Saturday, October 31, 2020

Can solar fridges helping vaccinate African children work for COVID-19?

Dozens of children at a clinic in North Kivu, on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), received a measles vaccine in May, made possible by a quiet revolution in refrigeration that keeps vaccines cold, even in places without reliable electric power.

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বসুন্ধরা কিংসে আর্জেন্টাইন বংশোদ্ভূত চিলিয়ান অস্কার

এরনান বার্কোসকে ছেড়ে দেওয়ার পর ভালো একজন ফরোয়ার্ডের খোঁজে ছিল বসুন্ধরা কিংস। প্রত্যাশা অনুযায়ী পেয়েও গেছে তারা। আর্জেন্টাইন বংশোদ্ভূত চিলিয়ান (Raúl Oscar Becerra) রাউল অস্কার বেসেরাকে দলে টেনেছে বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগের ২০১৮-১৯ মৌসুমের চ্যাম্পিয়নরা।

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দায়িত্ব নিয়েই আরামবাগের ভারতীয় কোচের কাজ শুরু

ক্যাসিনো কাণ্ডে জেরবার আরামবাগ ক্রীড়া সংঘ নতুন শুরুর আশায় নিয়োগ দিয়েছে ভারতীয় কোচ সুব্রত ভট্টাচার্য্য জুনিয়রকে। দায়িত্ব নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসে কাজেও নেমে পড়েছেন দলটির নতুন কোচ।

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'Bangladesh Unlocked': A trivia-based Facebook game to inspire future leaders

For many of us, our nation’s past remains a mystery. Despite the fact that the nation's history comprises some of the most spectacular events the world has seen, carried out by some of the most extraordinary heroes of our time, many of us remain ignorant of their existence, and the way they contributed to the birth of our small yet powerful country.

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Europe risks a new economic downturn as lockdowns return

On paper the European economy is snapping back smartly from the pandemic, growing more in the third quarter than it ever had. But images from Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt tell a different story. Cafes are rolling up their awnings, theatres are cancelling performances, and it’s starting to look like March again on city streets.

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Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90

Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90, the BBC and Sky News reported on Saturday.

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হালেপ করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত

রোমানিয়ান টেনিস তারকা সিমোনা হালেপের শরীরে কোভিড-১৯ শনাক্ত হয়েছে।

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Spanish police arrest man for praising attack near Paris

A Moroccan man was arrested in Barcelona for praising the beheading of a French schoolteacher outside Paris this month and inciting more attacks, police said on Saturday.

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After a summer of racial reckoning, race is on the ballot

A veteran law enforcement officer in Charleston, South Carolina, campaigning to unseat her boss has vowed to root out racial bias in the 900-member Sheriff’s Department and rebuild trust in the Black community.

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Hasina calls for collective push to end poverty in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on people with the financial means to help the poor and the needy as she believes poverty in Bangladesh can be eradicated if everyone works together for the betterment of society.

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Bangladesh logs 1,320 new virus cases, another 18 die

Bangladesh has recorded 1,320 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 407,684.

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পাঁচ বদলির সিদ্ধান্তে ফেরার আহ্বান গুয়ার্দিওলার

ব্যস্ত সূচিতে খেলোয়াড়দের চোটের বিষয়টি বিবেচনায় নিয়ে প্রিমিয়ার লিগ কর্তৃপক্ষকে পাঁচ বদলিতে ফেরার আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা। গত মৌসুমের এই পর্যায়ের তুলনায় এবার খেলোয়াড়দের ‘পেশির চোট ৪৭ শতাংশ বেড়েছে’ বলে জানান ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি কোচ।

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তাবিথকে হারিয়ে বাফুফের সহ-সভাপতি মহিউদ্দিন

গত ৩ অক্টোবরের নির্বাচনে দুজনে পেয়েছিলেন সমান ভোট। চার সহ-সভাপতির একটি পদে পুনরায় হওয়া নির্বাচনে তাবিথ আউয়ালকে হারিয়ে নির্বাচিত হয়েছেন মহিউদ্দিন আহমেদ।

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Mirpur zoo reopens Sunday after 8-month shutdown

The Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur is set to reopen its doors to visitors on Sunday under health protocols after nearly eight months of a shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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France’s hardening defence of cartoons of Muhammad could lead to ‘a trap’

When the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in early September, it triggered a chain of events that included two stabbings, protests in Muslim nations, the boycott of French goods and criticism from allies. Tensions rose higher when one young Islamist extremist beheaded a teacher near Paris this month, and another slit the throats of two people and fatally stabbed another inside a church in the southern city of Nice this week.

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Narayanganj mosque committee chief arrested over AC blasts

The Criminal Investigation Department or CID has arrested the head of Baitus Salat Jame Mosque's management committee in a case over the deadly airconditioner blasts that killed 34 people in Narayanganj's Fatullah.

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France tightens security after Nice attack, protests flare in parts of Muslim world

France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa over French caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.

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Philippines orders evacuation as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches

Philippine officials on Saturday ordered an evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category 5 storm that is the world's strongest this year approaches the Southeast Asian nation.

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In election's waning days, Trump campaigns against those fighting coronavirus

With the coronavirus roaring back across the United States, President Donald Trump is spending the closing days of his re-election campaign criticizing public officials and medical professionals who are trying to beat it back.

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Saudi to reform kafala worker sponsorship system in 2021

Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract between employers and employees, the financial newspaper Maaal said on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.

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With election looming, US faces record surge of coronavirus cases

A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity and killing up to 1,000 people a day, the latest figures showed, as the country's attention turns toward Tuesday's presidential election.

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Bangladesh bracing for double whammy of coronavirus and dengue infections in winter

The number of dengue cases has increased when it is supposed to drop ahead of winter as Bangladesh, like the other countries, continues to battle the novel coronavirus.

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Friday, October 30, 2020

বাংলাদেশ ম্যাচের আগে নেপাল দলে করোনাভাইরাসের থাবা

বাংলাদেশের বিপক্ষে দুটি প্রীতি ম্যাচের আগে ধাক্কা খেল নেপাল। চার জন খেলোয়াড়ের কোভিড-১৯ পরীক্ষার ফল পজিটিভ আসার কথা জানিয়েছে অল নেপাল ফুটবল অ্যাসেসিয়েশন (আনফা)।

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From Bolivia, lessons for a successful election

As nationalism, misinformation and the pandemic have emerged as threats to democracy — and a presidential election has roiled the United States — the relatively small nation of Bolivia, in political upheaval for most its 195-year history, managed a free and fair vote.

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France on alert as official warns of more militant attacks after Nice church killings

France’s interior minister said on Thursday more militant attacks on its soil were likely and the country was engaged in a war against Islamist ideology following the second deadly knife attack in its cities in two weeks.

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নতুন কোচ পেয়ে উন্নতির আশা গোলরক্ষক জিকোর

এতো তাড়াতাড়ি নতুন গোলরক্ষক কোচ লেস ক্লিভেলি সম্পর্কে মন্তব্য করা কঠিন। তবে শুরুটা ভালো হয়েছে, তাতে উন্নতির আশায় বুক বাঁধছেন আনিসুর রহমান জিকো। ইংলিশ কোচের কাছ থেকে যত দ্রুত সম্ভব শিখতে চান এই গোলরক্ষক। আর উন্নতির ছাপ দেখাতে চান সামনের ম্যাচগুলোয়।

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ভিয়েরির কাছে মেসি ফুটবলের ‘হ্যারি পটার’

চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে ইউভেন্তুসের বিপক্ষে লিওনেল মেসির পারফরম্যান্সে দারুণ মুগ্ধ ইতালির সাবেক স্ট্রাইকার ক্রিস্তিয়ান ভিয়েরি। তার মতে, বার্সেলোনার আর্জেন্টাইন ফরোয়ার্ড হলেন ফুটবলের ‘হ্যারি পটার।’ মেসি খেলা ছাড়ার পর নাকি টিভি ছুড়ে ফেলে দেবেন তিনি!

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কলকাতা মোহামেডানে যাওয়ার খবর গুজব: জামাল

নেপালের বিপক্ষে দুটি প্রীতি ম্যাচ সামনে রেখে প্রথম অনুশীলন সারলেন দলের সঙ্গে। জানালেন জয়ের লক্ষ্যের কথা। একই সঙ্গে বাংলাদেশ অধিনায়ক জামাল ভূইয়া উড়িয়ে দিলেন কলকাতা মোহামেডানে যাওয়ার খবর, পরিষ্কার বলে দিলেন-ওসব গুজব।

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Bangladesh Muslims launch protests against Macron

Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Bangladesh on Friday after killings by a Tunisian migrant in a French church prompted a vow by President Emmanuel Macron to hold his ground against attacks on his country's values and freedom of belief.

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কৌতিনিয়োর পর ফাবিনিয়োকেও হারাল ব্রাজিল

কাতার বিশ্বকাপ বাছাইয়ের আগামী দুই ম্যাচে ফাবিনিয়োকে পাচ্ছে না ব্রাজিল। হ্যামস্ট্রিং চোটের কারণে ছিটকে গেছেন লিভারপুলের এই মিডফিল্ডার।

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Bangladesh records 1,604 new virus cases, deaths top 5,900

Bangladesh has recorded 1,604 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 406,364.

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‘There are tons of brown faces missing’: Publishers step up diversity efforts

This summer, as people across the United States gathered to protest police brutality and racial injustice, Krishan Trotman, an executive editor at Hachette Books, approached the head of the company with a proposal.

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Slump in air travel hindered weather forecasting, study shows

Government researchers have confirmed that the steep decline in air traffic during the coronavirus pandemic has affected the quality of weather forecasting models by sharply reducing the amount of atmospheric data routinely collected by commercial airliners.

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New terror attacks leave France embattled at home and abroad

A terror attack that killed three people in Nice on Thursday left France increasingly embattled at home and abroad, as the government called for toughening measures against Islamist extremism, amid rising tensions with Muslim nations.

