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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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Australia election: PM Anthony Albanese secures majority government

Australia’s new Labor government has secured a majority in parliament, election analysts say. The centre-left party, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, defeated Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition in an election

No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic: WHO

The WHO said Monday it was not concerned for now that the spread of monkeypox beyond the African countries where it is typically found could spark a global pandemic. Since

All 22 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash

Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all 22 people on board a plane that crashed in the Himalayas, authorities said Tuesday. “All bodies have now been found,” Civil Aviation

Russians control ‘part’ of east Ukraine city Severodonetsk: governor

Russian forces have taken partial control of the east Ukraine city of Severodonetsk, the Ukrainian official in charge of the region said Tuesday, as Moscow’s army pushed deeper into the

16 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash site

Nepali rescuers on Monday retrieved 16 bodies from the mangled wreckage of a passenger plane strewn across a mountainside that crashed in the Himalayas with 22 people on board. Air

Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front

Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategic foothold to

Global Covid cases near 532 million

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 532 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to the latest global data, the total

The ruling Awami League-backed lawyers’ panel Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad swept the election to the Bangladesh Bar Council, official election results said. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, chairman of the bar council, announced the official results of the election early Sunday. Sammilita Ainjibi Somonnoy Parishad, the AL-backed lawyers’ panel, bagged 10 out of the total 14 posts, while the pro-BNP lawyers’ Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel won the remaining four posts. The AL-blessed contenders have bagged four posts among seven general posts and six among seven group posts. The winners from the white panel of government supporters are: Advocate Mohammad Saeed Ahmed Raja (16,433 votes, highest), Advocate Syed Rezaur Rahman (16,093 votes), Advocate Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman Badal (16,744 votes) and Advocate Md. Rabiul Alam Budu (15 thousand 26 votes). The 6 candidates who won the group seat of this panel are- Dhaka Region Bar Association (Group-A) Abdul Baten, Greater Mymensingh, Tangail, Faridpur District Bar Association (Group-B) Md. Jalal Uddin Khan, Greater Comilla District and Sylhet District Bar Association (Group-D) AF Mohammad. Ruhul Anam Chowdhury, Greater Khulna, Barisal and Patuakhali Region Bar Association (Group-E) Anish Uddin Ahmed Shahid, Greater Rajshahi, Jessore and Kushtia Region Bar Association (Group-F) Md. Ekramul Haque and Greater Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bogra and Pabna District Bar Association (Group-G) said. Abdur Rahman has won. Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon (18,611 votes), Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajal (15,985 votes) and Advocate Zainul Abedin (14,796 votes) are the three pro-BNP candidates who have won the general seats. The only winning candidate in the group seat from this panel is ASM Badrul Anwar in the Bar Association of Greater Chittagong and Noakhali District (Group-C). The official results were declared at the bar council auditorium at night 4-day after the polls were held throughout the country on May 25.

Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defense officials said Sunday, as rescuers capitalized on a lull in downpours to search

Downpours in Brazil leave at least 34 dead

Torrential rains that have plagued Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state since Tuesday have left at least 34 dead, 29 of which occurred over the previous day, according to the latest official

US lauds Bangladesh’s role in UN peacekeeping

The US Embassy in Dhaka has applauded Bangladesh for the sacrifices it has made in being one of the world’s top contributors to UN peacekeeping operations. “It’s an opportunity to