Friday, January 31, 2020

বার্সায় পর্তুগিজ ফরোয়ার্ড ক্রিঙ্কাও

একজন ফরোয়ার্ড কিনতে মরিয়া বার্সেলোনা অবশেষে জানুয়ারির দল-বদলের শেষ দিনে দলে টানল ফ্রান্সিসকো ত্রিঙ্কাওকে। এসসি ব্রাগা থেকে তরুণ পর্তুগিজ ফরোয়ার্ডকে আনতে লা লিগা চ্যাম্পিয়নদের গুনতে হয়েছে তিন কোটি ১০ লাখ ইউরো।

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Bangladesh evacuees head to Wuhan airport as China virus death toll mounts

The authorities have started moving the Bangladeshi students in Wuhan to the airport in the Chinese city for evacuation from the locked down epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

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Singapore bans China travellers to keep out coronavirus

Singapore said on Friday it was banning entry to all Chinese visitors and foreigners with a recent history of travel to China in some of the most far-reaching moves worldwide to deter the fast-spreading coronavirus.

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Britain reports first two cases of new coronavirus

Two patients from the same family in England have tested positive for coronavirus, the first such cases in Britain, England’s chief medical officer said on Friday.

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Police kill man holding 20 women and children hostage in north India

Police shot dead a man holding around 20 women and children hostage at his house in northern India after a 10-hour standoff, state officials said on Friday.

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'Dawn of a new era': UK's Johnson 'respectfully' marks Brexit day

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail Brexit day on Friday as “the dawn of a new era” and pledge to unite Britain in an address to the nation which he hopes will draw a line under years of angry debate over the European Union.

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Australia on standby for fire threat as heat, winds return

Australian authorities warned on Friday of severe fire danger in densely populated areas this weekend, declaring a state of emergency in the capital, Canberra, as soaring temperatures and strong whipped up huge, unpredictable blazes.

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Brexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone

The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, the most significant change to its place in the world since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of war.

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Bangladeshis listed as 'foreign observers' shouldn't be allowed in poll centres: Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen believes diplomatic missions have flouted election guidelines by registering its Bangladeshi staff members in Dhaka as international observers for the upcoming city polls.

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US warns citizens against travel to China as virus toll passes 200

The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency, and Britain confirmed its first two cases.

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Collision between tractor and motorcycle leaves 3 dead in Jhenaidah

Three motorcycle riders have died after their two-wheeler crashed into a tractor in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur Upazila.

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মেসির ৫০০

বার্সেলোনার হয়ে একের পর এক রেকর্ড গড়া লিওনেল মেসি ছুঁয়েছেন আরেকটি অনন্য মাইলফলক। প্রথম খেলোয়াড় হিসেবে স্প্যানিশ ক্লাবের হয়ে ৫০০ ম্যাচ জয়ের স্বাদ পেয়েছেন আর্জেন্টাইন তারকা।

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To mask or not to mask: confusion spreads over coronavirus protection

"Do not wear a mask if you are well" read a warning plastered across the front of Singapore's main newspaper on Friday, as authorities around the world sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading coronavirus.

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AL leader Quader in 'stable condition' after hospital visit

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader is now in a 'stable condition' after visiting the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital with sudden breathing problems.

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Special flight to evacuate 361 Bangladeshis from China's Wuhan amid deadly coronavirus outbreak

A special flight is set to bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

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Quader visits Dhaka hospital with respiratory problems

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has visited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital with a respiratory problem.

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Fire burns down another slum in Chattogram

A fire has burnt down a slum in Chattogram's Panchlaish area, a week after the destruction of another slum in the port city in similar fashion. 

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Asia shares fight for footing after turbulent week

Asian share markets battled to regain their footing on Friday as investors clutched at hopes China could contain the coronavirus, even as headlines spoke of ever more cases and mounting deaths.

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State of emergency declared as bushfire threatens Australian capital

Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds threatened to propel a large bushfire beyond the control of firefighters.

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Brexit day: United Kingdom casts off from the European Union

The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, its most significant geopolitical move since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars.

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Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide

Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines’ pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt.

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Coronavirus: US tells citizens not to travel to China as WHO declares global emergency

The US government warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new coronavirus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Russian plane makes emergency landing after passenger bomb threat

Russian airline S7 said on Thursday one of its planes had been forced to make an emergency landing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport after a passenger stood in the aisle and said she had an explosive device.

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Govt announces 15pc incentives on rice export

The government has decided to give 15 percent incentives on rice export.

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Bangladeshi returnee from China hospitalised in Dhaka with cold, fever amid coronavirus scare

The authorities have admitted a Bangladeshi national with fever and cold to a hospital in Dhaka on return from China where the death toll from the coronavirus which shows similar symptoms has risen to 170.

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EU parliament gives final approval to Brexit deal

The European Parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to Britain’s divorce deal from the bloc, paving the way for Brexit to take place on Friday.

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Law and order situation under control ahead of Dhaka polls, says home minister

The law and order situation ahead of the Dhaka city polls is 'completely under control' and showing no signs of disruption, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

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ফেদেরারকে উড়িয়ে ফাইনালে জোকোভিচ

প্রথম সেটে ৪-১ গেমে এগিয়ে গিয়ে দুর্দান্ত কিছুর আভাস দেওয়া রজার ফেদেরার পারলেন না ছন্দ ধরে রাখতে। শুরুর ব্যর্থতা কাটিয়ে ঘুরে দাঁড়ালেন নোভাক জোকোভিচ। সরাসরি সেটে জিতে উঠে গেলেন অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের ফাইনালে।

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Focus on self-employment, not jobs, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged young people to become self-reliant and create employment for others rather than chasing jobs.

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Iranian factory makes US and Israeli flags to burn

Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes US, British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn.

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ফুটবলের যে চূড়ায় শুধুই সিনক্লেয়ার

পুরুষ ও নারী ফুটবল মিলে সবচেয়ে বেশি আন্তর্জাতিক গোলের কীর্তি গড়েছেন কানাডার নারী দলের অধিনায়ক ক্রিস্টিন সিনক্লেয়ার। ভেঙেছেন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সাবেক তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড অ্যাবি ওয়ামব্যাকের রেকর্ড।

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Policymakers fret over global growth risks from China virus outbreak

A rapidly spreading virus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers, still grappling with the impact of the Sino-US trade war, fretting over the widening fallout.

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India reports its first case of coronavirus

India said on Thursday a patient in the southern state of Kerala had tested positive for novel coronavirus, the first case in the country of the virus which originated in China and has so far killed 170.

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ফেভারিটদের হারিয়ে শিরোপা লড়াইয়ে কেনিন-মুগুরুসা

অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনে মেয়েদের এককের দুটি সেমি-ফাইনালেই হলো জমজমাট লড়াই। র‌্যাঙ্কিংয়ের শীর্ষ খেলোয়াড় অ্যাশলি বার্টিকে হারিয়ে প্রথমবারের মতো গ্র্যান্ড স্ল্যামের ফাইনালে উঠেছেন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সোফিয়া কেনিন। আর চার নম্বর বাছাই সিমোনা হালেপকে বিদায় করে ফাইনালে পৌঁছেছেন দুটি গ্র্যান্ড স্ল্যামজয়ী গার্বিনে মুগুরুসা।

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Ex-Chhatra Dal leader arrested over shooting during BNP-AL clashes in Gopibagh

Police have arrested a man with a gun in connection with a gunshot heard during clashes between supporters of BNP-backed Dhaka South mayoral hopeful Ishraque Hossain and two Awami League-endorsed councillor candidates in the capital’s Gopibagh on Jan 26.

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SSC student shot dead, 10 hurt as rival villagers clash in Gopalganj

A candidate of the Secondary School Certificate exam has been shot dead during violent clashes between two rival groups of villagers in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila.

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Taliban kill at least 29 Afghan security personnel in renewed clashes

At least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces on the Islamist group at the weekend.

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Murder suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Jashore

A detained murder suspect has died in a so-called shootout with police in Jashore.

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DGHS orders list of all China returnees in last 14 days amid virus fears

The  Directorate General of Health Services has directed local authorities to draw up a list of all returnees from China in the last 14 days amid the outbreak of a fatal coronavirus.

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Twenty-six killed in India as bus plunges into well

Twenty-six people were killed and 32 injured when a bus and an autorickshaw collided with each other and plunged into a nearby well in India, a local police official said on Wednesday.

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Republicans hopeful Senate will acquit Trump in impeachment trial as early as Friday

A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday.

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China virus outbreak death toll rises to 170 as infections jump

China's National Health Commission said on Thursday the total number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the country has risen by 38 to 170 as of end-Wednesday, as the number of infected patients rose by more than 1,700.

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More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicentre as death toll climbs

A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections also jumped.

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Virus anxiety weighs on Asian stocks, boosts safe-haven bid

Asian stocks slipped while gold and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries about the spread of a new virus from China sent investors heading for safety.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

US, Japan pull nationals from China as virus toll jumps

The United States and Japan evacuated their nationals from a quarantined city while British Airways suspended flights to mainland China as deaths from a fast-spreading new virus leapt to 132 and the first cases emerged in the Middle East.

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Supporters of councillor candidates clash at Atiqul’s campaign rally

The supporters of two councillor candidates in Dhaka North have clashed in the presence of Awami League mayoral candidate Atiqul Islam.

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DoE fines Chattogram Development Authority Tk 100m for hill cutting

The Department of Environment, or DoE, has imposed a fine of about Tk 100 million on Chattogram Development Authority for razing hills beyond the approved limit to construct roads.

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পেছাল প্রিমিয়ার লিগ, শুরু ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি

ফেব্রুয়ারির প্রথম সপ্তাহে এএফসি কাপের বাছাইয়ে খেলা আছে আবাহনী লিমিটেডের। এ কারণে জানুয়ারির পরিবর্তে আগামী ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি শুরু হবে পেশাদার লিগ।

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AL’s Quader worried by threat of ‘armed criminals’ disrupting Dhaka polls

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed concern over the threat of ‘armed criminals’ who he says could disrupt the Dhaka city elections.

