Saturday, November 30, 2019

Real Madrid dig deep to see off Alaves and go top

Real Madrid earned a spirited 2-1 win at Alaves on Saturday with a scrappy late goal from defender Dani Carvajal to open up a provisional three-point gap at the top of La Liga.

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নিউক্যাসলের মাঠে ফের হোঁচট সিটির

দুবার এগিয়ে গিয়েও জয়ের দেখা পেল না ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি। নিউক্যাসল ইউনাইটেডের মাঠে শেষ দিকে গোল খেয়ে পয়েন্ট হারিয়েছে পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলার দল।

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People’s money must not be spent on luxury, Hasina says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her pledge to continue a crackdown on terrorism, militancy, drugs and corruption saying the people’s money must not be spent on luxury.

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আলাভেসকে হারিয়ে শীর্ষে রিয়াল

আলাভেসকে হারিয়ে লা লিগার পয়েন্ট তালিকার শীর্ষে ফিরেছে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ। পেছনে ফেলেছে চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বার্সেলোনাকে।

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Jeffrey Epstein, blackmail and a lucrative ‘hot list’

Soon after sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein died in August, a mysterious man met with two prominent lawyers.

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‘পাকিস্তানকে হারানোর আত্মবিশ্বাস আছে আমাদের’

দক্ষিণ এশিয়ান গেমসে গত আসরে ছেলেদের ভলিবলে পাকিস্তানের কাছে হারের স্মৃতি ভুলে যায়নি বাংলাদেশ দল। এবার তাই সেমি-ফাইনালে প্রতিশোধ নেওয়ার প্রত্যয় হরসিতদের।

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Bazlur, Mannafi to lead AL’s Dhaka north, south units

The Awami League has picked Sheikh Bazlur Rahman and Abu Ahammed Mohammad Mannafi to lead its Dhaka metropolitan North and South units respectively.

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বল দখলে রেখে জয়ের ছক বাংলাদেশের

প্রত্যাশা একটাই-এসএ গেমসে ফুটবলের মুকুট ফিরে পাওয়া। কাঠমাণ্ডুর তীব্র ঠাণ্ডা, সমুদ্রপৃষ্ঠ থেকে উচ্চতা, টানা খেলার সূচির মতো প্রতিবন্ধকতা ঘিরে ধরেছে বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল দলকে। তবে সব বাধা জয় করে স্বপ্ন পূরণের আলোয় উদ্ভাসিত হওয়ার ছক কষছেন কোচ জেমি ডে।

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ভলিবলের সেমিতে পাকিস্তানকে পেল বাংলাদেশ

দক্ষিণ এশিয়ান গেমসে ছেলেদের ভলিবলের সেমি-ফাইনালে প্রতিপক্ষ হিসেবে পাকিস্তানকে পেয়েছে বাংলাদেশ।

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এসএ গেমসের ফুটবলে সেরা হওয়াই একমাত্র লক্ষ্য বাংলাদেশের

পাঁচ দিনের মধ্যে ৪টি ম্যাচ। ক্লান্তি ঝেড়ে সতেজ হয়ে পরের ম্যাচে নামা একটু কঠিনই জীবন-রবিউলদের জন্য। কিন্তু বাংলাদেশ দলের টিম ম্যানেজার সত্যজিৎ দাস রুপুর পরিষ্কার কথা- দক্ষিণ এশিয়ান গেমসে ছেলেদের ফুটবলে সেরা না হয়ে দেশে ফেরাটা দলের জন্য ব্যর্থতা বলেই গণ্য হবে।

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Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires, offers no evidence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern.

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British PM Johnson to Trump: keep out of UK election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it would be “best” if US President Donald Trump does not get involved in Britain’s election when he visits London for a NATO summit next week.

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Strike cripples river communication on southern routes

A nationwide strike enforced by water transport workers has brought launch services to a halt on waterways linking the southern districts to the rest of the country.

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Launch services remain operational at Sadarghat despite workers' strike

Launch services remain operational at Dhaka's Sadarghat amid an ongoing strike enforced by water transport workers nationwide to press for an 11-point charter of demands, including the provision of appointment letter and food allowance.

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Two armed robbery suspects killed in Satkhira 'shootout'

Two men with alleged ties to a series of crimes have been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Satkhira.

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Warming waters, moving fish: How climate change is reshaping iceland

Before it became a “Game of Thrones” location, before Justin Bieber stalked the trails of Fjadrargljufur, and before hordes of tourists descended upon this small island nation, there were the fish.

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Vietnam receives remains of all British truck victims

The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London last month have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that has devastated rural communities in the Southeast Asian country.

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In Afghanistan, Trump Creates Confusion Over US Policy on Taliban

After abruptly axing nearly a year of delicate peace talks with the Taliban in September, President Donald Trump put the negotiations back on the front-burner this week in a similarly jolting fashion by seeming to demand a cease-fire that his negotiators had long concluded was overly ambitious.

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Iraq prime minister says he will resign amid protests

Pressured by an expanding protest movement and a rising death toll, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi of Iraq said Friday that he would submit his resignation to parliament, taking the country into greater uncertainty and possibly months of turmoil ahead.

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London attacker named, was previously convicted of terrorism offences

British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London on Friday in what the authorities called a terrorist attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been convicted of terrorism offences and was released from prison last year.

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Friday, November 29, 2019

Arsenal sack Emery and name 'invincible' Ljungberg as interim boss

Arsenal have sacked manager Unai Emery after the Premier League club's worst run in more than a quarter of a century and appointed former player and fans' favourite Freddie Ljungberg as interim coach, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

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Top Iraq cleric urges lawmakers to reassess government after 400 killed

Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned attacks on protesters and urged lawmakers to reconsider their support for the government, an apparent suggestion that they seek a change of leadership as violence spirals in the war-weary country.

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India announces $400 mln loan for Sri Lanka, in support of new president

India will lend Sri Lanka $400 million for infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with the island nation's new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa aimed at improving bilateral ties.

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Quader warns BNP of stern action against anarchy

Awami League leader Obaidul Quader has warned the BNP that the government will take strong measures if their movement for the release of jailed party chief Khaleda Zia devolves into chaos and anarchy.

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N Korea's Thanksgiving Day test shows improving speed for missile crews

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed “great satisfaction” over the latest test of a large multiple-rocket launcher, state media said on Friday, a launch that experts said showcased improving performance by the system and its crews.

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আর্সেনালের কোচ উনাই এমেরি বরখাস্ত

চলতি মৌসুমে দলের বাজে পারফরম্যান্সের দায়ে চাকরি হারালেন আর্সেনালের কোচ উনাই এমেরিকে।

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India's wettest monsoon in 25 years could lift 2020 wheat output to record

India's wheat production could jump to a second consecutive annual record in 2020 as the wettest monsoon in 25 years is set to help farmers in expanding the area under the winter-sown crop while also boosting yields, industry officials told Reuters.

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Amid 'air apocalypse', mask-clad Lahore looks for answers

When black smoke from burning rice stubble in nearby India swept into Lahore - one of Pakistan's largest and wealthiest cities - earlier this month, outraged residents declared an ‘air apocalypse’ and the provincial government shut down schools.

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Violence rises in Iraq’s south amid crackdowns on protests and press

Iraqi security officers opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 35, as the government sought to quell violence that started with an attack on the Iranian Consulate in the city of Najaf, but then spread to other areas in the country’s south.

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Centre-right candidate wins in Uruguay, ending 15 years of liberal rule

The presidential candidate of the centre-left coalition that has governed Uruguay for 15 years conceded defeat Thursday, four days after a close and contentious runoff election, as the nation joined others in the region in shifting rightward.

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Dhaka University fails to attract foreign students

Dhaka University, which was once called the Oxford of the East for its quality of education, is not having foreign students as expected, as the centennial of its founding approaches.

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Hong Kong police end 2-week campus siege

The police returned control of Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s campus to school officials Friday, bringing to an end one of the most intense periods of conflict since protests began to engulf the city in June.

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K-pop singer sentenced to 6 years in jail for rape, sharing secret sex videos

A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of the country's lucrative entertainment industry.

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Police detain BNP leader ABM Mosharraf

Police have detained BNP leader ABM Mosharraf Hossain without giving any reason for the arrest.

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Rescuers find dead mother and three children in Albanian house as quake toll hits 46

Search teams pulled the bodies of a mother, her two-year-old twins and seven-year-old son from the rubble of a house in the western Albanian town of Durres on Thursday, as the death toll from the country's worst ever quake climbed to 46.

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In Albania, a race to save lives on ground that keeps shaking

With each piece of rubble pulled off the twisted pile of steel and concrete that used to be a four-story home, Luca Martino and his rescue dog, Foglia, were called into action.

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Hong Kong protesters call for weekend rallies, police quit campus battleground

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong stirred support for more rallies over the weekend, as police withdrew on Friday from a university campus which had seen some of the worst clashes with security forces during nearly six months of unrest.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at 101

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has died at the age of 101, NHK television said on Friday, after a career during which he hobnobbed on the world stage with Ronald Reagan, and battled with bureaucrats at home to enact sweeping reforms.

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Brazil frees volunteer firefighters accused of setting Amazon blazes

A Brazilian judge on Thursday ruled to free four volunteer firefighters jailed this week on accusations they had set fires in the Amazon rainforest to drum up donations, according to court documents.

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China condemns US over Hong Kong. That won’t stop trade talks

China vented Thursday after President Donald Trump signed new human rights legislation covering the protest-wracked city of Hong Kong. It denounced the new law as illegal interference in its own affairs. It summoned the US ambassador for the second time in a week. It vowed retaliation.

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Sudan moves to dissolve ex ruling party, repeals public order law

Sudanese transitional authorities approved a law on Thursday to dissolve the former ruling party and repealed a public order law used to regulate women's behaviour under ex-president Omar al-Bashir, the justice minister said.

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Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire

President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America's longest war.

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Iraqi forces kill 14 protesters after Iranian consulate torched

Iraqi security forces shot dead 14 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources said, and authorities imposed a curfew in Najaf after demonstrators burned an Iranian consulate.

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Nusrat video: Tribunal jails ex-Sonagazi OC Moazzem for eight years

A tribunal dealing with cybercrimes has jailed Moazzem Hossain, former OC of Sonagazi Police Station in Feni, for a total of eight years for unlawfully releasing a video of a statement by madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on social media before her death in an arson attack.

