N Korea's Kim to unveil 'new path' in New Year speech after US misses deadline

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to make a closely watched New Year address on Wednesday which is likely to offer a glimpse of a “new path” he has vowed to take if the United States fails to meet his deadline to soften its stance over denuclearization.

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Awami League candidates Atiqul, Taposh file nominations for Dhaka election

Awami League candidates Atiqul Islam and Fazle Noor Taposh have submitted their nomination forms for Dhaka North and South respectively to vie for mayoral posts in the city elections.

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Protesters outside US Baghdad embassy rage against air strikes

Thousands of protesters and militia fighters gathered on Tuesday outside the main gate of the US embassy compound in Baghdad to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq.

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Cold wave lingers, Met Office forecasts light rain

A cold wave is continuing to sweep through areas in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions.

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Bangladeshis accounted for highest number of visitors to India in 2019

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka issued 1.5 million visas to Bangladesh nationals in 2019, the highest for any single country.

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‘A slow-motion Chernobyl’: How lax laws turned a river into a disaster

By the time the polluted Santiago River bursts over a waterfall on the outskirts of Guadalajara, in western Mexico, its stench seems to be everywhere: hovering over crops, seeping into homes, fouling the tap water.

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PEC, Ebtedayee pass rates fall to 95.5% and 95.96%

The pass rate in Primary Education Completion and Ebtedayee exams have declined to 95.5 percent and 95.96 percent respectively.

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JSC exams: Barishal secures highest pass rate, Dhaka forges ahead with GPA-5 achievers

The Barishal Board has once again topped the list of eight educational boards with a 97.05 percent pass rate in the Junior School Certificate exams, or JSC, exams this year.

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Nicaragua frees political prisoners after international pressure

Prison guards came at 2am to wake Scannierth Merlo Lacayo, saying it was time to change cells.

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Chinese scientist who genetically edited babies gets 3 years in prison

A court in China on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the researcher who shocked the global scientific community when he claimed that he had created the world’s first genetically edited babies, to three years in prison for carrying out “illegal medical practices.”

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Pass rate in JSC, JDC exams rises to 87.9%

The pass rate has risen 2.07 percentage points to 87.9 percent in Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate exams year-on-year.

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Kim Kardashian to Sting: 10 celebrities who used star power for good in 2019

Celebrities were out in force in 2019 to lend their names and star spotlights to causes ranging from homelessness to climate change and indigenous rights.

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Don't let society hold you back, bodybuilding pioneer tells Bangladeshi girls

The teenage winner of Bangladesh's first female bodybuilding competition urged the country's girls to follow her lead on Monday, saying conservative values should not hold them back.

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American airstrikes rally Iraqis against US

Iraqi leaders said the United States violated Iraqi sovereignty with attacks that killed two dozen members of an Iranian-backed militia over the weekend.

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Suspect in Monsey stabbings searched online for ‘Hitler,’ charges say

In his journal, prosecutors said, he referred to Hitler and “Nazi culture.” On his phone, he searched online at least four times for “why did Hitler hate the Jews” and looked for “prominent companies founded by Jews in America.”

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Results of school certificate exams handed to PM Hasina

The results of school certificate examinations for fifth and eighth graders have been handed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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Al Qaeda ally claims responsibility for Somalia blast that killed 90 people

Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.

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Three people feared dead in Australian bushfires

Three people caught in bushfires in Australia's southeast are feared dead, authorities said on Tuesday, as huge fire fronts cause widespread devastation and forced thousands of holidaymakers to flee to beaches to escape the flames.

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Bloomberg unleashes ad war against Trump

Hillary Clinton tried. So did 16 rival Republicans. And after hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on ads attacking Donald Trump in 2016, the results were the same: They never did much damage.

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Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn, who was awaiting trial in Japan, now in Lebanon

Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was in Lebanon as of Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter, raising questions about how one of the world's most recognised businessmen exited Japan months before his trial.

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Inside China’s push to turn Muslim minorities into an army of workers

The order from Chinese officials was blunt and urgent. Villagers from Muslim minorities should be pushed into jobs, willing or not. Quotas would be set and families penalised if they refused to go along.

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Political parties remained busy in 2019 to put their own houses in order

Parties remained busy dealing with internal issues in 2019 as it was an uneventful year in Bangladesh politics.

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Use of facial recognition in Delhi rally sparks privacy fears

Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally - a first for India - raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amidst nationwide protests against a new citizenship law.

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Prominent Chinese pastor gets 9 years in jail for subversion

The pastor of one of China's best-known unregistered "house" churches was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday on charges of inciting subversion of state power, part of Beijing's crackdown on unregistered religious groups.

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Sudan sentences 27 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing

A Sudanese court sentenced 27 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a teacher in detention in February during protests that led to the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir.

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বর্ষসেরার খেতাব জিতে উচ্ছ্বসিত রোনালদো

বছরের শেষ সময়ে এসে বর্ষসেরা ফুটবলারের পুরস্কার ‘গ্লোব সকার অ্যাওয়ার্ড’ জিতে ভীষণ খুশি ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো।

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For China’s pickup artists, sex is the goal and urging suicide is a tactic

“You’ve given your best thing to another man,” he texted her, referring to her virginity. “I’m left with nothing.”

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Police restrict New Year’s Eve celebrations in Dhaka

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has clamped restrictions on the celebrations of New Year’s Eve.

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Police foil leftists’ black flag march

Police have foiled the Left Democratic Alliance’s 'black flag' march towards the Prime Minister’s Office demanding the government’s resignation and a re-election under a caretaker government.

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One firefighter dies, two injured in Australian bushfire

An Australian volunteer firefighter died on Monday and two others suffered burns after their truck rolled over when it was hit by extreme winds amid raging bushfires.

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Former foreign secretary Muazzem Ali dies at 75

Former foreign secretary Syed Muazzem Ali has died at the age of 75 during his treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.

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Mercury at 5 degrees Celsius in Tetulia as cold wave lingers

A light to moderate cold wave continues to sweep over northern Bangladesh with the mercury rising slightly in parts of the country.

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Man wounded in DU blasts

A man has been wounded after two crude bombs exploded near Madhu’s Canteen in Dhaka University.

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Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage

A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia's Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by another carer.

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Putin thanks Trump for helping Russia thwart terrorist attack

President Vladimir Putin of Russia called President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for a tip from American intelligence agencies that helped prevent a terrorist attack in Russia, the Kremlin said in a statement.

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Suspect in knife rampage at rabbi's home appears to have acted alone: New York police

An assailant who stabbed five people attending a party at an Hasidic rabbi's home in what New York's governor called an act of domestic terrorism appears to have been acting alone, police said on Sunday.

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Robbery suspect killed in alleged shootout in Noakhali

A robbery suspect has died in a so-called shootout with police in Noakhali’s Companiganj Upazila.

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The UN tried to save hospitals in Syria. It didn’t work

A United Nations system to prevent attacks on hospitals and other humanitarian sites in insurgent-held areas of Syria has been ignored by Russian and Syrian forces and marred by internal errors, a New York Times investigation has found.

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Dengue racks Honduras amid extreme weather and dysfunction

More than 400 people died this year as one of the worst dengue epidemics on record swept through Central America — a type of outbreak that some scientists and public health officials are warning is likely to become more frequent and more widespread because of climate change.

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North Korea leader urges ‘offensive measures’ at top party meeting

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, called for “offensive measures” to strengthen security at a meeting of senior officials, the state-run media reported on Monday, a day before a North Korean-imposed deadline for Washington to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks.

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US launches attacks on Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria

The US military Sunday struck five targets in Iraq and Syria controlled by an Iranian-backed paramilitary group, the Pentagon said, a reprisal for a rocket attack Friday that killed an American contractor.

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Prof Talukder Moniruzzaman dies at 81

National professor Talukder Moniruzzaman has died at the age of 81.

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Left behind by migrant husbands, women break the rules and go to work

Years had passed since her husband had crossed the sea to look for work in Europe. Left behind, Khadijah Diagouraga trudged to the couple’s peanut fields alone every day, struggling to earn enough to provide for an extended family of 13.

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২০১৯: এক নজরে আন্তর্জাতিক ফুটবল

নতুন সব গল্পের হাতছানিতে শুরু হয়েছিল নতুন বছর। পেছনের হতাশা মুছে কারোর জন্য ছিল নতুন শুরুর চ্যালেঞ্জ, কারো দীর্ঘদিনের সাফল্যের খরা কাটানোর স্বপ্ন। কারো হিসেব মিলেছে, কেউ দিয়েছে কঠিন সময় পেছনে ফেলে নতুন যুগের ঘোষণা। আরেকটি নতুন বছর কড়া নাড়ছে দুয়ারে। পেছন ফিরে তাকালে স্মৃতির পাতায় ভেসে ওঠে আন্তর্জাতিক ফুটবলের সেসব গল্প…

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টিভি সূচি (সোমবার, ৩০ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৯)

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Tetulia is the coldest place as mercury dips to 4.5 degrees Celsius

A light to moderate cold wave has swept over the three divisions and a few districts with the mercury dropping to 4.5 degrees Celsius in Tetulia, the lowest temperature so far this season.

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Crude bomb explodes near BNP office

A crude bomb has exploded near BNP's central office in Naya Paltan.

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Ukraine begins all-for-all prisoner swap with separatists

Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have started an all-for-all prisoner swap, after which all remaining prisoners of the five-year conflict should return home, the office of Ukraine's president said on Sunday.

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Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead

A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade in Yemen's southern separatist-held town of al-Dhalea, killing at least five people and injuring others, Yemen's Security Belt forces said on Sunday.

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Police arrest five with links to Tejgaon murder

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested five people in connection with the murder of 70-year-old Shah Tobarok Hossain at his home in Dhaka’s Tejgaon.