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ম্যানইউ কর্মকর্তার বাড়িতে সমর্থকদের হামলা

ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেডের একদল উচ্ছৃঙ্খল সমর্থকের আক্রমণের শিকার হয়েছে ক্লাবটির এক্সিকিউটিভ ভাইস-চেয়ারম্যান এড উডওয়ার্ডের চেশায়ারের বাড়ি।

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Hasina urges development partners to relax conditions on aid

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the country’s development partners to relax some of the conditions that their assistance come with in order to ensure that Bangladesh moves forward.

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Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas

Countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Chinese areas hit by the new coronavirus, which is spreading quickly.

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35 Chinese workers on Padma Bridge project under observation amid coronavirus scare

The government is keeping a close watch on 35 Chinese nationals working on the Padma Bridge project as part of its efforts to prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus which has originated in China, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader has said.

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DSCC mayoral hopeful Taposh unveils 5-point manifesto to revive Dhaka

Awami League-backed Dhaka South mayoral candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has pledged to transform the capital into a vibrant and well-governed city while preserving its heritage in his manifesto for the upcoming Dhaka elections.

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67 international observers to monitor Dhaka polls

The Dhaka city elections are set to be overseen by 67 international observers from seven countries and the European Union.

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Airlines cut China flights as companies restrict travel on virus fears

Airlines including United Airlines Holdings Inc said they were cancelling some flights to China as demand fell sharply and global companies told their employees not to travel on deepening fears over the spread of a flu-like virus.

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Defying Trump, UK's Johnson refuses to ban Huawei from 5G

Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications.

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Asian shares turn red as Hong Kong tumbles on China virus

Asian shares erased earlier gains on Wednesday, swinging into negative territory as a spike in new Chinese virus cases sent Hong Kong stocks tumbling and fueled fears about the economic impact of the outbreak.

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UAE confirms new coronavirus case in family arriving from China

A family in the United Arab Emirates, arriving from China's central city of Wuhan, has been diagnosed with a case of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

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3 killed in Dinajpur motorcycle crash

Three motorcycle riders have died after their two-wheeler collided with an excavator in Dinajpur's Birampur Upazila.

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China virus turns Macau into gambling ghost town

The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near-ghost town during what is typically the busiest time of year in the world's biggest casino hub, after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain the new coronavirus.

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US military recovers remains from Afghanistan plane crash

The United States on Tuesday recovered the remains of two personnel from a US military aircraft that crashed in Afghanistan, American and Afghan officials told Reuters.

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Beijing drugstore fined for hiking mask prices amid virus outbreak

A drugstore in the Chinese capital will be fined 3 million yuan ($434,530) for hiking the price of masks by almost six times the online rate amid a spreading virus outbreak, the Beijing municipal market regulator said on Wednesday.

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Amid uncertainty on witnesses, Trump legal team tells impeachment trial: 'Time for this to end'

Republican US senators remained uncertain on Tuesday over the key question of whether to call witnesses in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial as his legal team wrapped up its opening arguments with an appeal for a quick acquittal.

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Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China

A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.

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China virus toll passes 130 as US weighs flight ban

The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases, heaping pressure on Beijing to control the disease as US officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend all flights to the country.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

মার্তিনেলির মাঝে রোনালদোর ছায়া দেখছেন রোনালদিনিয়ো

আর্সেনালে যোগ দিয়ে প্রথম ছয় মাসেই নজরকাড়া ফুটবলে নিজের জাত চিনিয়েছেন গাব্রিয়েল মার্তিনেলি। তরুণ এই ব্রাজিলিয়ান ফরোয়ার্ডকে দেখে সাবেক সতীর্থ ‘দ্য ফেনোমেনন’ রোনালদোকে মনে পড়ছে দেশটির আরেক বিশ্বকাপ জয়ী তারকা রোনালদিনিয়োর।

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Britain's bankers told more sleep could improve behaviour

With little progress to report in efforts to improve professional conduct at Britain's banks, the body charged with raising standards has suggested that getting a better night's sleep might help bankers behave better.

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ভাগ্য ও অভিজ্ঞতার জোরে সেমি-ফাইনালে ফেদেরার

প্রথম সেট জয়ের পর খেই হারিয়ে ফেললেন রজার ফেদেরার। পরের দুটি সেটে তেমন কোনো প্রতিরোধই গড়তে পারলেন না। সেখান থেকে ঘুরে দাঁড়ালেন দারুণভাবে। পাঁচ সেটের লড়াইয়ে অবাছাই টেনিস স্যান্ডগ্রেনকে হারিয়ে উঠে গেলেন অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের সেমি-ফাইনালে।

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Govt announces more perks for govt officials in Cox’s Bazar, an ‘expensive’ tourist town

The government has declared Cox’s Bazar an ‘expensive city’, allowing officials working in the tourist town to receive allowances on the same scale as in metropolitan areas.

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Destiny Group MD Rafiqul Amin jailed for three years

A Dhaka court has sentenced Destiny Group MD Rafiqul Amin to three years in jail for failing to submit a wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.

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One week sufficient for recovery from mild virus symptoms: China NHC expert

An expert at China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday one week is sufficient for a recovery from mild coronavirus symptoms.

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Five die in Moulvibazar shoe store fire

At least five people have died after a shoe store in Sylhet’s Moulvibazar city caught fire.

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Wife of Canada's first coronavirus patient tests positive, 19 under investigation

The wife of Canada's first confirmed patient with the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus also has tested positive for it at an Ontario laboratory, and 19 other suspected cases in Canada are under investigation, public health officials said on Monday.

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Blind Bulgarian artist finds a way to keep painting

Stamen Karamfilov bends low over a canvas, adding the finishing touches to a woodland landscape - no mean feat considering the Bulgarian artist is almost totally blind.

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India renews push to sell Air India, puts entire stake on the block

India said on Monday it plans to sell its entire interest in Air India Ltd [AIN.UL], making a renewed push to sell the flag carrier after it drew no bids in an effort to auction a majority stake almost two years ago.

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Oscars go green with plant-based menus, no plastic bottles

Food at this year's Oscar events will be almost entirely plant-based, the Academy of Motion Pictures said on Monday, in line with other celebrity dinners during Hollywood's 2020 awards season.

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Facebook, others restrict business travel to China as warnings grow

Facebook Inc and other global companies including LG Electronics Inc and Standard Chartered Plc are restricting travel to China, as the death toll from a flu-like virus rose above 100 on Tuesday.

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Pakistani rights activist arrested on charges of sedition, protests threatened

Pakistani authorities on Monday arrested the leader of a rights movement that has made allegations of human rights violations by the military during anti-terrorism operations, officials said.

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Detained robbery suspect dies in Noakhali ‘gunfight’

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

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Eight killed as flames engulf 35 boats in Alabama marina fire

Fire swept through a lakefront marina in Alabama early on Monday, killing at least eight people and sending seven others to hospital after flames engulfed 35 vessels from house boats to pontoons, the local fire chief said.

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Beijing reports first death caused by coronavirus

China's capital Beijing reported its first death caused by the new coronavirus on Monday, the state television station CCTV said.

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US military confirms plane crash in Afghanistan, disputes claims it was brought down

The US military said on Monday an E-11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, but disputed claims that the Taliban had brought the military plane down.

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China's Tangshan city suspends public transit to prevent spread of coronavirus

Tangshan, China's largest steelmaking city in northern Hebei province, announced on Tuesday morning that it is suspending all public transit within the city in an effort to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus.

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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide

The United States warned against travel to China on Monday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.

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Violence escalates in Iraq as government pushes to end protests

Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad district became a battlefield on the third day of a drive by security forces to end months of demonstrations against the largely Iran-backed ruling elite.

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China encourages people to reconsider timing of overseas travel to curb virus spread

China’s National Immigration Administration encouraged citizens to reconsider the timing of overseas travel to reduce cross-border movement to help contain the new coronavirus, it said in a statement published on its official WeChat account on Tuesday.

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China virus death toll passes 100 as US, Canada issue travel warning

The United States warned against travel to China on Monday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as the death toll from the spreading coronavirus passed 100, with tens of millions stranded during the biggest holiday of the year and global markets rattled.

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Monday, January 27, 2020

Iran's Rouhani calls for unity, accuses Trump of exploiting rift

Iranians should not allow US President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” approach to harm national unity ahead of parliamentary elections, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech, lashing out at hardliners over mass disqualification of candidates.

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China allots nearly $9bn to contain spread of virus

China's finance ministry and National Health Commission have extended 60.33 billion yuan ($8.74 billion) to help contain a spreading virus, according to a statement on the ministry's website.

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Trump to unveil Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders this week

US President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his long-delayed Middle East peace proposal to Israeli leaders on Monday, as he attempts to generate some momentum toward resolving one of the world’s most intractable problems.

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Malaysia temporarily bans Chinese visitors from Hubei to curb virus spread

Malaysia imposed a temporary ban on Chinese nationals arriving from the city of Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province on Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Rajshahi court sentences two to death for killing child after rape

A Rajshahi tribunal has sentenced two persons to death over the killing of a 10-year-old child after rape in Shah Makhdum Upazila in 2013.

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Mayoral candidate Atiqul apologises for noisy election campaigns

Atiqul Islam, the Awami League-endorsed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North, has apologised to the residents of Dhaka for creating ‘unexpected’ troubles in their city life in the run-up to the Feb 1 polls.

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Govt to bring back Bangladeshis from China amid coronavirus outbreak

The government plans to bring back Bangladeshis, if willing, from China amid coronavirus outbreak, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said in a Facebook post on Monday.

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হেলিকপ্টার বিধ্বস্ত, মার্কিন বাস্কেটবল তারকা কোবি ব্রায়ান্ট নিহত

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের সাবেক বাস্কেটবল তারকা কোবি ব্রায়ান্ট ও তার মেয়েসহ নয় জন লস অ্যাঞ্জেলসের কাছে হেলিকপ্টার বিধ্বস্ত হয়ে নিহত হয়েছেন।

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China extends holiday, businesses shut as virus toll rises to 81

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81 on Monday, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more big businesses shut down or told staff to work from home in an effort to curb the spread.