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Vietnam jails third activist this month in crackdown on Facebook posts

Vietnam has jailed a third activist this month for anti-government posts on social media platform Facebook, state media said on Thursday, handing him a nine-year term for defaming the ruling Communist Party and the government.

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Children, the elderly crowd hospitals as dirty air blankets Dhaka

Children and elderly people have been facing nasal, ophthalmological and respiratory diseases due to air pollution made worse by the construction of flyovers, roads and the metro rail.

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Ceilings in London theatres keep falling down

Earlier this month, theatregoers watching “Death of a Salesman” in the grand circle of London’s Piccadilly Theatre had a shock.

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Tower fire in Somali area of Minneapolis kills five

The chaos erupted in the night. Dazed residents spilled out of apartments into hallways thick with smoke. As alarms sounded, they struggled down staircase after staircase. They desperately dialled relatives on cell phones, begging for instructions about how to get out.

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মেসি-গ্রিজমান জুটির প্রশংসায় ভালভেরদে

বার্সেলোনায় দুজনের জুটি জমছে না - লিওলেন মেসি ও অঁতোয়ান গ্রিজমানের ব্যাপারে এমন গুঞ্জন উঠেছিল কিছুদিন আগে। তবে বরুসিয়া ডর্টমুন্ডের বিপক্ষে ম্যাচে দুই তারকাই জ্বলে উঠলেন দারুণভাবে, প্রমাণ দিলেন নিজেদের চমৎকার বোঝাপড়ার। ম্যাচশেষে তাদের জুটিকে প্রশংসায় ভাসিয়েছেন কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে।

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TikTok reverses ban on teen who slammed China’s Muslim crackdown

The video app TikTok on Wednesday reversed its decision to block an American teenager who posted a clip in which she discussed the mass internment of minority Muslims in China, and acknowledged that its moderation system had overreached in shutting her out of her account.

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Iran blames Baghdad for failing to protect Najaf consulate

Iran said on Thursday the Iraqi government is responsible for protecting its consulate in the holy city of Najaf, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday, a day after Iraqi protesters attacked and set fire to the building.

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Talk to me: councillors help child workers win justice in India

When councillor Arti Sharma met a 10-year-old boy, whose father sold him for 500 Indian rupees ($7) to work in a bangle factory, she expected tears - not a stony silence.

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India plans to cap commissions for Uber, Ola

India plans to cap commissions app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber (UBER.N) and home-grown Ola earn on rides to a maximum 10% of the total fare, financial daily Economic Times (ET) reported on Thursday, citing people privy to the matter.

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Police detain BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon

Police detained BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon near the Supreme Court on Thursday.

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Iraq protesters torch Iran consulate in Najaf, curfew imposed

Iraqi protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf and set fire to the building on Wednesday bringing a new level of violence to demonstrations aimed at the downfall of a government backed by Tehran.

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Former Jatiya Party MP Kader Khan, six others sentenced to death for killing Awami League leader Liton

A Gaibandha court has sentenced former Jatiya Party MP Abdul Kader Khan and six others to death for killing Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton three years ago.

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Supreme Court wants report on Khaleda’s health

The Supreme Court has ordered government-appointed doctors for BNP chief Khaleda Zia to submit a report on her health, pending a decision on a bail appeal in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. 

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Judges place temporary hold on ex-White House lawyer ruling

Appeals court judges put on hold a ruling by a lower court that would require former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify to lawmakers as part of the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

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Battered in Saudi Arabia, housemaid Hosna returns home

Hosna Akter, a Bangladeshi housemaid who appealed for help in a video alleging torture by her employer in Saudi Arabia, has returned home.

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Man killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’

A man has died in a so-called gunfight with police in Noakhali.

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How Hong Kong's greatest tycoon went from friend of China to punching bag

In January of 1993, an ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss, a 39-year-old official with chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair, visited Hong Kong. He was seeking out the city’s rich among the shimmering skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name was Xi Jinping.

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China warns US of retaliation for law backing Hong Kong protesters

China warned the United States on Thursday it would take "firm counter measures" in response to US legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.

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In Scotland, Brexit is on the line. So is the future of the UK

Pushing purposefully through the crowd, Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, stops abruptly, her path blocked by a well-wisher cradling a photogenic 5-month-old. Without hesitation, Sturgeon gathers the baby smoothly in her arms and slowly plants a kiss on his forehead as the cameras click in unison.

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Russia inquiry review is expected to undercut Trump claim of FBI spying

The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that the FBI attempted to place undercover agents or informants inside Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016 as agents investigated whether his associates conspired with Russia's election interference operation, people familiar with a draft of the inspector general’s report said.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Verdict on Dhaka cafe attack restores image of Bangladesh: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam believes the verdict on the horrific terror attack in Dhaka three and a half years has helped restore the image of Bangladesh.

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এক ম্যাচেই লেভানদোভস্কির ৪ রেকর্ড

চলতি মৌসুমে দারুণ ছন্দে থাকা রবের্ত লেভানদোভস্কি যেন রেকর্ড ভাঙা-গড়ার খেলায় নেমেছেন। চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে রেড স্টার বেলগ্রেডের বিপক্ষে একাই চার গোল করে গড়েছেন বেশ কয়েকটি রেকর্ড। ভাগ বসিয়েছেন লিওনেল মেসি ও ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো ভিন্ন দুই রেকর্ডে। নতুন করে গড়েছেন আরও দুটি।

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HC orders ex-BNP whip Jamal to surrender in graft case

The High Court has ordered former BNP whip Shahidul Haque Jamal to surrender in court in a case filed by the Anti-corruption Commission or ACC for misappropriating rice allocated for the poor.

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Brother of police officer slain in Dhaka cafe attack hails 'exemplary' verdict

Shamsuzzaman Shams, the younger brother of Assistant Commissioner Rabiul Karim, who died in a grenade attack by militants who stormed Gulshan's Holey Artisan restaurant, has expressed satisfaction over the decision to hang seven living suspects in the grisly attack.

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শেষটা 'নিষ্ঠুর', তবু তৃপ্তিই বেশি জিদানের

শেষের ভুলে পিএসজির বিপক্ষে জয়বঞ্চিত হলেও দলের পারফরম্যান্স দারুণ উপভোগ করেছেন রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান। ম্যাচের ফল ‘নিষ্ঠুর’ মনে হলেও ফরাসি এই কোচের চোখে, মাঠের খেলায় এগিয়ে ছিল রিয়ালই।

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Malaysia says Islamic State may shift operations to Southeast Asia

A Malaysian minister warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State militant group may shift its base of operations to Southeast Asia after the death of its leader, according to a media report.

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Gulshan café attack: A 12-hour night of fury and fright

The dreadful night has changed the lives of many people as it plunged the entire nation into shock and disbelief.

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With tears and white roses, Vietnam receives first bodies found in British truck

With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vietnam on Wednesday.

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Death of Colombian teenager drives protesters back to streets

Two days after a police projectile sent 18-year-old Dilan Cruz to the hospital, his sister spoke at his high school, pleading for peace in Colombia after five straight days of anti-government protests.

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Seven Islamists to die for worst terror attack in Bangladesh

An anti-terrorism tribunal in Dhaka has ruled that seven living suspects will die for the killings of 22 people in the worst terror attack Bangladesh suffered in one of the most secured zones in its capital around three and a half years ago.

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Saudi Arabia is stepping up crackdown on dissent, rights groups say

Saudi Arabia’s long-running drive to muzzle dissent has escalated again in recent weeks with the arrests of several journalists, writers and academics who had not vocally criticised the government in years, according to two rights groups that monitor the kingdom.

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President pledges to label drug cartels as terrorists

President Donald Trump said in an interview posted online Tuesday that he planned to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations, owing to what he said was the high number of Americans killed by their activities.

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Albania’s earthquake: What we know so far

A powerful earthquake in Albania on Tuesday toppled hundreds of buildings, trapping scores of people in the rubble and leaving at least 23 people dead.

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Death toll in Albania earthquake hits 23

Rescuers in Albania dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in search of survivors Tuesday, after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Balkan nation, killing at least 23 people and injuring 650.

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BNP leader Ulfat arrested as police start case against 500 activists over vandalism

A case has been started against 500 activists of the pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal after they clashed with police in front of the Supreme Court during a protest to demand the release of jailed BNP chief Khaleda Zia.

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Eight militants charged in Holey Artisan case arrive in court

Police have brought the eight people charged in the Holey Artisan case to the Old Dhaka court from the Kashimpur jail amid tight security.

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‘Bleak’ UN report finds world heading to climate catastrophes

Four years after countries struck a landmark deal in Paris to rein in greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of global warming, humanity is headed toward those very climate catastrophes, according to a UN report issued Tuesday, with China and the United States, the two biggest polluters, having expanded their carbon footprints last year.

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Thousands rally in support of Israel's Netanyahu after graft indictment

Several thousand Israelis rallied on Tuesday in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he faces the gravest threat to his political survival after corruption charges and two failed elections.

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Beijing was confident its Hong Kong allies would win. After the election, it went silent

The Chinese government seemed confident that its allies would prevail in the Hong Kong elections Sunday.

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Launch services disrupted as workers go on strike at Sadarghat

Launch services between Dhaka and southern districts have stalled after a group of workers called a strike over a charter of 15 demands.

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Asian shares climb on Trump trade deal comments

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat signals from Sino-US trade talks fanned hopes of an easing of tariff hostilities, while expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low supported sentiment.

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Net support for impeachment grew steadily during US congressional hearings: poll

Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a US House of Representatives committee held a series of televised impeachment hearings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Thirteen French helicopter troops killed in Mali combat operation

Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an accident between two helicopters, the French presidency said on Tuesday, the single biggest loss of French troops in combat in the region since intervening there in 2013.

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‘I have a PhD in not having money’

David Velasquez learned his first clinical lesson early on: The health care system wasn’t made to care for people like him. Velasquez, 24, never had a primary care physician, because his parents, immigrants from Nicaragua, couldn’t afford the bills. When he was 12, his godmother, who was in the country illegally, died of cancer, having avoided hospitals until it was too late. Velasquez, the only college-bound member of his family, knew he needed to become a doctor.

