envoy to Ukraine Volker resigns

US President Donald Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday, sources familiar with the situation said.

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Kremlin says it hopes calls with Trump are kept secret

Amid the uproar over President Donald Trump’s call to the leader of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday that it hoped the contents of Trump’s phone conversations with President Vladimir Putin of Russia would not be made public — a disclosure that would likely generate far more attention.

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Voting in Afghanistan's presidential election begins

Voting began on Saturday to elect a president for Afghanistan with more than 9 million Afghan registered voters potentially heading to the polls amid fears of violence and fraud.

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Trump envoy to Ukraine Volker resigns: sources

US President Donald Trump’s special representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday, sources familiar with the situation said.

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House Democrats subpoena Pompeo for Ukraine documents

Democrats in the US House of Representatives who are pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump forged ahead with their probe on Friday, issuing a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents concerning contact with the Ukrainian government.

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Barca without Messi, Fati as they look to banish away doubts at Getafe

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says he does not know when Lionel Messi will return to action after another injury setback, as his side travel to Getafe on Saturday in La Liga seeking a first away win in eight matches in all competitions.

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World must realise Rohingya crisis is becoming a regional threat, Hasina says at UN

The world must realise the magnitude of the Rohingya crisis, Sheikh Hasina has said and warned that it is becoming a threat for the entire region.

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Barricades and books: life in restive Kashmir neighborhood

Few people step outside Anchar, a neighborhood ringed by steel barricades and razor wire in Indian Kashmir, where police have imposed a weeks-long regionwide clampdown to stifle protests.

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ফাইনালে বাংলাদেশের প্রতিপক্ষ ভারত

সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের শিরোপা লড়াইয়ে ভারতকে প্রতিপক্ষ হিসেবে পেয়েছে বাংলাদেশ।

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British tanker leaves Iran after 10-week detention

The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker sailed out of Iranian waters on Friday, the owner said, after it was detained in July during a row with Britain that has stoked tensions in the Gulf.

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Jubo League leader Khaled Bhuiyan remanded for another 10 days

The authorities have been given 10 more days to grill Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan in connection with two cases relating to arms and drugs after his arrest on charges of running a casino in the capital's Fakirapool.

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Mohammedan club boss Lokman on 2-day remand for possession of illegal alcohol

Police have been granted two days to grill Mohammedan Sporting Club's Director-in-Charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan following his arrest for unlawful possession of alcohol.

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Mohammedan Director Lokman on 2-day remand for possession of illegal alcohol

Police have been granted two days to grill Mohammedan Sporting Club's Director-in-Charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan following his arrest for unlawful possession of alcohol.

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Trump-Rouhani meeting was a near miss, but Iran leaves the door open

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran never met President Donald Trump in New York this week. It was a near miss, according to European officials, who were desperately trying to avert a conflict by putting the two adversaries together in a room and hoping for the best.

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Tourism should be under Ministry of Cultural Affairs, says State Minister Khalid

State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid has called for the tourism sector to be brought under the umbrella of the cultural affairs ministry in line with the rest of the world.

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‘কাট’-এ বাদ সিদ্দিকুর

প্যানাসনিক ওপেনে দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডে ঘুরে দাঁড়ানোর চেষ্টা করেও টিকে থাকতে পারলেন না সিদ্দিকুর রহমান। দুই রাউন্ড শেষে পারের চেয়ে তিন শট বেশি খেলে ‘কাট’-এ বাদ পড়েছেন বাংলাদেশের এই গলফার।

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Former Jamalpur DC Kabir suspended after video scandal

Former Jamalpur deputycommissioner Ahmed Kabir has been suspended after being removed from active duty earlier amid allegations of his getting intimate with a woman in his office.

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Police recover bodies of a couple in Kurigram

Police have recovered the bodies of a couple from their home in Kurigram's Nageshwari Upazila.

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ভুটানকে উড়িয়ে ফাইনালে বাংলাদেশ

প্রথমার্ধেই তিন গোল করে ম্যাচের নিয়ন্ত্রণ নেওয়া বাংলাদেশ ভুটানকে উড়িয়ে দিয়ে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের ফাইনালে উঠেছে।

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Two 'Rohingyas' killed in alleged shootout with BGB in Teknaf

Two suspected drug peddlers have been killed in a so-called shootout with Border Guard Bangladesh or BGB in Cox's Bazar Teknaf Upazila.

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PM Hasina receives UNICEF award for youth skill development

The United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF has honoured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with an award for her contributions to skill-based development of young people in Bangladesh.

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Drug suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Mymensingh

A man with ties to a series of crimes has been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Mymensingh.

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Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea

China's growing military might has replaced North Korean belligerence as the main security threat to Japan, Tokyo's annual defence review indicated on Thursday, despite signs that Pyongyang could have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

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Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer - reports

The whistleblower who said US President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden is a CIA officer and at one point was assigned to work at the White House, two sources familiar with the probe into his complaint confirmed on Thursday.

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Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer: reports

The whistleblower who said US President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden is a CIA officer and at one point was assigned to work at the White House, two sources familiar with the probe into his complaint confirmed on Thursday.

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US hopes to see rapid action on lifting Kashmir curbs: official

The United States hopes to see rapid action by India to lift restrictions it has imposed in Kashmir and the release of detainees there, the senior US diplomat for South Asia said on Thursday.

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Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer

The whistleblower who said US President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden is a CIA officer and at one point was assigned to work at the White House, two sources familiar with the probe into his complaint confirmed on Thursday.

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US cuts refugee programme again, placing cap at 18,000 people

President Donald Trump has decided to slash the US refugee programme by almost half, greatly dimming the United States’ role in accepting persecuted refugees from most parts of the world, the State Department announced Thursday.

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How Ukraine landed in the spotlight of an American political drama

For the second time in three years, Ukraine, the former Soviet republic between Russia and the West, has been caught in the glare of US news cameras because of an American political drama. In 2016, the spotlight was trained on the campaign chairman for Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for president, and the aide’s undisclosed business with a pro-Russia political party.

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Saudi Arabia opens to tourists with investment appeal and no abaya rule

Saudi Arabia threw open its doors to foreign tourists on Friday, launching a new visa regime for 49 countries and appealing to foreign companies to invest in a sector it hopes will contribute 10% of gross domestic product by 2030.

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Labradoodle creator says the breed is his life’s regret

The inventor of the labradoodle, the ubiquitous, mopheaded designer dog, said that creating the mixed breed was one of his life’s regrets.

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Giasuddin Al Mamun released on parole to attend his mother’s funeral

Controversial businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun is out on parole to attend the funeral rites of his mother.

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China wants the world to stay silent on Muslim camps. It’s succeeding

When Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Beijing this summer, he hailed a new Silk Road bridging Asia and Europe. He welcomed big Chinese investments for his beleaguered economy. He gushed about China’s sovereignty.

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Rohingya crisis is a 'formidable challenge' for Bangladesh, says Hasina

The Rohingya crisis poses a "formidable challenge" to the development of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.

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At least 11 dead, thousands evacuated as flash floods hit Western India

At least 11 people have been killed and six are missing after the Western Indian city of Pune and its neighbouring areas were hit by heavy rain and flash floods, a government official said on Wednesday.

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Mohammedan's Lokman arrested for illegal possession of alcohol

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested Mohammedan Sporting Club's Director-in-Charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan for unlawful possession of alcohol, four days after busting illegal casino operations at the club. 

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Plenty more fish in the sea? Not for the poor and hungry, researchers say

Swapping fish for meat to help combat climate change risks exacerbating hunger in Africa, from where fish is increasingly exported to wealthy nations instead of providing key vitamins to malnourished local people, experts warned on Wednesday.

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Facebook tightens political ad rules in Singapore as election looms

Social media giant Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had implemented new rules for political advertisements in Singapore ahead of an election in the city-state expected within months.

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AL leader’s son detained in Joypurhat over ‘gambling’

Police have detained the son of a local Awami League leader along with nine others for allegedly engaging in gambling activities at a local club.

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Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch,' Saudi crown prince tells PBS

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week.

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UN suspends Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping over army chief appointment

The United Nations suspended Sri Lankan Army deployments in the world body's peacekeeping operations after the Indian Ocean island nation appointed a war veteran who has been accused of serious human rights violations, an official said on Wednesday.