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How to protect yourself from coronavirus

The Wuhan coronavirus has spread worldwide, causing panic among people. As of Jan 27, the virus has killed 80 people in China and infected more than 2,750 globally, according to Reuters.

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Japan to arrange charter flight for Japanese in Wuhan as early as Tuesday

Japan is expected to arrange a charter flight as early as Tuesday for any of its citizens who wish to return from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, Kyodo news agency cited a senior ruling party official as saying on Monday.

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Chinese premier visits virus epicentre as death toll hits 80

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan, the epicentre of an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 and infected more than 2,700 people, as Beijing sought to signal how seriously it aims to respond to the developing crisis.

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Firms in China extend holidays, ask staff to work from home as virus spreads

Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard against the spread of a flu-like virus as the tally of deaths rose to 80, with more than 2,700 people infected.

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Billie Eilish sweeps Grammy Awards with top 4 prizes

Teen sensation Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning all four top prizes - album, song, record of the year and best new artist - in a rare feat at the music industry's highest honours.

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Shares, oil slide as China virus fears intensify; yen, Treasuries in demand

Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China's spreading virus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and Treasury notes.

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Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan

Australia confirmed on Monday its fifth case of a new coronavirus, with health officials saying the case involved a 21-year-old woman who was on the last flight out of the Chinese city of Wuhan to Sydney before China imposed a travel ban.

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Kobe Bryant remembered at Grammy Awards hours after his death

Musicians and performers at the Grammy Awards paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on Sunday at his former home arena, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, hours after the NBA great was killed some 40 miles (65 km) away in a helicopter crash.

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Trump wanted aid to Ukraine frozen until it helped on probes of political rivals: NYTimes

US President Donald Trump told a then-top aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

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India's Republic Day celebrations marked with protests, blasts

Hundreds of thousands of Indians protested across the country on Sunday against a citizenship bill that many fear is discriminatory against the minority Muslim community.

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Iraqi security forces kill protester, rockets hit US embassy

Iraqi security forces shot at anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least one person, and unidentified men set fire to sit-in tents in a southern Iraqi city, police and medics said, as months-long civil unrest escalated.

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Twenty soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says

About 20 soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on an army camp in central Mali on Sunday, the government said.

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Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond

The coronavirus outbreak that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, in the province of Hubei, has killed 80 people in China so far and infected more than 2,750 globally, most of them in China.

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Rescuers pull dozens from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 31

Rescue teams working through the night in sub-zero temperatures pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday, as the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's east rose to 31.

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China says virus's ability to spread getting stronger

The coronavirus transmission ability is getting stronger and infections could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said on Sunday, with more than 2,000 people globally infected and 56 in China killed by the disease.

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দলের পারফরম্যান্সে ঘাটতি দেখছেন বার্সা কোচ

ভালেন্সিয়ার কাছে হারের পর হতাশা প্রকাশ করেছেন বার্সেলোনা কোচ কিকে সেতিয়েন। দলের পারফরম্যান্সে ঘাটতি দেখছেন এই স্প্যানিয়ার্ড।

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US to evacuate consulate staff, some citizens from Wuhan

The US State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private US citizens on a flight out of the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak.

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Nobel laureate Yunus gets bail in Grameen Communications case

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has secured bail after surrendering to a court in a case involving a series of labour law violations by Grameen Communications.

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With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine

When a newly organised vaccine research group at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members had expected to be able to ease into their work.

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Hasina flags off rail, road and water projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched a series of development projects involving rail transport, road communications and water supply systems.

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US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump

The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, US President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday, seemingly in response to a Der Spiegel interview with Iran's foreign minister.

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China bans wildlife trade nationwide due to coronavirus outbreak

China banned wildlife trade nationwide in markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's market watchdog, agricultural ministry, and forestry bureau said in a joint statement.

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Coronavirus contagion rate makes it hard to control

Each person infected with coronavirus is passing the disease on to between two and three other people on average at current transmission rates, according to two separate scientific analyses of the epidemic.

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Two die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh

Two auto-rickshaw passengers have been killed and five others injured after a truck ploughed into the vehicle in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha Upazila.

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Heavy rains dampen fires in Australia's Queensland state, cause flooding

Australia's bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday dampening some of the fires that have razed 2.5 million hectares of land since September, but the wet weather caused major flooding.

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How a virus impacts the economy and markets

The outbreak of a new virus in China has sent shivers through world financial markets, with investors drawing comparisons to the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in order to assess its potential economic impact.

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Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Boeing Co successfully staged the first flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX.

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Defence at Senate trial says ousting Trump would be 'massive interference' in election

Lawyers for US President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats' efforts to remove the president from office would set a "very, very dangerous" precedent in an election year.

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China's Shantou city to ban cars, ships, people from entering from Jan 27

China's coastal city of Shantou in Guangdong province, said on Sunday it would ban cars, ships and people from entering the city starting from Jan 27 to help prevent the spread of a coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan at end-2019.

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Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park to be closed from Sunday to help prevent spread of virus: CCTV

Hong Kong’s popular amusement parks Disneyland and Ocean Park are closed from Jan 26 to help prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, state media CCTV reported on Sunday.

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Rescuers dig for survivors after Turkey quake kills at least 29

Rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing 29 people and injuring more than 1,400.

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Suspected killer of 31 fishermen dies in alleged shootout

Morshed Alam, a suspect in the murders of 31 fishermen, has been killed in an alleged shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion or RAB in Chattogram.

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Coronavirus: over 100 people under observation in India

Over 100 people have been kept under observation in the Indian states on Kerala and Maharashtra following screening for a possible exposure to novel coronavirus, or nCoV, according to India Today.

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Canada identifies first case of coronavirus

Canada on Saturday declared the first "presumptive" confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus in a resident who had returned from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak of the viral disease.

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More than 2,000 now infected with coronavirus; 56 dead in China

More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released on Sunday.

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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities

Chinese communities in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to greet the Year of the Rat on Saturday but Lunar New Year celebrations globally were marred by anxieties about the virus outbreak that has disrupted festivities in China.

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China's Wuhan to build second designated hospital to treat coronavirus patients

China's Wuhan city, the centre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, will build a second dedicated hospital to treat patients, state media the People's Daily reported on Saturday.

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HK leader declares virus emergency, halts official visits to mainland China

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday declared a virus emergency in the Asian financial hub, announcing a package of measures to limit the city's links with mainland China.

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India likely to raise import duties on more than 50 items next week

India plans to increase import duties on more than 50 items including electronics, electrical goods, chemicals and handicrafts, targeting about $56 billion worth of imports from China and elsewhere, officials and industry sources said.

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Dhaka polls: returning officers get 103 complaints of misconduct

As the clock winds down to the Dhaka city polls, returning officers have been inundated with complaints of electoral misconduct, mostly against candidates  vying for councillors' posts in the capital's bifurcated city corporations.

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Limited internet to be restored in Kashmir, no access to social media

Limited mobile data services and internet will be temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday, ending nearly a six month communications lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew the Muslim majority region's autonomy.

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Bangladesh opt to bat first against Pakistan in second T20

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the second T20 in Lahore.

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China virus remains severe, medical supplies very tight

China's new coronavirus outbreak remains severe and medical supplies are very tight in Wuhan city, where the virus was first identified, an official from Hubei province said on Saturday.

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China's Wuhan city to ban non-essential vehicles in downtown from Jan 26

Government of China's central city of Wuhan said on Saturday it would ban non-essential vehicles in downtown area from Jan 26 to contain virus outbreak, the People's Daily said.

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Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP

Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village on Saturday, according to a lawmaker and a villager, two days after the UN’s highest court ordered the country to protect the minority.

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Shanghai shuts down all cinemas during Lunar New Year holidays

Shanghai has shut down all cinemas during the Lunar New Year holidays, which last until Jan 30, the Liberation Daily said on its online channel.

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3 of a family killed as bus crushes auto-rickshaw in Barguna

Three members of a family have been killed after a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw in Barguna’s Amtoli Upazila.

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Argentine club makes throne for coach Maradona

His nickname is God but Diego Maradona is being treated as a king by his club, who have made a special throne for the 59-year-old coach to use on the sidelines of each home game.

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Australia confirms first case of coronavirus as protective masks sell out

Australia confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Saturday in Melbourne, with many pharmacies in the city's centre running out of protective masks despite health officials saying they are not recommended.

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Myanmar already protecting Rohingyas, ruling party says after world court's order

Myanmar has put in place measures to protect Rohingya Muslims, a spokesman for the ruling party said on Friday, shrugging off an order from the International Court of Justice to stop genocidal acts against the ethnic minority.

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Bezos allegations put phone hacking technology in the spotlight

Allegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.

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Doctor at hospital in China's Hubei province dies from coronavirus

A doctor at a hospital in China's Hubei province, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, has died from the virus, China Global Television Network reported in a tweet.

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Woman burnt by Mirpur slum fire dies in hospital

A woman who suffered burns in a devastating fire at a slum in Dhaka's Mirpur has succumbed to her injuries in hospital.

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Malaysia confirms first cases of coronavirus infection

Malaysia on Saturday said it had confirmed three cases of coronavirus infection, the first in the Southeast Asian country.

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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike

The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a number higher than the military had previously announced.

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Trump impeachment prosecutor, Adam Schiff, is becoming Exhibit A in president's defense

The lawmaker walking US senators methodically through the case for removing President Donald Trump from office is also becoming Exhibit A in efforts by the president’s allies to defend him.

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China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide

The official death toll from the coronavirus in China jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier, as local media reported a doctor on the frontline of the battle to contain the virus in Wuhan city had died.

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Malik's 58 guides Pakistan to victory against Bangladesh in first T20

A crafty half century by veteran batsman Shoaib Malik has steered Pakistan to a comfortable 5-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the T20 series opener in Lahore on Friday.

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Hasina, new AL commitee pay tribute to Bangabandhu in Tungiparha

Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina led her party's new committee in paying tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his grave in Gopalganj’s Tungiparha.