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Pro-BNP activists clash with police at HC intersection

Activists of a pro-BNP organisation have clashed with police in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday after blocking the road to demand the release of jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

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‘অনেক আগে থেকেই’ এমবাপের গুণমুগ্ধ জিদান

উয়েফা চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে মঙ্গলবার রাতে মুখোমুখি হতে যাচ্ছে ইউরোপিয়ান জায়ান্ট রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ ও ফ্রেঞ্চ চ্যাম্পিয়ন পিএসজি। গ্রুপ পর্বের জমজমাট এই ম্যাচকে সামনে রেখে আবারও পিএসজি তারকা কিলিয়ান এমবাপের প্রতি নিজের মুগ্ধতা প্রকাশ করেছেন রিয়াল কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান।

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Saxon royal jewels are stolen from a German museum

Thieves broke into a museum in the eastern German city of Dresden early Monday and made off with three collections of jewellery from the royal house of Saxony, made of gold and precious stones, that authorities said were of immeasurable historical and cultural value.

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Female IS member from Kerala surrenders in Afghanistan

An Indian woman from Kerala is among more than 600 Islamic State fighters and affiliates, who have surrendered to Afghan security agencies over the past 10 days, reports The Hindu.

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Daughter-in-law, three others to die for murder of woman in Laxmipur

A court has sentenced four people to death for the murder of a woman named Zakia Begum in Laxmipur in 2016.

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Uber's legal challenges around the world

Uber was stripped of its London operating licence on Monday for the second time in just over two years as the city's regulator said the taxi app had put passenger safety at risk.

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A desperate relationship with water

No season is as central to Indian life and lore as the monsoon. It turns up in ancient Sanskrit poetry and in Bollywood films. It shapes the fortunes of millions of farmers who rely on the rains to nourish their fields. It even has its own music.

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3 Afghan schools, 165 accounts of students being raped

The 14-year-old Afghan boy said his teacher had asked him for ‘a little favour’ in return for not failing him on his final exams. Then the man took him to the school library, locked the door and raped him, the boy said.

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Four dead, buildings down as strongest tremor in decades rocks Albania

At least four people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse and burying residents in the rubble.

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Bangladeshi man lynched by ‘Indian mob’ on Chuadanga border

A Bangladeshi man has been hacked and beaten to death by an angry mob along the border in Chuadanga's Damurhuda Upazila, the police said.

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Police 'informant' beaten to death in Dhaka

A man who worked as an informant for law enforcement has been beaten to death in Dhaka’s Khilgaon.

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By-polls to Badal's Chattogram seat in mid-January

The Election Commission is gearing up to hold the by-elections to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary constituency in mid-January after the seat fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Moinuddin Khan Badal.

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By-elections to Badal's Chattogram-8 seat in mid-January

The Election Commission is gearing up to hold the by-elections to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary constituency in mid-January after the seat fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Moinuddin Khan Badal.

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2 priests convicted in Argentina of sexual abuse of deaf children

An Argentine court convicted two Catholic priests and a former gardener of sexually abusing deaf children at a church-run school in Mendoza on Monday, in a case that has been closely watched in part because it took place in the homeland of Pope Francis.

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Three killed, 22 injured in head-on collision between bus and truck in Faridpur

At least three people have been killed and 22 other injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Faridpur's Bhanga Upazila.

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Former White House lawyer must testify in impeachment probe, judge rules

Former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, a federal judge ruled on Monday, rejecting the administration's assertion of immunity for officials by declaring that "no one is above the law."

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US Supreme court extends block on Trump financial records dispute

The US Supreme Court on Monday gave President Donald Trump a boost by extending its hold on a lower court ruling that required his longtime accounting firm to hand over his financial records to a Democratic-led House of Representatives committee.

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Renowned poet-architect Rabiul Husain dies at 76

Ekushey Award-winning poet and architect Rabiul Husain has died during treatment for a blood-related ailment in Dhaka. He was 76.

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‘Time to take out our swords': Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi Arabia

Four months before a swarm of drones and missiles crippled the world’s biggest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified compound in Tehran.

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Chasing Amazon, retailers are in a never-ending arms race

Retailers are trying everything they can to keep up with Amazon. Macy’s offers same-day delivery and in-store returns for online purchases. Black Friday deals are already starting at Kohl’s. And craft cocktails are served in the women’s shoe department at Nordstrom.

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Monday, November 25, 2019

Court orders PBI to further investigate Shomi Kaiser case

A Dhaka court has ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation to further investigate a defamation lawsuit filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for her ‘insulting’ behaviour toward journalists.

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Three JMB men sentenced to death for killing an operative of the same outfit in Chapainawabganj

A Chapainawabganj court has sentenced three members of the banned militant outfit JMB to death and four others to life in prison for killing an operative of the same group in 2012.

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Female comic superhero fights India's sex traffickers, challenges stigma

A female superhero will use her powers to fight sex crimes in India and the stigma that trafficking survivors face, in the third instalment of a comic series due to be released this week.

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Fresh headache for China after Hong Kong democrats rout pro-Beijing candidates

After months of sometimes-violent unrest in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing and adding pressure on the city's leader.

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'A sly thief': Rising heat steals jobs and lives in eastern India

"This extreme heat we now see is no less than a sly thief," said Murali Sahoo, a building painter in eastern India, as he washed his buckets and brushes at the end of another sweltering work day.

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Zia Charitable Trust case: Supreme Court to hear Khaleda’s bail plea Thursday

The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday an appeal filed BNP chief Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court order that turned down her bail plea in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

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Malaysia's last Sumatran rhinoceros dies

The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia died on Saturday, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia.

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Missing child found dead in Bagerhat

Police have recovered the body of a 10-year-old child from a ditch in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat Upazila.

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Bangladesh prove inadequate to the test task again

Few expected Mominul Haque and his men to upset India on their home soil, but the tourists' back-to-back defeats, both inside three days, underlined just how much Bangladesh have stagnated in the long format.

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Three JMB militants arrested in Dhaka

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime, or CTTC, unit of police have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, or JMB.

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Egypt escalates pressure on last major independent news site

Egyptian security forces Sunday escalated their pressure on the last major independent news outlet in the country, raiding its offices and temporarily detaining three top editors. Another editor of the publication, Mada Masr, had been arrested Saturday.

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South Africa blocks arms sales to Saudi and UAE in inspection row

South Africa is blocking arms sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an inspections dispute, endangering billions of dollars of business and thousands of jobs in its struggling defence sector, according to industry officials.

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More secrets of China's Xinjiang camps leaked to foreign media

Classified Chinese government documents made public by an international group of journalists describe the repressive inner workings of detention camps in Xinjiang, in a second rare leak in days of secret files concerning the troubled western region.

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At least four dead after massive floods hit southeastern France

Four people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding that has hit southeastern France since Friday, causing major damage in the region, local authorities said.

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Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post

Singapore political figure Brad Bowyer on Monday corrected a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment firms following a government request, in the first use of the country's new "fake news" law.

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Man killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’

A man has died in a so-called shootout with RAB in Dhaka’s Khilkhet.

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Both UK parties are peddling fantasies, says former PM Blair

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are peddling fantasies before a Dec 12 election, former British leader Tony Blair will say on Monday, offering his support to "mainstream" politicians.

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Australia probes 'deeply disturbing' allegations of Chinese political interference

Australia's domestic spy agency is investigating whether China tried to install an agent in federal parliament in what Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday called "deeply disturbing" allegations.

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US Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL saga involving Trump

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump.

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Bloomberg News will not investigate Michael Bloomberg or Democratic rivals

Bloomberg News said on Sunday it will not investigate its founder and former New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg, after he launched his candidacy for the Democratic primaries, continuing a policy of limiting coverage of its top executive.

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Michael Bloomberg joins 2020 Democratic field for president

Michael Bloomberg announced Sunday that he would run for president in 2020, bringing his enormous wealth and eclectic political biography into the tumultuous Democratic primary and seeking to win over sceptical liberal voters by presenting himself as a multibillion-dollar threat to President Donald Trump.

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Hong Kong democracy backers win big as voters flock to polls

Pro-democracy candidates buoyed by months of street protests in Hong Kong were headed to a stunning victory in local elections on Sunday, as record numbers voted in a vivid expression of the city’s aspirations and its anger with the Chinese government.

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Let the children play, says Radwan Mujib, as he calls for more open spaces in Dhaka

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's grandson Radwan Mujib Siddiq has called on city authorities to create more open spaces in Dhaka for children to play and stay healthy.

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Plane crashes in eastern DR Congo with about 17 passengers on board

A passenger plane with about 17 passengers on board crashed on Sunday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing several people, the provincial governor’s office said.

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PM Hasina hands Fire Service three jumbo cushions

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed three ‘jumbo cushions’ imported from Germany to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

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নাটকীয় জয়ে কোপা লিবের্তাদোরেস চ্যাম্পিয়ন ফ্লামেঙ্গো

শেষ বাঁশি বাজতে আর মিনিট কয়েক বাকি। রিভার প্লেটের সমর্থকরা তখন আগাম উৎসবের আমেজে। এমন সময় গাব্রিয়েল বারবোসার গোল! যোগ করা সময়ে আরও এক গোল করলেন ‘গাবিগোল’ নামে পরিচিত ব্রাজিলিয়ান এই ফরোয়ার্ড। রোমাঞ্চে ঠাসা লড়াইয়ে আর্জেন্টিনার ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে কোপা লিবের্তাদোরেস চ্যাম্পিয়ন হলো ব্রাজিলের দল ফ্লামেঙ্গো।

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Picassos in the garage? Artist’s handyman is convicted of hiding stolen works

One September day in 2010, a man who said he was the former electrician of Pablo Picasso entered the Paris office of the Picasso estate, wheeling a suitcase filled with 271 of the Spaniard’s artworks.

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Likud rival slams Netanyahu and calls for primary to ‘save the country’

A leading rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from within his own party rebuked the longtime Israeli premier Saturday for calling his indictment on corruption charges an “attempted coup” and demanded a primary election be held to replace Netanyahu and “save the country.”

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India beat Bangladesh by innings and 46 runs to sweep series

India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the second and final test on Sunday to complete a 2-0 series sweep, winning their maiden day-night test inside three days at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

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Three stomped to death by herd of wild elephants in Ctg

Three people have been trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in Chattogram's Boalkhali Upazila.

