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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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Global Covid cases top 116 million

The global Covid caseload hit another grim milestone on Saturday as it surpassed the 116 million mark. The total case count and fatalities now stand at 116,042,835 and 2,579,776, respectively,

Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

Anti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action

Four sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together

Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven’t been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an exception to get their Covid-19 vaccinations. Edith Camp,

Imran Khan wins vote of confidence after Senate setback

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling party’s key candidate in Senate

Prince Philip has heart procedure and must remain in hospital for ‘several days’

The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone a successful operation for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has said. The statement said: “The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday underwent a successful procedure

Global Covid death toll nears 2.6 million

The global Covid death toll is fast approaching 2.6 million amid a worldwide vaccination rollout. The fatalities reached 2,548,573 while the total caseload mounted to 114,728,460 on Wednesday morning, according

Covid: 168m children worldwide have missed school for a year, says UNICEF

Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost an entire year due to COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new data released on Wednesday by UNICEF.

Six dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters

At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with

At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash

At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, the region’s governor and the airline said. The airline

Russia says new Western sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable’

The Kremlin said Wednesday Western sanctions on Russia were “absolutely unacceptable” and dismissed as “outrageous” claims that the country’s security agency was behind the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.