Rain likely in Khulna div, Dhaka and other parts

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind may occur at many places in Khulna division and few places in other seven divisions in next 24 hours from 9:00am today, the Met office said

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11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and injuring 42 seriously, police said

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HC orders AL MP Murshedy to hand over Gulshan property to govt

The High Court today directed Awami League lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy to hand over the property at Gulshan in Dhaka, which he has allegedly occupied illegally, to the government terming it abandoned property

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FM requests visiting Irish minister to ease the visa process

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday invited Irish investment in Bangladesh, particularly in agro-processing, pharmaceuticals and IT sectors

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Deaths of 6 of a family: Locals block Sylhet-Tamabil highway in protest

Several hundred people blocked Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Sylhet's Jaintiapur upazila this morning protesting the deaths of six members of a family in an accident on the road

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Hallmark embezzlement: Jasmine, Tanvir get life imprisonment

A Dhaka court today sentenced nine people, including Hallmark Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud, to life imprisonment in a case filed over swindling over Tk 10.5 crore out of Sonali Bank

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows

Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization, data published on Tuesday showed

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Dhaka's rail link with north resumes 5hrs after Tangail derailment

Train movement between Dhaka and northern parts of the country resumed early today around five hours after a compartment of "Panchagarh Express" derailed at the Bangabandhu Bridge Purbo Rail Station in Tangail

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in Khulna on short visit

United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden reached Khulna's Koyra upazila this morning

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BCL leader stabbed to death in Tangail

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League was stabbed to death by a group of criminals in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila last night

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Derailment snaps rail link with north

A carriage of the Panchagarh Express derailed on the east side of the approaching line of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail, disrupting rail communication between Dhaka and northern destinations.

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BCL leader stabbed to death

A Chhatra League leader was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila last night.

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3 cops hurt in attack by accused’s family

Three police officials were injured after the family members of an accused launched an attack on them in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila on Sunday night.

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Prisoner dies in Naogaon

A prisoner of Naogaon jail died at Naogaon General Hospital yesterday.

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Asia

Asia

North Korea's Kim oversees 'super-large' rocket launcher drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw firing drills involving "newly-equipped super-large" multiple rocket launchers, state media said Tuesday, a day after Seoul said Pyongyang had fired several short-range ballistic missiles

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8 killed in Pak air strikes on Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban said yesterday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation.

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INDIA LOK SABHA POLLS / EC removes home secretaries of six states, West Bengal top cop

India’s Election Commission yesterday issued orders for the removal of six Home Secretaries - including the top bureaucrats from Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.

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Anti-piracy ops: Pentagon chief praises Indian navy’s role

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin today appreciated Indian navy's important role in conducting anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean region

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Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistan air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistan military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said..Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized powe

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China congratulates Putin on election victory

Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his election victory

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21 dead after bus collides with tanker in Afghanistan

Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured yesterday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials said.

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Escaping to Thailand: Fleeing military service in Myanmar

In the village of Wale, Thailand and Myanmar are connected by a small wooden bridge. The narrow river that flows beneath it constitutes the border.

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World

World

Over 20 dead in Papua New Guinea floods, landslides

Flooding, landslides and torrential rains have killed at least 23 people in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region, where homes have been damaged and roads washed away

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Trump unable to post $464mn bond in New York civil case: lawyers

Donald Trump faced having assets seized in a humiliating blow to his carefully cultivated image as a self-made tycoon as his lawyers acknowledged Monday he doesn't have the cash to appeal a $464 million fine for fraudulently inflating his wealth

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Biden summons Israeli team in bid to avoid Rafah assault

US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send a team to Washington to discuss how to avoid an all-out assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

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Gaza's food shortage: Mass death imminent, monitor says

Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food to areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday

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Russia-Nato conflict just one step from WW3

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West yesterday that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led Nato military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.

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Scale of Iran rights abuses slammed at UN

Several countries yesterday condemned the extent of human rights violations in Iran during a UN meeting, denouncing the sharp increase in death sentences and executions.

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‘Mass death’ imminent in Gaza

Food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already far exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food into areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said yesterday.

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West decries Putin’s landslide election win

Western governments yesterday lined up to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India, Iran and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending his rule by a further six years.

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News Multimedia

Severe water crisis in Bandarban ahead of summer

There is a shortage of clean water in various hilly areas of Bandarban. Recently, it has been seen on the ground in different areas and neighbourhoods of the district that almost all the water sources in the hills have dried up

Ctg's rail link snapped as train derails in Cumilla, several hurt

Nine compartments of Bijoy Express train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Cumilla's Nangalkot area

JnU student's suicide: Allegations against teacher, classmate's true

But not all allegations align with current evidence, DMP says

Hamas presents ceasefire proposal, Israel says 'unrealistic demands'

Hamas has presented a proposal to the US and the mediator of ceasefire talks in Gaza.

Dhaka's air quality 3rd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 197 at 9:00am this morning

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Ireland pledges support for Bangladesh

To build a stronger relationship with Bangladesh, Ireland yesterday opened its Honorary Consulate in Dhaka and will have an Irish ambassador approved in a few weeks.

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4 suspected robbers beaten to death

Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.

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Journey to wedding party turns tragic

It was supposed to be a day of joy for the family, as they were on their way to attend a wedding.

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Raid Over Fire Safety: ‘Govt agencies extorting us’

Restaurant owners yesterday alleged that the government agencies concerned were extorting them in the name of raids following the recent fire at a building on Bailey Road in Dhaka.

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Exim-Padma Bank merger to take at least 18 months

The planned merger of Shariah-based Exim Bank and struggling Padma Bank is likely to take between 18 months to two-and-a-half years to complete, according to central bank officials.

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Bangladeshi-born scientist selected

The US Department of State has recently announced the selection of Dr Rumman Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi-origin Bengali American data scientist, as one of the four scientists to serve as a new US Science Envoy in 2024.

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No plan to raise train fares soon

Railways Minister Zillul Hakim yesterday said they have no plans to hike train fares anytime soon, a claim that goes against official documents signed by the minister himself.

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SCBA polls: Kazal denied bail in case over violence

A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail to pro-BNP lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kazal in connection with a case filed over the violence during Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election on March 8.

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Indomitable March: Firing at Joydevpur

Curfew was imposed this evening in Joydevpur town following a clash between the local people and army personnel, resulting in the death of at least three people.

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