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Four bodies with throats slit found in Cox’s Bazar

Four members of a family have been found dead with their throats slashed in the home of a Dubai-based migrant worker in Cox`s Bazar’s Ukhia Upazila.

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Trump moves to bar senior Iranian officials from US

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took steps to bar senior Iranian officials and their immediate family from entering the United States as immigrants or non-immigrants, the White House said in a proclamation.

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Malaysia to require banks to report exposure to climate risks

Malaysia's central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure to climate risks and the information it gathers could be used to set regulatory standards in Southeast Asia's third biggest economy.

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PM Johnson goads opponents to call election as Brexit chaos deepens

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson taunted his rivals on his return to parliament on Wednesday, goading them to either bring down the government or get out of the way to allow him to deliver Brexit.

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US expects about $30 million in Ukraine military aid may be delayed

The Trump administration expects that perhaps only $30 million of this year's $250 million in military aid to Ukraine will not be put in the spending pipeline by a Monday deadline, when the government's fiscal year ends, two US officials told Reuters.

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Trump attracts Central American support on migration

When President Donald Trump sat down with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in New York City on Wednesday, the US leader may have seen some of himself reflected in his Central American counterpart.

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Fires rage in Indonesia, turning the sky red

Nearly 2,000 wildfires are burning across Indonesia, turning the sky blood red over central Sumatra and creating dense clouds of smoke that have caused respiratory problems for nearly 1 million people.

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Netanyahu tapped by Israel's president to form new government

Israel's president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election.

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PSG suffer rare home defeat against Reims

Paris St Germain suffered their second defeat of the season and their first at home in Ligue 1 for 16 months as they lost 2-0 to Stade de Reims on Wednesday.

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Boys from Brazil send Real Madrid top of La Liga

Real Madrid's teenage Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes sent them top of La Liga as both scored in a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Wednesday.

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MACES education meets in Dhaka, Chattogram in October

MACES, an education consultancy firm in Bangladesh, will host its annual multi-country education meets in Dhaka and Chattogram in October.

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Think out of the box for sustainable energy transition: Prof Joyashree Roy

Bangladesh needs to think out of the box for sustainable energy transition, Professor Joyashree Roy has said.

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US announces $127m in new funds to aid Rohingya refugees

The United States has announced more than $127 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees, host communities in Bangladesh along with the internally displaced Rohingyas and members of other affected communities in Myanmar. 

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‘No excuses’ against safeguarding people’s health from tobacco industry: APCAT

The 4th Summit of Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and Non-communicable Diseases Prevention (APCAT) has begun in the Indonesia’s green city of Bogor with a call to show “no excuses” for building a tobacco-free generation.

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ভুল মেনে নিয়ে আচরণে পরিবর্তনের প্রতিশ্রুতি নেইমারের

চলার পথে অনেক ভুলই হয়ে গেছে বলে মনে করছেন নেইমার। এই সব ভুল থেকে শিক্ষা নিয়ে নিজের আচরণে পরিবর্তন এনে সামনে এগোতে চান পিএসজির এই তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড।

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Weak gambling laws prevent action against casino offenders

An inadequate legal framework against gambling in Bangladesh is allowing more than one hundred offenders to slip through the cracks and evade prosecution amid the ongoing crackdown on illegal casinos in the capital.

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ACC serves notice on BCB’s Mahbubul Anam

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has asked Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Director Mahbubul Anam to submit his wealth statement after allegations of amassing illegal wealth were levelled at him.

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Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake on day of mourning

The death toll has risen to at least 25 people from an earthquake that struck Pakistani Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday, as residents mourned their dead and rescue work continued.

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ADB sticks to 8% GDP growth projection for Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank has maintained its projection of an 8 percent GDP growth for Bangladesh in the current fiscal year.

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গুরুতর নয় মেসির চোট

মৌসুমে প্রথমবারের মতো শুরুর একাদশের হয়ে মাঠে নামাটা সুখকর হয়নি লিওনেল মেসির। কুঁচকিতে চোট পেয়ে দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে আর মাঠে নামেননি বার্সেলোনা অধিনায়ক। কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে জানিয়েছেন দলের সেরা তারকার চোট গুরুতর নয়। সতর্কতার অংশ হিসেবে বিরতির পর মাঠে নামেননি আর্জেন্টাইন এই ফরোয়ার্ড।

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Rohingya repatriation bid takes ‘positive’ turn as China enters the fold

Talks over the Rohingya crisis have taken a "positive turn" after Beijing inserted itself in the formal repatriation process of the forcibly displaced people as part of a joint working group with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins 'alternative Nobel Prize'

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named on Wednesday as one of four winners of the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.

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Hasina to present four-point proposal to UNGA over Rohingya crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to find a permanent solution to the ongoing Rohingya crisis as she stressed on the need to repatriate the forcibly displaced people to their homeland Myanmar.

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UGC sends probe panel to Gopalganj amid Bangabandhu University protests

The University Grants Commission or UGC is sending a probe panel to Gopalganj amid the week-long student protests to demand the resignation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University's vice chancellor.

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House begins Trump impeachment inquiry over call to Ukraine leader

Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election.

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Sunamganj boat capsize: Rescuers pull five more bodies as death toll hits 9

Rescuers have recovered five more bodies after a boat capsized in the Kaliakuta Haor in Sunamganj’s Derai Upazila on Tuesday.

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Death toll mounts in Pakistan earthquake but panic subsides

At least 24 people were killed and 450 injured in an earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir, local officials said on Wednesday, but they added that rescue work was in full swing and panic was subsiding.

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Trump urges India's Modi to improve ties with Pakistan amid Kashmir dispute

US President Donald Trump urged India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to improve ties with Pakistan and "fulfill his promise to better the lives of the Kashmiri people," the White House said in a statement after the pair met on the sidelines of the annual UN gathering of world leaders.

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Pakistan's Khan says he is mediating with Iran after Trump asked him to help

Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump had asked him to help defuse tensions with Iran and that he had already spoken with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in an attempt to mediate.

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Macron says Trump, Rouhani know conditions for talks, but up to them to deliver

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he believed that the conditions for the leaders of the United States and Iran to meet were now in place, but the ball was now in their court to make it happen.

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Trump team brushes off impeachment inquiry, raises cash

President Donald Trump and his people were ready for the day Democrats decided to launch an impeachment inquiry against him.

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UK Supreme Court says Johnson’s shutdown of Parliament is illegal

Britain’s highest court, in an extraordinary rebuke that deepened the country’s convulsive debate over Brexit, ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he suspended Parliament in his unyielding drive to pull Britain out of the European Union.

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Trump celebrates nationalism in UN speech and plays down Iran crisis

President Donald Trump delivered a sharp nationalist message and assailed “globalists” in remarks to the world’s leading international body Tuesday, while stopping short of urging any specific action against Iran for a major attack on Saudi oil facilities that his administration has said was Tehran’s responsibility.

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The Indian children who need to take a train to get to water

As their classmates set off to play after school each day, nine-year-old Sakshi Garud and her neighbour Siddharth Dhage, 10, are among a small group of children who take a 14 km return train journey from their village in India to fetch water.

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Greta Thunberg, after pointed UN speech, faces attacks from the right

Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist from Sweden who delivered a much-watched speech at the United Nations on Monday, has been celebrated for her activism on climate change, including galvanising the worldwide, youth-led protests of the last week. But she has also become a lightning rod, drawing attacks by television and social media commentators.

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UK plans to fly 135,300 people back after Thomas Cook collapse

Emergency flights brought 14,700 people back to the United Kingdom on Monday after the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook, and around 135,300 more are expected to be returned over the next 13 days, Britain's aviation regulator said.

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Jubo League leader Samrat faces travel ban over casino links

Ismail Hossain Samrat, president of Jubo League’s Dhaka South unit who went into hiding over allegedly running illegal casinos, has been banned from leaving the country, an immigration police officer said.