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BNP opposes e-voting, cites risks of rigging

The Election Commission will use electronic voting in the Dhaka City Corporation election only to serve the government's interest, the BNP has alleged.

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Uruguay seizes record 6 tonnes of cocaine at port and ranch

A record haul of 6 tonnes of cocaine, estimated to be worth more than $1 billion, has been seized in Uruguay, according to the country’s navy.

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Train services to Sylhet disrupted as freight train derails

All train services to Sylhet have been halted after the derailment of a train compartment on Sunday.

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Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare

India's tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings.

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Residents, holidaymakers urged to leave Australian region as fire conditions worsen

Residents and holidaymakers in part of the Australian state of Victoria were urged to leave on Sunday ahead of what is expected to be a day of extreme fire danger.

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30,000 EVMs prepared for Dhaka city polls

The Election Commission has prepared at least 30,000 electronic voting machines for Dhaka city polls.

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Three more explosions near Dhaka University’s Madhu’s Canteen

Three crude bomb explosions have taken place near Dhaka University’s Madhu’s Canteen following a similar explosion three days before.

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Atiqul, Taposh secure Awami League ticket for Dhaka polls

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has secured the Awami League nomination for the mayoral post for Dhaka South in the city election and Atiqul Islam for Dhaka North.

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Latin America’s fight against corruption stalls

The biggest corruption investigation in Latin America history began, humbly enough, at a Brazilian gas station, but as it steamrollered across the region, it took down top government officials and corporate titans alike.

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Recession, robots and rockets: another roaring 20s for world markets?

Helicopter cash, climate crises, smart cities and the space economy — investors have all those possibilities ahead as they enter the third decade of the 21st century.

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2 dead and 7 wounded in shooting ambush at music video filming

Two men were killed and at least seven others wounded during the filming of a rap music video on Friday night near Houston, officials said.

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At least 3 people stabbed near New York synagogue

Multiple people were stabbed on Saturday night in a house close to a synagogue in Monsey, New York, according to local media reports.

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From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu

Her ears still ringing from the deafening sound of an explosion near her home in the Somali capital on Saturday morning, 18-year-old Qali Ibrahim frantically dialled her husband’s mobile phone. Minutes earlier he had left home, hammer and saw in hand, headed out for a day of construction work.

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Louisiana plane crash kills 5, including sports reporter

A sports reporter related to a Louisiana State University football coach was among the five people who died on their way to the team’s playoff game Saturday after a small plane crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana, authorities said.

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Facing blowback, Biden clarifies stance on impeachment trial testimony

US Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Saturday said there would be "no legal basis" for Republicans to subpoena his testimony in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, clarifying remarks from Friday that drew criticism.

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As it detains parents, China weans children from Islam

The first-grader was a good student and beloved by her classmates, but she was inconsolable, and it was no mystery to her teacher why.

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One dead, more than 2,500 evacuated as Cyclone Sarai lashes Fiji

One person was killed in Fiji and one is missing as tropical cyclone Sarai battered the South Pacific nation with strong wind and heavy rain, authorities said on Sunday.

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2019: The year in pictures

2019 was another year of disruption for great swaths of a globe ravaged by popular anger, pollution, extreme weather and the reactions to them. Britain’s convulsions over Brexit and it was also the year the protests over climate change really made their mark on the political mainstream and many more events. Let’s see what photos can tell us about a year of disruption and upheaval.

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GM Quader retains Jatiya Party chairmanship, Raushon becomes chief patron

The Jatiya Party has named HM Ershad’s brother GM Quader as its chairman in its first national council since the death of the founder.

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উত্তর বারিধারাকে হারাল মোহামেডান

উত্তর বারিধারা ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে ফেডারেশন কাপের চলতি আসরে প্রথম জয়ের দেখা পেয়েছে মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব।

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Russia says it has deployed first hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles

Russia deployed its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles on Friday, the Defence Ministry said, a move which President Vladimir Putin has boasted puts his country in a class of its own.

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An old menstruation taboo killed her. This time, a man went to jail

Every winter, in Nepal’s snow-covered hills, young women keep dying because of a deadly superstition.

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Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans

The Philippines has banned two US lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for US citizens should Washington enforce sanctions over the detention of a top government critic, the president’s spokesman said on Friday.

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Hardline leader in Indian state defends 'strict' action to quell protests

The chief minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh state has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new citizenship law, crediting his tough stand with restoring calm to the streets.

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Congress wants to force Trump’s hand on human rights in China and beyond

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, Republicans and Democrats are planning to try to force President Donald Trump to take a more active stand on human rights in China, preparing veto-proof legislation that would punish top Chinese officials for detaining more than 1 million Muslims in internment camps.

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Islamic State affiliate in Nigeria releases a video showing 11 executions

An affiliate of the Islamic State in Nigeria has claimed responsibility for the execution of 11 people, saying the killings were in retaliation for the death of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October.

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Thai navy SEAL who took part in cave rescue dies after year-long infection

A Thai navy SEAL who took part in the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last year has died from a blood infection he contracted during the operation, the Royal Thai Navy said on Friday.

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ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির ‘শিরোপা আশা শেষ’

উলভারহ্যাম্পটন ওয়ানডারার্সের বিপক্ষে হারের পর লিগ শিরোপা ধরে রাখার আশা একরকম ছেড়েই দিলেন ম্যানচেস্টার সিটির কোচ পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা।

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Hasina inaugurates construction of new airport terminal

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated two new airplanes added to the fleet of Bangladesh Biman and the construction of the terminal 3 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

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UN condemns Myanmar over human rights abuses against Rohingyas

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.

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Anguish and anger from the Navy SEALs who turned in Edward Gallagher

The Navy SEALs showed up one by one, wearing hoodies and T-shirts instead of uniforms, to tell investigators what they had seen. Visibly nervous, they shifted in their chairs, rubbed their palms and pressed their fists against their foreheads. At times they stopped in midsentence and broke into tears.

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Blast at busy Mogadishu checkpoint kills 13, injures dozens

An explosion at a busy checkpoint in Somalia's capital killed at least 13 people and injured dozens on Saturday, a local resident and a Reuters witness said, amid persistent insecurity in the Horn of Africa nation.

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Mexican police chief arrested in massacre of Mormon family

The police chief of a small town near Mexico’s border with the United States has been arrested on suspicion that he was involved in the massacre of nine women and children of a Mormon family last month, Mexican authorities said Friday.

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Kazakhstan plane crash kills at least 12 people

A passenger jet carrying 98 people crashed into a building shortly after takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday morning, killing at least 12 people and injuring scores more.

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Bangladesh Bank’s joint director, daughters die in road crash

Three people -- Bangladesh Bank Joint Director Saifuzzaman Mintu and his two daughters -- have died after a lorry crushed their car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

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UN experts urge Pakistan to clear scholar of blasphemy, lift death sentence

United Nations human rights experts called on Pakistan's high court on Friday to clear liberal academic Junaid Hafeez of blasphemy charges and overturn his death sentence.

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China targets another American product: books

China has taken aim at major American businesses as it looks for ways to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s mounting tariffs. It has targeted cars, beef and soybeans — and, apparently, Bob Woodward’s latest tale of Washington dysfunction and intrigue.

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Netanyahu won over his party. Can he win over Israel?

After failing to form a government twice in two tries, then being hit with a bribery charge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long rule over Israel appeared set to expire.

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Man dies in alleged shootout with RAB in Dhaka

A man has been killed in an alleged shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion or RAB in Dhaka. 

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Italy court rules home-growing cannabis is legal, reigniting dispute

Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis is legal, in a landmark decision triggering calls for further legalization from weed advocates and anger from the country’s conservatives.

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India's internet shutdowns costing mobile carriers millions of rupees in lost revenue

Indian mobile operators are losing around 24.5 million rupees ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend internet services on government orders to control protests against a new citizenship law, a top lobby group said on Friday.

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Montenegro's parliament approves religion law despite protests

Montenegro’s parliament approved on Friday a law on religious communities despite street protests and a last-minute attempt in the chamber by deputies of the pro-Serb opposition to prevent the vote going ahead.

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IS says it beheaded Christian captives in Nigeria

Islamic State released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.

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Leftist students, VP Nur’s council float platform to fight violence at Dhaka University

The leftist student groups and the council of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur have floated a platform to resist violence on the campus.

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Australian wildfires threaten Sydney water supplies

Australian authorities said on Friday they are focused on protecting water plants, pumping stations, pipes and other infrastructure from intense bushfires surrounding Sydney, the country’s largest city.

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Bruce Lee's daughter sues Chinese fast food chain for using late kungfu master's image

A firm run by the daughter of Bruce Lee has sued a Chinese fast food for using the late kungfu star’s image in its logo without permission and is seeking over 210 million yuan ($30 million) in compensation, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported.

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Fazle Hasan Abed’s Qulkhwani held in Dhaka

The Qulkhwani of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed has been held in Dhaka.

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শেখ জামালকে বিদায় করে শেষ আটে সাইফ

প্রতিযোগিতায় টিকে থাকতে জয়ের বিকল্প ছিল না কোনো দলেরই। শেষদিকে দুই গোল করে শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে দিল সাইফ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব। এই জয়ে গ্রুপ সেরা হয়ে ফেডারেশন কাপের শেষ আটে পৌঁছাল সাইফ। বিদায় নিল শেখ জামাল।

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From fire incidents to train crashes to storms, disasters batter Bangladesh in 2019

The Churihatta fire in the beginning of the year 2019 served as a grim reminder of the terrible tragedy wrought by Nimtoli blaze around a decade ago.