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Australia bushfires contribute to big rise in global CO2 levels: UK's Met Office

Australia’s bushfires are contributing to one of the biggest annual increases in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere since record-keeping began more than 60 years ago, according to a forecast published by Britain’s Met Office on Friday.

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Mexican security forces detain 800 Central American migrants

Mexican authorities on Thursday adopted tougher measures against Central American migrants, detaining 800 of them who had entered Mexico illegally from Guatemala intending to reach the border with the United States.

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Thailand confirms fifth case of new coronavirus

Thailand on Friday confirmed its fifth case of the new coronavirus, a senior public health official said, in the second instance in which a patient was not detected at the airport before entering the country.

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RAB destroys four poppy fields in Bandarban

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has destroyed four poppy fields in Bandarban's Ruma Upazila.

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হতাশায় ক্যারিয়ার শেষ ওজনিয়াকির

হার দিয়ে ক্যারিয়ার শেষ হলো কারোলিন ওজনিয়াকির। অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের তৃতীয় রাউন্ডে ওনস জাবেরের বিপক্ষে হেরে বিদায় নিয়েছেন মেয়েদের সাবেক এক নম্বর খেলোয়াড়।

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Bangladesh post 141 against Pakistan in first T20

Bangladesh have set Pakistan a target of 142 on the heels of Mohammad Naim's 43 in the T20 series opener in Lahore on Friday.

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চ্যাম্পিয়ন ওসাকাকেও হারালেন গাউফ

বর্তমান চ্যাম্পিয়ন নাওমি ওসাকাকে সরাসরি সেটে হারিয়ে অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের চতুর্থ রাউন্ডে উঠেছেন ১৫ বছরের কিশোরী কোকো গাউফ।

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BNP mayor candidates pay respects at Annisul Huq’s grave

BNP-backed mayoral candidates Tabith Awal and Ishraque Hossain have paid their respects to former Dhaka North mayor Annisul Huq at his grave in the capital's Banani.

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Bangladesh win toss, bat first in 1st T20 against Pakistan

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in the opening match of T20 series against Pakistan in Lahore.

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RAB destroys poppy fields in Bandarban

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has destroyed four poppy fields in Bandarban's Ruma Upazila.

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Fire burns down Chattogram slum

A fire has burnt down a slum in the neighbourhood of Shulkobahar in Chattogram.

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China shuts down transport, temples as virus death toll rises to 25

China stepped up measures to contain a virus which has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, with public transport suspensions in 10 cities, temples shutting, and the rapid construction of a new hospital to treat those infected.

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তৃতীয় রাউন্ড থেকে সেরেনার বিদায়

সাত বারের চ্যাম্পিয়ন সেরেনা উইলিয়ামস অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের তৃতীয় রাউন্ড থেকে বিদায় নিয়েছেন।

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Three killed, five injured as bus overturns in Habiganj

Three people have been killed after a bus swerved out of control and overturned in Habiganj's Bahubal Upazila.

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Singapore ramps up virus fight, reviving memories of SARS pandemic

Schools in Singapore asked parents to declare overseas holiday plans as authorities screened travellers at air, land and sea checkpoints on Friday, to combat the spread of a deadly flu virus that has revived memories of the SARS pandemic in 2003.

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Another man lynched on suspicion of theft in Jashore

A man has been beaten to death by an angry mob on suspicion of theft in Jashore's Abhaynagar Upazila.

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China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread

A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said on Friday, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern.

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Another fire ravages Mirpur's Chalantika slum

A fire has swept through a slum in Dhaka's Mirpur-7, five months after another blaze gutted over 2,000 shanties in the same settlement.

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US imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions on two people, six companies

The United States on Thursday said it blacklisted two companies based in Hong Kong, one in Shanghai and one in Dubai for helping Iran's state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) export millions of dollars of goods in violation of US sanctions.

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'This is an emergency in China' says WHO, as virus death toll rises to 18

The World Health Organization (WHO) called a new coronavirus that has killed 18 people in China and infected around 650 globally “an emergency in China” on Thursday, but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern.

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

World Court says it has preliminary jurisdiction in Myanmar genocide case

The International Court of Justice said on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear a case against Myanmar seeking emergency measures to prevent it committing genocide against its Rohingya minority.

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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi says Rohingya 'exaggerated' abuses: FT

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday that "war crimes" may have been committed against Rohingya Muslims but denied genocide, saying refugees had "exaggerated" the extent of abuses against them.

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Coronavirus spotlights Japan contagion risks as Olympics loom

An outbreak of a new virus in China has raised fears of a global pandemic, forcing Japan to confront the possibility of deadly contagion and disruption as it prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Malaysia to buy more Indian sugar to resolve palm oil spat

Malaysia's top sugar refiner said it will increase purchases of the commodity from India, which according to two sources is part of efforts to placate New Delhi amid an ongoing spat over palm oil imports.

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Bangladesh makes ‘insignificant’ gains on Transparency’s Corruption Perceptions Index

Bangladesh has gained three places on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

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China locks down city of 11 mln at epicentre of virus outbreak

China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic.

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Film about cleric held in Pakistan over ‘risk to Muslims’

Pakistan has suspended the release of an award-winning film after an Islamist political party objected to its portrayal of a struggling cleric, reports the BBC.

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China's latest virus outbreak exposes perils of exotic wildlife trade

A new coronavirus spreading from the city of Wuhan has put a spotlight on China's poorly regulated wild animal trade - driven by relentless demand for exotic delicacies and ingredients for traditional medicine.

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Global airlines on high alert as virus outbreak spreads

Residents of China's Wuhan scrambled to stock up on supplies on Thursday as authorities suspended transport links in and out of the city in a bid to stop the spread of a new coronavirus that has raised fears of a global pandemic.

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Intel appoints Bangladeshi-American Dr Omar Ishrak as board chairman

US tech giant Intel has named Bangladeshi-American businessman Dr Omar Ishrak as the chairman of its board.

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Global airlines on high alert as virus outbreak spreads

Airlines and passengers are on guard against a new flu-like virus that originated in Wuhan, China.

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WHO to decide if coronavirus constitutes international emergency

The World Health Organisation said that it will decide on Thursday whether to declare a global emergency over the outbreak of a new flu-like virus spreading from China.

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Soleimani killing adds dangerous new dimension to Iraq unrest

Iranian-backed Shi'ite factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a "million-strong" march on Friday aimed at whipping up anti-American sentiment as the United States' struggle with Iran plays out on the streets of Baghdad.

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Man dies after bus hits rickshaw-van in Dhaka's Motijheel

A rickshaw-van puller has died after a bus crashed into his three-wheeler in Dhaka's Motijheel.

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Angry mob lynches man on suspicion of cattle theft in Jashore

An angry mob has beaten to death a man suspected of stealing cattle in Jashore’s Jhikorgacha Upazila. 

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Militia ally of Iran's Soleimani shot dead in southwest Iran: IRNA

Gunmen in Iran shot dead a commander of the hardline Basij militia who was an ally of Qassem Soleimani, the senior Revolutionary Guards commander killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday.

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Asian shares wilt, oil tumbles as China virus spreads

Asian shares and US stocks fell on Thursday as investors remained anxious about the spread of a new flu-like virus in China just as millions prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year.

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Australia evacuates parts of its capital as bushfire conditions return

Some residents of Australia's capital Canberra were evacuated briefly on Wednesday after a bushfire broke out near the airport as searing hot weather ended a few days of respite and the number of out-of-control blazes surged in the southeast of the country.

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Checking on friends and missing class: protests bring fear to India's campuses

One of India's most famous universities is half-empty and some students who are on campus track each other on mobile devices to ensure people are safe, as violent clashes spill on to campuses that are seen as a hotbed of anti-government protests.

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Democrats launch first salvo at Trump trial, warn that world is watching

Democrats accused President Donald Trump at the start of his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America's global prestige will suffer if the US Senate acquits him.

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China's Wuhan shuts down transport as global alarm mounts over virus spread

Deaths from China's new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday, with more than 540 cases confirmed, leading the city at the centre of the outbreak to close transportation networks and urge citizens not to leave as fears rose of the contagion spreading.

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World Court to rule on emergency measures in Rohingya genocide case

The International Court of Justice on Thursday will rule on a request for emergency measures by Gambia, which has filed a case against Myanmar accusing it of genocide against the Muslim minority Rohingya population.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Don't want to see irregularities in Dhaka polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has called on the law enforcement to ensure that the Dhaka city elections are free from any irregularity or malpractices.

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ডিফেন্ডারদের জন্য ভালো পরীক্ষা হবে: ডে

ইয়াসিন খান, তপু বর্মন-দুই নির্ভরযোগ্য ডিফেন্ডারের অভাব অনুভূত হচ্ছে ঠিকই। তবে বাংলাদেশের কোচ জেমি ডে আস্থা রাখছেন বাকিদের ওপর।

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এবার গাউফের সামনে চ্যাম্পিয়ন ওসাকা

সাতবারের গ্র্যান্ড স্ল্যামজয়ী ভেনাস উইলিয়ামসকে হারিয়ে অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেন শুরু করা কোকো গাউফ উতরে গেছেন দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডও। তৃতীয় রাউন্ডে ১৫ বছরের কিশোরী প্রতিপক্ষ হিসেবে পেয়েছেন বর্তমান চ্যাম্পিয়ন নাওমি ওসাকাকে।

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'I will continue to fight': S Korea's first transgender soldier vows to oppose dismissal

Byun Hui-su, who holds the rank of staff sergeant and is stationed in Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, had the operation in Thailand last year while on leave, and had expressed hope of continuing to serve in the female corps.

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বিশ্রামে মেসি

লিওনেল মেসিকে ছাড়াই মাঠে নামতে যাচ্ছে বার্সেলোনা। কোপা দেল রেতে তৃতীয় সারির দল ইবিজার বিপক্ষে ম্যাচে অধিনায়ককে বিশ্রাম দিয়েছেন দলটির কোচ কিকে সেতিয়েন।

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E-passport marks another step forward for Bangladesh, says Hasina

Bangladesh has taken another step forward in its path to digitisation with the launch of the electronic passport or e-passport, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.