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A top aide to Saddam Hussein is reported dead

One of the most senior leaders of Saddam Hussein’s government and the highest-ranking figure to have eluded capture after the American invasion in 2003 has died, according to Iraqi officials and the deceased dictator’s Baath Party.

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India records 48,648 new coronavirus cases

India saw a daily spurt of 48,648 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 8.09 million, health ministry data showed on Friday.

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Suhrawardy Hospital director, two others face graft charges

The health ministry has initiated a departmental case against three Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital officials, including Director Uttam Kumar Barua, over irregularities in the procurement of medical equipment.

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Militants kill 3 more members of Modi's party in Kashmir

Militants shot dead three young workers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in Kashmir late on Thursday, days after his government changed laws allowing people from the rest of the country to buy land in the disputed region.

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In Tibet, China preaches the material over the spiritual

Dzekyid, a 54-year-old barley farmer, presents himself as a role model for his neighbours and for the success of China's efforts to tie economic development to social control in Tibet.

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In safe Singapore's 'cursed' town, ghosts and odd happenings

With a torch in one hand and an electromagnetic metre in the other, paranormal investigator Charles Goh scours some shrub land in suburban Singapore, looking for hidden graves that could give clues to a ghostly encounter he had three decades ago.

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Asian shares falter again, poised for first weekly loss since late-Sept

A gauge of Asian shares fell for a third straight session on Friday as jitters over upcoming US presidential elections and fears that the global economic downturn will persist enveloped markets, though the index was still set to end the month higher.

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Task force sees 'unrelenting' COVID-19 spread; daily US cases up by record 91,000

The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an "unrelenting" surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number of US infections reported on Thursday hit a new daily record of more than 91,000.

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Record-breaking early voting in US election tops 80 million

More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.

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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million

Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

বার্সার বিপক্ষে হার পিরলোর কাছে বড় শিক্ষা

ঘরের মাঠে বার্সেলোনার বিপক্ষে হারে ইতিবাচক দিক খুঁজে পাচ্ছেন আন্দ্রেয়া পিরলো। ইউভেন্তুস কোচের কাছে চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের গ্রুপ পর্বের এই হার তাদের জন্য অনেক বড় এক শিক্ষা।

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Three dead in knife attack in French church, woman beheaded

An attacker with a knife killed three people, including a woman who was decapitated, at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, in an incident the city's mayor described as terrorism.

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India passes bleak landmark of 8 million coronavirus infections

India crossed a grim milestone of 8 million coronavirus cases on Thursday, with a daily rise of 49,881 infections, health ministry data showed.

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In Azerbaijan, a string of explosions, screams and then blood

The first explosion was loud enough to make us stop the car. It seemed close and sounded like a rocket, so we quickly jumped out and crouched down by a wall.

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কোচের চোখে মৌসুমে বার্সার সেরা ম্যাচ

অস্থির সময়ের মধ্য চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে ইউভেন্তুসের বিপক্ষে জয় স্বস্তি নিয়ে এসেছে বার্সেলোনায়। ইতালিয়ান চ্যাম্পিয়নদের বিপক্ষে দলের খেলায় মুগ্ধ রোনাল্ড কুমান। তার চোখে এখন পর্যন্ত মৌসুমে এটাই লিওনেল মেসিদের সেরা খেলা।

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Haider Anwar Khan Juno, communist leader and freedom fighter, dies at 76

Communist leader and freedom fighter Haider Anwar Khan Juno has died in hospital care at the age of 76.

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Bangladesh museum introduces online ticketing as it reopens on Nov 1

Bangladesh National Museum is set to reopen to visitors on a ‘limited scale’ on Nov 1, after remaining shut for more than seven months amid the pandemic.

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UK lawmakers file legal case against PM Johnson over Russian interference response

A group of British opposition lawmakers have filed a legal case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson over what they say is his failure to protect the public's right to free and fair elections after allegations of Russian interference.

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As COVID-19 roars back in US, Trump stages rallies in Arizona

With less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump held a pair of in-person campaign rallies in Arizona on Wednesday despite a US surge in COVID-19 cases and criticism he is prioritizing his re-election above the health of his supporters.

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Bangladesh extends shutdown of schools to Nov 14 amid pandemic

Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of educational institutions across the country to Nov 14 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Hurricane Zeta lashes Louisiana coast in a storm season to remember

Hurricane Zeta lashed the Louisiana coast Wednesday with heavy rainfall and powerful winds that officials feared could pulverise parts of New Orleans as the storm made landfall with Category 2 strength.

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Biden, in LGBTQ interview, vows to pass Equality Act in first 100 days

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to make passing the LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act a top priority, hoping to sign what would be a landmark civil rights law within 100 days should he win Tuesday's election.

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59 bodies found in clandestine graves in Mexico's Guanajuato state

The remains of 59 bodies have been discovered in clandestine graves in a region of central Mexico that has suffered some of the highest levels of drug violence in recent years, national authorities said on Wednesday.

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Record US third-quarter growth expected; healing from COVID-19 still a long way

The US economy likely experienced record growth in the third quarter as more than $3 trillion in federal pandemic relief spending fuelled historic consumer spending, but the deep scars from the COVID-19 recession could take a year or more to heal.

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At least 25 dead, scores missing after typhoon lashes Vietnam

Vietnam deployed hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery on Thursday to search for survivors after landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons in the region in decades.

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As COVID persists and US election nears, China growth lifts Asia

Asia is starting to see signs of economic recovery as it rides on the back of an upturn in China, which is entering a new expansion phase less than a year after it recorded the world's first cases of COVID-19.

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KGB museum Closes; lipstick gun and other spy relics go on sale

Julius Urbaitis had a grand plan: Take his collection of KGB memorabilia, acquired over three decades, and create a museum in downtown Manhattan. People would come from all over the world to admire Cold War relics like a gun masquerading as a tube of lipstick, a replica of an umbrella with a hidden poison needle and a bronze desk lamp that supposedly sat in Josef Stalin’s villa.

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As climate disasters pile up, a radical proposal gains traction

As the effects of climate change become more devastating, prominent research institutions and government agencies are focusing new money and attention on an idea once dismissed as science fiction: artificially cooling the planet, in the hopes of buying humanity more time to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Old Dhaka residents describe Erfan Selim as ‘quiet but a patron of rowdy hordes’

Erfan Selim was “not so unruly, but he always had a group of rowdy associates on his tail”, the residents of Old Dhaka say as the news of the jailing of the son of MP Haji Mohammad Selim took many by surprise.

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India changes controversial land laws in disputed Kashmir

India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people.

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Supply of potential COVID-19 vaccines to start in earnest in April: EU's von der Leyen

The delivery of potential COVID-19 vaccines to European Union countries could begin in earnest in April, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

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Couple divided over Trump united in saving illegal immigrants in desert

A die-hard Trump supporter and his wife, who despises the US president, are united in a rare mission.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

ফাবিনিয়োকেও হারাল লিভারপুল

সেন্টার-ব্যাক ভার্জিল ফন ডাইক চোটে পড়ার পর তার জায়গায় খেলছিলেন মিডফিল্ডার ফাবিনিয়ো। হ্যামস্ট্রিংয়ের চোটে এবার তাকেও হারাল লিভারপুল।

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Cooking oil prices trend up in Bangladesh on global supply squeeze

Edible oil prices in Bangladesh have been rising for a month. Palm and soybean oil prices have gone up by Tk 10-15 per litre due to a price spike in the international market.

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Bangladesh records 1,493 new virus cases, another 23 die

Bangladesh has logged 1,493 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 403,079.

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France warns citizens to be cautious as anger seethes in Muslim world over cartoons

France warned its citizens in several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, and the head of Russia's Chechnya region said Paris was pushing people towards terrorism.

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Erfan, bodyguard remanded for three days in assault case

A court has granted permission to the police to interrogate suspended ward councillor Erfan Selim and his bodyguard Mohammed Zahid for three days in custody in a case over the assault on a naval officer.

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খেলোয়াড়দের প্রতিক্রিয়ায় খুশি জিদান

নিজেদের প্রিয় টুর্নামেন্ট উয়েফা চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগে বিব্রতকর এক রেকর্ড গড়তে বসেছিল রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ- ইউরোপিয়ান প্রতিযোগিতায় টানা চার ম্যাচে হার। বরুশিয়া মনশেনগ্লাডবাখের মাঠে শেষ দিকে ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়ে তা থেকে রক্ষা পেয়েছে দল। কোনোমতে হার এড়ানোর ম্যাচ থেকে ইতিবাচক রসদ খুঁজে নিচ্ছেন দলটির কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান। কোণঠাসা অবস্থায় খেলোয়াড়রা যেভাবে ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়েছে, তাতে মুগ্ধ এই ফরাসি কোচ।

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The year in misinformation, so far

This has been, by any measure, a bad year for consensus reality.

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India to start issuing tourist visas for Bangladeshis soon, says Doraiswami

Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami has assured that the process of issuing of tourist visas to Bangladesh travellers will restart soon, as air connectivity between the neighbouring countries resumed after eight months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Police seek remand for Erfan Selim in arms, drugs cases

Police are set to apply for a 14-day remand order to grill Erfan Selim, the suspended councillor of Dhaka South's ward No. 30, in two cases of firearms and narcotics.

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US early voting tops 70 million, continuing historic pace

More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday tally from the US Elections Project.

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US reports more than 500,000 virus cases in a week as the Trump administration says it ended the pandemic

The United States reported a record of more than 500,000 new coronavirus cases over the past week, as states and cities resorted to stricter measures to contain the virus that is raging across the country, especially the American heartland.

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US early voting tops 70 million, continuing historic pace

More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday tally from the US Elections Project.

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Some COVID survivors have antibodies that attack the body, not the virus

Some survivors of COVID-19 carry worrying signs that their immune system has turned on the body, reminiscent of potentially debilitating diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study has found.

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India's coronavirus cases set to cross 8 million

India's tally of coronavirus cases stood less than 10,000 away from the grim milestone of 8 million, as 43,893 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed.