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Mike Pence makes unannounced visit to Iraq

Vice President Mike Pence made an unexpected visit to Iraq on Saturday, arriving as protests aimed at toppling the Iraqi leadership and changing the political system continued to roil the country.

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Security forces kill three in southern Iraq protests overnight

Security forces opened fire on protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya late on Saturday, killing at least three people, police and medical sources said.

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‘Talk Misti Jhal’ set to feature Ferdous Wahid in its 50th episode

Banglavision’s satirical comedy show ‘Talk Misti Jhal’ is set to air its 50th episode featuring celebrated singer and film director Ferdous Wahid as a special guest.

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Bharti, Vodafone Idea approach India's top court on payment of dues: media

India’s top telecom firms, Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) and Vodafone Idea (VODA.NS), have asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling forcing them to pay the bulk of outstanding government dues of $13 billion, media said on Saturday.

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Iran warns regional states of consequences if they stoked unrest

Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday warned regional countries of consequences if it is proven that they meddled to stoke recent unrest in Iran.

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Egypt arrests senior editor of independent news outlet

Egyptian security forces arrested a senior editor of the country’s last significant independent news outlet Saturday, in a new peak to a 6-year-old crackdown on press freedom under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

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2 killed in head-on collision between bus and truck in Manikganj

A head-on collision between a bus and a truck has two people dead in Manikganj's Shivalaya Upazila.

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Balcony collapse at Chandpur orphanage leaves 35 people injured

At least 35 people have been injured after a balcony of an orphanage collapsed in Chandpur’s Matlab Uttar Upazila.

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Breakthrough in Bolivia as bill for new elections sails through Congress

Both chambers of Bolivia's Congress unanimously passed legislation on Saturday to annul the contested Oct 20 elections and pave the way for a new vote without former President Evo Morales, a major breakthrough in the country's political crisis.

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Pope urges abolition of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki ground zero

Pope Francis, speaking in one of only two cities hit by atomic bombs in history, appealed on Sunday for the abolition of nuclear weapons, saying their mere possession was perverse and indefensible.

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Top court orders Grameenphone to pay Tk 20bn immediately to BTRC

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ordered Grameenphone to pay Tk 20 billion immediately to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission as part of its disputed audit claims.

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Colombian protests roll on for third day amid tear gas, injury

Groups of demonstrators were dispersed by tear gas on Saturday during a third day of protests in Colombia and videos on social media showed at least one gravely injured protester.

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UK's Johnson pitches 'Christmas present' Brexit push in manifesto

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise to bring his Brexit deal back to parliament before Christmas when he launches his manifesto on Sunday, the cornerstone of his pitch to voters to "get Brexit done".

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Hong Kong voters queue up early over fears of later clashes

Hong Kong voters at some polling stations for district council elections were queuing up by the hundreds on Sunday morning, citing concerns voting could be halted later in the day after six months of sometimes violent unrest in the Chinese-controlled city.

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

এসএ গেমসে খেলা হচ্ছে না মানস-রুমির

কদিন আগেই আদালত থেকে নির্দেশনা এসেছে দুই টেবিল টেনিস খেলোয়াড় মানস চৌধূরী ও মৌমিতা আলম রুমিকে জাতীয় দল নির্বাচন প্রক্রিয়ায় রাখার। কিন্তু বাংলাদেশ অলিম্পিক অ্যাসোসিয়েশনের (বিওএ) মহাসচিব সৈয়দ শাহেদ রেজা যা বললেন, তাতে দুজনের দক্ষিণ এশিয়ান গেমসের এবারের আসরে খেলার সুযোগ নেই।

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Thirteen rocket launchers seized in Habiganj forest

As many as 13 rocket launchers have been recovered in a drive deep into Satchhari National Park in Habiganj.

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Hasina asks Jubo League to rise above personal interests

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the leaders and activists of Jubo League, an organisation marred by allegations of extortion and tender rigging, to rise above personal interests and follow the principle of sacrifice in politics.

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দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়ে বার্সার জয়

আন্তর্জাতিক বিরতি শেষে মাঠে ফিরে নিজেদের মেলে ধরতে পারল না বার্সেলোনা। ম্যাচের শুরুতে গোলও খেয়ে বসেছিল তারা। তবে দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে লুইস সুয়ারেস ও আর্তুরো ভিদালের গোলে জয় নিয়ে ফিরেছে এরনেস্তো ভিদালের দল।

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চ্যালেঞ্জ উপভোগ করছেন গুয়ার্দিওলা

শীর্ষে থাকা লিভারপুলের চেয়ে নয় পয়েন্ট পিছিয়ে পড়ায় ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির জন্য ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগের শিরোপা ধরে রাখার লড়াইটা হয়ে উঠেছে বেশ কঠিন। তবে এই চ্যালেঞ্জ উপভোগ করছেন ক্লাবটির স্প্যানিশ কোচ পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা। ক্লাব চাইলে আগামী মৌসুমেও থাকতে চান দলের দায়িত্বে।

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India declare with a first innings lead of 241 against Bangladesh in Kolkata Test

India have declared their first innings with a lead of 241 runs on Day two of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

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Sheikh Mani’s son Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash named chairman of Jubo League

Bangladesh Awami Jubo League has named Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, the son of the organisation's founder Sheikh Fazlul Haq Mani, as its new chairman.

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UK to take back children from former Islamic State territory

The British government has agreed to repatriate several unaccompanied children from former Islamic State territory in Syria, as European nations grapple with questions about what to do with the potential return of citizens who joined the terrorist group.

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‘My loneliness keeps me going’: Fighting for equality in India

It happened one evening as Vidhya Rajput neared her home in the central Indian city of Raipur. A cluster of about two dozen men began screaming slurs at her from the roadside.

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Police arrest regional head, operatives of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Ctg

Police have arrested 15 alleged operatives, including the regional head, of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chattogram.

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100 protest leaders arrested, Iran says, as US sanctions a top official

Iran’s judiciary said Friday that about 100 people accused of having led violent antigovernment protests over fuel price increases had been arrested nationwide, and a top cleric said they deserved the “maximum penalty.”

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Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to spy for China

A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced.

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Greed of a few leaders gives Jubo League a bad name, says Harun

Bangladesh Awami Jubo League's outgoing General Secretary Harunur Rashid has blamed the misdeeds of a handful of leaders for tarnishing the image of the organisation.

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Police arrest regional head, operatives of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chattogram

Police have arrested 15 alleged operatives, including the regional head, of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chattogram.

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Two hanging bodies found in Dhaka

Police have recovered two bodies from Dhaka's Pallabi and Darussalam.

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Pakistan blames India for its air pollution. Its citizens disagree

A new front in the decadeslong rivalry between India and Pakistan has emerged: Which country is more responsible for the choking air pollution that straddles their shared, hostile border.

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Labour Leader Corbyn: I would stay neutral in a second Brexit referendum

The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday he would remain neutral in any second Brexit referendum, so he could credibly carry out the result of the vote and unite the country.

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Aramco IPO: It's a thanks, but no thanks from Malaysia's Petronas

With Saudi Aramco yet to name any major foreign investors in its upcoming share sale, Malaysia’s state energy company Petronas [PETR.UL] decided to take a pass on Friday.

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University campus siege nears end as Hong Kong gears up for election

A Hong Kong university campus under siege for more than a week was a deserted wasteland on Saturday, with a handful of protesters holed up in hidden refuges across the trashed grounds, as the city’s focus turned to local elections.

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Amazon files lawsuit contesting Pentagon's $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft

Amazon.com Inc on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Federal Claims contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp.

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Trump accuses impeachment witness of lying, defends use of Giuliani

President Donald Trump on Friday accused a witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of lying and offered an explanation for his controversial use of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, saying Giuliani’s crime-fighting abilities were needed to deal with a corrupt country.

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The jungle prince of Delhi

On a spring afternoon in 2016, when I was working in India, I received a telephone message from a recluse who lived in a forest in the middle of Delhi.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Amnesty International issues ‘urgent action’ for smog-choked Lahore

Amnesty International on Friday has issued an ‘Urgent Action’ call for its supporters to speak out on behalf of the residents of Lahore, where hazardous smog is putting thousands of lives at risk.

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Hong Kong's clouds of tear gas spark health panic

Hong Kong residents have become distracted this week by fears of dioxin poisoning, as worry grows about the effects of about 10,000 rounds of tear gas fired across the financial hub over more than five months of anti-government protests.

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মারাদোনার মন বদল

আর্জেন্টিনার প্রথম বিভাগের ক্লাব হিমনাসিয়ার কোচের পদ থেকে সরে দাঁড়ানোর সিদ্ধান্ত থেকে সরে এসেছেন দিয়েগো মারাদোনা। ক্লাবটির দায়িত্বে থাকছেন বলে জানিয়েছেন দেশটির কিংবদন্তি এই ফুটবলার।

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Iran declares protests are over, but the evidence suggests otherwise

The Iranian authorities moved Thursday to project the appearance of normalcy after a week of violent protests over gasoline price increases, partly restoring internet access and decreeing that the mayhem that convulsed the country was really a foreign-backed failure.

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British election has many Jews wrestling with options

At a synagogue west of London, a rabbi made an astonishing plea: Vote against the Labour Party in the coming general election, he urged his congregants, because its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, poses “a danger to Jewish life as we know it.”

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7 killed in collision between bus and mircrobus in Munshiganj

At least seven people have died after a collision between a bus and a microbus in Munshiganj's Sreenagar Upazila.

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6 killed in collision between bus and mircrobus in Munshiganj

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Maowa highway in Sreenagar's Sholghar around 2pm on Friday, said the district's Assistant Superintendent of Police Asaduzzaman.

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Faulty loop-line caused derailment of train in Sirajganj: probe

An investigation into the derailment of a train in Sirajganj's Ullapara has blamed a flaw in the tracks for the crash.

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Dozens of babies died because of UK hospital failings, report finds

Dozens of babies and three mothers died at hospitals in England over four decades because of major staff failings, in what experts said could become the biggest maternity scandal in the history of Britain’s National Health Service.

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The world burns all year. Are there enough planes to douse the flames?

Sharing the giant air tankers that fight fires 5,000 gallons of water at a time used to be simpler. California’s wildfires faded before Australia’s bush fires surged, leaving time to prepare, move and deploy planes from one continent to another.

