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I welcome the swearing-in of Dr. Muhammad Yunus to lead the interim government in Bangladesh: Antony Blinken . File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the swearing-in of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead the interim government in Bangladesh after the sudden resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina….
Israel has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group in retaliation for its October attack. Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City, killing 90-100 people, while the Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas command centre. “Forty martyrs and dozens wounded after the Israeli bombing of the…
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Healthy alternatives: Ingredients to prepare an herbal tea at a cafeteria in Xuhui district in Shanghai | Photo Credit: AFP Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas, and signing up for lifestyle classes, China’s youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health. These new habits are…
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Three alleged ISIS supporters have been arrested for plotting a suicide attack at Taylor Swift’s concert. Washington: The United States provided intelligence to Austria that helped disrupt an alleged Islamic State plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, the White House confirmed Friday. “We work closely with partners all over the world to monitor and…
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WHO urges individuals, especially those in at-risk groups, to ensure they are vaccinated. If you believe that Covid-19 is no longer a concern or that its impact has diminished, think again. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the percentage of positive tests has been increasing across 84 countries in recent weeks. The UN health…
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This frame grab from video shows wreckage from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP No survivors in Brazil plane that crashed in Sao Paulo with 61 aboard A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo…
Indo-Bangla bilateral ties are not dependent on the Awami League and it is “natural to evoke adverse reactions” in Bangladesh over India giving refuge to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Friday, August 9, 2024. Ground Zero:The making of the Bangladesh revolt Asserting that India was “very…
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Demonstrators toss a trash bin during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS King Charles III on Friday (August 9, 2024) made his first comments about riots that have shaken British cities to praise the work of police in countering the violence. While the monarch and Queen Camilla conveyed…
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Muhammad Yunus has sworn in as the head of Bangladeshs interim government on Thursday. New Delhi: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has claimed that the recent protests in Bangladesh were likely instigated by a foreign intelligence agency, specifically suspecting the involvement of the ISI. Speaking to ANI, he said…
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As dawn approached on Saturday morning of July 20, 2024 a disturbing scene unfolded in Monsur Nagar Housing Estate in Savar upazila, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Some eight to 10 plainclothes men identifying themselves as being from the detective branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police, surrounded the home of Abul Khair, a 70-year-old, who had…