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2 Bangladeshis die in alleged BSF fire on Lalmonirhat border

The Indian Border Security Force, or BSF, has allegedly shot dead two Bangladeshis along the border in Lalmonirhat's Daikhaowa.

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Glenn Greenwald charged with cybercrimes in Brazil

Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed prosecutors and tarnished the image of an anti-corruption task force.

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What we know about the Wuhan coronavirus

An outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has killed nine people and sickened more than 440, and has spread to at least five other countries. The first case outside of Asia was announced Tuesday, as federal health officials confirmed that a Washington state man who had recently travelled to China had been hospitalised.

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North Korea bans foreign tourists, tour operator says

North Korea has temporarily banned foreign tourists as a protection against the mysterious virus from China that has killed at least nine people and sickened more than 400, a leading tour operator reported Tuesday.

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Bangladesh climbs up eight notches on Democracy Index

Bangladesh has gained eight places on the latest Democracy Index, compared to the previous year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, or EIU.

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Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos' phone, UN report will say

Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.

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3 construction workers die from electrocution in Dhaka

Three construction workers have died from electrocution after coming into contact with a high-voltage live wire on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka.

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E-passport era begins in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has taken another significant step in its digital transformation with the much-anticipated launch of electronic passports or e-passports.

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Myanmar rebels free lawmaker abducted in attack on boat

Ethnic minority rebels in Myanmar have released a lawmaker held hostage for two months in a bid to reduce tension in the war-torn western state of Rakhine, a human rights group and the rebels said.

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HC bans laminated posters over environmental concerns

The High Court has banned the publication and display of laminated posters within the boundaries of the two city corporations ahead of the Dhaka elections in light of its damaging effect on the environment.

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Bangladesh appoint West Indian Gibson as bowling coach

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed West Indian Ottis Gibson as the national team's new bowling coach on a two-year contract, replacing South African Charl Langeveldt who left last month.

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Russian-led strikes on rebel-held northwest Syria kill 40

Russian-led air strikes killed at least 40 people on Tuesday in northwest Syria in a major army assault backed by Iranian militias to clear out rebels that has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing toward the border with Turkey, residents and rescuers said.

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Trump says US ready to 'help' in India-Pakistan Kashmir dispute

President Donald Trump said the United States was watching developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir "very closely" and was prepared to help if necessary, but did not say how.

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China virus death toll rises to nine as pandemic fears mount

The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.

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US Senate blocks Democratic bids for evidence, witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

The Republican-controlled US Senate rejected Democratic efforts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, an early sign the proceeding could advance along lines favourable to Trump.

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Trump and the teenager: a climate showdown at Davos

Neither uttered the other’s name. But President Donald Trump and Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg took unmistakable aim at each other Tuesday at this conference of business and government figures, reprising their roles as antagonists on the global stage.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The royals are coming to Canada, but where will they live?

While many Canadians have been assiduously following every twist in the plans of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to take a break from royal duties, the couple may find their plan to live part time in Canada will, in the end, be greeted by a great national yawn.

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DNCC mayoral hopeful Tabith Awal alleges attack on campaign in Gabtoli

Tabith Awal, the BNP-endorsed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North, has alleged that he and his supporters came under attack during an election campaign in Dhaka’s Gabtoli on Tuesday.

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Australia’s wild weather: First fires, now baseball-size hail

It was the latest wild turn in this most extreme of Australian summers.

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BUET student murder: Court sets Jan 30 for indictment hearing

A Dhaka court has set Jan 30 to hold a hearing on the indictment of the 25 suspects in the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.

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Workshop on ‘Internet of Things’ begins at ULAB

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh or ULAB has launched a three-day long workshop on ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) on Monday.

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হারের চক্রে ক্যারিয়ার নিয়ে অনিশ্চিত শারাপোভা

টেনিস কোর্টে একের পর এক ব্যর্থতায় ভীষণ হতাশ হয়ে পড়েছেন মারিয়া শারাপোভা। অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেনের প্রথম রাউন্ড থেকে ছিটকে পড়ার পর ক্যারিয়ারের ভবিষ্যৎ নিয়ে অনিশ্চিয়তা প্রকাশ করেছেন রুশ তারকা।

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Chattogram airport on alert amid China's coronavirus outbreak

The authorities at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport have followed their counterparts in Dhaka by taking precautionary measures against a growing threat of a deadly coronavirus which has broken out in China and is reportedly capable of being spread by humans.

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 ‘I stayed alive to tell’: Auschwitz's dwindling survivors recount horrors of Nazi death camp

A strip of skin tattooed with the Auschwitz death camp number 99288 sits in a silver frame on a shelf in Avraham Harshalom's living room. It is his prisoner number, etched on to his forearm in 1943.

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Uber sells food delivery business in India

Uber, in its latest move to drop money-losing businesses, agreed Tuesday to sell its food delivery business in India to Zomato, a local competitor, in exchange for 9.99% of the Indian startup.

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Jashore MP Ismat Ara Sadique dies at 77

Ismat Ara Sadique, an Awami League lawmaker from Jashore-6 and a former state minister, has died while undergoing treatment in hospital at the age of 77.

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Dhaka elections: EC announces voting day restrictions on traffic movement

The Election Commission has imposed restrictions on the movement of vehicles during the upcoming Dhaka city polls on Feb 1.

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China says new virus can be spread by humans

The mysterious coronavirus that has killed at least four people and sickened more than 200 in China is now capable of spreading from person to person, a prominent Chinese scientist said Monday, adding to fears of a broader epidemic.

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How US firms helped Africa’s richest woman exploit her country’s wealth

It was the party to be seen at during the Cannes Film Festival, where being seen was the whole point. A Swiss jewellery company had rented out the opulent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, drawing celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Campbell and Antonio Banderas. The theme: “Love on the Rocks.”

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China virus outbreak spooks global markets as fourth death reported

China reported a fourth death from a new coronavirus on Tuesday as the number of cases continued to rise, sending jitters through Asian markets as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday.

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India targets Jeff Bezos over Amazon and Washington Post

Jeff Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post has complicated business for his much bigger company, Amazon, in Trump-era Washington.

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Saudi Arabia starts selling triple-tranche dollar bonds

The government of Saudi Arabia started marketing on Tuesday US dollar denominated bonds split into tranches of seven, 12 and 35 years, a document showed.

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Rape suspect killed in alleged shootout in Dhaka

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

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Huawei CFO's lawyer attacks US extradition case in Canadian trial

A lawyer for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued on Monday that "double criminality" was at the centre of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States, a case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing.

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Children go missing as Central American migrants clash with Mexican forces

Mexican security forces fired tear gas at rock-hurling Central American migrants who waded across a river into Mexico earlier on Monday, in a chaotic scramble that saw mothers separated from their young children.

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McConnell unveils rules for Trump impeachment trial

Sen Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, unveiled ground rules Monday for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that would attempt to speed the proceeding along and refuse to admit the evidence against the president unearthed by the House without a separate vote.

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Islamic State wife’s return to Norway divides government

Before the woman left for Syria in 2013, she had grown up on the eastern side of Oslo in a Norwegian Pakistani family, playing soccer and attending university, according to a recent profile. In Syria, she ended up living in Islamic State territory, marrying twice in the Caliphate and having two children, officials say.

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Tabith keeps his mouth shut on reportedly undisclosed company in Singapore

Tabith Awal, the BNP’s candidate for Dhaka North mayor, has declined comment on a report that he owns a Singapore-based company but withheld the information in his affidavit to the Election Commission.

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Monday, January 20, 2020

Iran has not ruled out talks to end nuclear dispute, says official

Iran said on Monday that it had not closed the “door to negotiations” in efforts to resolve a dispute over its nuclear agreement with world powers that has escalated steadily since the United States withdrew from the deal in 2018.

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মতিনে মুগ্ধ জামাল

২০১৩ সাল থেকে জাতীয় দলে খেলছেন জামাল ভূইয়া। নিজের দেখার অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে জানালেন, বাংলাদেশের হয়ে আর কাউকে মতিন মিয়ার মতো এমন দারুণ গোল করতে দেখেননি।

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China struggles in new diplomatic role, trying to return Rohingya to Myanmar

In a muddy field in western Myanmar, hundreds of Chinese shipping containers fitted with single narrow windows stand in neat lines, empty of the refugees they were designed to host.

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ফিটনেস নিয়ে যত দুর্ভাবনা বাংলাদেশের

শ্রীলঙ্কার বিপক্ষে জয়টি আপাত স্বস্তি দিয়েছে জেমি ডে’কে। কিন্তু বাংলাদেশ কোচের দুর্ভাবনার শেষ নেই। বুরুন্ডির বিপক্ষে সেমি-ফাইনালের আগে চোট আর কার্ডের ধাক্কায় যে জেরবার অবস্থা!

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New coronavirus outbreak in Chinese city of Wuhan

Chinese authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO) say a new strain of coronavirus is behind the outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan, which has erupted just ahead of the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest festival.

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Two militants arrested with ties to attacks on police

Police have arrested two operatives of Neo-JMB, an offshoot of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Majahideen Bangladesh, over the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019.

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Five sentenced to death in Laldighi killing

A Chattogram court has sentenced five people to death in the Laldighi case that involves the killings of 24 people in police firing three decades ago.

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সেরে উঠছেন জামাল, খেলার আশা বুরুন্ডি ম্যাচে

সুখবরই দিলেন জামাল ভূইয়া। ফিলিস্তিন ম্যাচে পাওয়া চোট কাটিয়ে উঠছেন। শুরু করেছেন দৌড়াদৌড়ি। মঙ্গলবার থেকে শুরু করবেন অনুশীলন। পরিস্থিতি যেভাবে এগুচ্ছে, বুরুন্ডির বিপক্ষে সেমি-ফাইনাল খেলতে কোনো সমস্যা হবে না বলে বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমকে জানালেন বাংলাদেশ অধিনায়ক।

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Ex-Nandail mayor held in Mymensingh over ‘criticism’ of Bangabandhu birth centenary

Police have arrested former municipality mayor of Nandail in Mymensingh over allegations of a controversial social media post concerning the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Capitalism seen doing ‘more harm than good’ in global survey

A majority of people around the world believe capitalism in its current form is doing more harm than good, a survey found ahead of this week's Davos meeting of business and political leaders.

