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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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Kenyan man charged with planning 9/11-style attack on US

Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the US on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. For the

French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French presidency has said. The 42-year-old took a test after symptoms appeared and will now isolate for seven days, a

US states to start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday

States in the US will start receiving the first batch of the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine from Monday morning, US officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final nod

Korean film director Kim Ki-duk dies of Covid-19

Acclaimed South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk, who won global recognition for his violent works and faced allegations of abusing his actresses, died from coronavirus in Latvia on Friday, the

Gunmen shoot Afghan TV journalist dead

Gunmen shot dead a female news anchor and her driver on Thursday, her employer said, the second murder of a journalist in Afghanistan in a month. Malalai Maiwand was killed

10 Nigerian troops killed in clashes with jihadists: sources

Ten Nigerian troops were killed and one was taken hostage in clashes with IS-linked jihadists in northeast Nigerian Borno state, according to two security sources. Clashes erupted on Monday when a team

Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised with breathing troubles

Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Monday admitted to a hospital in Kolkata. Bhattacharjee was admitted to the ICU of Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata after he complained

Indonesia holds nationwide poll despite virus warnings

Indonesia held nationwide regional elections Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation’s Covid-19 crisis. The archipelago of

Coronavirus: Global cases top 67.5 million

The number of global coronavirus cases has crossed 67.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According to data compiled by JHU, the caseload reached 67,564,565 while the death toll

After Pfizer, Serum Institute seeks approval for Covid vaccine in India

Vaccine manufacturing major Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it has applied to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine Covishield.