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Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index

The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires caused a spike in hospital visits and hazards including poor visibility for drivers.

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Bangladesh win toss, bat first against India in day-night Test in Kolkata

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in the inaugural day-night Test match in Kolkata.

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টস জিতে ব্যাটিংয়ে বাংলাদেশ

উৎসবের আবহে শুরু হচ্ছে কলকাতা টেস্ট। ভারতের মাটিতে প্রথম দিবা-রাত্রির টেস্ট, কৃত্রিম আলোয় প্রথমবার টেস্ট খেলার স্বাদ পেতে যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশও।

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India preparing for nationwide NRC, but no-one should be worried, says Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that a citizen's list or National Register for Citizens (NRC) akin to the exercise in Assam will be carried out across the country.

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Pink-ball Test presents risks and possibilities for Bangladesh

As Bangladesh prepare to take on India in their first ever day-night Test match at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium, a festive atmosphere has gripped the city of Kolkata.

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Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on

At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours of Friday, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot officers surrounded the campus.

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What’s next for Netanyahu?

The corruption charges brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Thursday not only threaten his political future, they also present the country with an unprecedented legal quandary.

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Watchdog report on Russia investigation to come out next month

A highly anticipated Justice Department inspector general’s report on aspects of the Russia investigation, including its origins and whether the FBI abused its surveillance powers, will be released early next month, according to a letter released Thursday.

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Hasina jets off to Kolkata to watch India-Bangladesh Test

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left for Kolkata to watch the first day-night Test match between India and Bangladesh at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to run for US president

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg filed paperwork on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission to run for US president as a Democrat, the latest sign that the former New York City Mayor is joining the crowded nominating contest.

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Asian shares up from three-week lows, but trade uncertainty nags

Asian equities rose on Friday, bouncing from a three-week low touched a day earlier, but gains were capped by persistent worries over the status of trade negotiations between China and the United States.

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Former Trump aide calls Ukraine meddling theory fiction; Trump would welcome Senate trial

President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election.

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

The flooding of Venice: What tourists need to know

The high water that devastated Venice this month — flooding its streets, its squares, its landmark churches — has prompted a political storm in Italy, fresh concerns about climate change and debates about how to protect one of the world’s most treasured cities.

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Hasina urges people to ignore 'disinformation'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people of the country to ignore rumours amid reports of a spike in prices of kitchen staples.

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Bundles of cash rain down from building during raid at Kolkata firm

There was a startling shower of crisp currency notes from the sixth floor of a building in Kolkata when the members of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI were conducting a drive at a private office on that floor.

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Tangail authorities impose Section 144 as two AL factions announce conflicting programmes

The local administration has prohibited public gatherings in parts of Tangail for three days in an effort to ease tensions after two factions of the ruling Awami League announced conflicting programmes in the district town.

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Hasina urges people ignore rumours

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people of the country to ignore rumours amid reports of a spike in prices of kitchen staples.

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Strike ends, but long-haul buses yet to resume full services

Bus services on several long routes are yet to fully resume despite transport owners and workers calling off their strike over the new road transport law following a meeting with the home minister.

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Myanmar on trial for Rohingya genocide – the legal cases

A series of legal cases filed in recent weeks at courts across the globe have heaped pressure on Myanmar to answer for alleged atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims during a brutal military-led crackdown two years ago.

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Almaas Elman, Somali-Canadian activist, is shot dead in Mogadishu

A Somali-Canadian aid worker and activist was shot dead Wednesday in Mogadishu, Somalia, a police official said, dealing a new blow to efforts by the Somali diaspora to return home and help rebuild the country after decades of war.

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Arab thinkers call to abandon boycotts and engage with Israel

Boycotting Israel is a failure, and has only helped that country while damaging Arab nations that have long shunned the Jewish state, according to a small new group of liberal-minded Arab thinkers from across the Middle East who are pushing to engage with Israel on the theory that it would aid their societies and further the Palestinian cause.

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‘Our patience is over’: Why Iraqis are protesting

In the morning, the squarely built father of four wore flowing tribal robes to receive visitors in his garden, but by early afternoon he was in jeans, traveling light, his cellphone in one hand and his to-do list in his head.

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Bangladesh climbs three spots on Huawei's Global Connectivity Index

Bangladesh has moved three spots up in an index presented by Chinese tech giant Huawei which rates the ICT infrastructure in 79 countries around the world.

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US-India defence ties grow closer as shared concerns in Asia loom

As Indian helicopters touched down this week on the deck of a US warship in the Bay of Bengal, what was billed as a modest military simulation became the latest sign of progress in a growing great power partnership in Asia.

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Hamid, Hasina pay tribute to martyrs on Armed Forces Day

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid homage to the members of the army, navy and air force martyred in the Liberation War at the Shikha Anirban, or Eternal Flame, to commemorate Armed Forces Day.

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Democratic White House candidates unite on impeachment, differ on taxes, healthcare

Democratic White House contenders united in backing the impeachment inquiry of Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday, but differed over the wisdom of imposing new taxes on the wealthy and how to expand healthcare coverage for Americans.

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'Everyone was in the loop' about Ukraine pressure campaign

A US diplomat said on Wednesday that "everyone was in the loop" about a Trump administration effort to get Ukraine to carry out investigations that might ultimately benefit US President Donald Trump, including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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Attack on Syria's Idlib kills at least 15 at displaced persons camp

An attack by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held area of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 and wounded several at a displaced persons camp on Wednesday, rescue workers said.

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US bill supporting Hong Kong rights heads to Trump’s desk

A bill compelling the United States to support pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong could arrive on President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as Thursday morning, potentially complicating the administration’s talks with China to end the trade war.

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Bolivia government proposes election bill as its seeks path to peace

Bolivia's interim government presented a bill on Wednesday that aims to forge a path to new elections and defuse street violence that has racked the country and killed 32 people since a disputed October vote.

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Hitler’s birthplace in Austria to become a police station

After years of wrangling over the future of the butter-yellow house in Austria where Hitler was born, authorities have decided to turn the building into a police station, in a bid to make it less of a magnet for neo-Nazis.

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Pope Francis meeting Thai king, Buddhist patriarch in visit

Pope Francis was set to meet Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch, prime minister and king at the start of an official visit on Thursday, before celebrating a mass with tens of thousands of Thai Catholics.

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Britain's Prince Andrew halts public duties over sex scandal

Britain's Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his "ill-judged" association with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused major disruption to the royal family's work.

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Google to limit targeting of political ads

Google on Wednesday said it would restrict how precisely political advertisers can target an audience on the company’s online services.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Sri Lanka's prime minister to resign after election setback

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will resign this week, a spokesman from his office said on Wednesday, after his party's candidate lost a presidential election over the weekend.

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Fire breaks out at Rajdhani Supermarket in Dhaka’s Tikatuli

A fire has broken out at the Rajdhani Supermarket in Dhaka’s Tikatuli.

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ইউরো ২০২০ ড্র: কে কোন পটে?

ইউরো ২০২০-এর বাছাইপর্বের খেলা শেষ হয়েছে মঙ্গলবার। মূল পর্বে জায়গা করে নিয়েছে ২০টি দল। বাকি চার দল টিকেট পাবে প্লে অফ থেকে।

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Transport workers end blockade in Narayanganj, traffic resumes

Transport workers have ended an eight-hour long blockade on the streets of Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj in protest at the new road transport act.

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China tortured me over Hong Kong, says former British consulate employee

A former employee of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong said Chinese secret police beat him, deprived him of sleep and shackled him in an attempt to force him to give information about activists leading pro-democracy protests.

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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash: US military

Two United States service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US military said in a statement.

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HK students' sewer escape thwarted as rows with UK, US grow

Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but fireman prevented further escape bids by blocking a metal manhole into the system.

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HC freezes ICT case against actress Nawshaba for 6 months

The High Court has put a freeze on the legal proceedings against actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in an ICT case charging her with spreading rumours on Facebook.

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Transport strike won't affect rice market, says food minister

The ongoing transport strike over the new road traffic law will not adversely affect the rice market even if it is prolonged by another 10 days, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said.

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আর্জেন্টাইন ক্লাবের দায়িত্ব ছাড়লেন মারাদোনা

আর্জেন্টিনার প্রথম বিভাগের ক্লাব হিমনাসিয়ার দায়িত্ব নেওয়ার তিন মাসের মধ্যে কোচের পদ থেকে সরে দাঁড়িয়েছেন দেশটির কিংবদন্তি ফুটবলার দিয়েগো মারাদোনা।

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More than 100 protesters killed in Iran during unrest - Amnesty International

Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protestors had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices last week.

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Goods stuck at Chattogram port as truckers, covered-van owners go on strike

The transportation of goods and containers to and from the Chattogram port have come to a halt amid the ongoing strike by some sections of transport workers over the new road traffic law.

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পচেত্তিনো বরখাস্ত, টটেনহ্যামের নতুন কোচ মরিনিয়ো

মাউরিসিও পচেত্তিনোকে বরখাস্ত করার ১২ ঘণ্টার মধ্যে নতুন কোচের নাম ঘোষণা করেছে টটেনহ্যাম হটস্পার। আগামী চার বছরের জন্য সেই দায়িত্ব নিয়েছেন চেলসি ও ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেডের সাবেক কোচ জোসে মরিনিয়ো।

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Commuters suffer as transport strike over new law rages on

A strike by transport workers to demand amendments to the new road transport law has crippled the movement of buses, trucks and lorries in Bangladesh country, much to the dismay of commuters and businesses.

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'Couldn't believe what I was hearing': White House aides testify in impeachment probe

Senior US officials told impeachment investigators in Congress on Tuesday they were concerned by President Donald Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival, with one White House official calling it a “shock.”

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A month after deadly clashes, Islamist outfit plans another rally in Bhola

A month after a conference over 'blasphemous' Facebook posts by a Hindu youth boiled over into violent clashes between angry Muslims and police, leaders of an Islamist outfit are planning to stage another meeting in Bhola.

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India may extend onion export ban to Feb to cap domestic prices

India may keep a ban on onion exports until February because domestic prices have risen after the harvest of summer-sown crops, which were expected to augment supplies, was delayed and damaged by untimely rains, a government official said.

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Constable dies after truck rams police vehicle on patrol in Cumilla

A police constable has died in a road accident in Suagazi, Cumilla.