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World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6bn combined: Oxfam

The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday.

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Prothom Alo editor gets bail over death of student

The High Court has granted four-week bail to Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman over the death of school student Nayeemul Abrar.

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Magura AL leader Tanjel Hossain dies

Tanjel Hossain, president of Awami League’s Magura district unit, has died at the age of 70.

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Cost of Dhaka city election trebles to Tk 600m

The Election Commission’s budget for the Dhaka city election trebled to Tk 600 million from five years ago.

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Collapse of footbridge over Indonesia river kills at least nine

A footbridge across a river swollen by heavy rains collapsed on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, drowning at least nine people who were swept away by a strong current, with one person missing, disaster mitigation officials said.

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Meghan's father accuses daughter of 'cheapening' UK's royal family

Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, accused his daughter of "cheapening" the British royal family in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince Harry and his wife would no longer be working members of the monarchy.

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Dhaka court sentences 10 to death over 2001 attack on CPB rally

A Dhaka court has sentenced 10 Harkat-ul Jihad activists to death over a bomb attack on a rally of Communist Party of Bangladesh that killed five people in 2001.

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75 drug cartel members tunnel out of Paraguay prison

At least 75 members of a powerful Brazilian drug cartel escaped from a prison in northern Paraguay through a tunnel Sunday, pulling off an escape plan that officials had known about for more than a month but were unable to stop.

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China reports jump in deadly virus cases, adding to fears of outbreak

The authorities in China reported a third death from a mysterious virus and more than 130 new cases over the weekend, including ones found in Beijing and southern China for the first time.

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Toll in attack on Yemen military base rises to at least 76

The death toll in a drone and missile attack on a government military training base in central Yemen rose to at least 76 Sunday, representing an escalation bound to complicate international efforts to end the country’s prolonged war.

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In impeachment document, Democrats say Trump endangers security, Trump denies

Democratic US lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government.

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'Sad' Prince Harry says he did not want to end royal role

Britain’s Prince Harry said on Sunday it brought him great sadness that he had to leave his royal duties after agreeing with Queen Elizabeth that he and his wife Meghan would step down from official roles to seek an independent future.

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Hearing on Prothom Alo editor’s bail appeal Monday

The High Court will hear bail pleas from Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman and five others further on Jan 21 in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Abrar Rahat

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Bangla Academy defers launch of Ekushey Book Fair by a day

Bangla Academy has deferred the launch of Ekushey Book Fair to Feb 2 from Feb 1, due to the rescheduled mayoral polls in Dhaka.

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Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologizing for any offense caused.

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ভিএআর সিদ্ধান্তে ক্ষুব্ধ সেভিয়া, জিদানের জবাব

লিগ ম্যাচে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের মাঠে হারের পর রেফারির সিদ্ধান্তে ক্ষুব্ধ প্রতিক্রিয়া জানিয়েছেন সেভিয়া কোচ হুলেন লোপেতেগি ও ক্লাবের স্পোর্টিং ডিরেক্টর মনচি। পাল্টা জবাব দিয়েছেন মাদ্রিদের দলটির কোচ জিনেদিন জিদানও।

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Govt issues revised schedule for SSC, equivalent exams

The government has issued a revised schedule for SSC and equivalent exams, with the written tests running from Feb 3 to Feb 27.

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172 Bangladeshis received Indian citizenship in six years: minister

As many as 172 Bangladeshis received Indian citizenship in six years, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Bangladesh set to introduce e-passports on Jan 22

The distribution of electronic passports or e-passports is set to begin on Jan 22.

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Dhaka stocks notch biggest gain since 2013 on PM’s steps

Dhaka stocks have gained 5.6 percent, the biggest jump since the key index DSEX was introduced in January 2013.

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Fire at Czech disabilities home kills eight

Eight people were killed in a fire early on Sunday at a Czech home for people with disabilities, Czech Television reported.

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Scarred but resilient, a Uighur town clings to its cultural past

The winding, crowded lanes of old Yarkand, an ancient Silk Road town, preserve patterns of life that go back centuries.

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New ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa assumes office

Masatsugu Asakawa has assumed office as the 10th president of the Asian Development Bank or ADB on Friday.

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Donations are pouring into Australia. Now what?

For the rural firefighters of Australia, no donation is too small. They have long been known to canvass for dollars and cents in town markets, and their collection tins are fondly displayed in local storefronts.

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Sixty killed in Houthi attack on camp in Yemen's Marib

Iran-aligned Houthis attacked a military training camp in the Yemeni city of Marib on Saturday, killing 60 military personnel and wounding dozens others, Saudi state television said on Saturday evening.

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China reports 17 new cases of mysterious virus

The Chinese authorities on Sunday said that 17 more people had been infected with a mysterious new virus, adding to concerns about the spread of the illness ahead of China’s busiest travel season.

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Sex, power and fury: the mystery of a death at Guantánamo Bay

It was a Friday night five years ago, and in a basement bar below the officers club at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, two men were getting drunk.

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Man takes his own life after killing four in Moulvibazar

Police say a man has committed suicide after killing his wife, mother-in-law and two neighbours in a tea garden in Moulvibazar’s Barlekha Upazila.

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Rohingya man dies in alleged shootout with BGB in Cox’s Bazar

A Rohingya man has been killed in an alleged shootout with Border Guards Bangladesh or BGB in Cox’s Bazar.

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New citizenship law is India's internal matter, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she did not understand the purpose of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed in India that aims to offer citizenship to non-Muslim minorities that have faced persecution in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries, Gulf News reports.

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Clashes shake Beirut as anti-government protests explode in violence

Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to clear a large protest camp in the heart of the Lebanese capital Saturday, sparking clashes with demonstrators that wounded scores of people and turned Beirut’s commercial centre into a battle zone.

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As Libya descends into chaos, foreign powers look for a way out

Russia has sent hundreds of mercenaries to back militias laying siege to Libya’s capital. The United Arab Emirates has sent jets and drones, while Egypt has provided logistical support.

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Iran to send black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane to Ukraine

Iran said on Saturday it was sending to Ukraine the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that the Iranian military shot down this month, an accident that sparked unrest at home and added to pressure on Tehran from abroad.

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Despite shake-up, Putin rejects idea of Soviet-style leaders for life

President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he did not want Russia to return to the late Soviet-era practice of having lifelong rulers who died in office without a proper succession strategy.

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

সিশেলসকে হারিয়ে সেমিতে বুরুন্ডি

শুরুতে এগিয়ে গেল সিশেলস, পরে হারাল ছন্দ। দারুণভাবে ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়ে তিন গোল করে জয় তুলে নিল বুরুন্ডি। উঠে গেল বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপের সেমি-ফাইনালে।

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বাংলাদেশের ফরোয়ার্ডদের জন্য ‘পরীক্ষা’ শ্রীলঙ্কা ম্যাচ

বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপে এখনও গোল পায়নি বাংলাদেশ। শ্রীলঙ্কা ম্যাচে জিততে হলে ফরোয়ার্ডদের পেতেই হবে জালের দেখা। অধিনায়ক জামাল ভূইয়াও মনে করছেন, এই ম্যাচ হবে ফরোয়ার্ডদের জন্য কঠিন পরীক্ষার মঞ্চ।

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Dhaka University students continue hunger strike for Dhaka polling day change

Students of Dhaka University have continued their hunger strike for the third day demanding a change in the date of elections to the two city corporations in Dhaka because of Saraswati Puja.

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Dhaka University students continue hunger strike for Dhaka polling day change

Students of Dhaka University have continued their hunger strike for the third day demanding a change in the date of elections to the two city corporations in Dhaka because of Saraswati Puja.

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Awami League open to a change in Dhaka voting day, says Quader

Awami League leader Obaidul Quader has reiterated the ruling party's openness to the Dhaka city elections being moved to another date because of Saraswati Puja.

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জামালের চোট নিয়ে দোলাচলে বাংলাদেশ

ফিলিস্তিন ম্যাচে হ্যামস্ট্রিংয়ে চোট পেয়েছিলেন জামাল ভূইয়া। অধিনায়কের চোট অবশ্য মারাত্মক নয় বলে বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমকে জানিয়েছেন বাংলাদেশের টিম ম্যানেজার সত্যজিৎ দাস রুপু। তারপরও শ্রীলঙ্কার বিপক্ষে বাঁচা-মরার লড়াইয়ে জামালকে পাওয়া নিয়ে অনিশ্চয়তা কাটেনি।

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ম্যানইউ ছেড়ে ইন্টারে ইয়ং

ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেড ছেড়ে ছয় মাসের চুক্তিতে ইন্টার মিলানে যোগ দিয়েছেন ডিফেন্ডার অ্যাশলে ইয়ং।

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Canada offers compensation to families of victims of plane downed in Iran

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government will offer payments to relatives of the dozens of Canadian citizens and permanent residents killed when a Ukrainian airliner was downed by missiles launched by Iranian forces.

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EC calls emergency meeting amid growing calls for rescheduling Dhaka polls

The Election Commission has called an emergency meeting amid a growing clamour for the Dhaka city elections to be rescheduled because of Saraswati Puja.

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Hasan Mahmud wins maiden call-up as Bangladesh announce T20 squad for Pakistan tour

Pacer Hasan Mahmud has earned his first call-up to the national team as Bangladesh announced a 15-man squad for the T20 series in Pakistan.

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Births in China fall to lowest level in nearly six decades

The number of babies born in China last year fell to a nearly six-decade low, exacerbating a looming demographic crisis that is set to reshape the world’s most populous nation and threaten its economic vitality.