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মেসির ‘স্পেশাল দিন’

বর্ণিল ক্যারিয়ারে এ নিয়ে ষষ্ঠবারের মতো বর্ষসেরা ফুটবলারের মুকুট পরলেন লিওনেল মেসি। দারুণ প্রাপ্তির প্রতিক্রিয়ায় সবাইকে ধন্যবাদ জানিয়ে বার্সেলোনার আর্জেন্টাইন ফরোয়ার্ড জানালেন দিনটি তার জন্য ‘স্পেশাল’।

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Two ‘militants’ arrested over Gulistan blast

Two men arrested earlier with suspected links to militancy have been named in a separate case involving an attack on police in April.

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Before sex, the straitjacket?

The Gucci show that closed Milan Fashion Week on Sunday afternoon came as something of a surprise, though not for the reasons anyone would have guessed.

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Two die in Jashore as bus ploughs into pedestrians

A bus has run over and killed a man and a child in Jashore’s Jhikargacha upazila.

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RAB seizes gold, cash in raids on AL leaders’ homes in Gandaria

The Rapid Action Battalion has seized a huge cache of gold and cash from the residences of Awami League leaders Enamul Haque and Rupon Bhuiyan at Gandaria in Dhaka.

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Australia PM joins Trump calling for China to drop ‘developing economy’ status

Global trade rules are "no longer fit for purpose" and must be changed to accommodate China's new status as a developed economy, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a major foreign policy speech in the United States.

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With Iran on his mind, Trump to speak before UN General Assembly

US President Donald Trump is expected to make his case for keeping pressure on Iran on Tuesday at a United Nations General Assembly speech made more dramatic by attacks on Saudi oil facilities that rattled the Middle East and raised concerns about a broader war.

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Under pressure on climate, Big Oil pitches to the young

Facing rising anger from young people for their role in accelerating climate change, chief executives of major oil companies launched an effort on Monday to burnish their image on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

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PM Hasina receives Vaccine Hero Award in New York

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation or GAVI honoured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her success in immunisation in Bangladesh.

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At UN, Trump pushes religious freedom at event slamming China over Uighurs

US President Donald Trump called for an end to religious persecution on Monday at a US event on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations featuring a woman whose Uighur father has been imprisoned in China.

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HK leader says police under extreme pressure; acknowledges 'long road' ahead

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the city's police force, which has been accused of beating activists and using excessive force during protests, is under extreme pressure and acknowledged it will be a "long road" towards healing rifts.

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Trump discusses N Korea with South's Moon, asks what a 3rd Kim summit would yield

US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart held a summit in New York on Monday to discuss plans to restart US-North Korea talks, as the allies hold discussions in Seoul on sharing the cost of American soldiers stationed in South Korea.

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Trump takes dim view of attempt by France's Macron to mediate Iran dispute

US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to mediate between the United States and Iran on the dispute between the two countries.

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European powers back US in blaming Iran for Saudi oil attack, urge broader talks

Britain, Germany and France backed the United States and blamed Iran on Monday for an attack on Saudi oil facilities, urging Tehran to agree to new talks with world powers on its nuclear and missile programs and regional security issues.

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Court ruling could throw Johnson's Brexit plan into more disarray

The UK Supreme Court will say on Tuesday whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament just weeks before Brexit, a ruling that may further complicate his plans to lead his country out of the European Union next month.

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Tech companies back independent watchdog to tackle online extremism

A global working group set up by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft to remove extremist content will become an independent watchdog working "to respond quicker and work more collaboratively to prevent" attacks like Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

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Trump hopes India and Pakistan 'come together' on Kashmir

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped India and Pakistan could come together to resolve their differences over Kashmir, as Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Trump to use US influence to help end India's "siege" of the volatile territory.

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Teenager Thunberg angrily tells UN climate summit 'you have stolen my dreams'

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt by millions of her peers in the heart of the United Nations by demanding: "How dare you?"

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President is defiant as House Democrats press for Ukraine files

Leading congressional Democrats demanded Monday that the Trump administration turn over documentation about allegations that President Donald Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian president to dig up dirt on a leading political rival, as a growing number of their colleagues said his actions could warrant impeachment.

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Netanyahu, Gantz in unity talks; may rotate as Israel PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal.

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Facebook to buy brain science start-up CTRL-labs

Facebook Inc said on Monday it bought New York-based CTRL-labs, a start-up that is exploring ways for people to communicate with computers using brain signals, in a deal that CNBC said was valued at $1 billion.

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Seven JCD activists hurt in DU Chhatra League assaults

At least seven activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal have been injured in attacks by the Bangladesh Chhatra League on the Dhaka University campus.

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ভারতের সঙ্গে ড্র করে সেমিতে বাংলাদেশ

সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের সেমি-ফাইনালে উঠতে ড্রই যথেষ্ট ছিল বাংলাদেশের জন্য। ভারতের সঙ্গে ড্র করে সমীকরণ মিলিয়ে নিয়েছে পিটার টার্নারের দল।

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Dozens of Britons march in southern Spain ahead of Brexit

Dozens of Britons marched through the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Sunday to register their concerns about their uncertain status as Britain prepares to leave the European Union.

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UK believes Iran was behind Saudi oil attacks: PM Johnson

Britain believes Iran was responsible for an attack on Saudi oil facilities and will work with the United States and European allies on a joint response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

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ACC opens probe against seven over NID forgery

The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved a regular investigation against seven people, including two Election Commission officials, over the allegations of providing fake NIDs to Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram.

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At least 35 people at wedding party killed during Afghan army raid

At least 35 civilians were killed and 13 people were injured during an attack conducted by the Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province, two provincial officials said on Monday.

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Collapsed classroom kills seven children, injures 57 in Kenya

A collapsed classroom killed seven children and injured a further 57 in Kenya's capital Nairobi early on Monday morning, a government spokesman said.

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Jhalakathi court sentences two to death, four to life in prison for 2002 murder

A Jhalakathi court has sentenced two people to death and three others to life in prison in a case over the killing of a woman in 2002.

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Islamic University proctor removed amid protests

Kushtia Islamic University Proctor Mahbubur Rahman has been removed from his post following continuous protests by students amid allegations of corruption and abuse of power against the teacher.

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Gopalganj university students continue protests demanding VC’s resignation

Students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University or BSMRSTU have continued their protests for the fifth day, demanding the resignation of the university’s vice-chancellor.

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Hundreds of thousands stranded as British travel firm Thomas Cook collapses

The world's oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.

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Don't expect Brexit breakthrough in New York, says UK PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cautioned against the likelihood of making a Brexit breakthrough at talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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Buildings set ablaze amid fresh unrest in Indonesia's Papua

Indonesian security forces were battling on Monday to restore order in a town in the easternmost province of Papua, a police spokesman said, following media reports of buildings set ablaze and gunfire amid fresh demonstrations by protesters.

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Police cordon off Narayanganj ‘militant hideout’

The anti-terrorism unit of police has cordoned off a suspected hideout in Narayanganj’s Fatullah.

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PM Hasina arrives in New York to join UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in New York on an eight-day visit to attend the 74th UN General Assembly.

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Afghanistan's Taliban meets Chinese government in Beijing

A Taliban delegation met China's special representative for Afghanistan in Beijing on Sunday to discuss the group's peace talks with the United States, a spokesman for the Islamist insurgency said.

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Five civilians killed in air strikes by Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

Yemen's Houthi movement said early on Monday that five civilians from one family were killed in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Omran province in Yemen, according to the Houthi owned Al-Masirah TV.

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'Fleabag,' 'Game of Thrones' win top Emmy awards

HBO's medieval drama "Game of Thrones" won the Emmy award on Sunday for best drama and Amazon.com Inc's "Fleabag" scored best comedy.

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600 meetings and a world of conflict: What to expect at the UN General Assembly

The annual United Nations General Assembly will unfold this week against a backdrop of crises — from the warming planet to economic uncertainty to flaring conflicts that threaten to further entangle the United States in the volatile Middle East.

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The party will decide our Brexit position, says UK Labour's Corbyn

British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday his party would guide him on how to campaign in a second Brexit referendum, pledging to offer voters a choice between staying in the European Union and a "credible" deal.

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At rally for India’s Modi, Trump plays second fiddle but a familiar tune

President Donald Trump played second fiddle Sunday to Narendra Modi, prime minister of India, at a boisterous cultural rally in which the US president was technically just an invited guest.