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Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded in 2020: UN

Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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Trump campaign website is defaced by hackers

President Donald Trump’s campaign website was briefly taken over and defaced by hackers Tuesday.

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Trump questions counting late ballots as Biden preaches unity in Georgia

Republican President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the US election again on Tuesday, saying it would be "inappropriate" to take extra time to count the tens of millions of ballots cast by mail in his race against Democrat Joe Biden.

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French response to killing of teacher stokes ire in Muslim world

Since a young Muslim beheaded a French schoolteacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a class, France has conducted dozens of raids against suspected Islamic extremists, closed a major mosque and shut down some Muslim aid groups.

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Donald Trump’s billion-dollar golf course development play: little to show, so far

For Donald Trump, his golf courses are jewels in his self-branded business empire, from the swaying palm trees of Trump National Doral in south Florida to the panoramic sea views of Trump Turnberry on the windswept west coast of Scotland.

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First day of Facebook moratorium on new US political ads marked by glitches

The first day of Facebook Inc's effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of US election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches.

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Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam joins IUB as dean

Professor Yusuf Mahbubul Islam has joined the Independent University, Bangladesh or IUB as the dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Science or SETS.

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MGH appoints Eom Cheolwon Chris as regional managing director

MGH Logistics has appointed Eom Cheolwon Chris as its regional managing director for Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

মেসিকে ছাড়তে না চাওয়ার কারণ জানালেন বার্তোমেউ

প্রবল সমালোচনা হবে জেনেও লিওনেল মেসিকে ক্লাব ছাড়তে দেয়নি বার্সেলোনা। এতদিনে এর কারণ খোলাসা করলেন ক্লাবটির প্রেসিডেন্ট জোজেপ মারিয়া বার্তোমেউ। কয়েক দিনের মধ্যে আর্জেন্টাইন তারকা চুক্তি নবায়ন করে কাম্প নউ থেকেই অবসরে যাবেন বলে আশা ক্লাব প্রধানের।

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How the virus slowed the booming wind energy business

Even as businesses around the world shut down this spring, executives at EDF Renewables were hopeful they would finish installing 99 wind turbines in southern Nebraska before a year-end deadline. Then, in early April, the pandemic dealt a big blow to the company.

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They did not vote in 2016. Why they plan on skipping the election again

Like nearly half of all the eligible voters in her county in 2016, Keyana Fedrick did not vote.

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Bangladesh logs 1,335 new virus cases, deaths rise by 20

Bangladesh has recorded 1,335 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 401,586.

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Japan's cabinet approves measure to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to public

Japan's cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday to use public funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the public for free, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

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Barguna court jails 11 adolescents, acquits 3 in Refat murder case

A Barguna court has jailed 11 adolescents and acquitted three others in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in the district town.

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After honing his painting skills as a soldier, an artist finds his voice

In Baghdad, on March 9, 2000, at the age of 22, Samir Khurshid completed his final mandatory portrait of Saddam Hussein for the Iraqi military. He cannot recall exactly how many portraits he painted in all, but the number, he estimates, is in the hundreds.

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World rugby bars transgender women, baffling players

Grace McKenzie started playing rugby in 2018. While at a technology conference in San Francisco, she was approached by a few ruggers who recommended that she try out for a recreational team. As a transgender athlete, McKenzie jumped at the chance to participate in a sport whose international governing body promoted the motto “Rugby for All.”

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Nurses are at high risk for COVID among health workers, CDC says

Among health care workers, nurses in particular have been at significant risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a new analysis of hospitalised patients by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin gets reprieve from key ally in political crisis

The largest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition declared its support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, providing some respite for the premier who has faced calls to resign after a failed bid to impose a state of emergency.

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Erfan Selim to be suspended as councillor after being jailed

The government plans to suspend Erfan Selim as a councillor as he was jailed by a Rapid Action Battalion mobile court for the unlawful possession of walkie-talkies and liquor.

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Africa's miners face new TB threat as pandemic disrupts treatment

Vama Jele's heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis (TB) due to skipping treatment under lockdown. In just four months, it happened 60 times.

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India, US clinch defence pact on satellite data as Pompeo, Esper hold talks

India will sign a military agreement with the United States for sharing of sensitive satellite data, the defence ministry said on Monday, as the two sides began a top-level security dialogue aimed at countering China's growing power in the region.

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‘I came from nothing’: an undocumented writer defies the odds

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio never wanted to do something as clichéd as writing about immigration.

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Police arrest Haji Selim’s protocol officer

Police have arrested lawmaker Haji Selim’s protocol officer AB Siddique Dipu, one of the suspects in the assault on a naval officer in the capital's Dhanmondi.

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Blast at Pakistan religious school kills at least seven, including children

A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including children, and wounded dozens, police and hospital officials said.

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Inside decades of nepotism and bungling at the NYC elections board

The official who oversees voter registration in New York City is the 80-year-old mother of a former congressman. The director of Election Day operations is a close friend of Manhattan’s Republican chair. The head of ballot management is the son of a former Brooklyn Democratic district leader. And the administrative manager is the wife of a City Council member.

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Wave of new COVID-19 cases crashes across US and Europe as winter looms

The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries to impose new curbs.

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Chill vibes, minus the wind chimes: it’s a new day for new age music

Nailah Hunter grew up in a household where magic was considered demonic, so her parents didn’t let her read the “Harry Potter” books. Her father was a pastor in the south Los Angeles neighbourhood Ladera Heights, and she sang at his church, and later wrote songs on acoustic guitar and performed in her high school’s choir. She also read fantasy novels and listened to Gary Stadler, a fanciful composer whose titles are filled with “fairy” or “faerie.”

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Trump celebrates at White House as Supreme Court nominee confirmed

President Donald Trump revelled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate US Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, eight days before the election.

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'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown

Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world's biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.

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Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old, young adults

One of the world's leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces a immune response in both old and young adults, raising hopes of a path out of the gloom and economic destruction wrought by the novel coronavirus.

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Monday, October 26, 2020

একই ম্যাচে প্রতিপক্ষ দুই ভাইয়ের গোল

সেরি আয় একই ম্যাচে ভিন্ন দলের হয়ে জালের দেখা পেয়েছেন আপন দুই ভাই রবের্তো ইনসিনিয়ে ও লরেন্সো ইনসিনিয়ে।

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চোট কাটিয়ে দলে ফিরলেন আজার

কঠিন এক সপ্তাহ শেষে ক্লাসিকো জিতে ঘুরে দাঁড়ানোর আভাস দিয়েছে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ। এবার আরেকটি সুসংবাদ পেল তারা। চোট কাটিয়ে দলে ফিরেছেন তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড এদেন আজার।

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response among elderly and young, AstraZeneca says

The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces an immune response in both elderly and young people and adverse reactions were lower among the elderly, British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday.

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Bangladesh’s COVID-19 cases top 400,000

Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh have surged by 1,436 in a daily count to 400,251.

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The two Americas financing the Trump and Biden campaigns

Joe Biden has outraised President Donald Trump on the strength of some of the wealthiest and most educated ZIP codes in the United States, running up the fundraising score in cities and suburbs so resoundingly that he collected more money than Trump on all but two days in the last two months, according to a New York Times analysis of $1.8 billion donated by 7.6 million people since April.

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রোনালদিনিয়ো করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত

ব্রাজিলের বিশ্বকাপজয়ী সাবেক ফরোয়ার্ড রোনালদিনিয়োর শরীরে করোনাভাইরাস শনাক্ত হয়েছে। তবে তিনি ‘ভালো আছেন’ এবং তার মধ্যে ‘কোনো উপসর্গ নেই’।

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Irfan Selim detained by RAB over assault of naval officer

The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has taken Irfan Selim into custody in a case filed over the assault of a naval officer by a group of attackers travelling in his father MP Haji Selim's car.

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20-year-old tourist killed by stray bullet in Brooklyn

Ethan Williams arrived in New York last week to pursue his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder, a goal that he had long envisioned would bring him to the city. But days later, he became another victim of a wave of deadly gun violence that has shaken the city when a stray bullet struck him in the chest outside his Airbnb apartment in Brooklyn.

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China aims to end extreme poverty, but COVID-19 exposes gaps

Xu Rudong, a farmer in eastern China, thought he had left poverty behind long ago. He turned a small plot of land into a flourishing field of leeks, selling enough to pay for luxuries like fish and meat for his wife and four children. He even had money left over to buy an electric scooter.

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Australia says female passengers on Qatar flight got invasive medical exams

The Australian government Monday demanded answers from Qatar Airways after female passengers on a flight to Sydney from Doha reported that they had been removed from the plane, strip-searched and given invasive medical exams to see if they had recently given birth.

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Fights erupt during ‘Jews for Trump’ rally in Manhattan

Political tensions over the upcoming presidential election escalated on New York City’s streets Sunday, as supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with counterprotesters during a day of demonstrations.

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A teacher, his killer and the failure of French integration

They could have easily shared the same classroom — the immigrant teenager and the veteran teacher known for his commitment to instilling the nation’s ideals, in a relationship that had turned waves of newcomers into French citizens.

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Pope Francis appoints first African-American cardinal

Pope Francis on Sunday named Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, a cardinal, making him the first African American to hold a position in the Catholic church’s highest governing body.

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Naval officer sues MP Haji Selim's son for assaults

A naval officer has been assaulted by a group of attackers travelling in MP Haji Selim's car.

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Australia's COVID-19 lockdown also prevented about 400 deaths from other illnesses: study

Social distancing and lockdowns in Australia not only slowed the spread of COVID-19, they saved the lives of about 400 people who would have been expected to died in June from respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia, a research paper published on Monday showed.

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Malaysia's PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus epidemic.

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Times Square billboards with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner stir skirmish

In July, Ivanka Trump released a photo of herself cradling a can of Goya beans in an effort to support a Trump-friendly company facing a boycott.