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সেভিয়ার বিপক্ষে নেই বেল-রামোস, ফিরছেন বেনজেমা

স্প্যানিশ লা লিগায় সেভিয়ার বিপক্ষে ম্যাচে অধিনায়ক সের্হিও রামোস ও ফরোয়ার্ড গ্যারেথ বেলকে পাচ্ছে না রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ। তবে চোট কাটিয়ে ফিরেছেন চলতি মৌসুমে দলের সর্বোচ্চ গোলদাতা করিম বেনজেমা।

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Myanmar, China ink deals to accelerate Belt and Road as Xi courts an isolated Suu Kyi

China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbour increasingly isolated by the West.

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China reports new Wuhan virus cases ahead of key holiday

Chinese health authorities said on Saturday they had discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain in the central city of Wuhan, raising concerns that the disease could spread further.

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The $119 billion sea wall that could defend New York … or not

Picture a storm charging toward New York City, pushing a surge of seawater like the one that flooded the region during Hurricane Sandy. But this time, man-made islands with retractable gates stretch from the Rockaways in Queens to a strip of land in New Jersey south of Staten Island.

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3 of a family die in Jashore car crash

Three members of a family have died after a car veered out of control and crashed into a wall in Jashore city.

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A doctor abused her. His name is on her child’s birth certificate

To register her twin daughters for kindergarten a few years ago, Marissa Hoechstetter needed their birth certificates. It had been quite a while since she had last looked closely at them, and when she pulled the papers out, what she saw made her stomach turn, she said.

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Writing about the border crisis, hoping to break down walls

During one of many harrowing moments in Jeanine Cummins’ new novel, “American Dirt,” the protagonist, a bookstore owner named Lydia, has a jarring realisation.

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French strikers shut down the Louvre, setting a new target in a pension fight

Visitors were turned away from the Louvre on Friday after strikers protesting the French government’s planned pension overhaul blocked entrances to the museum, leaving tourists from around the world befuddled and frustrated.

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Putin and the art of stepping down gracefully while keeping his grip on power

Several years ago, for reasons that have never been explained, President Vladimir Putin vanished from the public eye for more than a week, sending the Russian capital into a tizzy over his fate.

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Trump says Iran's Khamenei 'should be very careful with his words'

US President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should be very careful about what he says after Khamenei harshly criticised the United States in a Friday prayers sermon in Tehran.

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Bogura MP Abdul Mannan dies at 66

Abdul Mannan, an Awami League lawmaker from Bogura-1, has died during treatment for a heart ailment at the age of 66.

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Hold the phone, Sydney … It’s raining

Rural firefighters and farmers, as well as just about everyone in Australia’s largest city, rejoiced Friday at the arrival of something not seen for months: heavy downpours of that magnificent gift called rain.

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Two DU students fall sick during hunger strike for Dhaka vote day change

Two of the Dhaka University students on a hunger strike demanding rescheduling of the Dhaka city election day because of Saraswati Puja have fallen sick.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

Russia: Iran was spooked by reports of US F-35s when it downed airliner

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Iran's accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week occurred at a time when Tehran was spooked by reports of advanced US stealth fighters in the area.

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UK will not automatically deport EU nationals after Brexit: Verhofstadt

Britain will not automatically deport European Union citizens who have not applied for the right to remain in the country after Brexit, European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt said on Friday.

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লং জাম্পে সেরা আল আমিন

জাতীয় অ্যাথলেটিক্সের লং জাম্পে সেরা হয়েছেন এম আল আমিন। দক্ষিণ এশিয়ান গেমসের চেয়েও কম দুরত্ব অতিক্রম করেছেন বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর এই অ্যাথলেট।

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সেমিতে বাংলাদেশের সম্ভাব্য প্রতিপক্ষ নিয়ে এখনই চিন্তিত সালাউদ্দিন!

বাংলাদেশ ও শ্রীলঙ্কা, দুই দলের সামনে আছে বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপের সেমি-ফাইনালে ওঠার সুযোগ। বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশনের সভাপতি কাজী সালাউদ্দিন অবশ্য ভাবছেন অন্য বিষয় নিয়ে। শ্রীলঙ্কাকে পেছনে ফেলে সেমি-ফাইনালে উঠলে বাংলাদেশের সম্ভাব্য প্রতিপক্ষ যে বুরুন্ডি!

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শ্রীলঙ্কাকে হারিয়ে বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপের সেমিতে ফিলিস্তিন

একের পর এক আক্রমণ করেও কাঙ্ক্ষিত গোল পাচ্ছিল না ফিলিস্তিন। দ্বিতীয়ার্ধের যোগ করা সময়ে পেল দুটি। শ্রীলঙ্কাকে হারিয়ে সবার আগে বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপের সেমি-ফাইনালে উঠেছে প্রতিযোগিতার শিরোপাধারীরা।

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Ukrainian PM offers to quit after tape suggests he criticized president

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk submitted his resignation on Friday after an audio recording suggested he had criticized the president, but then appeared to suggest that he might stay in his job.

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As China’s Xi visits Myanmar, ethnic groups rue 'disrespectful' investment

The streets of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw were festooned with banners celebrating 70 years of Myanmar-China relations ahead of the arrival of President Xi Jinping on Friday for his first visit to the Southeast Asian nation as China’s leader.

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বাংলাদেশে আসছেন ব্রাজিলের সাবেক তারকা গোলরক্ষক জুলিও সিজার

বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপের জৌলুস বাড়াতে কিংবদন্তি খেলোয়াড় আনার পরিকল্পনা আগেই জানিয়েছিল বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশন (বাফুফে)। সংস্থাটির সভাপতি কাজী সালাউদ্দিন শুক্রবার আনুষ্ঠানিক সংবাদ সম্মেলনে জানালেন ব্রাজিলের সাবেক তারকা গোলরক্ষক জুলিও সিজার এ মাসেই আসছেন।

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Hindu Mohajote threatens to boycott Dhaka polls on Puja day

A platform of Hindus in Bangladesh has threatened to boycott the Dhaka city elections if the Election Commission go ahead with the polls as scheduled on the day of Saraswati Puja.

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Iran can take fight beyond its borders, Khamenei says after US strike, unrest

The Revolutionary Guards can take their fight beyond Iran’s borders, the supreme leader said on Friday, responding to the US killing of a top general and to unrest at home over the accidental downing of an airliner.

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AL not opposed to a change of Dhaka voting day: Quader

Awami League leader Obaidul Quader has called on the Election Commission to hold talks with leaders of the Hindu community in order to resolve the controversy surrounding the date of the Dhaka city elections as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.

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Khamenei: Iran gave US 'slap on face', calls missile strikes 'day of God'

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a Friday sermon that Iran's missile strikes on US targets in Iraq this month delivered a "slap on the face" to the United States, showing the Islamic Republic had divine support.

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Myanmar unrolls a welcome mat for China, but not all the way

As the leader of China, Xi Jinping, touches down in Myanmar on Friday, his two-day visit is designed to celebrate Beijing’s expanding presence in the region, both as an economic and political role model.

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Eleven US troops injured in Jan 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq

The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where US forces were stationed, the US military said on Thursday, after initially saying no service members were hurt.

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Google reaches $1 trillion in value, even as it faces new tests

Numbers have long held a special significance at Google.

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Eight injured as two launches collide on Meghna

Four children are among eight people injured in a collision between two launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur.

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Second phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins in Tongi

The second phase of the Bishwa Ijtema -- the second largest global congregation of Muslims after the hajj -- is underway on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi.

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Reducing fire, and cutting carbon emissions, the Aboriginal way

At a time when vast tracts of Australia are burning, Violet Lawson is never far from a match.

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China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends 2019 on firmer note

China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert a sharper slowdown.

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Trump impeachment trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine

The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress.

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Breaking down walls, Iranian women fight home-built patriarchy

From breaking down kitchen walls designed to separate women from men to ornately decorating domestic spaces - an architect has been mapping "signs of resistance" of Iranian women in their own homes.

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Grameenphone appoints Yasir Azman as new CEO

The Board of Directors of Grameenphone has appointed Yasir Azman as the new CEO of the Bangladeshi operation.

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Court issues arrest order for Prothom Alo editor, 9 others over student's death

A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for Prothom Alo's Editor Matiur Rahman, Associate Editor Anisul Hoque and eight others over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Abrar Rahat, who was electrocuted during an event organised by the newspaper’s youth magazine Kishor Alo on the school campus.

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Mayoral candidate Atiqul backs calls for deferring city election

Atiqul Islam, the Awami League’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North, has urged the Election Commission to defer the polls due to the Saraswati Puja.

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Three get death for murder of schoolboy in Gaibandha

A Gaibandha court has handed down the death penalty to three people for the murder of a school student after his abduction in 2015.

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SSC: Coaching centres to be closed for a month from Jan 25

The government has announced that coaching centres across the country will be closed for a month from Jan 25, a week before the start of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams until the tests come to an end.

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SSC: Coaching centres to be closed for a month

The government has announced that coaching centres across the country will be closed for a month from Jan 25, a week before the start of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams until the tests come to an end.

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Petitioners move SC seeking stay on Dhaka city polls

An appeal has been filed with the Appellate Division over the date of the Dhaka city elections after the High Court turned down a writ petition calling for the polls to be rescheduled as it coincided with Saraswati Puja.

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Garment workers end two-hour blockade on Shyamoli road for back pay

Workers of a garment factory have ended their protest for unpaid wages and allowances after blockading a road in Dhaka’s Shyamoli for over two hours.

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UK's Prince Harry to appear in public for first time since royal split

Britain's Prince Harry will make his first public appearance on Thursday since Queen Elizabeth acceded to the wishes of her grandson and his American wife Meghan to step back from their senior royal roles and seek a more independent future.

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Iranian chess official fears going home over hijab images

A prominent Iranian chess official said she was afraid of returning to her country after images of her presiding over the Women’s World Chess Championship seeming not to wear a hijab reportedly circulated online.

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Malaysia talks to India over palm curbs as wider trade spat looms

Malaysia is talking to Indian government and trade officials in a bid to resolve concerns over New Delhi's new palm oil import restrictions, a minister in Kuala Lumpur said on Thursday amid a trade spat between the countries.

