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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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At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW

At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.

Hard-liner Saeed Jalili leads in early Iran presidential election results

Early results in Iran’s presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili slightly ahead Saturday, followed closely behind by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. The early results, reported by Iranian state television, did not

UK economic recovery improves as election looms

The UK economy’s recovery from recession was stronger than previously thought in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, partly lifting embattled prime minister Rishi Sunak before next week’s election. Gross domestic

Maldives state minister arrested over ‘black magic’ spell on president

Police in the Maldives have arrested a state environment minister, officers said Thursday, with media in the Indian Ocean nation reporting she was accused of performing “black magic” on the

Bolivia’s army chief arrested after coup attempt

Bolivia’s army chief was arrested Wednesday after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted ‘coup d’etat’.

Kenya protesters vow to march again

Kenyan protest organisers called on Wednesday for fresh peaceful marches against deeply unpopular tax hikes, as the death toll from nationwide demonstrations climbed to 22, a state-funded rights body said,

Om Birla re-elected as Lok Sabha Speaker amid bipartisan unity

Three-time BJP lawmaker Om Birla was elected Lok Sabha Speaker for the second time on Wednesday. Despite nominating Congress lawmaker K Suresh as an opposition candidate, the Congress-led India alliance

Khamenei urges participation in presidential vote

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for ‘high participation’ in Friday’s presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died last month in a helicopter crash. ‘We emphasise the importance

Taiwan leader says China ‘has no right to punish’ island

Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te said Monday that China ‘has no right to punish’ Taiwanese people for their views or advocacy, after Beijing warned ‘diehard’ supporters of the island’s independence could

Israel continues to bomb Gaza targets

A day after Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ‘intense phase’ of the Gaza war is winding down, the army bombed Hamas on Monday as the Palestinian militant group