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Caught by deluges and droughts, India's cities look to become climate smarter

India's southern city of Hyderabad is known as a high-tech hub - but its infrastructure is looking increasingly dated in an era of strengthening climate change impacts.

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5 ways families can prepare for a coronavirus case surge

As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about, here’s a new cause for alarm: Coronavirus cases in the United States are climbing toward a third peak, troubling epidemiologists.

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China reports surge in symptomless COVID-19 infections

China reported the highest number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in nearly seven months, following a mass infection of an unknown origin in the northwestern Xinjiang region.

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Trump had one last story to sell. The Wall Street Journal wouldn’t buy it

By early October, even people inside the White House believed President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign needed a desperate rescue mission. So three men allied with the president gathered at a house in McLean, Virginia, to launch one.

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Pence staff hit by COVID-19 outbreak as Biden says Trump has surrendered to pandemic

Vice President Mike Pence campaigned on Sunday despite a COVID-19 outbreak among his aides and President Donald Trump claimed progress as the United States set records for daily infections, prompting Democratic challenger Joe Biden to accuse Trump of surrendering to the pandemic.

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Man critical after shark attack at Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A 59-year-old man is in critical condition after a shark attacked him on Sunday at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, near the north Queensland city of Townsville, rescuers said.

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PM Hasina calls for ‘ethical journalism’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for ethical journalism as she urged journalists to harness the spirit of patriotism and work towards the welfare of the people.

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ভাষা খুঁজে পাচ্ছেন না মুগ্ধ জিদান

আগের দুই ম্যাচে দলের পারফরম্যান্স ছিল ভীষণ বাজে। অমন ছন্নছাড়া ফুটবল খেলার পরের ম্যাচেই চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বার্সেলোনার বিপক্ষে ছেলেরা কিভাবে এতটা ভালো খেলল, ঠিক বুঝে উঠতে পারছেন না রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান। দুর্দান্ত এই জয়ের পর পারফরম্যান্সের ধারাবাহিকতা ধরে রাখতে চান ফরাসি কোচ।

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Bangladesh records 23 new virus deaths, caseload nears 400,000

Bangladesh has posted 1,308 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 398,815.

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Seychelles opposition wins presidency for first time in 43 years

The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge to hike the minimum wage after COVID-19 stifled the tourism-dependent economy.

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‘ভিএআর কেবল বার্সার বিপক্ষে যায়’

মৌসুমের প্রথম ক্লাসিকোয় রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের বিপক্ষে হারের পর ভিএআরের ব্যবহার নিয়ে ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করেছেন বার্সেলোনা কোচ রোনাল্ড কুমান। তার মতে, প্রযুক্তিটি কেবল বার্সেলোনার বিপক্ষে সিদ্ধান্ত দিতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

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বার্সাকে হারিয়ে ‘বাজে সময়ের শেষ’ রিয়ালের

কঠিন একটা সপ্তাহ শেষে চিরপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বার্সেলোনাকে তাদেরই মাঠে হারানোর পর দলীয় ঐক্যের প্রশংসা করেছেন রিয়াল মাদ্রিদ অধিনায়ক সের্হিও রামোস। অভিজ্ঞ এই ডিফেন্ডারের মতে, দুরূহ পরিস্থিতিতে কীভাবে ঘুরে দাঁড়াতে হয়, তারা ভালোভাবেই জানে।

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How the designer of Milly Broke free

The wind was whipping around a makeshift outdoor SoulCycle studio at Hudson Yards in Manhattan the other day, but fashion designer Michelle Smith pulled off her “Legalise Equality” sweatshirt, baring toned limbs. She was hot. For the second time that day, she was front row and centre in a spin class taught by her girlfriend, the platinum-haired star instructor Stacey Griffith.

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Bangkok is engulfed by protests. What’s driving them?

Protests in Thailand that began as a student-led revolt against the military’s influence on the classroom have ballooned to encompass a sweeping range of issues at the heart of the country’s deep-rooted social and economic disparities.

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Padma Bridge gets its 34th span, 5.1km now visible

Two more spans have been installed on the Padma Bridge in the space of six days, making a 5.1-km stretch of the main structure visible.

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Apple, Google and a deal that controls the internet

When Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, the chief executives of Apple and Google, were photographed eating dinner together in 2017 at an upscale Vietnamese restaurant called Tamarine, the picture set off a tabloid-worthy frenzy about the relationship between the two most powerful companies in Silicon Valley.

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In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job

Like thousands of other Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to join the military because of their religious beliefs, Lee Seung-ki will serve time in a South Korean prison.

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Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims

A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said.

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Fire erupts at BDBL building in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar

A fire has broken out at the 19-storey building of Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd (BDBL) in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar.

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Lee Kun-hee of Samsung dies at 78; built an electronics titan

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung into a global giant of smartphones, televisions and computer chips but was twice convicted — and, in a pattern that has become typical in South Korea, twice pardoned — for white-collar crimes committed along the way, died Sunday in Seoul, the South Korean capital. He was 78.

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He was a rising jazz pianist. Then his NYC dreams were shattered

He came to New York from Tokyo to make it as a jazz musician, and he did, landing gigs in several touring bands and leading a trio of his own. He was elegant but never flashy on the piano, always well prepared and on time.

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As COVID-19 hits swing states, Biden and Trump show sharp contrast

President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden gave starkly contrasting messages on Saturday about the coronavirus pandemic, taking their campaigns for the White House on the road to swing states where COVID-19 cases are surging again.

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As China clamps down, activists flee Hong Kong for refuge in the West

In Western democracies, they have been welcomed as refugees escaping Beijing’s tightening grip over Hong Kong.

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For Italy’s masked rap diva, an era of face coverings poses a dilemma

When the pandemic first hit Italy and masks became scarce, Myss Keta, the mysterious Queen of the Milan Night, came to the rescue. The Italian rapper, performance artist and LGBTQ icon had amassed a vast collection of face coverings that she wore for years to hide her identity. So she began distributing them to her friends in need.

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While her father rails against ‘idiot’ scientists, Ivanka Trump talks ice cream

President Donald Trump had just been on "Fox and Friends," demanding that his attorney general “act” against his opponent before the election. He had, the day before, called Joe Biden a “criminal,” Dr Anthony Fauci a “disaster,” government scientists “idiots” and members of the news media “real garbage.”

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Elijah Pierce, outsider artist, finds a spotlight at the right time

The Barnes Foundation’s new exhibition of wood carvings and other works by Elijah Pierce has been in the planning stages for almost two years, but arriving in late 2020, it has a particular political resonance.

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Virus surge shadows Trump and Biden campaign events after final debate

A day after the nation hit a new high for coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail for a series of rallies and again sought to minimise the surging pandemic, mocking his rival, Joe Biden, for following the social distancing recommendations of public health officials.

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

ফুটবলারদের ফিটনেস লেভেল ‘আপ টু দ্য মার্ক’

লম্বা সময় পর শুরু হওয়া অনুশীলনে সাদ-রায়হানদের ফিটনেস কোন পর্যায়ে আছে, সেটা খতিয়ে দেখতে হলো কুপার টেস্ট। ফুটবলারদের হার্টরেট, স্ট্যামিনা এবং স্পিড দেখে সন্তুষ্টি জানালেন ফিজিও ফুয়াদ হাসান হাওলাদার। দিলেন স্বস্তির খবর; ক্যাম্পের অনুশীলনেও খেলোয়াড়দের ফিটনেস লেভেল ‘আপ টু দ্য মার্ক’।

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Bangladesh records 1,094 new virus cases, deaths jump by 19

Bangladesh has posted 1,094 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 397,507.

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Clear weather on the horizon as depression over Bay weakens

The incessant downpour which drenched different parts of Bangladesh over the last two days is set to make way for clearer skies as a depression over the Bay of Bengal has begun to dissipate.

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The science behind your child’s tantrums

LeAnne Simpson’s 6-year-old daughter had thrown plenty of tantrums before the pandemic. But after a few weeks of lockdown, minor frustrations were now writhing-on-the-floor freakouts.

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WHO: Nations mulling Gilead's COVID drug should consider trial flop, too

Health officials reviewing Gilead Science Inc's remdesivir against COVID-19 should consider all evidence, including a trial in which the medicine failed, before giving it the green light, the top WHO scientist said on Friday.

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Playoff hopes evaporate, Dhoni already thinking of next IPL

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has effectively accepted the three-time champions are out of the playoff race in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and is already looking forward to next year's competition.

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Footy-mad Melbourne in malaise as COVID-19 lockdown kills the party vibe

Gina Cimarosti would normally be hosting swarms of thirsty football fans at her corner pub ahead of Australia's biggest weekend of sport but a prolonged lockdown due to COVID-19 has kept the beer taps dry and crushed the party vibe in Melbourne.

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Polish President Duda infected with coronavirus, feels good

Polish President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus and is subject to quarantine but is feeling good, presidential minister Blazej Spychalski announced on Saturday.

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AstraZeneca resumes US COVID-19 vaccine trial and next week J&J prepares to do same

AstraZeneca Plc has resumed the US trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after approval by regulators, and Johnson & Johnson is preparing to resume its trial on Monday or Tuesday, the companies said on Friday.

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Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases

Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to mount in India despite a slowdown and sharp declines elsewhere.

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France becomes 7th country with more than 1 million COVID-19 cases

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections jumped over one million on Friday, making France the seventh country to reach that milestone.

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Six takeaways from the final presidential debate

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden engaged in more than 90 minutes of actual debate Thursday. It was civil, calm, sedate, substantive (at times) and, almost, even normal.

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Speedboat disaster: Bodies of five missing passengers found in Patuakhali

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five missing passengers almost 40 hours after a speedboat capsized in the Agunmukha River in Patuakhali's Rangabali.

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Trump to vote in Florida before hitting campaign trail, Biden heads to Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump will vote in his adopted home of Florida before holding campaign rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 53 million Americans who have cast early ballots at a record-setting pace ahead of the Nov 3 election.