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International Crisis Group urges Bangladesh to shift sights to long-term plans for Rohingya

The International Crisis Group has urged Bangladesh to shift its focus to long-term plans for the Rohingya and their hosts instead of restricting the humanitarian response to meeting the refugees’ immediate needs.

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Norwegian, 71, told to leave India after joining citizenship law protest

A Norwegian woman on holiday in India's southern state of Kerala has been told to leave the country after she joined a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new citizenship law, authorities said on Friday.

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Jatiya Party creates post of 'chief patron' for Raushon Ershad

The Jatiya Party is set to appoint Raushon Ershad to a newly-created post in the party's first council after the death of its founder HM Ershad.

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বসুন্ধরাকে হারিয়ে গ্রুপ সেরা চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী

আগেই শেষ আট নিশ্চিত হয়েছে দুই দলের। শেষ ম্যাচে বসুন্ধরা কিংসকে হারিয়ে অপরাজিত থেকে ফেডারেশন কাপের গ্রুপ পর্ব শেষ করেছে চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী।

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One dead, 10 missing as fishing trawler sinks in Bay of Bengal

The body of a man has been recovered and 12 others are rescued, five hours after a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

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Temperatures set to drop amid mild rains in Bangladesh

A mild cold wave continues to sweep over parts of northern Bangladesh despite a slight increase in temperatures during daytime.

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Gaibandha MP Eunus Ali dies at 66

Eunus Ali Sarkar, a lawmaker from Gaibandha-3, has died at the age of 66 during treatment at a hospital in Dhaka.

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Death toll reaches 28 as Philippines recovers from Christmas typhoon

The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday, with 12 people missing, the disaster agency said, as authorities moved to restore power and residents tried to repair damaged homes.

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With US help no longer assured, Saudis try a new strategy: Talks

In the months since a missile and drone attack widely seen as the work of Iran left two Saudi oil facilities smoldering, the Saudi crown prince has taken an uncharacteristic turn to diplomacy to cool tensions with his regional enemies.

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Fire hits plastics factory in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar

Firefighters have stamped out a fire at a plastics factory in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar.

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Fire destroys 100 shanties in Mirpur slum

A fire has burnt down about 100 shanties at a slum in Dhaka's Mirpur.

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Plane with 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan

A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing at least seven people, aviation authorities in the Central Asian nation said.

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টিভি সূচি (শুক্রবার, ২৭ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৯)

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Japan executes first foreigner in years, a Chinese man who killed a family

Japan on Thursday executed a 40-year-old Chinese man convicted of murdering a family of four, in the country’s first execution of a foreigner since the disclosure of details on sentences carried out began in 2007, the justice ministry said.

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Black rhino born at Michigan zoo on Christmas eve

Doppsee, a 12-year-old black rhino, presented a Michigan zoo and conservationists with an early holiday gift on Christmas Eve, delivering a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the endangered species.

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Saudi Arabia wants your next vacation

In a makeshift camp under a starry sky, Ghazi Al-Anazi talked about his experience in the fledgling Saudi tourist business. A decade ago, barely in his 20s, he started taking British business associates of his brother to see the wind-carved hills of the Saudi desert.

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Crude bomb found on Dhaka University campus

The bomb disposal unit of police has carried out a controlled explosion of a crude bomb retrieved from outside Dhaka University’s Madhu’s Canteen.

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Traffic circles are everywhere in France. Not everyone is happy

Every day, about 65,000 vehicles cruise through the centre of Abbeville, passing by its Gothic church, City Hall and rows of red brick houses, with many drivers on their way to the English Channel about a dozen miles away.

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Two die of burns from makeshift fires in Rangpur

A youth and a three-year-old girl have died from burns suffered in makeshift fires in Rangpur.

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Ring of fire in the sky

People across Asia witnessed an annular solar eclipse, a rare celestial spectacle in which the moon covers the centre of the Sun. The eclipse, when viewed from Earth, leaves a pronounced ring of light which is often referred to as the ‘ring of fire’. The last eclipse of the decade occurred on Thursday.

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Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'

From an oxygen bar to artificial rain, a number of initiatives and ideas were floated in 2019 to battle India's pollution crisis.

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Singapore police probe Indian for alleged Modi citizenship law protest

Singapore police are investigating an Indian national for allegedly being involved in a public protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial citizenship law.

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"I'm still scared": Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000

Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters.

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Seven dead as migrants' boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van

Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's Lake Van, the governor's office in Bitlis province said.

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Fears build that Zimbabwe has a famine in its future

The people lined up early for a chance to buy subsidised maize meal from the government-run Grain Marketing Board depot in Harare, at prices they could afford. After three hours, a guard emerged to announce that the depot’s supply was rotten so there would be none for sale that day.

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Blindspot to backlash: Modi and party misread the mood

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government did not anticipate the protests against a new citizenship law that have raged across the country and is now scrambling to control the damage, members of his ruling party said.

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Jamalpur-Sarishabari rail services resume 6 hours after derailment

Rail links between Jamalpur and Sarishabari have been restored six hours after the derailment of a train compartment early Thursday.

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'We're all family now': Protesters gather for free Christmas dinner in Hong Kong

Hundreds of anti-government protesters and their supporters gathered outside a tiny restaurant in Hong Kong for an unconventional Christmas dinner, sharing paper plates piled high with food under neon street signs.

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Blindspot to backlash: India's Modi and party misread the mood

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government did not anticipate the protests against a new citizenship law that have raged across the country and is now scrambling to control the damage, members of his ruling party said.

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Crisis looms in antibiotics as drugmakers go bankrupt

At a time when germs are growing more resistant to common antibiotics, many companies that are developing new versions of the drugs are hemorrhaging money and going out of business, gravely undermining efforts to contain the spread of deadly, drug-resistant bacteria.

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Mercury drops to 5.7 degrees Celsius in Tetulia as cold wave intensifies

The northwestern parts of Bangladesh continue to reel under an ongoing cold wave as the mercury plunged to 5.7 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh’s Tetulia.

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Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines

A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday.

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Brazilian comedy group hit by Molotov cocktails after film on 'gay Jesus'

Molotov cocktails were thrown at the headquarters of Brazilian comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas Eve, weeks after the group launched a film on Netflix depicting Jesus as gay.

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Republican senator 'disturbed' by McConnell's work with White House on impeachment trial

Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was "disturbed" by the Senate leader's approach to working with White House counsel on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying there should be distance between the two.

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টিভি সূচি (বৃহস্পতিবার, ২৬ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৯)

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Spate of shootings leave 2 dead, 7 wounded in North Carolina city

Police in High Point, North Carolina, searched for clues and suspects on Wednesday in a spate of shootings that have left two people dead and seven others wounded over two days, including a Christmas Eve drive-by attack outside a strip mall.

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Police arrest mosque imam for sexually abusing boy in Dhaka

Police have arrested a mosque imam for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur.

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অ্যানফিল্ডে মানসিকভাবে ভেঙে পড়েছিল বার্সোলোনা, স্বীকার করলেন কোচ

মানসিকভাবে ভেঙে পড়ায় গত বছর চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের সেমি-ফাইনালে লিভারপুলের মাঠে হেরে গিয়েছিল বার্সেলোনা, এর নেতিবাচক প্রভাব পড়েছিল কোপা দেল রের ফাইনালেও- এমনটিই মনে করেন এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে। লিভারপুলকে হারাতে পারলে কোপায় ভালেন্সিয়ার বিপক্ষেও বার্সেলোনা জয় পেত, বিশ্বাস দলটির কোচের।

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China’s seniors, looking for love, head to the park

Zhao Lin had become accustomed to the single life. But his days and nights were growing lonely, and he decided it was time to find Ms Right.

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Bangladesh celebrates Christmas

Christians in Bangladesh are celebrating Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.

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Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’

A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported on Tuesday.

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Speaking out on gay rights and corruption costs American ambassador his job

The United States recalled its ambassador to Zambia on Monday after he criticised the government for sending a gay couple to prison, and accused officials of stealing millions of dollars of public funds.

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Santa hats and tear gas: Hong Kong protests flare again

Christmas Eve in Hong Kong, ordinarily a night of revelry, was instead one of violence as democracy activists clashed with the police in a popular shopping district.

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Fire in Chilean city of Valparaíso destroys dozens of houses

A fire in a poor neighbourhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses on Tuesday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said.

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Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack

Burkina Faso insurgents killed 35 mostly female civilians on Tuesday after attacking a military outpost in northern Soum Province, and about 87 militants and local security forces were killed in the clash, authorities said.

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Japan lawmaker arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over casino: NHK

Tokyo prosecutors arrested ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a Chinese company interested in setting up a casino in Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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Brash Uber co-founder Kalanick leaves board to focus on industrial kitchens

Travis Kalanick, the pugnacious co-founder of Uber, has severed his last ties with the ride-services company, resigning from the board and selling all his shares as he turns his focus to a new venture creating “ghost kitchens” for food delivery services.

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Mercury plummets to 6.2 degrees Celsius in Tetulia amid cold wave

Another cold wave has prematurely hit the northwestern part of Bangladesh with the mercury dropping to 6.2 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh’s Tetulia.

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Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labour

Billionaire US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf.

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Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’

A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported on Tuesday.

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British father, two children drown in Spanish pool on Christmas eve

Three members of the same British family - the father and two children - were found dead on Tuesday in a swimming pool of a Costa del Sol resort in southern Spain where they were staying, local authorities said.

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Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labor

Billionaire US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf.

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Missing from India's citizenship law: 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees

Nearly 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees living in India are not eligible for citizenship under a new law, sparking concerns they may be forced to return to the island nation they fled during a decades-long civil war, many with no homes to return to.

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Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the US-China trade deal agreed to this month.