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Dead-end: Rohingya in Malaysia warn against fleeing from Bangladesh

Before he flew to Thailand on a fake Bangladeshi passport and then crossed into Malaysia, Mohammed Imran was one of the most influential Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He headed an 18,000-strong camp and represented them on the big stage.

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Drug suspect killed in Hazaribagh ‘shootout’

A drug suspect has died in a so-called shootout with Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh.

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US Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong rights bill

The US Senate, in a unanimous vote, passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid China's crackdown on a pro-democracy protest movement that has gripped the vital financial centre for months.

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White House attacks its Ukraine expert as he says Trump call was ‘inappropriate’

The White House attacked its own top Ukraine expert Tuesday as he offered sworn testimony before the House’s impeachment inquiry that President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s president to investigate Democratic rivals had been “inappropriate” and validated his “worst fear” that American policy toward that country would veer off course.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Protests force Lebanese parliament to postpone session

Lebanon's parliament was blocked from holding its first session for two months on Tuesday after protesters prevented lawmakers from reaching the building, escalating a wave of demonstrations against rulers blamed for steering towards economic collapse.

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Fleeing home, but not homophobia

In one play, Eddy is beaten up, spat upon, called a faggot by schoolmates and family. In the other play, he is raped on Christmas Eve.

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Taliban commanders part of swap for Western hostages arrive in Qatar

Three Taliban commanders who are part of a prisoner swap for two Western hostages held by the militant group have landed in Qatar, three Taliban sources familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.

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Kashmir shutdown caused losses of more than $1bn, trade body says

Economic losses in Kashmir have run well over a billion dollars since India revoked its autonomy and statehood in August, the main trade body in the Himalayan region said, adding that it planned to sue the government for damages.

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The llama as therapist

The 300-pound llamas strolled quietly through the corridors of the nursing home, lowering their heads to be petted by residents in wheelchairs and pausing patiently as staffers took selfies.

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US to no longer waive sanctions on Iranian nuclear site

The United States said on Monday it will no longer waive sanctions related to Iran's Fordow nuclear plant after Tehran resumed uranium enrichment at the underground site.

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Thousands of Canadian National Railway workers go on strike

About 3,000 workers of Canadian National Railway, the country's largest railroad operator, went on strike on Tuesday, labour union Teamsters Canada said after both parties failed to resolve contract issues.

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Former Bangladesh pacer Shahadat Hossain banned for five years by BCB

Former Bangladesh seamer Shahadat Hossain has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years for physically assaulting teammate Sunny Arafat during a domestic league match

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Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers and bankers said on Monday.

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Truck owners, workers call indefinite strike over new law

Truck owners and workers will go on strike indefinitely from Wednesday to protest a new transport law that prescribes harsher punishment for traffic offences.

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Four Indian soldiers, two civilians killed in Siachen avalanche

Four Indian army officers and two porters were killed on Monday in an avalanche on the Siachen Glacier, a defence spokesman said on Monday.

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Transport workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway over new law

Traffic was halted on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for two hours on Tuesday as transport workers blocked the road demanding cancellation of the new transport law.  

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Miscreants kill Jamalpur woodworker after raping his wife

A local gang has murdered a woodworker after raping his wife in Jamalpur.

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PM Hasina to return home from Dubai Tuesday night

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to return home Tuesday night, ending her four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates

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Facebook, Messenger, Instagram users experiencing outages across UK

Users are reporting major Facebook outages, with a concentration of the lost services focused in the northeastern United States, alongside outages reported in the UK and California, according to Downdetector.com.

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The Iran cables: secret documents show how Tehran wields power in Iraq

In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad, a familiar visitor slipped quietly into the Iraqi capital. The city had been under siege for weeks, as protesters marched in the streets, demanding an end to corruption and calling for the ouster of the prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi. In particular, they denounced the outsize influence of their neighbour Iran in Iraqi politics, burning Iranian flags and attacking an Iranian consulate.

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In Brazil, Amazon deforestation has risen sharply on Bolsonaro’s watch

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil lost an area about 12 times the size of New York City from August 2018 through July of this year, according to government data released Monday, which shows that deforestation in the biome has shot up significantly since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Myanmar judge extends sentences for poets jailed for mocking military

A Myanmar judge on Monday extended the sentences of a troupe of satirical performers jailed for mocking the military, in a case that has raised new concern about freedom of expression.

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For the Eurostar tribe, Brexit could make Brussels feel even farther away

Just as the high-speed train dived under the English Channel, Mujtaba Rahman frantically typed an email on his smartphone and hit send.

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Impeachment investigators exploring whether Trump lied to Mueller

Impeachment investigators are exploring whether President Donald Trump lied in his written answers to Robert Mueller during the Russia investigation, a lawyer for the House told a federal appeals court Monday, raising the prospect of bringing an additional basis for a Senate trial over whether to remove Trump.

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The streaming era has finally arrived. Everything is about to change

Every three decades, or roughly once a generation, Hollywood experiences a seismic shift. The transition from silent films to talkies in the 1920s. The rise of broadcast television in the 1950s. The raucous “I Want My MTV” cable boom of the 1980s.

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US softens stance on Israeli settlements, draws Palestinian outrage

The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel’s right to build Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were “inconsistent with international law.”

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Monday, November 18, 2019

Shakib Khan fined Tk 1m for breach of building design

The capital development authority, or Rajuk, has fined actor Shakib Khan Tk 1 million for failing to adhere to the approved design of his building in Niketan residential area in Dhaka.

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উরুগুয়ে বিপজ্জনক দল: আর্জেন্টিনা কোচ

আন্তর্জাতিক প্রীতি ম্যাচে উরুগুয়ের মুখোমুখি হওয়ার আগে প্রতিপক্ষকে সমীহ করছেন আর্জেন্টিনার কোচ লিওনেল স্কালোনি। তারুণ্য ও অভিজ্ঞতার সমন্বয়ে উরুগুয়ে বিশ্বের অন্যতম সেরা দল বলে মনে করেন তিনি।

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New transport law must be enforced despite obstacles: Quader

The government will go ahead with implementing the new transport law despite all difficulties, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said.

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Cambodian princess who rescued traditional ballet dies at age 76

Cambodia's Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former minister of culture who helped revive traditional Apsara dance after the brutal 1970s Khmer Rouge regime nearly wiped it out, has died at age 76, the royal palace said on Monday.

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Arcuri says she had 'very special relationship' with UK's Johnson

US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri said on Monday that she had "a very special relationship" with Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he was mayor of London but declined to say if it amounted to an affair.

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Iran blocks nearly all internet access

Iran imposed an almost complete nationwide internet blackout on Sunday one of its most draconian attempts to cut off Iranians from each other and the rest of the world as widespread anti-government unrest roiled the streets of Tehran and other cities for a third day.

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Woman, son found dead in Kushtia

Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her nine-year-old son from a house in Kushtia’s Daulatpur Upazila.

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Duelling Matteos battle for the future of Italy

Pity the weak and wobbly new Italian government. While its incompatible coalition partners pretend to tolerate one another, they are relegated to being nervous bystanders, and potential casualties, in the real fight for power: the Battle of the Two Matteos.

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Protesters block entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr port

Protesters have once again blocked the entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by 50%, two port sources told Reuters on Monday.

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Bus drivers go on strike in 10 districts over new transport law

Bus drivers and their assistants have gone on strike in parts of the country to protest harsher punishments for traffic offences under the new transport law.

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Ransomware increases cyberattack risks despite security steps

Ferdous, a resident in Moghbazar, was installing a new operating system turning off the antivirus protection on his computer. His computer screen froze after he installed the new system and inappropriate websites began to pop up.

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‘Several’ dead in shooting in a Fresno backyard, police say

About nine people were shot and “several” killed after gunmen sneaked into the backyard of a home in Fresno, California, during a family gathering and opened fire Sunday, the authorities said.

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Court issues arrest order for four fugitives in Abrar murder

A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for four fugitives in a case over the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.

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Suspected killer recalls little. But past victims remember him

Randy Santos says he remembers walking through Chinatown at 2am looking for cans and bottles to get the deposit money. He remembers police officers motioning him to stop. He remembers feeling perplexed when they handcuffed him.

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Venice hit by another exceptional high tide; worst week in 150 years

Reeling from devastating floods this week, Venice suffered another exceptional high tide on Sunday, with the water peaking at 150 cm (4.9 feet), marking the worst week for the city since official tide statistics were produced in 1872.

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Top court defers Grameenphone audit verdict to Sunday

Bangladesh’s top court has deferred its verdict on an audit dispute between the telecom regulator and Grameenphone to Sunday.

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US expected to grant Huawei 90-day licence extension Monday

The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a licence on Monday allowing US companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.

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‘Extremist’ killed in Jhenaidah ‘gunfight’

A leader of an outlawed group  has died in a so-called shootout with police in Jhenaidah’s Harinakundu.

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Indian Muslims to pursue review of Hindu temple site ruling

An Indian Muslim group said on Sunday it would file a petition in the Supreme Court asking for a review of a ruling that awarded a disputed site in Uttar Pradesh to Hindus, allowing them to build a temple there.

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Iran blocks nearly all internet access

Iran imposed an almost complete nationwide internet blackout on Sunday one of its most draconian attempts to cut off Iranians from each other and the rest of the world as widespread anti-government unrest roiled the streets of Tehran and other cities for a third day.

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Hong Kong police seal off university amid fears of crackdown

Hong Kong police on Monday trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university and demonstrators rampaged through a tourist district, after almost two straight days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown.

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Turkey’s deportations force Europe to face its ISIS militants

As Turkey followed through on its threat to release more Islamic State detainees last week, Western European nations were confronted with a problem they had long sought to avoid: what to do about the potential return of radicalized, often battle-hardened Europeans to countries that absolutely do not want them back.

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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Millions of ibises were mummified. But where did ancient Egypt get them?

The ancient Egyptians left us with plenty of head scratching. How did they actually build the pyramids? Where is Queen Nefertiti buried? What’s inside that mysterious void in the Great Pyramid of Giza?

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In Bolivia, interim leader sets conservative, religious tone

The interim leader of Bolivia took power this week promising to unify a nation in turmoil. But she has since stacked her Cabinet with conservative ministers and thrust religion to the forefront of government at the risk of deepening the divides.