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Malaysia's king to consult with rulers amid talk of emergency

Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah will consult with other rulers to discuss proposals by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the palace said on Saturday, after sources told Reuters the premier had asked the king to declare a state of emergency.

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'Eating rats': Myanmar's second lockdown drives hunger in city slums

After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall and pawned her jewellery and gold to buy food to eat.

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Launch services resume on Kathalbari-Shimulia route

Launch services along the Kathalbari-Shimulia route have resumed on a limited scale, a day after bad weather and strong currents in the Padma River halted operations.

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Burned-out buildings and armed gangs in Lagos despite president's plea

Gangs armed with knives and sticks blocked major roads in Lagos on Friday, with many on the streets angered by a speech in which the president called for calm but failed to condemn the killing of protesters demanding an end to police brutality.

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US sets coronavirus case record amid new surge

The United States is in the midst of one of the most severe surges of the coronavirus to date, with more new cases reported across the country Friday than on any other single day since the pandemic began.

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India seeks health worker database for possible COVID-19 vaccination

India is urgently preparing a database of all government and private health personnel to quickly vaccinate them against the novel coronavirus once it is safe to do so, health authorities said on Friday.

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Inside the refugee camp on America’s doorstep

A butter yellow sun rose over the crowded tent camp across the river from Texas, and a thick heat baked the rotten debris below, a mixture of broken toys, human waste and uneaten food swarming with flies.

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Eminent jurist Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq dies at 85

Veteran Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq has died in hospital care at the age of 85.

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Friday, October 23, 2020

Russian hackers attack state and local government networks: US

Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into US state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, US government agencies said on Thursday - the second major warning over foreign hacking in as many days.

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COVID-19 circulating more quickly than in spring: French epidemiologist

The COVID-19 virus is spreading more quickly than during its initial outbreak in the spring, French government scientific advisor Arnaud Fontanet said on Friday, in one of the starkest warnings yet about the scale of the disease's resurgence engulfing Europe.

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Bangladesh logs 1,586 new virus cases, another 14 die

Bangladesh has posted 1,586  new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 396,413.

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Doctors in Delhi see jump in breathing issues amid COVID-19, pollution

Top doctors in New Delhi are reporting a jump in respiratory problems among its residents, coinciding with the onset of peak pollution season in India's capital and raising concerns about complications for COVID-19 patients.

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Fastest food: The Thai street cooks who get to protests first

Thai street food sellers have earned the nickname "CIA" for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before police, but before many protesters too.

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‘At capacity’: COVID-19 patients push US hospitals to brink

A hospital in Idaho is 99% full and warning that it may have to transfer coronavirus patients to hospitals in Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Medical centres in Kansas City, Missouri, turned away ambulances on a recent day because they had no room for more patients. And in West Allis, just outside Milwaukee, an emergency field hospital erected on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair admitted its first virus patient this week.

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Rough river halts transports on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route

River transport services along the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route have been halted due to strong currents in the Padma River.

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Major airline groups push for end to coronavirus quarantines, travel bans

The United States, state governments and some foreign countries should replace quarantines and travel bans on airline passengers with COVID-19 testing of travellers before departure and upon arrival, airline and business groups said on Thursday.

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Rains drench Bangladesh as deep depression over Bay weakens

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has lowered the cautionary signal for maritime ports by one notch to No. 3 after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal lost its intensity as it moved north towards the coasts of Khulna and India's West Bengal.

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Shilpakala reopens after 7-month virus shutdown

Shilpakala Academy is set to provisionally reopen after a seven-month hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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FDA approves remdesivir as first drug to treat COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it had formally approved remdesivir as the first drug to treat COVID-19, a move that indicated the government’s confidence in its safe and effective use for hospitalized patients.

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Modi's party, courting votes in Bihar state, promises free COVID-19 vaccines

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Thursday promised free doses of any future COVID-19 vaccine for the residents of eastern Bihar state if it wins local elections there, drawing accusations of playing politics with the pandemic.

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The elimination diet for skin

When Jodie Naglie moved back into her parents’ home in Orange County, California, to quarantine last spring, the first thing she did was upgrade her skin-care collection.

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India's coronavirus cases tally hits 7.8 million

India's coronavirus infections reached a total of 7.76 million, with 54,366 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed on Friday.

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A #MeToo awakening stirs in Iran

Three years into the global #MeToo movement, women who say they have been sexually assaulted are improbably going public in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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‘We are not going to lie down’: A coronavirus revolt in England

The first time the police came to the Body Tech Fitness gym it was with a polite warning. But four hours later they were back, and this time in force.

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In final debate, Biden and Trump joust over handling of virus

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered starkly different forecasts for the coronavirus pandemic at the outset of their final debate Thursday, with Trump insisting in defiance of evidence that the disease was “going away” while Biden warned of a “dark winter” that could see hundreds of thousands more Americans succumb.

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An artist is still telling her deep truths

In more than half a century as an artist, Howardena Pindell has made many hundreds of paintings and drawings and just three videos, yet one of those videos is arguably her best-known work. “Free, White and 21” (1980) depicts the artist recounting a litany of racist experiences, from being tied to a cot by a kindergarten teacher to discrimination in applying for jobs. Interspersed among the personal stories, Pindell appears as a second character in whiteface and a blond wig. The white woman tells the Black narrator that she must be paranoid. “You won’t exist until we validate you,” she chides.

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Bangladesh to roll out five-year development plan in November after virus hitch

The term of the Seventh Five-Year Plan ended in June, but the government failed to finalise a new plan by then as the coronavirus pandemic gripped Bangladesh.

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Blood of recovered COVID-19 patients shows little benefit as treatment

Using blood of recovered COVID-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment is of little benefit in helping hospitalised patients fight off the infection, according to results of a clinical trial in India.

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Europe daily coronavirus cases double in 10 days, reports 200,000 daily cases for the first time

Europe's reported coronavirus cases more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with many Southern European countries reporting their highest single-day cases this week.

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Trump and Biden clash on pandemic, trade personal jabs at final debate

Democrat Joe Biden renewed his attacks on US President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday's final debate before the Nov 3 election, while Trump levelled unfounded corruption accusations at Biden and his family.

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Bangladesh reports 1,696 virus cases, 24 deaths in a day

Bangladesh has recorded 1,696 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 394,827.

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Parents are worried about schools. Are the candidates?

Communities large and small are battling over whether and how to reopen schools closed since March. Superintendents are warning of drastic budget cuts on the horizon, teachers’ unions are calling for standardised tests to be cancelled for a second consecutive year and millions of children are learning remotely, with little evaluation of the impact on their academic growth.

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Bangladesh water transport owners want workers to end strike before talks

Water transport owners have urged workers to call off an indefinite strike over wages and allowances, among other things, and sit for talks to find a resolution.

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In Azerbaijan, pain and loss drive war fever

As dusk fell, the sound of wailing carried on the soft evening breeze. Women filled the courtyard of a small house, keening over a coffin draped in the national flag. Men clustered in hushed groups in the narrow alley outside.

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Pope Francis, in shift for church, voices support for same-sex civil unions

Pope Francis expressed support for same-sex civil unions in remarks revealed in a documentary that premiered Wednesday, a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for the church in its recognition of gay people.

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রিয়াল আত্মবিশ্বাস হারানোয় চিন্তায় জিদান

চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগের সফলতম দল রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের খেলোয়াড়দের মাঝে আত্মবিশ্বাসের ঘাটতি দেখছেন জিনেদিন জিদান। ঘরের মাঠে টানা দ্বিতীয় হার চিন্তায় ফেলে দিয়েছে ফরাসি এই কোচকে।

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Bangladesh issues ‘death reference’ for war crimes convict Kaiser

Authorities have issued a death reference against Jatiya Party leader and former state minister Syed Mohammed Kaiser for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, following the publication of the Supreme Court verdict full copy.

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Over half Europe's small firms fear for survival, survey finds

Over half the small and medium-sized companies which together provide jobs for two-thirds of European workers fear for their survival in the coming 12 months, according to a survey released by management consultancy McKinsey on Thursday.

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Despite coronavirus, Indian traders stock up in hopes of festive cheer

Indian businesses are stocking up more ahead of this year's big festival season than at any time in the last five years, expecting people whose earnings were relatively unaffected by the pandemic to spend the money they saved during months of lockdowns.

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Facebook launches dating service in Europe

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is launching its dating service in 32 European countries after the rollout was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns.

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China and US economies diverge over coronavirus response

The United States and China dealt with the spread of the devastating coronavirus pandemic in vastly different ways, and that split is reshaping the global battle between the world's two leading economies.

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Japan researchers show masks do block coronavirus, but not perfectly

Japanese researchers showed that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles, but even professional-grade coverings can't eliminate contagion risk entirely.

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'Terrible situation': Spain first European nation to top 1 million COVID-19 cases

Spain became the first Western European country to exceed 1 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to control the second wave of the virus.

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Flight attendants face an uncertain future

Flight attendants have taken on various roles in the public imagination over the last century: nurse, companion in the skies, doting provider, glamorous traveller.

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Bangladeshi protesters say death penalty not the answer to rise in rape

Protesters took to Dhaka's streets on Wednesday to demand action on rising rape cases in Bangladesh, saying a new law that expanded the use of the death penalty was not enough to bring about real change.

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Trump taunts Lesley Stahl of ‘60 Minutes’ after cutting off interview

President Donald Trump abruptly cut off an interview with “60 Minutes” star Lesley Stahl at the White House on Tuesday and then taunted her on Twitter, posting a short behind-the-scenes video of her at the taping and noting that she had not been wearing a mask in the clip.

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Heavy rain set to soak Bangladesh, West Bengal during Durga Puja

Heavy rainfall is likely to drench parts of Bangladesh and India's West Bengal as Hindu devotees gear up for the Durga Puja celebrations.

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Iran and Russia seek to influence election in final days, US officials warn

Iran and Russia have both obtained American voter registration data, top national security officials announced late Wednesday, providing the first concrete evidence that the countries are stepping in to try to influence the presidential election as it enters its final two weeks.