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Biman’s new Dreamliner lands in Dhaka

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ second Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ‘Achin Pakhi’ has arrived in Dhaka.

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US ready to deal with any North Korean 'Christmas gift': Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea's warning of a "Christmas gift," saying the United States would "deal with it very successfully," amid US. concerns that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile test.

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As protests flare in India, Modi plays a new position: defence

Nidhi Tiwari is an upper-caste Hindu. She voted for India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in the last election. She lives in Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, a holy Hindu city. She was, up until last week, one of the millions of bricks in his base.

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Don't let Church failings distance you from God, Pope says on Christmas Eve

Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church’s failings lead them away from accepting God’s love.

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Three Muktijuddho Mancha leaders remanded over attacks on DUCSU VP Nur

Police have been granted three days to grill three Muktijuddho Mancha leaders arrested in a case involving attempted murder charges stemming from the attacks on DUCSU Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and his associates.

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Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime and bank fraud

Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese men and women in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visas, officials said on Tuesday.

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Taliban kill 15 in attack on Afghan security checkpoint

Taliban militants ambushed a government checkpoint in Balkh province in Afghanistan's north, killing at least 15 members of the security forces, local officials said on Tuesday, the latest in an escalating series of insurgent attacks.

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নেইমার নয়, মেসিকে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী ভাবেন এমবাপে

ক্রমেই নেইমারের ছায়া থেকে বের হয়ে আসছেন কিলিয়ান এমবাপে। তবে পিএসজিতে ব্রাজিলিয়ান ফরোয়ার্ডকেই মেনে নিয়েছেন দলের সবচেয়ে বড় তারকা হিসেবে। বিশ্বকাপজয়ী ফরাসি ফরোয়ার্ডের নজর আরও দূরে, ছাড়িয়ে যেতে চান সময়ের অন্যতম সেরা ফুটবলার লিওনেল মেসিকে।

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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, leaves hospital

Britain's Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, left a London hospital on Tuesday where he had been receiving treatment since Friday and was expected to join other members of the royal family for their Christmas celebrations.

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What should Europe do about Viktor Orban and ‘illiberal democracy’?

Donald Tusk grew up inside Poland’s Solidarity movement, the workers’ revolt that combined with intellectuals to bring down the Communist regime in the face of a Soviet threat of invasion and then martial law.

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Ireland consider hosting T20 series against Bangladesh in England

Cricket Ireland is considering moving their T20I home fixtures against Bangladesh next year to neutral venues in England after losing access to Clontarf cricket ground, which is undergoing extensive renovations.

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Authorities ban large gatherings near Delhi's Mandi House ahead of protests

The authorities have banned large gatherings in central Delhi’s Mandi House area ahead of a protest march planned by Jamia Millia Islamia University students against India’s newly passed citizenship law.

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German boy missing since 2017 found in child pornography raid

The German police, suspecting a 44-year-old man in the western city of Recklinghausen of disseminating child pornography, ordered a raid on his apartment. During their search, they opened a closet and found a teenage boy.

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Notre Dame will not host Christmas mass, a first in more than 200 years

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will not hold Christmas services this week for the first time in more than two centuries, as workers continue to shore up the fragile building after a devastating fire.

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Drug suspect killed in alleged shootout with RAB in Cox’s Bazar

A man with alleged ties to crimes has been killed in a so-called shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Upazila.

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Fewer than 900,000 new Japanese babies this year for first time on record

The number of babies born in Japan fell an estimated 5.9% this year to fewer than 900,000 for the first time since the government started compiling data in 1899, the welfare ministry said on Tuesday.

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10 get death for murder of pharmacy owner in Mymensingh

A Dhaka court has sentenced 10 people to death for the murder of a pharmacy owner in Mymensingh's Nandail 12 years ago.

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Two die as train hits trolley in Kushtia

Two people have died after a train slammed into a soil-laden trolley on an unguarded level crossing in Kushtia’s Mirpur Upazila.

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25 die as bus falls into ravine in Indonesia

At least 25 people have been killed and 13 others injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia.

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Police start case against 43 over attacks on DUCSU VP Nur

Police have started a case against 43 suspects over the attacks on DUCSU Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and his associates on the Dhaka University campus on Sunday. 

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Ferry operations resume on Padma routes as fog lifts

River transport services along the Daulatdia-Paturia and Shimulia-Kathalbari routes across the Padma River have resumed after heavy fog disrupted ferry crossings for several hours.

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Fresh evidence in hand, Schumer demands more emails and documents

Sen Chuck Schumer said Monday that newly released emails showing that military aid to Ukraine was suspended 90 minutes after President Donald Trump demanded “a favour” from Ukraine’s president were “explosive.” They strengthened, he said, Democratic demands for far more internal administration documents before Trump’s impeachment trial.

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Saudi death sentences in Khashoggi killing fail to dispel questions

Saudi Arabia sentenced five men to death and three to prison terms over the killing of the Saudi dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, a ruling widely dismissed as punishing low-level agents while protecting their leaders.

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US military tracking Santa - and any 'Christmas gift' from North Korea

While the North American Aerospace Defensc Command stays alert for any signs of a North Korea missile launch – what officials in Pyongyang have described as a "Christmas gift" – it is also tracking the legendary figure who delivers presents to children across the world, the command said on Monday.

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The Ganges brims with dangerous bacteria

High in the Himalayas, it’s easy to see why the Ganges River is considered sacred.

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UK Queen stresses reconciliation after bruising Brexit year

Queen Elizabeth will stress the value of harmony and reconciliation in her Christmas message this year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, after a year in which the tortuous Brexit process aggravated deep divisions in Britain.

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Algeria's powerful army chief dies

Algeria's powerful army chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah, who was instrumental in bringing down long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died, state media reported on Monday.

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PM orders action against Nur attackers, says Quader

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for punitive and administrative actions against those involved in the attacks on DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and his associates on the Dhaka University campus, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.

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Indian states propose land rights amid citizenship fears

Authorities in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal have vowed to protect the land rights of indigenous people and refugees amidst protests against a new citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims.

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Transformed by Mexico, six women broke barriers between art and design

They lived or worked in Mexico from the 1930s through the 1970s. Some were friends, some mentors, some colleagues. But all of their work, ranging from photography to furniture to weaving to sculpture, was transformed by their time there.

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Police arrest two suspects with links to attacks on DUCSU VP Nur

Police have arrested two leaders of Muktijuddho Mancha with alleged ties to attacks on DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur and others.

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Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail in Khashoggi case

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said on Monday five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totalling 24 years in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.

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A year on, BNP plans to rally against 11th parliamentary election

The BNP plans to hold nationwide rallies on Dec 30 to observe the anniversary of the 11th parliamentary election as ‘Democracy Killing Day,’ denouncing the 2018 polls that faced allegations of widespread rigging.

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How Bloomberg won first race as billionaire underdog

Michael R Bloomberg was not entirely picky.

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Protesters lay siege to Rangamati council over land rights

A group of activists has laid siege to the Rangamati Hill District Council, demanding amendments to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Settlement Commission Act passed in 2001.

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নতুন স্ট্রাইকারে জিদানের ‘না’

মৌসুম জুড়ে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদে ভালো একজন ফিনিশারের অভাব চোখে পড়ার মতো। সমস্যাটা মূলত ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো যাওয়ার পর থেকেই। ইদানিং তা দেখা দিয়েছে আরও প্রকটভাবে। টানা দুই ম্যাচ অনেকগুলো সুযোগ তৈরি করেও গোল করতে পারেনি রিয়াল। তাতে বেশ বিরক্ত জিনেদিন জিদান। তবে নতুন কোনো স্ট্রাইকার দলে আনার সম্ভাবনাও উড়িয়ে দিলেন রিয়াল কোচ।

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Rare wins in fight to close child sex abuse websites

In late November, the moderator of three highly trafficked websites posted a message titled “RIP.” It offered a convoluted explanation for why they were left with no choice but to close.

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Farabi taken off life support after health improves

The life support of Tuhin Farabi, who was injured in attacks on the Dhaka University campus, has been removed after the improvement of his health condition.

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Sudan to investigate Darfur atrocities under ousted leader

Sudan has kick-started investigations into the long, bloody suppression of the Darfur region under the government of President Omar al-Bashir, a move aimed at ending years of impunity and bringing perpetrators to justice amid a fragile political transition.

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Chicago house party shooting leaves 13 wounded, 4 critically, police say

A house party on Chicago’s South Side was meant to remember a man who was fatally shot during a carjacking in April, authorities said. But the memorial itself erupted into violence early Sunday after at least two gunmen opened fire, wounding 13 people, four of them critically.

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Man killed in alleged gunfight in Noakhali

A detained drug suspect has died in a so-called shootout with police in Noakhali’s Chatkhil Upazila.

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Eleven dead, 300 treated after drinking coconut wine in Philippines

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on Monday.

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NZ volcano eruption death toll rises to 17 after another person dies

New Zealand police said on Monday that one of those injured during the eruption of a volcano visited by tourists earlier this month died in an Auckland hospital, bringing the official death toll to 17 while two remain missing.

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Cold spell shows signs of let-up

The temperature is beginning to rise in Dhaka with the sun peeking out through the fog and clouds after five consecutive days of biting cold spell. 

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US service member killed in Afghanistan

A US service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, the US military said in a statement.

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Sixteen inmates killed in latest bout of prison mayhem in Honduras

At least 16 Honduran inmates were killed during a fight between armed gangs of prisoners on Sunday, officials said, the second outbreak of violence to hit Honduras' beleaguered jails in the past few days.

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'Bull's-eye' landing caps Boeing's faulty astronaut capsule test mission

Boeing Co's Starliner astronaut spacecraft made a "bull's-eye" landing in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, a successful ending to a crewless test mission that two days earlier failed to reach the orbit needed to dock with the International Space Station.