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Over 2.9 million students sit for PEC, Ebtedayee exams

The Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations are underway at around 7,000 centres across Bangladesh.

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UN warns Bolivia crisis could 'spin out of control' as death toll mounts

The United Nations warned on Saturday violence in Bolivia could "spin out of control" following recent skirmishes between security forces and coca farmers loyal to ousted President Evo Morales that have left nine dead.

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India drops plan to let forest officials use force after protests

India has dropped plans to give forest officials the right to use force against indigenous people and open up more land for commercial plantations after nationwide protests.

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Turkey says it bought Russian S-400s to use them, not put them aside

Turkey bought S-400 missile defence systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the Turkish Defence Industry Directorate said on Saturday, days after talks between President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.

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'Joker' expected to cross $1 billion global box office milestone

Comic book movie "Joker" is poised to surpass $1 billion in global ticket sales on Friday, becoming the first R-rated Hollywood movie ever to overcome the milestone.

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সেই সিৎসিপাসের কাছে হেরে বিদায় ফেদেরারের

এটিপি ফাইনালসে নিজের অভিষেক মৌসুমেই চমক উপহার দিলেন স্তেফানোস সিৎসিপাস। প্রতিযোগিতাটির সবচেয়ে বেশি ছয়বারের চ্যাম্পিয়ন রজার ফেদেরারকে হারিয়ে জায়গা করে নিলেন পুরুষ এককের ফাইনালে।

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Khamenei blames counter-revolution, enemies for ‘sabotage’ in Iran gasoline price protests

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across the country, blaming opponents of the Islamic Republic and foreign enemies for "sabotage", state television reported.

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China, US had ‘constructive’ phone call on trade: Xinhua

China and United States had "constructive talks" on trade in a high-level phone call on Saturday, state media Xinhua said.

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Judge who let man elude ICE is now in dock

When she was brought before a court this spring, charged with the federal crime of obstruction of justice, Judge Shelley Joseph did not look like a rebel.

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Bangladeshi expatriate arrested over abduction of compatriot in South Africa: police

A Bangladeshi expatriate has been arrested in South Africa on charges of kidnapping a fellow countryman, according to police.

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Buttigieg surges ahead of Democratic rivals in Iowa: poll

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg holds a clear lead among Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa, the state that will hold the first nominating contest in February, a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom opinion poll showed on Saturday.

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Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs in fresh university clashes

Fresh violence erupted around a besieged Hong Kong university campus on Sunday morning, as protesters braced for a possible final police push to clear them after fiery clashes overnight.

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Britain's Prince Andrew 'categorically' denies sex claims

Britain’s Prince Andrew said he could not have had sex with a teenage girl at a socialite’s London home because he returned to his house after a children’s party on the night in question and has no recollection of ever meeting her.

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Fuad to convey the ‘power of women’ in his latest album

Popular musician Fuad Almuqtadir is set to return with a new full-length record featuring six female artists, after a seven-year hiatus.

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Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in the lead in presidential election

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa established a lead over his main rival in a presidential election months after deadly militant attacks in the island, early results showed on Sunday.

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Pence aide said Trump's Ukraine phone call was 'unusual and inappropriate'

The phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the center of Congress' impeachment investigation was "inappropriate," a foreign policy aide to Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers, according to a transcript released on Saturday.

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Seven die in Chattogram explosion

At least seven people have died in an explosion in a house in Chattogram’s Patharghata area, according to police.

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5 takeaways from the leaked files on China’s mass detention of Muslims

Internal Chinese government documents obtained by The New York Times have revealed new details on the origins and execution of China’s mass detention of as many as 1 million Uighurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.

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Chile police stopped rescue workers helping dying protester: human rights watchdog

Chile's independent human rights watchdog said on Saturday it would file a formal complaint for murder against police officers who allegedly prevented paramedics from attending a heart attack victim amid a protest Friday.

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Judge who let man elude ICE is now in dock

When she was brought before a court this spring, charged with the federal crime of obstruction of justice, Judge Shelley Joseph did not look like a rebel.

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Saturday, November 16, 2019

What ads are political? Twitter struggles with a definition

The Alzheimer’s Association, a health care advocacy group, recently spent more than $84,000 on an ad campaign on Twitter. The campaign had a singular purpose: To persuade people to ask Congress for larger investments in medical research for the disease.

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ব্রাজিলের বিপক্ষে জয় দলীয় প্রচেষ্টার ফল: মেসি

ব্রাজিলের বিপক্ষে তার গোল গড়ে দেয় ম্যাচের ভাগ্য। তবে জয়টা দলীয় প্রচেষ্টার ফল বলে মনে করেন লিওনেল মেসি। দলের খেলার ধরণও মনে ধরেছে আর্জেন্টিনা অধিনায়কের।

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ব্রাজিল কোচকে চুপ করতে বললেন মেসি!

যতই প্রীতি ম্যাচ হোক, লড়াইটা যখন ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনার মধ্যে তখন পাল্টে যায় আবহ। সাম্প্রতিক সময়ে মাঠের বাইরের বিভিন্ন ঘটনার কারণে এমনিতেই ম্যাচটিকে ঘিরে উন্মাদনা বেড়েছিল বহুগুণে। সেসবের বশেই কি না, ম্যাচের এক পর্যায়ে তেতে উঠলেন লিওনেল মেসি, প্রতিপক্ষের কোচ তিতেকে চুপ করতে বললেন আর্জেন্টিনা অধিনায়ক।

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Taylor Swift wins some support in feud with old label, and lots of silence

Taylor Swift and her former record label traded barbed accusations on Friday about her rights to perform her old songs, winning support from singers like Selena Gomez and Sara Bareilles but silence from many of the big hitters in the music business.

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Gunmen fire on buses carrying minority Muslim voters in Sri Lanka

Gunmen have fired on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in Sri Lanka on Saturday, hours before polling in presidential elections got under way, reports NDTV.

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আর্জেন্টিনাকে দেওয়া পেনাল্টিটি ছিল না: ব্রাজিল কোচ

ম্যাচের শুরুর দিকে লিওনেল মেসির পার্থক্য গড়ে দেওয়া একমাত্র গোলটির উৎস পেনাল্টির সিদ্ধান্তটি সঠিক নয় বলে মনে করছেন ব্রাজিল কোচ তিতে।

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Chattogram traders trash 15 tonnes of onions as prices skyrocket

As the price of onions continue to soar, traders have thrown away almost 15 tonnes of the kitchen staple in Chattogram.

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A 9-year-old is about to get a university degree. He has #giganticplans

He doesn’t play chess or any musical instruments. But he loves “Fortnite” and “Minecraft” and watches Netflix.

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Germany passes climate-protection law to ensure 2030 goals

Germany enshrined its fight against climate change into law on Friday in a bid to meet its targets under the Paris Agreement, approving a raft of measures including a $60 billion spending package, a fee system for carbon emissions and taxes to make flying more expensive.

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Germany passes climate-protection law to ensure 2030 goals

Germany enshrined its fight against climate change into law on Friday in a bid to meet its targets under the Paris Agreement, approving a raft of measures including a $60 billion spending package, a fee system for carbon emissions and taxes to make flying more expensive.

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India, choking on toxic air, tries something new: An oxygen bar

As air pollution shot up to dangerous levels across India on Friday, underscoring an already dire public health crisis, a crowd descended on a small shop in New Delhi for a novel solution: a 15-minute hit of clean oxygen.

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Fatima Bhutto on the surge of Bollywood, K-pop and Turkish TV

“The Bold and the Beautiful,” a staple of American daytime television for more than 30 years, peaked in its worldwide viewership at 26.2 million in 2008. A few years later, “Magnificent Century,” a Turkish drama, was broadcast to 200 million people. That wide gulf in audience is one of the focuses of the book “New Kings of the World,” about how American soft power is being eclipsed around the globe.

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RAB detains six operatives of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam in Dhaka, Satkhira

Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested six suspected operatives of the banned militant outfit ‘Ansar al-Islam’ in Dhaka and Satkhira.

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Hundreds of pro-China protesters rally amid Hong Kong chaos

Hundreds of pro-China protesters rallied in Hong Kong on Saturday to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack.

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Iran Abruptly Raises Fuel Prices, and Protests Erupt

Iran abruptly raised gasoline prices as much as 300% early Friday and imposed a strict rationing system, and within hours protests erupted across the country, with angry crowds calling for the ouster of President Hassan Rouhani.

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Myanmar rejects ICC probe into alleged war crimes against Rohingyas

Myanmar has rejected an International Criminal Court or ICC investigation into alleged war crimes against the Rohingyas amid mounting legal pressure from the international community over its treatment of the Muslim minority group.

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Inside Hong Kong’s battle-ready campuses

Across Hong Kong’s university campuses, students and their supporters are bracing for police confrontations in increasingly elaborate ways: constructing Molotov cocktail assembly lines, erecting catapults that use helmets to launch projectiles, and building walls made of brick and mortar or crosshatched bamboo.

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Bangladesh face steep challenge as India declare after 343-run lead in Indore Test

Bangladesh are fighting to stave off defeat as they begin their second innings of the Test match against India after the hosts declared overnight with a lead of 343 runs in Indore.

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Pro-China protesters to rally amid Hong Kong chaos

Pro-China protesters plan to rally in Hong Kong on Saturday to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack.

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Sri Lankans vote for a new president to heal divisions after Easter attack

Sri Lankans trickled into polling centers early on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter Sunday attacks on hotels and churches that have heavily weighed on its tourism-dependent economy.

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Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation

Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former US ambassador to Ukraine on Friday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing.

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Prince Andrew says he has no recollection of meeting accuser - BBC

Britain's Prince Andrew said in comments broadcast on Friday that he had no recollection of ever meeting an American woman who alleges she was forced to have sex with him when she was underage.

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Friday, November 15, 2019

UK police investigating alleged assault on HK justice secretary in London

British police said they are investigating the alleged assault on the Hong Kong justice secretary in London, but so far there have been not been any arrests.

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Bangladesh flying in onion from Egypt, Turkey as prices continue to soar

The government is flying in onion from abroad in a bid to calm the turbulent market, the commerce minister has said as prices continue to skyrocket.  

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Agarwal double hundred flattens jaded Bangladesh as India stretch lead to 343

Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed an epic 243 and forged two century-plus partnerships to flatten Bangladesh and put India firmly in control of the opening Test in Indore on Friday.