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Indonesian investigators determine 737 MAX design flaw and oversight lapses in Lion Air crash: WSJ

Indonesian investigators have found that design and oversight lapses played a key role in the fatal crash of a Boeing Co's 737 MAX jet in October, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

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Pompeo says US mission is to avoid war with Iran but measures in place to deter

The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for "deterrence and defence," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.

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UK to provide additional funds for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

The United Kingdom has agreed to provide an additional £87 million to sustain the Rohingya refugee operations in Cox’s Bazar.

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Police interrogate Chattogram EC staffers over NID forgery

The Counter Terrorism Unit of Police are questioning four data entry operators of Chattogram Election Commission office over the distribution of counterfeit NIDs among Rohingyas.

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Police raid four sporting clubs in casino crackdown

Police have conducted raids on four sporting clubs in the latest episode of the crackdown on illegal gambling establishments in Dhaka.

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চলতি মৌসুমটা ‘কঠিন হবে’ বার্সার

লা লিগায় গ্রানাদার কাছে হারের পর চলতি মৌসুমটা বার্সেলোনার জন্য কঠিন হবে বলে মনে করেছেন দলটির ফরোয়ার্ড সুয়ারেস। ভবিষ্যতে উন্নতি করতে আত্ম-সমালোচনা করা ও ভুল থেকে শিক্ষা নেওয়া দরকার বলে মনে করেন অভিজ্ঞ এই ফুটবলার।

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5 JMB militants jailed for 12 years in case over 2005 blasts

A Dhaka court has sentenced five members of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Majahideen Bangladesh or JMB to 12 years in jail in a case over the simultaneous bomb blasts throughout the country 14 years ago.

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5 JMB militants jailed for 12 years over series of blasts in 2005

A Dhaka court has sentenced five members of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Majahideen Bangladesh or JMB to 12 years in jail in the case over the simultaneous bomb blasts throughout the country 14 years ago.

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DNCC launches drive to clear walkways

The Dhaka North City Corporation or DNCC has launched an eviction drive in the capital to clear footpaths of illegal occupation.

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Hong Kong riot police curb airport protest after clashes

Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.

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'Howdy Houston’, says Modi as he lands in the world's energy capital

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Texas on Saturday ahead of a wide range of programmes, including addressing a record 50,000 Indian Americans at the 'Howdy Modi' event, reports The Hindu.

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N Korea chief negotiator welcomes Trump's call for 'new method' at talks

North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator welcomed on Friday US President Donald Trump's suggestion that a "new method" be used in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programmes.

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Ferry services on Shimulia-Kathalbari suspended due to poor navigability

Ferry operations along the Shimulia-Kathalbari waterway have been halted as strong current and sedimentation hindered navigation across the Padma River.

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US, Honduras discuss temporary work opportunities for Hondurans

The United States and Honduras are discussing how to increase temporary legal employment opportunities for Hondurans in the United States, as the governments work to hammer out details of an immigration agreement.

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Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of UN climate summit

Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash their greenhouse gas emissions in a new campaign to steer multi-nationals towards a low-carbon future, organisers said on Sunday.

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocks buildings in Albania

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and an aftershock only slightly weaker shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, rocking buildings there and in the capital Tirana and sending residents rushing into the streets and parks for safety.

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Turkey is prepared for possible Syria border operation, Erdogan says

Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning that it could take unilateral steps if the US does not establish a "safe zone" in northeast Syria this month.

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Pakistan frees two Pashtun lawmakers after months of detention

Two Pakistani parliamentarians and human rights campaigners were released on bail in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after four months in detention, their lawyer said on Saturday.

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Battered Trudeau gets brief reprieve amid Canada blackface scandal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got his first day out of the spotlight on Saturday after being hammered for images showing him in blackface, which have threatened to derail his re-election campaign.

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Detained Rohingya couple killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

A detained Rohingya couple have been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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Iran says it will destroy any aggressor

Iran will pursue any aggressor, even it carries out a limited attack, and seek to destroy it, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites which Riyadh and US officials blamed on Tehran.

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A crackdown on Islam is spreading across China

In China’s northwest, the government is stripping the most overt expressions of the Islamic faith from a picturesque valley where most residents are devout Muslims. Authorities have destroyed domes and minarets on mosques, including one in a small village near Linxia, a city known as “Little Mecca.”

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Hong Kong braces for airport protest after night of violent clashes

Hong Kong announced new curbs on rail travel on Sunday ahead of the latest in a series of planned protests targeting the airport after a night of widespread violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.

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Inside Saudi Arabia's response to a raid on the heart of the oil kingdom

Saudi Arabia's newly appointed energy minister was in London when he learned in the middle of the night of the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure.

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2 dead and 9 injured in shooting at South Carolina sports bar, officials say

Two people were killed and eight others wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning at a sports bar near Lancaster, South Carolina, authorities said.

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Bangladesh opt to field first against Afghanistan in the dress-rehearsal for T20 tri-series final

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Afghanistan in the final league match of the T20 tri-series in Chattogram.

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Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Firoz remanded for 10 days

Police have been granted 10 days to grill Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Mohammed Shafiqul Alam Firoz in two separate cases related to firearms and drugs after his arrest by RAB as part of the crackdown on illegal gambling establishments.

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Kalabagan club president remanded for 10 days

Police have been granted 10 days to grill Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Mohammed Shafiqul Alam Firoz in two separate cases related to firearms and drugs after his arrest by RAB as part of the crackdown on illegal gambling establishments.

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শ্রীলঙ্কাকে উড়িয়ে শুরু বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ দলের

প্রথম মিনিটেই দেখা মিলল কাঙ্ক্ষিত গোলের। দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে আরও দুটি। শ্রীলঙ্কাকে উড়িয়ে দিয়ে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ শুরু করল বাংলাদেশ।

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Bangabandhu University shuts down amid student protests

The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University or BSMRSTU in Gopalganj have shut down the university until Oct 3 amid student protests to demand resignation of the vice-chancellor.

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আশা জাগিয়ে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার সঙ্গে মেয়েদের ড্র

প্রতি-আক্রমণে দারুণ এক গোল উপহার দিলেন তহুরা খাতুন। এরপর অস্ট্রেলিয়া সমতা ফেরালো। তহুরা আবারও এগিয়ে নিলেন দলকে। কিন্তু শেষ পর্যন্ত ব্যবধান ধরে রাখতে পারেনি বাংলাদেশ। জয়ের আশা জাগিয়ে মেয়েদের এএফসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৬ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার সঙ্গে ড্র করেছে দল।

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Three cases filed against contractor GK Shamim

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has started three cases against SM Golam Kibria Shamim, who has made a fortune as a contractor and identifies himself as a Jubo League leader, following his arrest in a raid on Friday.

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Norway to conduct campaign on cleanliness in Bangladesh

The Norwegian embassy in Dhaka has celebrated the global ‘Coastal Cleanup Day’ on Saturday as its Ambassador Sidsel Bleken vowed to work in tandem with the Bangladeshi authorities to keep the environment clean.

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Woman dies of dengue in Mymensingh

A woman diagnosed with the mosquito-borne dengue virus has died in Mymensingh.

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Women poop, sometimes at work; Get over it

There once was a woman who walked regularly from her office in Midtown Manhattan to a hotel across the street in order to use the restroom, and that woman may have been one of us.

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Woman dies from dengue in Mymensingh

A woman diagnosed with the mosquito-borne dengue virus has died in Mymensingh.

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Women Poop. Sometimes At Work. Get Over It.

There once was a woman who walked regularly from her office in Midtown Manhattan to a hotel across the street in order to use the restroom, and that woman may have been one of us.

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Two cases filed against Kalabagan club president

Two cases have been filed against Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Mohammad Shafiqul Alam Firoz, who was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion or RAB during a raid forming part of the government's crackdown on illegal gambling establishments. 

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Sonagazi ASI recalled over alleged rape of a widow

A policeman has been withdrawn from duty after allegations tying him to the rape of a widow emerged in Feni's Sonagazi.

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Rare protests against Egypt’s leader erupt in Cairo and elsewhere

Rare protests against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi erupted in central Cairo and several smaller Egyptian cities Friday night as hundreds of young people, responding to online calls for demonstrations against government corruption, chanted “Down with Sissi” and “Leave now.”