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Obama blasts Trump's tweets, track record in 2020 campaign trail debut

Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday with a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than two weeks to go before the Republican president's Election Day face-off with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

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Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters

Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces.

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Socioeconomic factors drive COVID risks for minorities: UK govt report

The increased risk to ethnic minorities from COVID-19 is largely driven by factors such as living circumstances and profession and not the genetics of different groups or structural racism, a report into racial disparities from the pandemic has found.

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12 million people in Britain will struggle to pay bills, watchdog says

Some 12 million people in Britain are likely to struggle with bills and loan repayments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc, a Financial Conduct Authority survey tracking consumer financial resilience showed on Thursday.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Modi warns India to keep its guard up as Hindu festival season nears

In a televised address Tuesday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India urged his countrymen to tighten up their vigilance against the coronavirus as the Hindu festival season approaches.

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বার্সায় চুক্তির মেয়াদ বাড়ল পিকে ও টের স্টেগেনের

অভিজ্ঞ ডিফেন্ডার জেরার্দ পিকে ও গোলরক্ষক মার্ক-আন্ড্রে টের স্টেগেনসহ দলের নিয়মিত চার খেলোয়াড়ের সঙ্গে চুক্তির মেয়াদ বাড়ানোর ঘোষণা দিয়েছে বার্সেলোনা।

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Bangladesh records 1,545 new virus cases, deaths jump by 24

Bangladesh has recorded 1,545 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a 24-hour period, taking the tally to 393,131.

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EU says Britain has choices to make on Brexit

Britain has sovereign choices to make on Brexit and they will determine its future access to the EU's internal market, the chairman of the bloc's leaders said on Wednesday, stressing it was now up to London to break an impasse in trade negotiations.

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Five South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears

Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inoculation programme is expanded to head off potential COVID-19 complications.

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Israeli girl makes a splash with her pet snake

Eight-year-old Inbar likes to cool off in her small backyard pool in Israel with her favourite swimming buddy - her pet python.

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Bangladesh schools unlikely to reopen in November: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni has indicated that schools and other educational institutions may not reopen in November, as previously suggested, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Protesters rally in Shahbagh against attacks on anti-rape march

Members of progressive student groups have descended on Dhaka's Shahbagh square to protest against the attack on the anti-rape 'long march' in Feni while demanding the resignation of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

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Flattened basketballs as art

For many of us, the outdoors serve as a refuge — a place to gather (at a social distance, of course) and live some sort of normalcy as the pandemic continues to disrupt society.

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Bangladesh to promote secondary students to next class without annual exams

Secondary school students will be elevated to the next class without any annual examinations this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Education Minister Dipu Moni said.

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100-year-old Dabirul Choudhury to be honoured with City of London award

A 100-year-old man of Bangladeshi origin is set to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London after raising thousands of pounds for COVID-19 relief while fasting during Ramadan.

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‘It has hit us with a vengeance’: virus surges again across the United States

As the coronavirus races across the country, it has reached every corner of a nursing home in Kansas, infecting all 62 residents inside. There are so few hospital beds available in North Dakota that patients sick with the virus are being ferried by ambulance to facilities 100 miles away. And in Ohio, more people are hospitalised with the virus than at any other time during the pandemic.

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Google antitrust case to turn on how search engine grew dominant: experts

The US government's antitrust case against Alphabet Inc's Google appears strong, but could face an uphill battle from a business-friendly judiciary that may question whether a free search engine beloved by consumers has actually left them worse off, several legal experts said.

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World trade rebounding slowly, outlook uncertain: UN report

The value of global trade is set to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the third quarter, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.

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After keeping low profile on campaign trail, Obama makes debut for Biden

Former US President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov 3 election.

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How the FDA stood up to the president

On Sept 23, Dr Stephen M Hahn left a virtual meeting of the White House’s coronavirus task force to take a call from the president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows.

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At least 15 dead in stampede near Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan

At least 15 Afghans were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede that occurred in an open ground where thousands of Afghans had gathered on Tuesday to secure visas from the Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.

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India's Modi says government committed to provide COVID-19 vaccine to all citizens

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government was working rapidly to ensure the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens once they are available.

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India returns a Chinese soldier who got lost looking for yaks

India on Wednesday released a Chinese soldier its forces had detained along the disputed mountainous border with China last weekend, signalling an easing of months of tensions that at times this summer had threatened to descend into a broader conflict.

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Fiancée of Khashoggi, human rights group sue Saudi crown prince in US

The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group that he founded filed a lawsuit in a US court on Tuesday with allegations that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince ordered him killed.

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Trump records shed new light on Chinese business pursuits

President Donald Trump and his allies have tried to paint the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, as soft on China, in part by pointing to his son’s business dealings there.

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US trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may resume this week

AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week after the US Food and Drug Administration completed its review of a serious illness in a study participant, four sources told Reuters.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

China's Sinovac vaccine is safe, Brazil institute says

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech appeared to be safe in a late-stage clinical trial in Brazil, preliminary results showed on Monday.

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Bangladesh logs 1,380 new virus cases, another 18 die

Bangladesh has posted 1,380 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in a day, taking the tally so far to 391,586.

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Chasing illicit money, global officials circle a Puerto Rican firm

Tax authorities from the United States and four other countries have joined forces to stop shadowy global money networks that use international borders to stymie local investigations.

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Toufique Imrose Khalidi gets bail again in ACC case

bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi has secured a bail order again, this time from a Dhaka trial court in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

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Bangladesh water transport workers go on strike over pay, safety

Water transport workers have halted the transportation of goods across the country for an indefinite period from Tuesday to press home their 11-point demand, including the implementation of the 2016 pay scale.

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In a thirsty world, information gaps dog a push to tap groundwater

As growing populations and accelerating climate change worsen water scarcity around the world, pumping more from underground could help fill the gap in poorer nations - but only if supplies are better charted and they are used wisely, researchers said.

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Europe, North America should learn from Asia on COVID-19 - WHO expert

Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-COVID measures and quarantining anyone who comes into contact with infected people, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Monday.

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Ireland imposes some of Europe's toughest COVID-19 curbs

Ireland announced some of Europe's toughest COVID-19 constraints on Monday, shutting non-essential retail, limiting restaurants and pubs to take away service and telling people not to travel more than five kilometres (3 miles) from their home.

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Wales imposes two-week lockdown: 'everybody must stay at home'

Wales will impose a two-week "fire-break" lockdown from Friday in which everybody apart from essential workers must stay at home to combat an accelerating second wave of COVID-19.

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Got crystals? Gem mining could be your full-time job

Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to uncover crystals and gemstones on “finders, keepers” terms for as little as $10 a day.

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২৮ বছর পরও সেই গোল একইভাবে দোলা দেয় কুমানকে

সময়ের হিসাবে পেরিয়ে গেছে ২৮ বছর। রোনাল্ড কুমান বুট জোড়া তুলে রেখে কোচ হয়েছেন, সেটাও দুই দশক হয়ে গেল। সময়ের পরিক্রমায় বদলেছে ফুটবলের অনেক কিছু, বদলের কুমানের জীবন। তবে খেলোয়াড়ী জীবনের একটি অনুভূতি এখনও একই অনুরণন তোলে তার মনে, ১৯৯২ সালে ইউরোপিয়ান কাপের ফাইনালে ফ্রি-কিকে বার্সেলোনার জয়সূচক গোল!

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Taiwan says won't be intimidated by China's 'hooligan' diplomats

Taiwan will not be intimidated by China's "hooligan" officials and will continue to celebrate its national day around the world, the government said on Tuesday, after Taiwan said Chinese diplomats had tried to charge into a diplomatic event in Fiji.

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Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal declared no-entry zones by court

No visitors will be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals across West Bengal, and the Puja mandap will be treated as a “containment zone” this year, the Calcutta High Court said in an order on Monday, The Hindu reports.

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India posts lowest daily new coronavirus cases in nearly four months

India posted its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in nearly four months, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, as new cases maintained decreasing trend from a peak in September.

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Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster' and seeks to reassure his team he can win

President Donald Trump called coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci a "disaster" on Monday, airing his frustration with the scientist during a call meant to reassure campaign staff he has a path to victory on Nov 3 despite trailing in opinion polls.

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2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru

The image, stretching for 40 yards on a hillside in Peru, shows a creature with pointy ears, orb-like eyes and a long striped tail. It appears to be a cat lounging, as cats often do.

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Myanmar insurgents say they kidnapped ruling party candidates

Insurgents from western Myanmar on Monday claimed responsibility for the kidnapping last week of three ruling party candidates in conflict-torn Rakhine state, and demanded the release of detained student protesters in return for letting them go.

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US charges Russian intelligence officers in major cyberattacks

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed charges accusing six Russian military intelligence officers of an aggressive worldwide hacking campaign that caused mass disruption and cost billions of dollars by attacking targets like a French presidential election, the electricity grid in Ukraine and the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Think you have ‘normal’ blood pressure? Think again

So you think your blood pressure is normal? Think again.

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Hand signals only: How Thais are marshalling mass protests

Hands point above head = need umbrella; Hands held over head = need helmet; Hands crossed over chest = enough supplies here.

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Final Trump-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button after chaotic first clash

The final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will feature a mute button to allow each candidate to speak uninterrupted, organisers said on Monday, looking to avoid the disruptions that marred the first matchup.

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India says Chinese soldier apprehended in Ladakh, to be returned

The Indian army said on Monday that it had captured a Chinese soldier after he strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both countries have amassed thousands of troops after a deadly clash in June.

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Monday, October 19, 2020

প্রবীণতম পেশাদার ফুটবলার মিশরের বাহাদের

রেকর্ড বইয়ে নাম লেখানোর পথচলা শুরু করেছিলেন গত মার্চে। কোভিড-১৯ মহামারীর কারণে থমকে যেতে হয়েছিল কিছু সময়ের জন্য। তবে লক্ষ্যে অবিচল থেকে প্রায় ৭৫ বছর বয়সী মিশরের এজেদিন বাহাদের ঠিকই হয়ে গেলেন বিশ্বের প্রবীণতম পেশাদার ফুটবলার।

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HC rules on photojournalist Kajol’s bail appeal

The High Court has issued a rule on the bail appeal of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, in a case filed by Magura-1 MP Saifuzzaman Shikhor under the Digital Security Act.