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হার থেকে শিখছেন ডে

স্কোরলাইন নিয়ে একটু হতাশা আছে। তবে সব মিলিয়ে শক্তিশালী ওমানের বিপক্ষে দলের পারফরম্যান্সে খুশি জেমি ডে। হারা ম্যাচ থেকে শেখার কথাও জানিয়েছেন বাংলাদেশ কোচ।

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১০৩ জনকে নিয়ে যুব আর্চারি শুরু

ছেলে-মেয়ে মিলিয়ে মোট ১০৩ জন আর্চার নিয়ে আগামী শনিবার শুরু হচ্ছে এবারের জাতীয় যুব আর্চারি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ।

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N Korea calls US candidate Biden a 'rabid dog' nearing death

North Korea’s state media on Friday stepped up a personal attack on former US Vice President Joe Biden for slandering its leader, calling the Democratic presidential candidate “a rabid dog” that needed to be put down.

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Khamenei: Iran not calling for elimination of Jews, wants non-sectarian Israel

Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday.

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Dhaka air quality deteriorates ahead of winter

As winter sets in, the quality of air in Dhaka poses major health risks to citizens with pollution reaching severe levels.

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Trump asks US SC to prevent release of his tax returns

President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the conservative-majority US Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court ruling that directed his longtime accounting firm to hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors.

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বার্সেলোনায় খেলার এটা সঠিক সময় নয়: রামোস

কাতালুনিয়ার রাজনৈতিক অস্থিতিশীলতার কারণে বার্সেলোনায় এখন স্পেন জাতীয় দলের কোনো ম্যাচ আয়োজন করাটা ঠিক হবে না বলে মনে করেন সের্হিও রামোস।

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Rohingya drug suspect killed in Teknaf ‘shootout’

A Rohingya man with alleged ties to crimes has been killed in a so-called shootout with Border Guards Bangladesh in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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Bangladeshi housemaid Sumi returns home from Saudi Arabia

Sumi Akter -- a housemaid whose video appealing for help after alleged torture in Saudi Arabia went viral on social media -- has returned home.

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“সাফল্যের ক্ষুধাতেই আজকের রোনালদো”

অনেকের কাছেই তিনি বর্তমান সময়ের সেরা ফুটবলার। লিথুয়ানিয়ার বিপক্ষে দূর্দান্ত পারফরম্যান্সের পর স্বীকৃতিটা জাতীয় দল সতীর্থ মারিও রুইয়ের কাছ থেকেও পেলেন ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো। সাফল্যের তীব্র ক্ষুধাই তাকে আজকের অবস্থানে নিয়ে এসেছে বলে মনে করেন পর্তুগিজ এই লেফট-ব্যাক।

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Five days after cyclone, hundreds of thousands remain without power in southern Bangladesh

About 250,000 customers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board or BREB are languishing without electricity, five days after a powerful cyclone lashed the country's southern coast.

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Five days after cyclone, hundreds of thousands remain without electricity in southern Bangladesh

About 250,000 customers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board or BREB are languishing without electricity, five days after a powerful cyclone lashed the country's southern coast.

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ব্রাজিল-আর্জেন্টিনা মহারণে 'বন্ধু' আগুয়েরো এখন জেসুসের 'শত্রু'

নেইমার না থাকলেও দুই চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনার লড়াইয়ের উত্তাপে কোনো ভাটা পড়ছে না। উত্তেজনায় ঠাসা ম্যাচটিতে খেলতে মুখিয়ে আছেন গাব্রিয়েল জেসুস। ক্লাব সতীর্থ সের্হিও আগুয়েরো ও নিকোলাস ওতামেন্দিকে ‘দেখে নেওয়ার’ হুমকিও দিয়ে রাখলেন ব্রাজিল ফরোয়ার্ড।

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US envoy Sondland did not link Biden probe to aid: Ukraine minister

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Thursday that US Ambassador Gordon Sondland did not explicitly link military aid to Kiev with opening an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Interfax Ukraine reported.

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Boris Johnson stumbles out of the election gate

For months, Prime Minister Boris Johnson planned on calling a general election in Britain, figuring he could break the logjam in Parliament by taking his case for Brexit directly to the people. Instead, as he has floundered in the early stages of the campaign, Johnson has discovered that the people are taking their case to him.

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বাংলাদেশের সামনে কঠিন সময়

ইন্দোর টেস্টের প্রথম দিনেই বাংলাদেশকে কোণঠাসা করে ফেলেছে ভারত। দ্বিতীয় দিনে বাংলাদেশের চেষ্টা লড়াইয়ে ফেরার।

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Turkish president hands ‘tough guy’ letter back to Trump on US visit

To outward appearances, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey enjoyed a genial visit to the White House on Wednesday, where he and President Donald Trump exchanged compliments and resolved to work out multiple policy disputes between Washington and Ankara.

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Whistleblower’s name keeps evading Facebook and YouTube defences

A week ago, YouTube and Facebook said they would block people from identifying the government official thought to be the whistleblower who set in motion an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

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Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under the US Constitution.

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Derailment in Sirajganj snaps northern, southern rail links to Dhaka

Rail services between Dhaka and the northern regions have been suspended after a train derailed in Sirajganj's Ullahpara.

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Two killed, 35 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics

Security forces killed two protesters and wounded 35 others in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said, as thousands of Iraqis continued a wave of anti-government protests.

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Islamic Jihad, Israel halt hostilities in Gaza, 34 Palestinians dead

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel halted hostilities across the Gaza Strip border on Thursday following Egyptian- and UN-mediated efforts to end the worst surge in fighting in months.

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Despite Kashmir anger, China's Xi invites India's Modi to visit again next year

Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China again next year after two informal summits between the men in each other's countries, despite deep disagreement over the disputed Kashmir region.

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Bangladesh bans heartburn drug Ranitidine made with ingredients of two Indian firms

The government has banned the heartburn drug Ranitidine made with raw materials from two Indian companies after detecting high levels of cancer-causing ingredients in them.

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Grameenphone agrees to pay BTRC Tk 2bn over disputed audit claim

Grameenphone has agreed to pay Tk 2 billion out of Tk 125.8 billion in 'unpaid dues found in audit' to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission or BTRC.

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রোনালদো ফিট ও খেলবে: পর্তুগাল কোচ

ইউভেন্তুসের হয়ে শেষ দুই ম্যাচে পুরোটা সময় খেলার সুযোগ না পাওয়া ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোর ফিটনেস নিয়ে প্রশ্ন উঠেছে। তবে তা উড়িয়ে দিয়েছেন পর্তুগাল জাতীয় দলের কোচ। ইউরো ২০২০ বাছাইয়ে লিথুয়ানিয়া ও লুক্সেমবার্গের বিপক্ষে দলের সেরা তারকা খেলবেন বলে জানিয়েছেন ফের্নান্দো সান্তোস।

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The free visa trap: How a false notion is fuelling the deportation of migrants from Saudi Arabia

Shoeb Hossain left Kishoreganj in pursuit of a better life in Saudi Arabia under the "free" visa scheme 10 years ago.

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ফিরলেন মুমিনুল, বিপদে বাংলাদেশ

আইসিসি টেস্ট চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে নিজেদের প্রথম ম্যাচে ভারতের বিপক্ষে ইন্দোরে টস জিতে ব্যাট করছে বাংলাদেশ।

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Schools shut because of Delhi's smog, but hundreds of children run a race

About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities declared air quality as hazardous and the city government ordered schools to be shut as part of emergency measures.

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Indian court delays ruling on ban on women entering Hindu temple

India's Supreme Court on Thursday referred a decision to lift a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a Hindu temple to a larger bench of judges, delaying a final verdict in the case that has divided opinion.

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Interim leader asks Bolivia to return to normalcy as the streets seethe

The lawmaker who has assumed Bolivia’s interim presidency addressed her violence-torn nation Wednesday and pledged to “reconstruct democracy,” even as the ousted Bolivian president called her government unconstitutional and his backers vowed to disrupt it.

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Commonwealth leaders urged to pass laws protecting workers from slavery

World leaders should take aim at modern slavery in corporate supply chains at a global summit next year, labour rights activists said on Wednesday, calling for laws to compel companies to tackle worker exploitation in their operations.

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5.5kg gold found under seats of Biman aircraft at Dhaka airport

The authorities have seized 5.5kg of gold from an airplane at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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Witnesses embody the power of the moment in Trump impeachment hearing

William B Taylor Jr was the witness that Democrats had hoped Robert Mueller would be but was not — the image, at least, of a wise, fatherly figure with Kevlar credibility expressing restrained but unmistakable disapproval of what he found when he turned over the rock.

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Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger joins FIFA as global development chief

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been appointed as FIFA's new chief of global football development, with the Frenchman set to oversee the growth of the sport plus technical matters, soccer's world governing body said on Wednesday.

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Israeli strike in Gaza kills six civilians: medics, residents

An Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip killed six members of a Palestinian family on Thursday, all of them civilians, medical officials and residents said, bringing the death toll in the territory from a 48-hour surge in fighting to 32.

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Citywide protests disrupt Hong Kong as students barricade campuses

Anti-government protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth straight day on Thursday, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.

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Bangladesh win toss, bat first in 1st Test against India

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in the first match of the two-Test series against India in Indore.

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Britain to become 'second rate' in the world after Brexit: EU's Tusk

Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a "second-rate player" after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

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US struggles to keep allies in fight against ISIS in Syria

As Trump administration officials try to convince allies that the United States remains committed to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria they are facing a significant roadblock: President Donald Trump’s own policy reversals.

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Trump impeachment hearings focus on Ukraine pressure campaign

The top US diplomat in Ukraine, testifying on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically.

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Tensions high on campuses

Hong Kong’s campuses were on the front lines of its political crisis on Wednesday, as residents braced for a third straight day of traffic jams and ugly clashes between riot police officers and demonstrators.

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Bangladeshi man paid Rs 5m in ransom to kidnappers in Kolkata, say police

A Bangladeshi businessman has alleged that he paid a ransom of Rs 5 million to secure his release from a group of kidnappers, PTI reports citing a senior police officer.

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ACC opens probe against former VC of Gopalganj university

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has opened an investigation into the allegations of embezzlement and acquisition of illegal wealth against Khondoker Nasiruddin, the former vice chancellor of Gopalganj's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University.

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