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More attacks feared in Kabul airport

Western powers, including the United States, fear more attacks on Kabul airport in Afghanistan after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people just outside the international airport with the Taliban planning an inclusive caretaker government to run the war-torn central Asian country.US forces...

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New challenges before US, Taliban

Both the United States and Taliban are facing new form of challenges after the militants seized the Afghan capital on August 15 this year.The US is making a frantic effort to evacuate people from Kabul international airport in what President Biden has called “one of the largest, most difficult...

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Tajul urges city dwellers to help eradicate dengue

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam has urged the city dwellers to be vigilant so that the roof garden or flower pot of the house does not become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.He said this on Wednesday while addressing the 11th Inter-Ministerial Meet...

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Prime Minister to inaugurate Bhumi Bhaban in Sept

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to inaugurate the Bhumi Bhaban Complex at Tejgaon in the next month (September), said Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. He made the remarks while inspecting the latest progress of the building on Wednesday.It is to be noted that during her visit to the Minis...

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2.4m Britons choose vape to quit smoking

Vaping debate is heating up again. While the World Health Organisation just released a statement pouring cold water on the use of vape in helping the reduction of tobacco consumption, evidence in the United Kingdom (UK) continues to show that it is very effective in helping smokers to quit tradition...

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Taliban show their real face

United Nations’ rights agency on Tuesday said they received credible reports of serious violations, including ‘summary executions’ of civilians and Afghan security forces, committed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.Other rights violations, including restrictions on women and recruitin...

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‘Govt working to make Bangladesh disaster-resilient

State Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman said Bangladesh, the world's largest deltaic island, is most at risk due to climate change and natural disasters. The government has formulated a 100-year Bangladesh Delta Plan (Delta Plan-2100) to address the desired deve...

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Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen

On Monday night at around 8.30 pm 13 fishermen were rescued alive by the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station in Cox's Bazar from a fishing boat named FB Mamoni in the Bay of Bengal about 10 nautical miles west of Laboni Beach in Cox's Bazar. It is learned that the fishing boat took 13 ...

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Stronger resistance built against Taliban

Fighters of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban coalition, have built up stronger resistance against the Taliban in Panjshir, a mountainous area north of Kabul, claimed a spokesperson of the resistance forces. “Resistance forces pushed back the Taliban in Panjshir......

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Anti-Taliban protests spread in Afghanistan

Several people were killed in Asadabad of eastern Afghanistan when Taliban militants opened fire on a crowd on Thursday, when flag-waving protesters took to the streets of more Afghan cities as popular opposition to the Taliban spread.The deaths in Asadabad, capital of the eastern province of Kunar,...

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DScE observed National Mourning Day

On 16th August, Entrepreneurial Economists Club, Dhaka School of Economics observed the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mourning Day virtually with due respect and solemnity, maintaining social distance.Speakers said that Bangabandhu ...

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Bangabandhu Corner inaugurated at BUET

Marking the National Mourning Day and the 46th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a "Liberation War and Bangabandhu Corner" has been set up in the library of Titumir Hall of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) paying ...

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Coast Guard nabs 2 robbers from Tentulia river

On the basis of secret information, BCG Base Bhola under Bangladesh Coast Guard South Zone conducted a special operation at the Gangapur launch ghat area of Tetulia river under Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola district at 04:30 am on Wednesday.Mohammad Hasan (55) and Mohammad Rakib (25), two active robb...

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Bangabandhu is the architect of independence: Palak

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak said Bangabandhu had prepared the unarmed nation for armed liberation war through movement, struggle, sacrifice and courage. He said Bangabandhu was not only the architect of our independence, but also the hero...

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National Mourning Day observed at US-Bangla Medical College

National Mourning Day was observed at US-Bangla Medical College with due dignity and solemnity. On this occasion, a discussion and prayer meeting was organized with all the teachers, officers and employees of the college.The programme started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by the Principal of...

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Kabul under Taliban

Kabul is on the verge of fall to Taliban as the militants entered the Afghan capital on Sunday with an official saying that President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan.A senior Afghan Interior Ministry official said Ghani had left for Tajikistan. A Taliban representative, however, said t...

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Top leaders leave Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan for Tajikistan as Taliban closes in on Kabul, according to several media reports.Asked for comment, the president’s office told Reuters news agency it “cannot say anything about Ashraf Ghani’s movement for security reasons”.M...

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BCG nabs 3 with illegal current net

Bangladesh Coast Guard Chandpur Station on Saturday evening arrested 2 businessmen with illegal current net and fishing equipment worth 70 million tk. The raid took place at Sadar Thana of Chandpur district.Media Officer of Bangladesh Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Amirul Haque on Sunday noon info...

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Tareq Masood, Mishuk Munir remembered on 10th death anniv

Tarek Masood and Mishuk Munir, two proverbial men of the country's film and journalism world, were killed in a road accident on August 13, 2011. A decade has passed since the untimely death of these two dedicated celluloid workers, but the grief of losing them has not yet subsided. The Dhak...

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BCG seizes illegal current nets worth Tk 12 crore

On Thursday night, BCG Station Chandpur under Bangladesh Coast Guard Dhaka Zone conducted a special operation in Kapriaputti area of Hajiganj Bazar under Hajiganj Upazila of Chandpur District on the basis of secret information led by Lt. Shams Sadekin Nirnoy.During the operation, two fishing net tra...