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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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Mahathir proposes Malaysia unity govt after resignation

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday proposed forming a unity government in his first public comments since his shock resignation as prime minister plunged the country into turmoil. Political factions have

India PM Modi calls for calm after deadly Delhi riots

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Wednesday for calm to be restored after several days of riots in Delhi killed at least 20 people. “Peace and harmony are central

Virus hits more countries as health official warns world ‘not ready’

The new coronavirus epidemic swelled on Wednesday with cases in South Korea surging past 1,000 after deaths soared in Iran and infections appeared in previously untouched countries, prompting dire warnings

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak dies

Egypt’s former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital, his brother-in-law General Mounir Thabet told AFP. Thabet, a former high-ranking military official, confirmed

China reports 71 more coronavirus deaths; toll up to 2,663

China on Tuesday reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663. The National Health

World’s oldest man, who said secret was smiling, dies at 112

A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world’s oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112. Guinness World Records had

Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies: local media

A fourth person has died after being taken to hospital from a quarantined coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. Public broadcaster NHK and other local outlets

Malaysian PM Mahathir submits resignation to the king: statement

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at 94 the world’s oldest leader, submitted his resignation to the king Monday after a bid by his allies to bring down the government and

Kuwait, Bahrain announce first coronavirus cases

Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed on Monday their first novel coronavirus cases, the countries’ health ministries announced, adding all had come from Iran. Kuwait reported three infections and Bahrain one in

Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 2,458

The Hubei health authority reported that 96 more people died of the coronavirus in China’s Hubei province on Sunday, February 23, raising the death toll in the outbreak’s epicenter to