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Anti-immigrant venom killed their South African dreams

They fled mob attacks and the torching of their stores and arrived with nothing but their children and their suitcases. More than 300 Nigerians landed in Lagos on a flight from Johannesburg late Wednesday because their old lives — as immigrants living in South Africa — had become untenable.

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Germany unveils $60 billion climate package

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed Friday to support a $60 billion package of climate policies aimed at getting Germany back on track to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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‘This is our terrifying world’: Meet 8 youth protest leaders

Their cities are running out of water. Droughts are driving their friends off their farms. Mosquitoes are showing up in places where they had never seen them. The future of the planet seems so uncertain that they confess to being afraid and anxious.

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Britain and EU spar over Brexit as clock ticks down

Britain said on Friday a Brexit deal with the European Union could be reached at a summit next month, but EU member Ireland said the sides were far from agreement and London had not yet made serious proposals.

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Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row

Facebook Inc said on Friday it has suspended tens of thousands of apps on the social networking platform, as part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation it began in March 2018 in response to the Cambridge Analytica row.

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US sanctions Iran's central bank, fund after Saudi oil attack

The United States on Friday imposed another round of sanctions on Tehran, including on Iran’s central bank and a development fund, following last week’s attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that Riyadh and US officials have blamed on Iran.

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United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack

US President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran.

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Bus crashes into truck in Gopalganj: Four dead

A bus has slammed into a parked truck in Gopalganj, killing four passengers, including a policeman.

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Jubo League expels Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan over casino links

Jubo League, the youth front of the ruling Awami League, has expelled its leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, two days after his arrest over his illegal casino business inside a Dhaka club.

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‘নেইমারকে ফেরাতে সম্ভাব্য সবকিছুই করেছে বার্সেলোনা’

এ বছরের গ্রীষ্মকালীন দল-বদলে পিএসজি থেকে নেইমারকে কাম্প নউয়ে ফেরাতে বার্সেলোনা সম্ভাব্য সবকিছুই করেছে বলে দাবি করেছেন দলটির চিফ এক্সিকিউটিভ অস্কার গ্রাউ। তবে ব্রাজিলের তারকা ফরোয়ার্ডকে পিএসজি কখনোই ছাড়তে চায়নি বলে মনে করেন এই কর্মকর্তা।

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শ্রীলঙ্কাকে হারিয়ে শুরুর লক্ষ্য বাংলাদেশের

প্রস্তুতি নিয়ে সন্তুষ্টি আছে। অনুশীলনে রপ্ত করা কৌশল এবার মাঠে কাজে লাগানোর পালা। বাংলাদেশ কোচ পিটার টার্নারও আত্মবিশ্বাসী কণ্ঠে জানালেন, শ্রীলঙ্কাকে হারিয়ে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ শুরু করতে চান তিনি।

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Police arrest man with laptop stolen from Election Commission’s office in Chattogram

The anti-terrorism unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police has arrested a man with a laptop stolen from the local office of the Election Commission in the port city.

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Three bodies found floating on Baral River in Rajshahi

Police have found four bodies floating on the Baral River in Rajshahi.

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RAB raids Jubo League leader GK Shamim’s business

The Rapid Action Battalion has raided a business owned by Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, two days after the arrest of Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, another leader of the organisation.

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UK can get Brexit deal and leave by Oct 31

Britain and the European Union have moved a lot in the seven weeks that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been in office and the two sides can still agree a deal to secure Brexit by Oct 31, Junior Brexit Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday.

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Four bodies found floating on Baral River in Rajshahi

Police have found four bodies floating on the Baral River in Rajshahi.

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Exxon Mobil, Shell among groups to build 5 Pakistan LNG terminals

Pakistan has approved the construction of five liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals by groups that include Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell, aiming to triple imports and ease the country's chronic gas shortage.

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India cuts effective corporate tax rate to 25.75% to revive investment

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures on Friday to revive sagging investment in Asia's third largest economy including a cut in corporate taxes.

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Is it time to quit vaping?

Allegations of illegal marketing tactics. More than 500 cases of severe lung illness in 38 states. Seven deaths. A proposed federal ban of most flavoured e-cigarettes and new efforts in many states to counter an epidemic of youth vaping.

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Amnesty accuses HK police of abuses, torture of protestors

Amnesty International accused Hong Kong police on Friday of torture and other abuses in their handling of more than three months of pro-democracy protests, but the police say they have shown restraint on the street in the face of increased violence.

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Blades owner Prince Abdullah open to business with bin Laden family

Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud defended the reputation of the bin Laden family and said he would do business with them to bring Saudi investment into the Premier League club.

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One dead, five hurt in Washington, DC shooting

One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House, police said.

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Personality tests are the astrology of the office

On his first day working at the University of Phoenix, Eric Shapiro found out the good news: He had tested red-yellow.

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Brownface, blackface and about-face. Is Trudeau who he says he is?

Canadians from Newfoundland to British Columbia struggled with the past misdeeds of their leader this week when images surfaced of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface makeup.

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Pakistan PM expresses full support to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil facilities

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed on Thursday his country’s full support to Saudi Arabia following last weekend attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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‘Multiple’ people shot on streets of Washington, DC

Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, DC, on Thursday night, not far from the White House, and at least several people suffered gunshot wounds, local media reported. Local TV station FOX-5 reported, citing police, that six people were shot in the incident, shortly after 10 pm eastern time.

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Birds are vanishing from North America

The skies are emptying out.

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Attack on Saudi Arabia tests US guarantee to defend Gulf

The oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf have relied for decades on the promise of protection by the US military, a commitment sealed by the rollback of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and reinforced by a half-dozen American military bases that sprung up around the region.

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Embattled Facebook CEO Zuckerberg seeks to mend fences in Washington

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has met with some of his company’s toughest critics, facing aggressive questions over the social network’s failures to protect consumer privacy and a call on Thursday to sell WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Burger King scraps plastic toys in children's meals, launches amnesty

Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children's meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return any freebies in a bid to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste.

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Letter detailing civilian presence failed to prevent deadly Afghan drone strike

Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the dry fruit.

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Terrorists becoming ‘more sophisticated’, says US Ambassador Miller

Terrorists are “becoming more sophisticated all the time” and they are using newer methods and tools such as cryptocurrency, US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller has warned.

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Engine trouble forces Biman plane to make emergency landing in Dhaka

A Singapore-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport after experiencing an engine problem.

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Woman, two daughters found dead with throats slit in Narayanganj

Police have found a housewife and her two daughters dead with throats slit in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj.

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All the writers’ workshops

In a video that began making the rounds last month, Meg Stalter describes herself as a writer in New York City (“can you get any more cliché than that, no you can’t” she said), and gives some writerly advice.

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George the Poet is pushing podcasting’s limits

Close your eyes, and listen.

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Maternal health, family planning still ‘unfinished business’, says UNFPA regional director

There are “unfinished businesses” in maternal health and family planning, says the visiting UNFPA regional director ahead of the heads of states meeting in Nairobi in November to take stock of game-changer International Conference on Population and Development or ICPD.

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Israeli troopers shoot Palestinian woman, say she tried to stab them

Israeli security personnel shot a Palestinian woman who tried to stab them at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli police said, and Palestinian officials said she died of her injury.

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EU warns Britain heading for a no-deal Brexit

The European Union warned on Wednesday that Britain was headed for a damaging no-deal Brexit, with London's ideas for solving the contentious issue of the Irish border still unlikely to unlock a deal just six weeks before Britain is due to leave.

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Taliban car bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan

A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said.

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Nobel peace laureate could face prosecution over Myanmar military’s actions

Myanmar’s civilian leader, a Nobel laureate once extolled as a champion of democracy, could face prosecution for crimes against humanity because of the military’s attacks on Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups, United Nations investigators said Tuesday.

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Three Rohingyas killed in Teknaf ‘shootout’

Three Rohingya ‘robbers’ have been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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Fire in Liberia school kills at least 27 children

A fire at an Islamic school in Liberia has killed at least 27 children, police said on Wednesday.

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Pakistan's anti-graft agency arrests opposition leader

Pakistan's anti-graft agency said on Wednesday it had arrested opposition Pakistan People's Party leader Khursheed Shah in an investigation into the sources of his wealth, the latest high-profile detention of an opposition politician.