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Battle lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses

The White House on Sunday signalled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to press his case for testimony.

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EC sets Jan 30 for Dhaka city polls

The Election Commission has fixed January 30 for the elections to the bifurcated city corporations of Dhaka.

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Modi says citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India

Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a rally on Sunday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital.

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BBC could restrict journalists’ use of Twitter after ‘bias’ claims

The BBC is considering restricting its journalists’ use of Twitter, following the waves of online criticism it received from internet users over its coverage during the election campaign in UK, according to reports.

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Govt announces dates for expelled students to retake PEC exams

The government has set Dec 24, 26 and 28 for about 200 expelled students to retake the Primary Education Completion and Ebtedayee exams in line with a High Court order over the matter.

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ক্লান্তি জয় করে ক্লপের লিভারপুলের ‘দুর্দান্ত রাত’

ফ্লামেঙ্গোকে হারিয়ে ক্লাব বিশ্বকাপ শিরোপা জয় লিভারপুলকে এনে দিয়েছে একটি ‘দুর্দান্ত রাত’। কোচ ইয়ুর্গেন ক্লপের মতে, এই জয়ে ইউরোপিয়ান চ্যাম্পিয়নরা আবারও দেখিয়েছে, তারা আত্মবিশ্বাসে কতটা বলিয়ান।

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At least 25,000 people fled Syria's Idlib to Turkey over two days

At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria's northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region.

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‘I’m kidnapped’: A father’s nightmare on the border

He remembers being on his knees, gagged and blinded with duct tape, his hands tied behind his back. One of his captors struck his left thigh with a bat and scraped his neck with an ax, threatening to cut him.

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Afghanistan's Ghani wins slim majority of presidential vote in preliminary results

Afghanistan's incumbent President, Ashraf Ghani, won a slim majority of votes in a Sept 28 election, delayed preliminary results showed on Sunday, in a poll that plunged the country into political uncertainty.

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Bangladesh bids final farewell to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

People from all walks of life have paid their final respects to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC who committed his life to alleviating poverty in the country.

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Suicide bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least seven

A car bomb went off on Saturday outside a hotel in the Somali town of Galkayo in the Mudug region, killing at least seven civilians, a local military officer said, and wounding dozens.

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Keraniganj fire: 10 victims fight for their lives in hospital

None of the 10 surviving victims of a devastating fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj are out of danger yet, according to doctors.

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Modi to address rally in Delhi as protests rage in India over new law

Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a rally later on Sunday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital.

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The future is trashion

The ragpicker of Brooklyn works out of a 750-square-foot storefront a few blocks east of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, down a mostly residential side street in Williamsburg, where Hasidim and hipsters mix.

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A rare place in Afghanistan where women feel free to exhale

When Fatema Saeedi is in the pool, she cannot hear the crowded, chaotic noise of the city around her. She does not think about suicide bombings or Taliban attacks. She concentrates on her breathing as she moves through the water. One hand in front of the other. Exhale.

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Biting cold spell in Bangladesh likely to subside soon, says Met Office

Citizens of Dhaka and other regions of Bangladesh are continuing to experience a sharp chill in the aftermath of a cold wave.

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Trump invites Britain's Johnson to the White House in new year

US President Donald Trump has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit him in the White House in the new year, British media reported on Sunday.

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Miracle survivor on mission to help close gaps in tsunami warning system

Arif Munandar had been pronounced dead before he woke up in a body bag four days after a monstrous wave swept his village in Indonesia's northern Aceh province 15 years ago.

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Drug suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Noakhali

A suspected drug trafficker has died in a so-called shootout with police in Noakhali’s Shonaimuri Upazila.

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In India Tech City shocked by gang rape, vigilante justice gets praise

All day, every day, at a certain point along a highway leading out of Hyderabad, people stop their cars and get out to peer over the guardrail.

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At least 20 dead in bus crash in eastern Guatemala

A collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck in eastern Guatemala early on Saturday killed at least 20 people, including a 7-year-old boy, doctors and firefighters said.

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Cuba names prime minister in move to lighten presidential load

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country’s first prime minister in decades, under a new constitution that seeks to decentralise former leader Fidel Castro’s job.

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New missile test looms as Trump fails to sway Kim

US military and intelligence officials tracking North Korea’s actions by the hour said they are bracing for an imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching US shores but appear resigned to the fact that President Donald Trump has no good options to stop it.

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Pakistan court hands down death sentence to scholar accused of blasphemy

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced a liberal scholar and former university lecturer to death on blasphemy charges.

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RMG workers block Dhaka road over back pay

Workers of ‘Top Jeans Ltd’ have blocked Abdullahpur Road in Dhaka’s Uttara to press home various demands, including back pay and other allowances.

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বার্সেলোনাকে জরিমানা

কাম্প নউয়ে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের বিপক্ষে লা লিগার ম্যাচ চলাকালীন সময়ে বার্সেলোনার দর্শক সারি থেকে মাঠে হলুদ রঙয়ের বল নিক্ষেপ করা হয়েছিল। এর শাস্তি হিসেবে কাতালান ক্লাবটিকে দেড় হাজার ইউরো জরিমানা করেছে স্প্যানিশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশন।

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India's protesters cheered on by actors, artists and singers

With a voice known to millions of Indian moviegoers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic fervour, but he is protesting against the government, not singing its praises.

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'Rise of Skywalker' battles to $40m domestic opening night

The highly anticipated movie "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" collected $40 million in US and Canadian ticket sales on its opening night, the fifth-highest debut of all time, Walt Disney Co said on Friday.

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A law professor’s provocative argument: Trump has not yet been impeached

Maybe President Donald Trump has not been impeached after all, or at least not yet.

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Facebook discovers AI being used to disinform

Facebook said Friday that it had removed hundreds of accounts with ties to the Epoch Media Group, parent company of the Falun Gong-related publication and conservative news outlet The Epoch Times.

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Awami League must earn and retain people’s trust, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Awami League to work toward maintaining the people's trust, which saw the party form government for a third term running, and building a prosperous Bangladesh as envisioned by her father Bangabandhu.

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US issues sanctions against Iranian judge who sentenced Princeton student

An Iranian judge who sentenced American graduate student Xiyue Wang to a decade in prison was hit with sanctions on Thursday in the Trump administration’s latest pressure offensive against Tehran.

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Awami League re-elects Hasina, Quader to lead party

The Awami League has re-elected Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader to lead the ruling party as president and general secretary respectively for the next three years.

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Prince Philip is admitted to hospital for ‘precautionary measures’

Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, was taken to a hospital in London on Friday as a precautionary measure to treat a pre-existing condition, the BBC and other news agencies reported, citing Buckingham Palace.

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Where doctors are criminals

There was the medical student who volunteered in eastern Aleppo even after his classmates were tortured and killed as a warning. There was the pharmacist who smuggled drugs past government checkpoints to cancer patients who needed them. There was the paediatrics medic who relied on expired medicines taken from an abandoned factory.

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Gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead

At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country.

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Bangladesh shivers in cold snap as fog disrupts air traffic

A biting cold spell continues to sweep across northern Bangladesh and a few other parts of the country although mercury readings point to an end to a cold wave.

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Death toll climbs to 22 in Keraniganj factory fire

Another victim of a deadly fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj has succumbed to his injuries, raising the death toll to 22.

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As Modi pushes Hindu agenda, a secular India fights back

Wearing Muslim skullcaps, colorful turbans of Indian Sikhs or hip beanies of secular university students, thousands protested at the largest mosque in India’s capital Friday, a turbulent scene that played out in multiple cities across the country. They defied government curfews, internet shutdowns and the divisive politics that have kept them apart for years.

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Netherlands’ top court orders government to act on climate change

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has ordered the government to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 1990 levels by the end of 2020. It is the first time a nation has been required by its courts to take action against climate change.

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Twitter suspends accounts linked to Saudi spying case

Weeks after US authorities brought a spying case against three Saudi nationals for digging up dissidents’ personal data at Twitter, the company suspended tens of thousands of accounts that appear to be linked to one suspect’s company.

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Boeing's Starliner astronaut fails key test to reach space station

Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant’s race to send humans to the orbital outpost.

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In phone call with Trump, China's Xi says US interfering in internal affairs

US President Donald Trump spoke on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and claimed progress on issues from trade to North Korea and Hong Kong, but China said Xi accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.

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Former skipper Arteta returns as Arsenal manager

New Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he was confident he would have the London club challenging for top honours again and asked for patience after being appointed head coach on a 3-1/2 year contract on Friday.

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CRI exhibitions at Awami League council draw young crowds

The Awami League’s research wing, the Centre for Research and Information or CRI, has organised a host of exhibitions on the history of Bangladesh and the party, and the lives of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina.

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Supply crunch makes onion prices eye-watering again, say traders

After a brief respite, onion prices have once again begun soaring in the markets due to a supply shortage for the key kitchen staple, traders say.

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Indian police fire tear gas in clashes with stone-throwing Muslims angry at citizenship law

Indian police fired tear gas and clashed with crowds of stone-throwing Muslims who took to the streets after Friday prayers across the north of the country in anger at a citizenship law they say discriminates against the secular constitution.