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Russia's ruling party approves Mishustin as PM

Russia's ruling party, United Russia, on Thursday unanimously approved Mikhail Mishustin's candidacy as prime minister ahead of a formal parliamentary vote, Anastasia Kashevarova, an aide to parliament's speaker said on social media.

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Garment workers’ protest for back pay stalls traffic in Dhaka

Traffic along major thoroughfares in Dhaka has stalled as workers of Dynamic Group’s garments factory blocked a road in Shyamoli to demand unpaid wages.

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Japan confirms first case of new Chinese coronavirus

Japan on Thursday reported its first case of a new coronavirus that has sickened 41 people in China, adding to concerns about the spread of the virus outside Chinese borders before a major holiday.

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Concerns linger after US and China sign initial trade deal

China will boost purchases of US goods and services by $200 billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies, defusing an 18-month row that has hit global growth.

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A Japanese politician is taking paternity leave. It’s a big deal

In a move heavy with symbolism for Japan’s workaholic fathers, Shinjiro Koizumi, a politician seen as a possible future prime minister, said Wednesday that he would step back from his duties to care for his newborn child after the birth later this month.

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Taal volcano eases, but Philippines worries worst is to come

Taal Volcano’s eruptions have eased in the past 24 hours, scientists said Wednesday, but they warned that the picturesque mountain was still threatening hundreds of thousands of people just 40 miles south of Manila.

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US military resumes joint operations with Iraq

The United States military resumed joint operations with Iraq on Wednesday, military officials said, ending a two-week pause that began when the US Embassy in Baghdad was attacked on New Year’s Day.

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দিবালার জাদুতে ইউভেন্তুসের জয়

নিজে গোল করলেন। গনসালো হিগুয়াইনের গোলে রাখলেন অবদান। পাওলো দিবালার দারুণ নৈপুণ্যে ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোকে ছাড়াই ইউভেন্তুস পেল বড় জয়। উদিনেসকে উড়িয়ে জায়গা করে নিল কোপা ইতালিয়ার কোয়ার্টার-ফাইনালে।

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মাতার গোলে এফএ কাপের চতুর্থ রাউন্ডে ম্যানইউ

স্প্যানিশ ফরোয়ার্ড হুয়ান মাতার গোলে এফএ কাপের চতুর্থ রাউন্ডে উঠেছে ম্যানচেস্টার ইউনাইটেড।

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Trump signs China trade deal, putting economic conflict on pause

President Donald Trump signed an initial trade deal with China on Wednesday, bringing the first chapter of a protracted and economically damaging fight with one of the world’s largest economies to a close.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

For this choreographer, the traditional is contemporary

Someone is weeping. You hear sobs, sniffles, the usual noises. Soon, though, the whimpering grows more elaborate, lengthening into song. The sound is beautiful and strange, yet perhaps the oddest thing about it is how a few notes sound familiar, as does the rhythm of a drum that softly joins in. Is this wailing person quoting Ravel’s “Boléro”?

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Iran rejects idea of a new 'Trump deal' in nuclear row

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed on Wednesday a proposal for a new “Trump deal” aimed at resolving a nuclear row, saying it was a “strange” offer and criticizing US President Donald Trump for always breaking promises.

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Iran social media posts call for more protests after plane disaster

Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday, after public anger erupted following the belated admission by the authorities that they had shot down a passenger plane in error last week.

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For this choreographer, the traditional is contemporary

Someone is weeping. You hear sobs, sniffles, the usual noises. Soon, though, the whimpering grows more elaborate, lengthening into song. The sound is beautiful and strange, yet perhaps the oddest thing about it is how a few notes sound familiar, as does the rhythm of a drum that softly joins in. Is this wailing person quoting Ravel’s “Boléro”?

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Man arrested for ‘abetting daughter’s rape’ in Dhaka

Police have arrested a man accused of abetting the rape of his teenage daughter in exchange for a loan waiver in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar.

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In India, a firebrand's anti-Modi mantra resonates at nationwide protests

Standing on a stage in the centre of one of India's most prestigious universities, the firebrand politician looked out at the cheering supporters before him and issued a sharp challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Lebanon security forces fire tear gas, clash with protesters near central bank

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside the central bank on Tuesday night, facing off with dozens of people who pelted them with stones and fireworks.

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Hunger strike claims life of American in Egypt prison

An American imprisoned in Egypt for six years on what he insisted were false charges, and whose case had been championed by Vice President Mike Pence, died Monday after a long hunger strike, the State Department said.

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The world saw this Australian beach town burn. It’s still cut off

Flying with gut-churning force over miles of charred bush land, the military plane had a vital load to deliver: 500 gallons of fuel, to help power a town cut off from the world.

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Two Rohingya 'drug traders' die in alleged shootout in Teknaf

Two Rohingya refugees with alleged ties to a drug cartel have been killed in a so-called shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila.

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Plan to cut US troops in West Africa draws criticism from Europe

A Pentagon proposal to greatly reduce US forces in West Africa faced criticism from allies Tuesday, with French officials arguing that removing US intelligence assets in the region could stymie the fight against extremist groups.

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Avalanches ravage towns, burying dozens in Kashmir

At least 55 people have been killed and dozens injured as avalanches swept away homes in the mountainous region of the Pakistan-controlled portion of Kashmir.

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Bangladesh envoy Rabab Fatima elected president of UNICEF's Executive Board

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh's permanent representative to the UN, has been elected president of UNICEF’s Executive Board.

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New video shows two Iranian missiles hit Ukrainian plane

The New York Times has verified security camera footage Tuesday that shows, for the first time, that two missiles hit Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan 8. The missiles were launched from an Iranian military site around 8 miles from the plane.

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Cambodia begins treason trial of opposition leader as criticism mounts

A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason in a case that has drawn condemnation from rights groups as a move by longtime leader Hun Sen to crush political rivals.

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World Court to rule on emergency measures in Myanmar genocide case on January 23: Gambia

The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, will issue a decision on a request for emergency measures in a genocide case against Myanmar on Jan. 23, the Gambian Ministry of Justice said on Twitter on Monday.

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Two killed in collision between bus and ambulance in Rangpur

Two people have died after a head-on collision between a bus and an ambulance in Rangpur's Taraganj Upazila.

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Sanders and Biden clash on foreign policy, trade in debate in Iowa

US Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden clashed on foreign policy and trade in a debate in Iowa on Tuesday, drawing sharp distinctions as they battle for the top spot in an unsettled White House field three weeks before the first vote.

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Iran’s president calls for special court on downed plane

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran called Tuesday for a special court to examine the downing of a passenger plane that killed 176 people, as protests flared in several cities over the disaster and officials’ shifting explanations for it.

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'I'm happy he did it' - in Beirut, wife of fugitive Ghosn slams Japanese justice

Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, are united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mix of Arabic and French. They kiss.

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Iran makes arrests in plane shootdown, police crack down on protests

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error.

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Lebanon security forces fire tear gas, clash with protesters near central bank

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside the central bank on Tuesday night, facing off with dozens of people who pelted them with stones and fireworks.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপ স্মরণীয় করে রাখার প্রত্যয় জামালের

নতুন বছরে নতুন শুরুর অপেক্ষায় বাংলাদেশ। অধিনায়ক জামাল ভূইয়াও প্রত্যয়ী কণ্ঠে জানিয়েছেন বঙ্গবন্ধু গোল্ড কাপকে স্মরণীয় করে রাখার লক্ষ্য।

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Top India court confirms four men to hang for bus rape and murder

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas for a review of the death sentence handed down to four men in the rape and murder of a young woman on a New Delhi bus, leaving an appeal to the president as their only possible recourse.

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Bus falls into sinkhole in northwestern China, 6 dead

Six people were killed and another 16 injured when a bus toppled into a sinkhole caused by the sudden collapse of a stretch of road in northwestern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday citing local authorities.

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UK PM Johnson: New Trump deal can replace the Iran nuclear pact

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump to replace the Iranian nuclear deal with his own new agreement to ensure that the Islamic Republic did not get an atomic weapon.

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Iran's judiciary says around 30 arrested over plane crash protests

Iran's judiciary has arrested around 30 protesters who took to the streets after authorities admitted that a Ukrainian plane that crashed outside Tehran was accidentally hit by an Iranian missile, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Venezuela’s countryside is collapsing. The capital hums, on the president’s orders

From his palace in Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro projects an image of strength and his grip on power appears secure. Residents have a regular supply of electricity and gasoline. Shops are bursting with imported goods.

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Dhaka city polls on Jan 30 as scheduled after HC rejects writ petition

The Dhaka city elections are set to be held on Jan 30 after the High Court turned down a writ petition calling for the polls to be rescheduled to another date as it coincided with Saraswati Puja.

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Yamaha warns musicians not to climb in instrument cases after Ghosn escape

Yamaha Corporation, has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one.

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Casino suspects Enu, Rupon on 4-day remand in money laundering case

Police have been given four days to grill local Awami League leaders Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in a money laundering case following their arrests over their alleged ties to the illegal casino business.

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DU panel recommends expulsion of 67 students for question paper leaks, fraud

Dhaka University's disciplinary panel has recommended the expulsion of 67 students from different departments of the university over allegations of question paper leaks and cheating on admissions tests.

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Iran says it has made arrests over plane disaster as protests rage on

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested an undisclosed number of suspects accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, as anti-government demonstrations triggered by the disaster entered a fourth day.

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Britain bans using credit cards to gamble

Britain's 24 million adult gamblers will not be able to use credit cards to make bets under a new rule designed to prevent consumers from building up too much debt, sending shares in betting companies sharply lower.

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At least 57 dead in avalanches in Pakistan

At least 57 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.

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Trump plans first India visit in February: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump is planning his first visit to India next month, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Indian government official.

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Microsoft boss shreds India’s citizenship act with a single comment

Microsoft Corp’s India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said he was saddened by a new citizenship law based on religion that was recently implemented in his home country, BuzzFeed News reported on Monday.

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