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Bangladesh rural families shoulder costs of coping with climate change

Bangladeshi families in rural areas have been spending 12 times more each year than the foreign aid the flood-prone country receives to prepare for and cope with the effects of climate change, researchers said on Thursday.

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Chhatra Dal elects Khokon as president, Shyamol general secretary

Fazlur Rahman Khokon has been elected president and Iqbal Hossain Shyamol general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP.

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Bangladesh wins a round in court battle on Bangabandhu killer Noor Chowdhury

Bangladesh has won a round in its court battle with Canada about a man convicted of taking part in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.

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Canada's Trudeau apologises for dressing up in brownface, election chances could suffer

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised on Wednesday for wearing brownface make-up in 2001 after an embarrassing picture emerged less than five weeks before an election in which he faces a tough fight.

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How China unleashed Twitter trolls to discredit Hong Kong’s protesters

For fans of pro tennis, European soccer and British tabloids, the mysterious Twitter account had a lot to offer.

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Apples rot in Kashmir orchards, as lockdown puts economy in tailspin

It's harvest time, but the market in the northern Kashmiri town of Sopore - usually packed with people, trucks and produce at this time of year - is empty, while in orchards across India's Jammu and Kashmir state unpicked apples rot on the branch.

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Most Latinos don’t back Trump. But some wear their support proudly

Some wore it proudly emblazoned across their chest: Latinos for Trump, though they would rarely use the ethnic term to describe themselves. A few forcefully emphasised that they were Hispanic, wielding it as if were a badge that proved they could not be racist, even as they said racism was a manufactured problem. For many, their identity was something of an afterthought.

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Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was "unquestionably sponsored" by Tehran.

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2001 photo of Trudeau in brownface makeup roils Canada election

The reelection campaign of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was thrown into turmoil Wednesday when a photograph surfaced of him wearing brownface makeup at a 2001 private school party.

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Italy and France agree migrants must be distributed around the EU

The European Union must introduce a new, automatic system of taking in migrants saved from the Mediterranean, the leaders of Italy and France said on Wednesday, as they sought to patch up bruised bilateral relations.

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বার্সেলোনা তারকা লিওনেল মেসির চেয়ে বেশি ব্যালন ডি’অর জিতে ক্যারিয়ার শেষ করতে চান ইউভেন্তুসের ফরোয়ার্ড ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো। একই সঙ্গে নিজেকে সর্বকালের সেরা ফুটবলার হিসেবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করতে আশাবাদী পর্তুগিজ এই তারকা।

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Saudi Arabia promises 'material evidence' linking Iran to oil attack

Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil industry that Washington believes originated from Iran in a dangerous escalation of Middle East frictions.

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India bans e-cigarettes in setback for Juul, Philip Morris

India's cabinet on Wednesday banned production and import of electronic cigarettes, a public health move that is seen dashing the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International.

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PM Hasina to receive two global awards during UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive two international awards for successful immunisation programmes in Bangladesh during the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Iran's Rouhani blames US, Saudi for conflict in region

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Tehran did not want conflict in the region and accused the United States and a Saudi-led military coalition of starting a war in Yemen, according to Iranian news agencies.

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US lawmakers urge Trump administration to restore India's trade privileges

Forty-four members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump's trade representative to restore trade concessions to India, saying the withdrawal of the privilege had led to retaliatory tariffs from New Delhi which were hurting US industry.

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UK wants more 'quality' applications from Bangladesh for Chevening Scholarships

The UK foreign office wants more "quality" applications from Bangladesh for its flagship Chevening Scholarship Programme.

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As China sway grows, US to confront it on Uighur issue at UN gathering

The United States is considering how it will confront China during the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations next week over its detention of some 1 million Muslims in a remote region, as some diplomats warn that US leadership in global institutions is waning and China's influence is growing.

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Facebook expands definition of terrorist organisations to limit extremism

Facebook unveiled a series of changes Tuesday to limit hate speech and extremism on its site, as scrutiny is rising on how the social network may be radicalising people.

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Activists push US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill

Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country's affairs.

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Three get death for killing woman, her son in Rajshahi

A Rajshahi court has sentenced three people to death and four others to life in prison in a case over the killings of a woman and her son five years ago.

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Almost everywhere, fewer children are dying

Two decades ago, nearly 10 million children did not live to see a fifth birthday.

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UN Security Council overcomes Chinese veto threat to renew Afghanistan mission

The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a UN political mission in Afghanistan after last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to veto if there was no reference to Beijing's global Belt and Road infrastructure project.

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Man dies in Gazipur ‘gunfight’

A man has died in a so-called shootout with RAB in Gazipur’s Sripur.

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Iran says it held talks with Afghanistan's Taliban

Iran held talks with a delegation from Afghanistan's Taliban, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a week after peace talks between the United States and the Islamist insurgents collapsed.

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Wary of conflict with Iran, Trump takes go-slow approach to attack on Saudi oil

Known for acting on impulse, President Donald Trump has adopted an uncharacteristically go-slow approach over whether to hold Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, showing little enthusiasm for confrontation as he seeks re-election next year.

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Saudi Defence Ministry press conference to show Iranian involvement in Aramco attacks

A Saudi Defence Ministry spokesman will hold a press conference on Wednesday to provide information about last week's attack on Aramco, state TV said early on Wednesday.

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Costly Saudi defences prove no match for drones, cruise missiles

Billions of dollars spent by Saudi Arabia on cutting edge Western military hardware mainly designed to deter high altitude attacks has proved no match for low-cost drones and cruise missiles used in a strike that crippled its giant oil industry.

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Afghan president sees his chance after collapse of US-Taliban talks

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had no more than 20 minutes to study a draft accord between the United States and the Taliban on pulling thousands of US troops out of his country, but upcoming elections could put him back at the heart of talks to end decades of war.

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Migrant mothers and children sue US over asylum ban

More than 125 migrant mothers and children have sued the US government, claiming the Trump administration has violated the rights of asylum-seekers through the arbitrary and capricious implementation of a virtual asylum ban at the southern border.

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India says it expects to gain control over Pakistani Kashmir one day

India's foreign minister said on Tuesday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected New Delhi to gain physical control over it one day, as the two countries again traded barbs over the disputed territory.

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Trump’s challenge: Can his word on Iran be trusted?

For a president with a loose relationship with the facts and poisonous relationships with allies, the attack on the Saudi oil fields poses a challenge: how to prove the administration’s case that Iran was behind the strike and rally the world to respond.

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US seeks UN action on Saudi attacks despite likely Russian opposition

A senior US official on Tuesday called for a UN Security Council response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities that the United States blames on Iran, but it was unclear what action he sought or whether Washington might secure Russian cooperation.

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Blast kills 24 near election rally for Afghan president

A blast killed 24 people and injured 31 others near an election rally held by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in central Parwan province on Tuesday, a health official said.

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Baby chimpanzees’ case reveals Nepal as a trafficking hot spot

A Nepali court convicted five men Monday of smuggling baby chimpanzees in a high-profile case that bared the country’s emergence as a hot-spot for the trafficking of rare and endangered animals through South Asia.

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Indonesian engineer dies at Dhaka power station

An Indonesian engineer has died in Dhaka at a power station of Dhaka Power Distribution Company or DPDC next to the central playground of Dhaka University.

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Evidence, not proof, of who hit Saudis

The Trump administration said Iran was most likely behind the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities Saturday, citing intelligence assessments and satellite photographs showing what officials said was evidence of Iranian involvement.

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US and Japan reach an initial trade deal, Trump announces

President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration had reached an initial trade agreement with Japan and would announce a deal in the coming weeks.

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In ‘Wives,’ the other halves have their say

The prose at the improvised, liquor-fuelled wake is lean, clean and fine. And though it is spoken in the style of the recently departed — a big man (call him Papa) who cast a shadow over everyone around him — it is not he, for once, who is the subject.

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Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack, Riyadh says

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that the attack on its oil facilities was carried out with Iranian weapons, according to a preliminary investigation, but stopped short of directly blaming regional foe Iran.

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Govt plans to create corridors for elephants, tigers in Chattogram Hill Tracts

The environment, forest and climate change ministry has planned to create a sanctuary for elephants and tigers called 'Bangabandhu Conservation Corridor' in Chattogram Hill Tracts.