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আর্সেনালের নতুন কোচ আর্তেতা

উনাই এমেরির বিদায়ের পর অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন দায়িত্ব পেয়েছিলেন ক্লাবের সাবেক মিডফিল্ডার ফ্রেডি ইয়ুনবারি। তার অধীনেও অধরা সাফল্যের দেখা মিলল না। তাই এবারে ক্লাবের আরেক সাবেক মিডফিল্ডার মিকেল আর্তেতাকে নতুন কোচ হিসেবে নিয়োগ দিল আর্সেনাল।

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মোহামেডান-মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সংসদ ড্র

তৃতীয় মিনিটেই মিলল গোলের দেখা। কিন্তু শুরুর ছন্দ পরে আর ধরে রাখতে পারেনি মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব। মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সংসদ ক্রীড়া চক্রের সঙ্গে ড্র করে ফেডারেশন কাপ শুরু করেছে তারা।

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Indian police clash with stone-throwing Muslims angry at citizenship law

Indian police fired tear gas and clashed with crowds of stone-throwing Muslims who took to the streets after Friday prayers across the north of the country in anger at a citizenship law they say discriminates against the secular constitution.

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Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indian Kashmir

An earthquake shook some buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kashmir State in India on Friday, witnesses said.

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স্বস্তির জয়ে শুরু শেখ রাসেলের

প্রথমার্ধের গোলে উত্তর বারিধারাকে হারিয়ে ফেডারেশন কাপ শুরু করেছে শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র।

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Man arrested with firearm near venue of AL’s council in Dhaka

A man with an unlicensed firearm has been detained near the venue of the ruling Awami League’s ongoing 21st National Council.

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'Why my baby?': How measles robbed Samoa of its young

From the beginning, Nuu Lameko’s baby daughter radiated happiness. She clapped and danced to the songs of praise at church. Often, Lameko would roll a coconut across the floor of their home to hear her giggle.

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China won't allow foreign forces to interfere in Hong Kong, Macau: Xi

President Xi Jinping said on Friday China would never allow foreign forces to interfere with its special regions of Hong Kong and Macau, as he swore in a new pro-Beijing government for the gambling hub of Macau.

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Indian court hands life term to ex-lawmaker for rape

A court sentenced a former lawmaker from India’s ruling party to life imprisonment for raping a teenager, his lawyer said on Friday, the highest ranking Indian politician to get such a significant jail term in recent years.

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Curfew imposed in Indian city as two die in protests, internet shut in parts

Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angered by a citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims.

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Curfew imposed in Indian city as two die in protests, internet shut in parts

Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angered by a citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims.

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India's protesters cheered on by actors, artists and singers

With a voice known to millions of Indian moviegoers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic fervour, but he is protesting against the government, not singing its praises.

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Google fined 150 million euros by France

France's competition authority fined Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for anti-competitive behaviour and for having unclear advertising on the Google Ads page.

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Hasina inaugurates 21st Awami League council amid festivity

The ruling Awami League has started its 21st National Council at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan with the aim of finding a new leadership to deliver on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's pledge of transforming Bangladesh into a developed country.

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ফ্রান্সের ভবিষ্যত কোচ জিদান: দেশম

ফ্রান্স ফুটবল দলের কোচ হিসেবে দিদিয়ের দেশমের মেয়াদ আছে আগামী বিশ্বকাপ পর্যন্ত। তবে এখনই ভবিষ্যৎ কোচের ছবি দেখে ফেলেছেন বর্তমান কোচ। অধিনায়ক ও কোচ হিসেবে বিশ্বকাপজয়ী দেশমের বিশ্বাস, কোনো একদিন ফ্রান্সের কোচ হবেন তার সাবেক সতীর্থ ও রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের বর্তমান কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান।

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Putin hints at holding power past 2024, and defends Trump on impeachment

Just hours after President Donald Trump became only the third US leader to be impeached, President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday mocked what he described as an attempt by Democrats to reverse the 2016 election and hinted that he could, himself, stay in power for many more years.

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Cold wave to grip northern Bangladesh for two more days

A cold wave that has gripped the north-western part of the country is set to linger for two more days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

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US Democrats seek high-profile trial for Trump in Senate

US Democrats on Thursday pressed the Republican-controlled Senate to call Donald Trump’s top lieutenants to testify in its trial of the impeached president, as they sought to focus attention on the trial ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

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Queen’s speech promises Brexit soon, and ambitious domestic agenda

The last time Queen Elizabeth II presided over the opening of the British Parliament, only 66 days ago, she arrived in a gilded, horse-drawn carriage and wore an 18-foot velvet cape — a regal symbol of continuity at a time when her country was being convulsed by the debate over Brexit.

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Gandhi biographer arrested as protests over citizenship law sweep India

Rowdy protests against a contentious new citizenship law swept India on Thursday, and authorities responded by shutting down the internet, barricading roads and arresting intellectuals, revealing an Indian government increasingly on edge.

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Fiery car crash kills 14 on Mexican highway

At least 14 people were killed and 12 others were injured when a van crashed into a truck on a highway in Mexico's Jalisco state and burst into flames, officials and local media said on Wednesday.

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India's Vodafone Idea says suspends internet, SMS services in parts of Delhi

India mobile carrier Vodafone Idea said on Thursday the company had suspended internet services in some parts of the capital Delhi to comply with a government order.

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Indian police detain historian Guha at protest against citizenship law

Indian police detained one of the country's most respected historians and intellectuals, Ramachandra Guha, on Thursday during a demonstration in the southern city of Bengaluru against a new citizenship law based on religion.

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The hijab-clad students who stood up to Indian police

A group of young women have become the face of student-led protests that have swept India in recent days, as opposition has grown against a new citizenship law seen by many as anti-Muslim.

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From Instagram to TikTok: Indians wage online battle against citizenship law

As protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and teach people how to organise demonstrations.

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Trump impeachment: What happens next?

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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BCL leader arrested over assault on journalist in Jamalpur

Police have arrested a BCL leader in connection with the assault on a local journalist in Jamalpur.

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Ring of fire: Australian state declares emergency as wildfires approach Sydney

Australia's most populous state declared its second emergency in as many months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds stoked more than 100 bushfires, including three major blazes on Sydney's doorstep.

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How the immigrant dream died in an automotive shantytown

In the heart of Queens lies one of New York City’s most curious and untamed neighbourhoods — a warren of squalid streets lined with flimsy auto repair shops that bustle with commerce and camaraderie.

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UN peacekeepers in Haiti said to have fathered hundreds of children

United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti fathered and left behind hundreds of children, researchers found in a newly released academic study, leaving mothers struggling with stigma, poverty and single parenthood after the men departed the country.

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Pakistan's Musharraf calls death sentence a 'personal vendetta'

Speaking from his hospital bed in Dubai, Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said a special court's decision to sentence him to death in a high treason case was the result of a "personal vendetta".

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Three killed after truck rams into autorickshaw in Mymensingh

An autorickshaw driver and two passengers have died after a truck rammed into the vehicle in Mymensingh’s Tarakanda Upazila.

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Malaysia defends Muslim summit shunned by Saudi, slammed by OIC

Hosting a summit of Muslim leaders, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad bemoaned the state of Islam and defended the meeting that has been shunned by Saudi Arabia and criticised for undermining the bigger Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

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How ‘Lev and Igor’ fuelled the Trump impeachment flames

On a warm summer evening last year, Lev Parnas stepped aboard a private cruise around New York Harbour for a gathering of some of Rudy Giuliani’s closest friends.

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Split-screen America: Alternate realities on display as House votes to impeach Trump

Americans got a striking split-screen view on Wednesday of just how divided their politics have become.

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A president impeached, and a nation convulsed

For the most unpredictable of presidents, it was the most predictable of outcomes. Is anyone really surprised that President Donald Trump was impeached? His defiant disregard for red lines arguably made him an impeachment waiting to happen.

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Trump impeachment: What happens next?

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi says supporters a 'source of strength' during genocide hearings

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday thanked supporters who staged large rallies on her behalf as she defended the country against genocide charges at The Hague, speaking to the nation for the first time since she returned on Sunday.

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States pledge more than $3 billion for refugees, asylum rights 'under threat': UN

States have pledged more than $3 billion to support refugees and about 50,000 resettlement places, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday at the end of a ministerial conference.

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Divided US House impeaches Donald Trump in historic vote

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided America.

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At campaign rally, embattled Trump gives withering review of impeachment vote

An embattled President Donald Trump condemned the Democratic-led impeachment vote against him on Wednesday, irked that he made US history in a bad way but assured that Republicans in the Senate will save him from being ousted.

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US House impeaches Donald Trump for abuse of power, obstruction

Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in a historic step that will inflame partisan tensions across a deeply divided America.

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Veteran climbers sceptical proposed rules for Mount Everest will stop deaths

Veteran climbers of Mount Everest are sceptical that proposed new regulations by the Nepalese government to tighten the permit process for adventurers will address the root causes of this year's heavy death toll on the world's tallest peak.

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Blair tells Britain's Labour: change or face dustbin of history

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour's most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of "quasi-revolutionary socialism" had failed.

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সর্বকনিষ্ঠ দল নিয়ে বিধ্বস্ত লিভারপুল

নিজেদের ইতিহাসের সবচেয়ে কম বয়সী দল নিয়ে খেলে বিশাল হারের তেতো স্বাদ পেয়েছে লিভারপুল। তাদেরকে উড়িয়ে ইংলিশ লিগ কাপের সেমি-ফাইনালে উঠেছে অ্যাস্টন ভিলা।

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PM Hasina instructs ministries to correct list of wartime collaborators

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed two ministries to correct the erroneous list of wartime collaborators after verifications.

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Indian Kashmir sees more than $2.4 billion losses since lockdown

A lockdown in Indian-administered Kashmir has cost its economy more than $2.4 billion since the government stripped it of its special status, officials of the Himalayan region's main trade organisation said on Wednesday.

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India court dismisses appeal against death penalty over 2012 bus rape

India's top court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against the death penalty by one of four men convicted of gang-raping and murdering a woman on a bus in New Delhi, saying it found no reason to review the sentence.