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Bangladesh records 21 new virus deaths, cases top 390,000

Bangladesh has registered 21 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally so far to 5,681.

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The ‘floating’ road in Kishoreganj

The sufferings of the people of Kishoreganj’s Haor region have eased with the construction of the Itna-Mithamain-Austagram all-weather road. As it recedes into the horizon through the haor, the road appears to be floating on the water.

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আগুয়েরোকে চুক্তি নবায়নের পথ দেখালেন সিটি কোচ

গুরুতর হাঁটুর চোট কাটিয়ে ফেরা সের্হিও আগুয়েরো এখনও ম্যানচেস্টার সিটিতে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকায় থাকতে পারে বলে মনে করছেন পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলা। স্প্যানিশ কোচ জানালেন, তা করতে আর্জেন্টাইন ফরোয়ার্ডকে দেখাতে হবে ক্লাবটির সঙ্গে তিনি নতুন চুক্তির যোগ্য।

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As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place

The instructions were clear: Write an article calling out Sara Gideon, a Democrat running for a hotly contested US Senate seat in Maine, as a hypocrite.

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Bagerhat court jails man for life over child rape in swift trial

In an unprecedented quick trial, a Bagerhat court has sentenced a man to life in prison for raping a child.

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UK lockdowns: Wales and Manchester head towards tougher lockdowns

Around 6 million people in the United Kingdom face tougher COVID-19 lockdowns in coming days as Wales and Manchester, the country's third largest city, mull additional restrictions as the novel coronavirus outbreak accelerates.

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A storied female warlord surrenders, Taliban say, exposing Afghan weakness

In a long conflict waged by men, she has been a rare female warlord, defending her fief in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, her own relatives and even against the US-backed central government she allied with.

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The Chicago 7 trial onscreen: An interpretation for every era

Abbie Hoffman described the trial of the Chicago 7 as “a great show,” and for the past 50 years, moviemakers have agreed. Aaron Sorkin’s new Netflix production “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is the fourth filmed dramatisation of the 1969 prosecution of Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Lee Weiner and John Froines, who faced federal charges of conspiracy and incitement of the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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Refugees who assisted the US military find the door to America slammed shut

The certificate of appreciation that Hanadi Al Haidari’s family received for providing shelter, food and translation services for the US military still looks brand-new, without even a crease. She keeps it next to her Iraqi passport in her new home in Denver.

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India coronavirus infections rise by 55,722

India’s tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.55 million on Monday, having risen by 55,722 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed.

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Global coronavirus cases surpass the 40 million milestone

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease.

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At front lines of a brutal war: death and despair in Nagorno-Karabakh

On the front line, the stench is overwhelming. The remains of fighters have been lying there for weeks.

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Tens of thousands rally to demand Pakistan PM Khan resign

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they accuse of being installed by the military in a rigged 2018 election.

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Wounds have healed but scars run deep for Narayanganj mosque blast survivors

The wounds may have healed but the scars across their bodies are a harrowing reminder of a devastating event that upended their lives.

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With COVID-19 under control, China’s economy surges ahead

As most of the world still struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, China is showing once again that a fast economic rebound is possible when the virus is brought firmly under control.

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China threatens to detain Americans if US prosecutes Chinese scholars

Chinese officials have told the Trump administration that security officers in China might detain US citizens if the Justice Department proceeds with prosecutions of arrested scholars who are members of the Chinese military, US officials said.

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Irish regulator probes Facebook's handling of children's data on Instagram

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two inquiries into Facebook Inc after concerns were raised about the social network giant's handling of children's personal data on Instagram.

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Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule

The Indian government has warned Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart's Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product's country of origin be specified.

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Britain and EU to try to rescue post-Brexit trade talks

Britain and the European Union will on Monday attempt to breathe life into post-Brexit trade talks that appeared all but dead last week, with each side telling the other it needed to fundamentally change course.

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Doctors tussle with bureaucrats over 'control' of top health posts, threaten agitation

Doctors’ groups have complained to the health minister about officials from administration cadre holding big positions in the government health agencies and ignoring the views of the officials who are physicians by training.

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Sunday, October 18, 2020

মেসিদের সমালোচনায় কুমান

গেতাফের মাঠে হারের কারণ হিসেবে দ্বিতীয়ার্ধের বাজে পারফরম্যান্সকে দায়ী করলেন রোনাল্ড কুমান। বার্সেলোনা কোচের দাবি, দ্বিতীয়ার্ধে খেলার মধ্যে ছিল না তার দল।

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অনলাইন শুটিংয়ে বাকি তৃতীয়, দিশা পঞ্চম

শেখ রাসেল ইন্টারন্যাশনাল এয়ার রাইফেল শুটিং চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপের পুরুষ বিভাগে তৃতীয় হয়েছেন আব্দুল্লাহ হেল বাকি। বাংলাদেশের আরেক প্রতিযোগী সৈয়দা আতকিয়া হাসান দিশা নারী বিভাগে পঞ্চম হয়েছেন।

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উদ্যমের ঘাটতি দেখছেন জিদান

কাদিসের বিপক্ষে প্রত্যাশার ধারেকাছেও ছিল না রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের পারফরম্যান্স। ঘরের মাঠে হারের পর কোচ জিনেদিন জিদানের অকপট স্বীকারোক্তি, লা লিগায় ফেরা দলটির চেয়ে উদ্যমে অনেক পিছিয়ে ছিল তার খেলোয়াড়রা। তবে এই হার সামনে চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স লিগ বা ‘ক্লাসিকো’-য় কোনো প্রভাব ফেলবে না বলেও বিশ্বাস রিয়াল কোচের।

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Trump and Biden try to woo early US voters on Sunday

US presidential rivals Donald Trump and Joe Biden will court early voters on Sunday as their campaigns step up events ahead of their final debate this week.

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Thousands protest Trump's Supreme Court pick at Washington Women's March

Thousands marched to the US Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday to commemorate the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and protest President Donald Trump’s rush to push through Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement.

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MP Nixon seeks anticipatory bail in EC case

Faridpur-4 MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon has petitioned for anticipatory bail in a case started by the Election Commission in which he is charged with violating the electoral code of conduct by verbally abusing and threatening polling officials in a local election.

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Bangladesh records 14 new virus deaths, lowest daily count in 5 months

Bangladesh has registered 14 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily count since May 12, taking the tally so far to 5,660.

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Pay special attention to housebound children in pandemic: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on parents to pay special attention to children so that they can continue to their learning at home while schools and educational institutions remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Virus spikes collide with fatigue and apathy in troubling trend

When the coronavirus began sweeping around the globe this spring, people from Seattle to Rome to London canceled weddings and vacations, cut off visits with grandparents and hunkered down in their homes for what they thought would be a brief but essential period of isolation.

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How to tell a great bedtime story

Once upon a time, there was a father. This father — known throughout the land as “Dad” — was, by trade, a teller of stories. One night, while perched upon the edge of his elder child’s bed, he was called upon to tell a story. He struggled. He stumbled and mumbled. He murmured words about a girl trying to go to school, her path blocked by some nefarious cows.

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Biden and Trump say they’re fighting for America’s ‘soul.’ What does that mean?

It is a phrase that has been constantly invoked by Democratic and Republican leaders. It has become the clearest symbol of the mood of the country, and what people feel is at stake in November. Everyone, it seems, is fighting for it.

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DSCC halts drive to remove overhead internet, TV cables until November

The Dhaka South City Corporation has decided to pause its drive to lay overhead internet and satellite television cables underground.

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Bill offering LGBT protections in Italy spurs rival rallies on both sides

Protesters turned out in force Saturday for rival demonstrations on a bill that would make anti-LGBT violence a hate crime carrying harsher penalties than under current law, coming out by the hundreds in Rome despite a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the country.

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Bidyanondo prepares to spread winter warmth among poor

Bidyanondo Foundation has taken an initiative to distribute 10,000 blankets among the helpless and the poor people across Bangladesh during winter. The entire cost of producing these blankets will be borne by the organisation itself.

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Laughter may be effective medicine for these trying times

Some enlightened doctors, nurses and therapists have a prescription for helping all of us to get through this seemingly never-ending pandemic: Try a little laughter.

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Traffickers profiting as pandemic makes crime harder to crack, UN warns

Human traffickers are capitalising on the coronavirus pandemic to target people ranging from jobless migrants to out-of-school children, two United Nations specialists said, warning that the fallout from COVID-19 had driven the crime further underground.

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HK activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months

A Hong Kong protester dubbed "Grandma Wong" said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen, where she allegedly suffered mental abuse, and then prevented from coming back for over a year.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan reach new cease-fire for Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a new cease-fire in their conflict over a disputed territory, the countries said Saturday, days after a truce negotiated a week earlier had unravelled.

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Saudi Arabia allows citizens, residents to perform prayers in Al-Haram Mosque

Saudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform prayers in one of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram mosque in Mecca, for the first time in seven months, state television reported early on Sunday.

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Before his pen went dry, Pranab Mukherjee wrote on 1971, love for Bangabandhu family

Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee had warm ties with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family. One of his speeches in 1971 and his memories of Bangladesh’s liberation war form one of the last long articles Mukherjee completed before his death in August. It is a part of an anthology of essays in honour of the birth centenary year of Hasina’s father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In a report published on Oct 17, The Hindu provides glimpses into what is inside the article. bdnews24.com republishes the report.

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As the coronavirus surges, a new culprit emerges: pandemic fatigue

When the coronavirus began sweeping around the globe this spring, people from Seattle to Rome to London cancelled weddings and vacations, cut off visits with grandparents and hunkered down in their homes for what they thought would be a brief but essential period of isolation.