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Indian pilgrim corridor to Pakistan Sikh temple planned for November opening

A corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims travelling to a holy temple in Pakistan will open in November, in time for one of the religion's most sacred festivals.

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Iran's Khamenei says US policy of maximum pressure will fail

Iran will never hold talks with the United States and Washington's policy of maximum pressure on Tehran will fail, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday, according to state TV.

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With Saudi oil under attack, Trump’s deference to it returns to fore

After oil installations were blown up in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded,” a phrase that seemed to suggest he was ready to strike back. But then he promised to wait for Saudi Arabia to tell him “under what terms we would proceed.”

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Rohingyas in Bangladesh face tide of hostility as welcome turns to fear

When more than 730,000 Rohingyas fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar in 2017, Bangladeshi journalist Sharif Azad was sympathetic to the plight of his fellow Muslims, survivors of a military-led crackdown the United Nations has branded genocide.

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S Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North

South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said on Tuesday, after incidents of infiltration by North Korean spy drones.

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Bangladesh, Agartala and Kolkata liver specialists to remember Bangabandhu in a ‘unique’ way

Bengali liver specialists of Bangladesh, Agartala and Kolkata will convene in Dhaka and present their works to the world in a “unique” conference marking the centennial birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Iran's Rouhani says Aramco attacks were a reciprocal response by Yemen

An attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facilities was a reciprocal measure by "Yemeni people" to assaults on this country, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday, hours after a Saudi-led coalition said the attacks were carried out with Iranian weapons.

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Trump says US does not need Middle East oil, but cargoes keep coming

Amid a flurry of Twitter posts on Monday morning, US President Donald Trump turned to the weekend attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities and assured his audience the United States had become such a big producer it no longer needed oil from the Middle East.

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Russia jails novice actor for hurting policeman at protest

A Russian court sentenced 23-year-old novice actor Pavel Ustinov to 3 1/2 years in prison on Monday for using violence against a policeman during one in a recent series of unauthorised protests in Moscow.

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Hong Kong leader says public dialogue aimed at easing tensions to begin next week

Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday that she would engage directly with her governing team in a dialogue with the community next week, while reiterating calls for an end to the violence that has roiled the city for over three months.

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China signals veto in standoff with US over Afghanistan UN mission

China and the United States are deadlocked over a UN Security Council resolution to extend the world body's political mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signaling it will cast a veto because there is no reference to its global Belt and Road infrastructure project, diplomats said on Monday.

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Turkey, Russia, Iran agree steps to ease tensions in Syria's Idlib despite lingering differences

The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran meeting in Ankara on Monday agreed to try to ease tensions in northwest Syria's Idlib region, but disagreements between the countries appeared to linger, especially over the threat from Islamic State.

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Israel's Netanyahu fights for new term after decade in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics.

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The cost of running Guantánamo Bay: $13 million per prisoner

Holding Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess as the lone prisoner in Germany’s Spandau Prison in 1985 cost an estimated $1.5 million in today’s dollars. The per-prisoner bill in 2012 at the “supermax” facility in Colorado, home to some of the highest-risk prisoners in the United States, was $78,000.

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Trump says he does not want war after attack on Saudi oil facilities

US President Donald Trump said on Monday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict.

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His life was a feast, his grave is a magnet

When Bernard Colin took over as caretaker of this city’s cemetery 27 years ago, his predecessor gave him some remarkably non-prescient advice: “Don’t worry, you won’t be bothered by the grave of Arthur Rimbaud — no one visits it.”

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China says can't apportion blame for Saudi attack without facts

China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was irresponsible to blame anyone for an attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities without conclusive facts, striking a cautious note after the United States blamed Iran.

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Blasphemy accusation in Pakistan sparks ransacking of Hindu temple, school

A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said on Monday, the latest case to raise concern about the fate of religious minorities in the predominantly Muslim country.

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What Chinese students abroad really think about Hong Kong

As tensions have swelled on Australian university campuses over the democracy movement in Hong Kong, the battle lines seem to have been neatly drawn: Chinese students on the side of China, and Chinese-Australian students on the side of Hong Kong.

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Yemen's Houthis say Aramco plants still a target

Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday that Saudi Aramco's oil processing plants were still a target and could be attacked at "any moment", warning foreigners to leave the area.

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Russian, Saudi energy ministers to have phone call on Monday

Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday that he planned to have a phone call later on the day with his Saudi counterpart following attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

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Bar attack kills five in Mexican president's home state before independence salute

Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night.

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Autoworkers union goes on strike against GM

The United Automobile Workers union went on strike at General Motors, sending nearly 50,000 members at factories across the Midwest and South to picket lines Monday morning.

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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ accusations it had role in Saudi oil attacks

Iran said on Monday accusations that it had a role in the attack on Saudi oil installations were "unacceptable" and "baseless", state television reported, after a senior US official said the Islamic Republic was behind it.

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Thousands more Jeffrey Epsteins are still out there

Jeffrey Epstein got away for years with raping underage girls, and the public is properly outraged that powerful people seemed to shrug and let him off easy.

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Two Afghan Taliban shadow governors killed as air strikes step up

Afghan security forces, backed by US air strikes, killed two of the movement's shadow provincial governors on Sunday, as fighting stepped up in the wake of the collapse of talks aimed at ending the conflict, officials said.

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Two new faces in Bangladesh T20 squad for ongoing tri-nation series

Bangladesh have included two new faces -- Mohammed Naim, Aminul Islam -- in their T20 squad for the ongoing tri-nation series.

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Bees on plane, Air India flight carrying Bangladesh minister delayed

Honeybees have descended on an Air India aircraft, delaying the flight that had already returned twice from the runway following a snag.

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Detained fugitive dies in Rajbari ‘shootout’

A detained fugitive has died in a so-called shootout during a police raid in Rajbari Sadar.

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Purdue Pharma files for chapter 11 bankruptcy

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, the drug widely seen as igniting the opioid crisis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday night, a move at the centre of the company’s efforts to shield itself and its owners from more than 2,600 federal and state lawsuits.

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Trump says 'incorrect' he is willing to meet Iran with ‘no conditions’

US President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to play down the chances that he might be willing to meet with Iranian officials, saying reports that he would do so without conditions were not accurate.

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Trump to meet with India, Australia leaders in US next week

US President Donald Trump will meet next week with the leaders of India and Australia at events in Texas and Ohio to promote trade and investment.

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Hong Kong reopens after violent weekend of clashes and protests

Hong Kong's businesses and underground rail stations re-opened as usual on Monday morning, after a chaotic Sunday that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.

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Abused by soldiers and militants, Kashmiris face dangers in daily life

Four men carrying pistols and wearing black masks knocked a week ago on the Hamidullah family’s gate. Furious that the wealthy apple traders had violated their ban on doing business, the militants announced that there was a price to pay.

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A hard lesson for migrants who give up: There may be no welcome mat back home

The fishing village has long sent its men to sea, but after foreign trawlers scraped the bottom clean, the men began coming back empty-handed. It has long sent its men abroad for work, too, but their luck is often no better.

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Hail to the content creator-in-chief

The American presidency has always been a content business. A successful campaign captures the national mood, like a best-selling novel. Candidates are assessed on the quality of their live performances. The president’s role includes sustaining an image. It is as much about what he says as what he does.

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Oil prices surge 15% after attack on Saudi facilities hits global supply

Oil prices surged more than 15 percent to their highest level in nearly four months at the open on Sunday after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities on Saturday that knocked out more than 5percent of global oil supply.

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Trump says US 'locked and loaded' for potential response to Saudi oil attack

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States was "locked and loaded" for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, after a senior official in his administration said Iran was to blame.

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How dangerous is Paris after the cathedral fire?

The fire at Notre-Dame in April destroyed the cathedral’s roof and spire, which were covered with 460 tons of lead tiles. Tiny particles of some of that lead mixed with the plume of smoke that drifted over Paris.

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Three killed as wrong-way bus rams motorcycle in Cumilla

Three motorcycle riders have been killed when a bus plying the wrong side of the road ploughed into their vehicle in Cumilla.