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Tombs at ancient Greek site were gold-lined chambers

Two large tombs have been discovered and excavated at the site of the ancient city of Pylos in southern Greece, suggesting that Pylos played a surprisingly prominent role in early Mycenaean civilisation.

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Death toll climbs to 20 in Keraniganj factory fire

Another victim of a deadly fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj has succumbed to her injuries, raising the death toll to 20.

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Why are people protesting in India?

A wave of protests against a new citizenship law has broken out in cities across India, as demonstrators fear it could endanger the nation’s Muslim minority and chip away at the government’s secular identity.

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Two teenage employees die at McDonald’s in Peru

They were two teenagers — once in love, now just friends — working the overnight shift at a McDonald’s in Lima, Peru, when they were electrocuted by a loose cable over the weekend.

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Indian court turns down petition to stop implementation of citizenship law

India's top court on Wednesday refused to stall the implementation of a new law that lays out a path for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries for Indian citizenship, despite violent protests across the country.

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Court orders PEC tests for expelled students by Dec 28

The High Court has ordered the government to allow the students expelled from Primary Education Completion exams to retake tests by Dec 28 and publish results by Dec 31

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China postpones UN Security Council discussion on Kashmir

China has postponed a discussion by the UN Security Council planned for Tuesday about the situation in the disputed Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir because the UN peacekeeping mission there was not ready to provide a brief, diplomats said.

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Muslim leaders gather in Malaysia for summit shunned by Saudi

Leaders and senior representatives from some 20 Muslim nations flocked to the Malaysian capital on Wednesday to discuss issues agitating Muslims globally at a summit Saudi Arabia decided to snub, and Pakistan ducked out of attending.

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Two arrested over murder of Chinese businessman in Banani

Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of Chinese businessman Gaoxian Hui in Dhaka’s Banani.

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Japanese journalist wins damages in high-profile lawsuit over alleged rape

A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,375) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito in a civil lawsuit over her allegations he had raped her.

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Russian, Syrian air strikes kill 17 in rebel-held northwest

Syrian government and Russian air strikes killed at least 17 people on Tuesday in rebel-held northwestern Syria in a spike in casualties from relentless daily strikes in recent months, witnesses and rescuers said.

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There are no children here. Just lots of life-size dolls

The last children were born in the remote mountain village of Nagoro 18 years ago.

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Boris Johnson has a mandate. Now, what will he do with it?

Five days after British voters handed Prime Minister Boris Johnson the greatest political mandate of any Conservative leader since Margaret Thatcher, the country is still arguing over what he’s going to do with that power.

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India adopts the tactic of authoritarians: shutting down the internet

As the government of India pushes increasingly provocative policies, it is using a tactic to stifle dissent that is more commonly associated with authoritarian regimes, not democracies: It is shutting down the internet.

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A new drug scourge: Deaths involving meth are rising fast

The teenager had pink cheeks from the cold and a matter-of-fact tone as she explained why she had started using methamphetamine after becoming homeless last year.

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Why the State Department has largely been muted on India’s moves against Muslims

China’s detention of 1 million ethnic Uighur Muslims has been described by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as Orwellian, a “gross human rights violation” and “one of the worst stains on the world of this century.”

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Venezuela congress allows remote voting to thwart government pressure on opposition

Venezuela's opposition-run congress on Tuesday approved a measure allowing lawmakers to vote on legislation without being present, a response to a government crackdown that has left dozens of legislators in hiding or in exile.

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Mozammel apologises for wartime collaborators' list debacle

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq has apologised for the inclusion of a gazetted freedom fighter in the recently published list of collaborators who worked with the Pakistani army during the Liberation War.

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Clashes erupt in Indian capital over citizenship law

Clashes erupted in New Delhi on Tuesday between thousands of protesters and police, the latest violence in a week of opposition to a new law that blocks Muslims from neighbouring countries gaining citizenship.

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Pakistan's Khan says millions of Muslim refugees could flee India

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that millions of Muslims could flee India due to the curfew in the disputed territory of Kashmir and India's new citizenship law, creating "a refugee crisis that would dwarf other crises".

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বোকা জুনিয়র্সে পচেত্তিনোকে চান মারাদোনা

‘বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে বড় ক্লাব’ বোকা জুনিয়র্সের কোচ হিসেবে টটেনহ্যাম হটস্পারের সাবেক কোচ মাউরিসিও পচেত্তিনোকে চান ফুটবল কিংবদন্তি দিয়েগো মারাদোনা।

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Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labour in Congo

Five of the world's largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit.

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UK introduces card and online payment services for Bangladeshi visa applicants

Britain's immigration authority has introduced the option to use cards and online transactions for Bangladeshis applying for UK visas.

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In France, dying at home can mean a long wait for a doctor

Her mother’s death had been expected. Terminally ill with breast cancer, she lay in a medical bed in her living room, visited daily by a nurse.

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Samsung Elec board chairman jailed on union-busting charge

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd board chairman Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to 1-1/2 years jail on Tuesday for sabotaging legitimate union activities, a South Korean court said.

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‘Night of horrors’: Inside the Indian university stormed by police

As dusk fell on Sunday, police smashed their way into the main library of New Delhi's Jamia Millia University, firing tear gas shells as scores of terrified students barricaded doors and hid inside bathrooms to protect themselves.

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Pakistan former president Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason

A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death in a high treason case.

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Sri Lanka's 'Foundation of Goodness' turns around a village decimated by tsunami

When Kushil Gunasekera returned to Seenigama in Sri Lanka's Galle district days after it was wiped out by a massive tsunami on Dec 26, 2004, he got to work.

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Two BNP leaders arrested in Narayanganj for assaulting policemen

Police have arrested Narayanganj district BNP General Secretary Prof Mamun Mahmud and General Secretary of the city unit ATM Kamal for allegedly harassing law enforcers during a Victory Day programme in Narayanganj.

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American student freed by Iran calls for nations to release political hostages

An American graduate student from Princeton University who had been imprisoned for 3 1/2 years in Iran called Monday for all nations to free their political prisoners.

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Top court rejects bail pleas of Destiny MD, chairman in graft case

The Supreme Court has rejected the bail petitions of Destiny Group MD Rafiqul Amin and Destiny-2000 Ltd Chairman Mohammad Hossain in a corruption case.

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UN Security Council to meet on Kashmir on Tuesday at China's request

The United Nations Security Council will meet at China's request on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the disputed Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, diplomats said.

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Robbery suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Jhenaidah

A man with alleged links to crimes has died in a so-called ‘shootout’ with police in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur.

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Beijing Backs Hong Kong leader despite election setback

China’s top leader backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam of Hong Kong Monday despite the monthslong protests that have rocked the city and the recent landslide defeat in local elections of political parties aligned with her.

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Moderate Democrats commit to impeachment

Democratic lawmakers representing conservative-leaning districts announced one by one on Monday that they would cast votes this week to impeach President Donald Trump, signaling that a critical bloc of the most politically vulnerable Democrats is pulling together behind the party’s effort to seek his removal from office.

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Johnson uses UK law to demand EU trade deal by end of 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of 2020 to push for the European Union to give him a comprehensive free trade deal in less than 11 months.

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Modi presses his vision for a Hindu nation, and India erupts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has rounded up thousands of Muslims in Kashmir, revoked the area’s autonomy and enforced a citizenship test in northeastern India that left nearly 2 million people potentially stateless, many of them Muslim.

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Vaping increases the risk of lung disease by a third: US study

Using e-cigarettes significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung conditions such as asthma or emphysema, US researchers said on Monday.

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Boeing to suspend 737 MAX production in January

Boeing Co is temporarily halting 737 production in January for the first time in more than 20 years as the grounding of the planemaker's best-selling MAX after two fatal crashes looks set to last well into 2020.

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US secretly expelled Chinese officials suspected of spying after breach of military base

The US government secretly expelled two Chinese Embassy officials this fall after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, according to people with knowledge of the episode. The expulsions appear to be the first of Chinese diplomats suspected of espionage in more than 30 years.

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Khaleda not getting proper treatment, says her sister Selima

The members of BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s extended family have once again spoken of their displeasure over her medical treatment at the BSMMU hospital.

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Women are ‘pretty indisputably’ better leaders than men: Obama

Women are “pretty indisputably” better leaders than men and there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes if they ran every country in the world, former US President Barack Obama has said.

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Indian court finds lawmaker from Modi's party guilty of rape

An Indian court found a former state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party guilty on Monday of raping a teenager, the politician’s lawyer said, in a high profile case that had helped fuel public anger over sexual violence against women.

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Fire-ravaged Gazipur fan factory operated without permission

A fan factory in Gazipur, which was ravaged by a devastating fire, had been operating wihtout proper authorisation.

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Hundreds of Thai tsunami victims yet to be identified, 15 years on

Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Boxing Day, 2004, a cargo container at a police station in southern Thailand bears witness to the hundreds of victims whose remains were never identified.

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উয়েফা চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের শেষ ষোলোয় ম্যানচেস্টার সিটিকে প্রতিপক্ষ হিসেবে পেয়েছে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ। স্পেনের আরেক জনপ্রিয় দল বার্সেলোনা খেলবে নাপোলির বিপক্ষে।

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President Hamid, PM Hasina attend Victory Day parade

President Abdul Hamid has inspected a colourful military parade at National Parade Ground marking 48 years of Bangladesh's decisive victory in the bloody War of Independence from Pakistan.

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Masked men vandalise Victory Day venue in Brahmanbaria

A group of masked men have vandalised the venue of a Victory Day programme in Brahmanbaria.

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India citizenship law protests spread across campuses

Protests over a new Indian citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses on Monday as critics said the Hindu nationalist government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with the country's founding as a secular republic.