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Dhaka’s messy medical waste handling puts public health in danger

A scandalous disconnect between the government agencies to streamline and manage clinical waste is posing serious hazards to the public health and environment of Dhaka.

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Hoddle says Bale can thrive at Spurs in creative role

Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale may lack the pace he had five or six years ago but can make up for it with his improved passing range, the Premier League club's former manager Glenn Hoddle said.

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Robinho leaves Santos as controversy grows over rape verdict

Santos and Robinho decided on Friday to suspend the deal that brought the former Real Madrid player back to Brazil after sponsors reportedly threatened to cut contracts with the club for signing a player convicted of rape charges in Italy.

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The world’s largest tropical wetland has become an inferno

This year, roughly a quarter of the vast Pantanal wetland in Brazil, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change. What happens to a rich and unique biome when so much is destroyed?

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What does ‘negative’ on a coronavirus test really mean?

In a flurry of memos released this week and last, the White House physician, Dr Sean Conley, stated that President Donald Trump no longer posed a transmission risk to others — an assessment, he noted, that was largely precipitated by the results of a bevvy of “advanced diagnostics.” The declarations have helped clear Trump to return to the campaign trail, including a town-hall-style event hosted by NBC News on Thursday evening.

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Myanmar says most Rakhine voting stations will not operate in Nov election

More than half the polling stations initially planned in conflict-torn Rakhine for Myanmar's Nov 8 election will no longer operate, as parts of the state are too unstable for voting, the country's election committee said.

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I'll play Griezmann where I want, says Barca coach Koeman

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said that he will continue to play Antoine Griezmann in the best possible role for the team rather than the one the forward prefers.

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De Bruyne to miss Arsenal match, Aguero back in training

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne will miss Saturday's home Premier League game against Arsenal after picking up an injury on international duty with Belgium last weekend, manager Pep Guardiola said.

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United trigger one-year extension in Pogba's contract

Manchester United have triggered a one-year option on Paul Pogba's contract, extending the France midfielder's deal until June 2022, British media reported on Friday.

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Ronaldo in public row with Italian sports minister over health rules

Cristiano Ronaldo become involved in a public row with Italy's sports minister on Friday as the pair indirectly accused each other of lying over whether the Portugal international had broken health rules after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Crippled by lake's fluoride waters, Kenyan women struggle to survive

For 50 years, Ester Yokoi has been drinking water from Kenya's Lake Baringo, and for 50 years it has been poisoning her.

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Thai protesters vow new demonstration despite crackdown

Thai protesters said they would hold another demonstration on Saturday despite a crackdown by police on more than three months of protests that have targeted the powerful monarchy as well as the government.

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Azerbaijan and Armenia allege truce violations, accuse each other in shelling

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Saturday of attacks in violation of a Russian-brokered truce, as the worst fighting in the South Caucasus since the 1990s continued.

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Who was ‘El Padrino,’ godfather to drug cartel? Mexico’s defence chief, US says

American law enforcement agents were listening in as Mexican cartel members chattered on a wiretap, talking about a powerful, shadowy figure known as El Padrino, or The Godfather.

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Nawaz Sharif accuses army chief of toppling his government

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday accused the country’s army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installing the current government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2018 elections.

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Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud contracts coronavirus

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has been hospitalised after testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection.

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Voting is underway in Dhaka, Naogaon polls

The constituents of Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 have begun to cast their ballots to elect their new representatives in parliament.

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'Something close' to genocide in China's Xinjiang, says US security adviser

The US national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating "something close to" a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region.

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In pandemic’s wake, learning pods and microschools take root

In March, when the coronavirus shut down schools in Portland, Oregon, Juliet Travis was desperate to find ways to engage her 12-year-old son. The public schools’ remote-learning efforts were hit or miss at best, she said, so she signed him up for Outschool, which provides live, virtual classes and allows students to invite their friends to join them.

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Killing of white farmer becomes a flash point in South Africa

A young white farm manager was found earlier this month strangled and tied to a pole on a farm in the eastern part of the Free State province, police said. Two Black men were accused of the murder.

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US to carry out first federal execution of a woman in seven decades

The US Justice Department said on Friday it has scheduled the first federal execution of a woman in almost 70 years, setting a Dec 8 date to put to death Lisa Montgomery, convicted of a 2004 murder.

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Delhi residents worry about toxic mix of pollution, COVID-19

Families in Delhi with pre-existing health conditions such as asthma are stocking up on oxygen cylinders and pulse oximetres, fearing that the city’s worsening air quality will make them more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

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Donating with the Kardashians: Armenia's diaspora supports embattled homeland

Along with reality TV star Kim Kardashian, members of Armenia's large and often wealthy diaspora are digging deep to help their country of origin as it suffers a hit from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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Friday, October 16, 2020

Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters defied a ban on demonstrations and he warned them not to persist.

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What happens when COVID-19 meets toxic air? India is about to find out

As a thick quilt of smog wrapped itself around New Delhi on Thursday, signalling the start of the fall pollution season, doctors and scientists warned that the deteriorating air quality could make the city’s COVID-19 problems even worse.

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Bangladesh records 1,527 new virus cases, recoveries top 300,000

Bangladesh has posted 1,527 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a day, taking the tally so far to 386,086.

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Bangladesh climbs 13 places on Global Hunger Index

Bangladesh has gained 13 places to rank 75th out of 107 qualifying countries on the latest Global Hunger Index, well ahead of neighbouring India.

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Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers

"Human challenge" trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could become a reality after a British biotech firm signed a contract with the government to create and provide strains of the virus.

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EC gears up for Dhaka, Noagaon polls

The Election Commission has been taking last-minute preparation for holding the Dhaka 5 and Naogaon 6 by-polls.

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Malaysia's Mahathir says political uncertainty won't end with Anwar as PM

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday he doubted whether opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had the numbers in parliament to take the premiership and even if he did the country would remain in political deadlock.

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Mexico’s former defence minister is arrested in Los Angeles

A former Mexican defence minister was arrested Thursday night after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport with his family, according to the Mexican government, becoming the first high-ranking military official to be taken into custody in the United States in connection with drug-related corruption in his country.

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A rapid test offers hope for community screening

A $5 rapid test for the coronavirus may be nearly as effective as the slower, more complex polymerase chain reaction test for identifying people who may spread the coronavirus, a novel experiment has found.

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US gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest, election fears

Andreyah Garland, a 44-year-old single mother of three daughters, bought a shotgun in May for protection in the quaint middle-class town of Fishkill, New York. She joined a new and fast-growing local gun club to learn how to shoot.

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With nowhere to go, teens flock to Among Us

When an indie game company created Among Us in 2018, it was greeted with little fanfare. The multiplayer game remained under the radar as many games do — until the summer of the pandemic.

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Will Jacinda Ardern win a second term? New Zealand’s election, explained

New Zealand’s popular prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is expected to return to power in this week’s general election, with polls giving her Labour Party a comfortable double-digit lead over the more conservative National Party.

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Fashion brands accused of exploiting workers at risk of layoffs

Millions of garment workers could lose their jobs as global brands are demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers who are desperate for orders to survive the new coronavirus pandemic, US researchers said on Friday.

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BanglaCAT to hold first auction for earthmoving, heavy construction equipment

Bangla Trac Limited, authorised dealer of Caterpillar Inc in Bangladesh with the brand name of BanglaCAT, will be organising its first-ever auction event for earthmoving machines and heavy construction equipment.

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India's coronavirus infections rise to 7.4 million

India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.37 million on Friday, having risen by 63,371 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed.

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WHO study says remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients

Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients’ length of hospital stay or chances of survival, a clinical trial by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found.

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Major parties in Kashmir unite to fight for return of autonomy

Kashmir’s main political parties announced a grand alliance on Thursday to seek a peaceful restoration of its autonomy after India's release of the last major Kashmiri political leader from lengthy detention.

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US coronavirus cases surpass 8 million as infections spike nationwide

US cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million on Thursday, rising by 1 million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather.

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Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen elevated to senior secretary

The government has elevated Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen to senior secretary. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notice on Thursday, announcing his promotion.

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First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive into Australia as virus cases fall

Hundreds of New Zealand plane passengers started arriving in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate in cases at the epicentre of Australia's coronavirus outbreak.

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Twitter down for many users due to change in internal systems

Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to an inadvertent change it had made to its internal systems but the platform seemed to be returning to normal after about an hour and half of outage.

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In split-screen town halls, Trump and Biden squabble over coronavirus response

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday criticised what he called President Donald Trump's "panicked" response to the coronavirus pandemic, while Trump defended his handling of a crisis that has killed more than 216,000 Americans.

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test

Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses.

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Bangladesh logs 15 new virus deaths, caseload jumps by 1,600

Bangladesh has registered 15 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the fewest in a daily count since May 28, taking the tally so far to 5,608.

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The jailed activist left a letter behind. The message: keep fighting

Outspoken Vietnamese journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang knew it was only a matter of time before the police came for her.

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'Long COVID' may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say

Ongoing illness after infection with COVID-19, sometimes called “long COVID”, may not be one syndrome but possibly up to four causing a rollercoaster of symptoms affecting all parts of the body and mind, doctors said on Thursday.

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White woman made 2nd 911 call to falsely accuse black bird-watcher

Amy Cooper, the white woman who called police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park, made a second, previously unreported call to 911 in which she falsely claimed that the man “tried to assault her,” a prosecutor said Wednesday.

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Five get death over gang-rape of madrasa student in Tangail

A tribunal has given the death penalty to five men for the gang rape of a madrasa student in Tangail's Bhuapur in 2012.

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Dhaka-5 polls: EC issues 3-day ban on motorcycles

The Election Commission has clamped restrictions on vehicular movement in the Dhaka-5 constituency ahead of the upcoming vote.

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Allegation on Biden prompts pushback from social media companies

The Biden campaign Wednesday rejected a New York Post report about Joe Biden and his son Hunter that the nation’s leading social media companies deemed so dubious that they limited access to the article on their platforms.

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