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Bangladesh to launch crackdown on human trafficking

Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque has said that a “series of actions” against human traffickers will be initiated in Bangladesh soon in the wake of the government's decision to ratify the ‘Palermo Protocol’.

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Disgruntled garment workers block road in Mirpur for back pay

Workers from garment maker Zaara Jeans have blocked a road in Mirpur to demand payment of outstanding wages and allowances.

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Beximco protests TIB’s ‘slanderous’ remarks on Salman F Rahman

Beximco Group has vigorously protested “slanderous remarks” by the Transparency International Bangladesh about the top industrial conglomerate’s Vice-Chairman Salman F Rahman who also represents Dhaka-1 constituency in parliament.

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Iraq faces a new adversary: Crystal meth

Hussein Karim sold his three cars, he sold the land where he planned to build a house, and he spent his savings — several thousand dollars — all on his crystal meth habit.

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Pakistan summons Afghan, Indian diplomats after soldiers, civilian killed

Pakistan has summoned diplomats from Afghanistan and India after several shooting incidents along two different borders killed four Pakistani soldiers and a civilian woman.

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নরিচের বিপক্ষে হার নিয়ে চিন্তিত নন গুয়ার্দিওলা

নরিচ সিটি কাছে হেরে লিভারপুলের চেয়ে ৫ পয়েন্ট পিছিয়ে পড়েছে ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি। লিগ শিরোপা ধরে রাখা শঙ্কার মধ্যে পড়ে গেলো কিনা, তা নিয়ে উঠতে শুরু করেছে প্রশ্নও। তবে দলটির কোচ পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা জানালেন সবে মাত্র সেপ্টেম্বর, লিগের বাকি আছে অনেক।

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প্রথমার্ধ ছিল দুর্দান্ত, দ্বিতীয়ার্ধ কঠিন: জিদান

তিন গোল করে ম্যাচের নিয়ন্ত্রণ নেওয়া প্রথমার্ধে শিষ্যদের পারফরম্যান্সে দারুণ খুশি জিনেদিন জিদান। কিন্তু দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে দুই গোল হজম করা আর নষ্ট হওয়া সুযোগগুলো নিয়ে হতাশ রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ কোচ। শিষ্যদের বার্তা দিলেন, পুরো নব্বই মিনিট ধরে রাখতে হবে ছন্দ।

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Local Awami League leader shot dead in Savar

A local Awami League leader has been shot dead in Savar.

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পিএসজিকে জিতিয়েও দুয়ো শুনলেন নেইমার!

দারুণ এক বাই সাইকেল কিকে গোল করলেন। জেতালেন পিএসজিকে। তারপরও সমর্থকদের দুয়ো শুনলেন নেইমার! পিএসজি সমর্থকদের রাগ-ক্ষোভ বুঝতে পারছেন ব্রাজিল ফরোয়ার্ড নিজেও। সমর্থকদের কাছে তাই আর্তি জানালেন, অতীত ভুলে দলের পাশে থাকার।

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Israeli Arabs get a second chance to oust Netanyahu. Will they use it?

Arab citizens of Israel have no love lost for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who routinely resorts to fear-mongering against them to rally his right-wing Jewish base. But when they had a chance to help toss him from office in April, fewer than half of eligible Arabs voted — a record low.

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তরুণ ফাতিতে মজেছে বার্সা সমর্থকরা

ভালেন্সিয়া ম্যাচের ৬১তম মিনিটের ঘটনা। আনসু ফাতি মাঠ ছাড়ছেন, ঢুকছেন লুইস সুয়ারেস। চোট কাটিয়ে ফেরা সুয়ারেসকে উষ্ণ অভ্যর্থনা জানানো বার্সেলোনা সমর্থকরা চেয়ার ছেড়ে উঠে দাঁড়িয়ে অভিবাদন জানালেন ফাতিকে। তাদের মুখে মুখে ‘ফাতি-ফাতি’ শ্লোগান।

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Top Canadian intelligence official charged with leaking secrets

A top intelligence official with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who had access to a wide array of highly sensitive information gathered by Canada and its allies has been charged with passing along or offering secrets.

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Iran signs $440m deal with local firm to develop Gulf gas field

Iran signed a $440 million contract on Saturday with local company Petropars to develop the Belal gas field in the Gulf, Iranian state television reported, saying the country's vital energy sector was active despite US sanctions.

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In push for race and religion, Malaysian opposition formalises pact

Malaysia's two oldest political parties signed a charter of formal cooperation on Saturday, presenting arguably the largest political platform for the majority Malay-Muslims at a time of simmering racial and religious tensions.

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Japan culls 753 hogs to contain swine fever outbreak

Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo after detecting an outbreak of swine fever, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

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Germany warns against early troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

A withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan could see the country falling back under the strict Islamic rule of the Taliban, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Saturday.

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Afghan Taliban send team to Russia after US talks collapse

The Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to discuss prospects for a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan following the collapse of talks with the United States this month, officials from the insurgent group said.

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US blames Iran for Saudi attacks, 'pretend' diplomacy

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants that have cut the kingdom's output roughly in half, as he ruled out Yemeni involvement and denounced Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy.

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Osama bin Laden's son Hamza killed in US raid, Trump says

Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the militant group, was killed in a US counterterrorism operation, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

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Notre Dame’s toxic fallout

The April fire that engulfed Notre Dame contaminated the cathedral site with clouds of toxic dust and exposed nearby schools, day care centres, public parks and other parts of Paris to alarming levels of lead.

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Hong Kong protesters call on former ruler Britain to pressure China

Hong Kong protesters are expected to rally outside the British Consulate on Sunday demanding that the former colonial power ensures China honours its commitments to the city's freedoms.

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Parliamentary panel calls for action against DNCC over Aminbazar landfill

A parliamentary panel has called for the Dhaka North City Corporation or DNCC to be penalised with the maximum fine for running a dumping station in Aminbazar without an environmental permit.

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Without homes, or a state: In Dorian-battered Bahamas, Haitians are hard hit

Kerline Mildor escaped the wreckage of Hurricane Dorian with her three children and the clothes on her back.

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Boko Haram, declared ‘defeated,’ is back. And they now have better drones

Ten-year-old Abdul stood on a dirt road in a village tucked between millet fields and pulled up his shirt. A fresh scar stretched lengthwise down his stomach — the result of a suicide bombing by Boko Haram in June that sent shrapnel tearing through his belly.

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হকির জুনিয়র এএইচএফ কাপে উজবেকিস্তানের কাছে মেয়েদের হার

জুনিয়র এএইচএফ কাপ হকিতে উজবেকিস্তানের কাছে হেরেছে বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-২১ দলের মেয়েরা।

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AL's Quader eyes return to journalism

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, who was once a journalist, has expressed a desire to return to his old profession after his run as a minister comes to an end.

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Gazipur man arrested for allegedly raping two daughters

Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping his two daughters in Gazipur’s Sreepur Upazila.

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মেসি-রোনালদোর পর্যায়ে যেতে সক্ষম স্টার্লিং: গুয়ার্দিওলা

লিওনেল মেসি ও ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোর পর্যায়ে যাওয়ার সামর্থ্য ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির মিডফিল্ডার রাহিম স্টার্লিংয়ের আছে বলে মনে করেন দলটির কোচ পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা।

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Man dies, 17 injured as bus overturns in attempt to save jaywalker in Ctg

A man has died after a bus overturned and crashed in a paddy field in Chattogram's Patiya Upazila.

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After fleeing North Korea, women get trapped as cybersex slaves in China

For more than two years, Lee Jin-hui, 20, was never allowed to leave a three-room apartment in northeast China. Seven days a week, she had to sit at a computer from noon to 5am, performing sex acts before a webcam for male clients, mostly from South Korea.

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The indigenous man who declared his own country

Murrumu of Walubara and his son, Thoyo of Walubara, paddled in the clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef, among corals of electric purple and burnt orange, trumpetfish, sea cucumbers and giant clams.

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'The Sky is Pink' stars honour real-life family's loss at Toronto red carpet

Walking the red carpet ahead of the world premiere of "The Sky is Pink" at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas contrasted her life while filming with the experiences of the characters in the movie.

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Woman dies from dengue in Rajshahi

A woman has died from the mosquito-borne dengue virus in Rajshahi.

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