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Spirit of Liberation War still eludes Bangladesh: Fakhrul

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam believes the driving spirit of Bangladesh's nine-month long Liberation War, which culminated in victory 49 years ago, is yet to materialise.

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রোনালদোর আরেক রেকর্ড

রেকর্ড ভাঙা গড়ার খেলায় নতুন এক রেকর্ড গড়লেন ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো। ইউরোপের শীর্ষ পাঁচ লিগের প্রথম খেলোয়াড় হিসেবে এ নিয়ে টানা ১৫ মৌসুম সব প্রতিযোগিতা মিলে কমপক্ষে দশটি করে গোল করলেন পর্তুগিজ এই ফরোয়ার্ড।

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Militants kill 22 in eastern Congo despite claims of security progress

Suspected Islamist militiamen killed at least 22 people overnight in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Sunday, as the rebels kept up attacks on civilians despite government claims to have them on the defensive.

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No compromise with descendants of anti-liberation forces, says Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that anti-liberation forces are obstructing the consolidation of Bangladesh’s victory in the Liberation War even after almost five decades of independence.

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Kamal asks why wartime collaborators' list took so long

Gono Forum President Kamal Hossain has thanked the government for releasing a first list of collaborators who worked with the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War but he was critical of how long it took to do so.

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Suspect in rape and murder of disabled teenager dies in Faridpur 'shootout'

A man suspected of raping and murdering a disabled teenager has been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Faridpur.

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Fire destroys 28 homes in Rampura slum

A fire has destroyed 28 shanties at the Bagichartek slum in Rampura.

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Dozens injured as activists clash with Delhi police in citizenship law protests

More than 100 activists protesting against a new Indian citizenship law were injured in New Delhi on Sunday as they clashed with police who used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators at a major university.

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President Hamid, PM Hasina pay respects to 1971 martyrs

The people of Bangladesh are paying their respects to the people whose sacrifices led to the nation’s victory in the Liberation War.

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Schumer seeks testimony from Mulvaney, Bolton in expected US Senate trial of Trump

The senior US Senate Democrat called on Sunday for the Republican-led chamber to demand testimony from four current and former White House aides in a trial expected early next year on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office.

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Prime leverage: how Amazon wields power in the technology world

Elastic, a software startup in Amsterdam, was rapidly building its business and had grown to 100 employees. Then Amazon came along.

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Bangladesh celebrates 48th Victory Day

Bangladesh is celebrating 48 years of its decisive victory in the bloody War of Independence from Pakistan.

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Telenor says Huawei will still play role in 5G rollout

Telenor will use equipment from Huawei in building Norway's 5G network, the telecoms operator said on Sunday, one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite US pressure.

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At least 10 killed in Gazipur fan factory fire

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire incident at a fan factory in Gazipur.

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UK PM Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to 'get Brexit done'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan. 31 and then agree a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, vowing to deliver on the government’s top priority.

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Govt to release freedom fighters' list on March 26

The government will publish a final list of freedom fighters on Independence Day on March 26 next year, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq has said.

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Government working to build professional, well-trained armed forces, says Hasina

The government is working towards building professional and well-trained armed forces in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.

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Strong quake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country in recent months.

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In Bangkok’s Fragrant Street Food, City Planners See a Mess to Clean

The coconut wood pestle hits the mortar, and the chili fumes rise in a cough-inducing haze. The lime rind bruises. Salted crab releases its funk, along with bits of claw and carapace.

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রেফারির সিদ্ধান্তে অসন্তুষ্ট বার্সা কোচ

রিয়াল সোসিয়েদাদের মাঠে বার্সেলোনার পয়েন্ট হারানোর পেছনে রেফারির বিতর্কিত সিদ্ধান্তের দায় দেখছেন দলটির কোচ এরনেস্তো ভালভেরদে। কোচের মতো দুটি পেনাল্টির সিদ্ধান্ত তাদের বিপক্ষে গেছে বলে মনে করেন অন্যতম অধিনায়ক সের্হিও বুসকেতসও।

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Music director Prithwi Raj dies at 34

Singer and music director Prithwi Raj has died in Dhaka at the age of 34.

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Jamaican wins Miss World title, says will work for sustainable change

Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh was crowned as Miss World 2019 on Saturday and said she wanted to use her title to work for "sustainable change" for women and their children.

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Keraniganj death toll hits 17 as 3 more victims succumb to injuries

Three more victims of a deadly fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj have succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to 17.

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India's Modi slips, falls at Ganga Ghat in Kanpur

A video of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi missing a step and falling down on stairs has gone viral on social media.

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At least 23 soldiers killed in insider attack in Afghanistan

At least 23 soldiers were killed while they were sleeping on Saturday in an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest episode of enemy infiltration that has raised concerns about a new local military force billed as the hope for holding territory recaptured from the Taliban.

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Govt releases list of 10,789 wartime collaborators

The government has released a list of 10,789 Bengalis who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the Liberation War in 1971.

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Amnesty International calls for shared responsibility over education of Rohingya children

Both Bangladesh and the international community must take responsibility for the education of Rohingya children in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Amnesty International has said ahead of the first Global Refugee Forum.

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China suspends planned tariffs scheduled for Dec 15 on some US goods

China has suspended additional tariffs on some US goods that were meant to be implemented on Dec 15, the State Council’s customs tariff commission said on Sunday, after the world’s two largest economies agreed a “phase one” trade deal on Friday.

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Queen Elizabeth to set out UK PM Johnson's agenda on Thursday

Queen Elizabeth will set out on Thursday Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s legislative agenda following his election victory, including a pledge to bring the EU Withdrawal Agreement bill back to parliament before Christmas, his office said on Saturday.

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Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted by mass unrest.

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Thousands join biggest protest for years in Thai capital

Several thousand people took part in Thailand's biggest protest since a 2014 coup on Saturday after authorities moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of former military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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Frustrated with climate talks, activists dump manure outside Madrid summit

Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a UN climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming.

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He was one of Mexico’s deadliest assassins. Then he turned on his cartel

The recruits filed into a clearing, where a group of trainers with the stern bearing of drill sergeants stood in a tight row, hiding something.

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US Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to shield financial records

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trump's appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records, including tax returns, being handed over to Democratic-led House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor.

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He wanted to be pope. He settled for conducting the metropolitan opera

When conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin was 10, he went to the basement of the family house, put on one of his parents’ vinyl records, held a yellow pencil aloft and began to conduct the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, over and over again.

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বিশ্রাম শেষে বার্সেলোনা দলে মেসি

বার্সেলোনার সবশেষ ম্যাচে ইন্টার মিলানের বিপক্ষে দলে ছিলেন না লিওনেল মেসি ও জেরার্দ পিকে। বিশ্রাম শেষে লা লিগায় রিয়াল সোসিয়েদাদের বিপক্ষে ম্যাচে ফিরতে যাচ্ছেন তারা দুজন।

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India’s NRC, citizenship law is a threat to Bangladesh, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir believes India’s National Register of Citizens or NRC and the newly-enacted citizenship law pose a threat to the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh.

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Two drug suspects killed in alleged shootout with police in Cox’s Bazar

Two suspected drug peddlers have been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Upazila.

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Death of Rumpa: No evidence of rape found in autopsy, says doctor

An autopsy on Stamford University student Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa, who was found dead on a Dhaka street, did not find any evidence of rape on her body, according to Sohel Mahmud, chief of the forensic department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

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Mounting evidence of abuse by Chile’s police leads to calls for reform

The brutality of the Chilean police’s response to the country’s unrest is leading to sweeping calls for the force’s reform.

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Khulna jute mill workers suspend hunger strike for 3 days

Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna have suspended a hunger strike for three days after a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian yielded assurances over their 11-point charter of demands.

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Sudan’s ousted leader faces verdict in corruption trial

For almost three decades, President Omar al-Bashir ruled Sudan with a heavy fist, jailing opponents and former allies, overseeing the bloody suppression of the Darfur region, and squashing protests that dared to challenge his regime.

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Military’s preferred candidate named winner in Algeria election

Sizable street protests in Algiers and other cities greeted the announcement Friday that a former Algerian prime minister, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 74, had been elected the country’s new president in a much-contested vote the day before.

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Keraniganj factory fire: Another victim injuries to wounds as death toll hits 14

Another victim of a deadly fire at a plastics factory in Keraniganj has succumbed to his injuries, raising the death toll from the blaze to 14.

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Battered UK Labour Party ponders next move, as Corbyn plans exit

It was supposed to be a new dawn, the moment when Jeremy Corbyn, Britain’s most left-wing political leader in a generation or more, proclaimed the start of the most ambitious economic transformation the nation had seen since the end of World War II.

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Brexit is going to get done. But on whose terms?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory clarifies British politics in one important respect: Efforts to reverse the Brexit referendum are now dead. Britain will leave the European Union next month. But on what terms it will do so remains unclear, perhaps even more so in the wake of the election.

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How Labour’s working-class vote crumbled and its nemesis won the north

They trudged through a stinging rain to polling stations, streams of people who once powered the left in Britain: ex-miners, supermarket clerks, retired schoolteachers, health aides.

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Bangladesh newspaper to face 'legal action' for calling hanged war criminal a martyr

The government is poised to take legal measures against The Daily Sangram after the newspaper published a report describing Jamaat-e-Islami leader and convicted war criminal Abdul Quader Molla as ‘a martyr’, according to two senior ministers.

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Indian state seeks to fast-track hanging for rapists after string of brutal attacks

A southern Indian state passed bills on Friday that could see men convicted of rape being hanged within 21 days of police registering a case, after a series of brutal sex attacks led to public demands for speedy and harsh punishment.

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