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High Court embargoes film on Jaha Alam

HC embargoes film on Jaha Alam

Abel Prize for maths awarded to woman for first time

Woman awarded 'Abel Prize' first time

Fire at Singer warehouse in Chattogram

Fire at Singer warehouse in Chattogram

New Zealand holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

NZ holds first funerals for mosque shooting victims

Protests over Abrar’s death continue

Protests over Abrar’s death continue

Zillur Rahman’s 6th death anniversary being observed

Zillur Rahman’s 6th death anniv being observed

Cyclone Idai: 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Cyclone Idai triggers 'massive disaster'

Bangladesh-India lock horn in SAFF semi-final today

Bangladesh-India lock horn in SAFF semi-final today

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PM for reaching Bangabandhu’s birth centennial celebration at grassroots

Bangabandhu’s birth centennial celebration at grassroots

PM asks concern to celebrate birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu at the grassroots to spread true history of Liberation War

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Crisis at India's Jet worsens as it grounds planes, faces strike

Crisis at India's Jet worsens as it grounds planes

The problems at India's number-two carrier come as other airlines struggle to turn a profit despite the sector rapidly expanding in the country

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Summer-like weather prevails in country

Summer-like weather prevails in country

Normal life is being hampered as intensity of heat has increased in the capital and elsewhere in the country in the middle of the day

Opinion

Chandrashekhar Azad: The Indian Dalit leader challenging Modi

The low-caste leader taking on India’s Modi

Chandrashekhar Azad is challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a David versus Goliath battle for the veteran politician's seat, in Varanasi

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Arts

JK Rowling is facing a backlash over the Dumbledore/Grindelwald gay relationship reveal

JK Rowling is facing a backlash

J.K. Rowling responds to gay Dumbledore controversy

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Sports

Kane welcomes great expectations on England

Kane welcomes great expectations on England

England should embrace their new-found status as one of the favourites for a major tournament, believes captain Harry Kane

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Entertainment

Aamir Khan: I don’t have a fascination for Hollywood

Aamir Khan: I don’t have a fascination for Hollywood

The actor, who has entertained the audience for over 30 years, has often showcased his filmmaking knowledge

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Health

Cholesterol-lowering pill 'new option for statin users'

Cholesterol-lowering pill 'new option for statin users'

A new type of drug - called bempedoic acid - could offer another weapon in the fight against bad cholesterol

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Feature

Thailand election: A vote for a hybrid democracy

Voting in Thailand's hybrid democracy

The election taking place this Sunday in Thailand has to be understood within the context of this last objective

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Nature

Not so fantastic: Can Japan end its love affair with plastic?

Can Japan end its love affair with plastic?

In 2018, Japan take proposal to start tackling the issue, with the goal of reducing the country’s 9.4 m tonnes of plastic a year by 25 percent by 2030

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Economy

Trade war: US-China to resume face-to-face talks next week, reports say

US-China look set to resume trade talks

The US and China have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of one another's goods over the past year

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Business

Thai tycoon found guilty for poaching but freed ahead of appeal

Thai tycoon guilty of poaching

The wildlife sanctuary in western Thailand is home to wild elephants, tigers and many endangered species

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Odd News

Woman in China nearly dies after injecting herself with fruit juice

Woman nearly dies after fruit injection

The 51-year-old suffered liver, kidney, heart and lung damage and was put into intensive care for five days

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High potency cannabis ‘strongly linked’ to psychosis

Cannabis ‘strongly linked’ to psychosis

The use of cannabis with a high concentration of THC has more harmful effects on mental health than the use of weaker forms

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Travel

Madhumoti starts cruise for Kolkata on March 29

Madhumoti starts cruise for Kolkata on March 29

BIWTC’s vessel “MV Madhumoti” is scheduled to sail from the VIP terminal at Pagla Ghat at 7pm carrying the Kolkata bound passengers

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Sci-Tech

Goodbye console? Google launches game-streaming platform

Goodbye console? Google launches game-streaming platform

The platform will store a game-playing session in the cloud and lets players jump across devices operating on Google's Chrome browser and Chrome OS

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Lifestyle

Floral packs and scrubs for skin that’s fresh as a flower

Floral packs for skin that’s fresh as a flower

Flowers also make for great beauty ingredients

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Front Page

‘Safe Road’ activist killed by bus

‘Safe Road’ activist killed by bus

A student of an army-run university was squashed under the wheels of a bus at Nadda in the capital on Tuesday amid the ongoing police traffic week, sparking a massive protest which was backed by the DUCSU…

8.13pc GDP growth estimated for FY’19

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Road safety promises remain unfulfilled

Road safety promises remain unfulfilled

The directives of the Prime Minister’s Office for ensuring road safety went unheeded due to the negligence of authorities concerned in making the roads safe for pedestrians and commuters. Amid the…

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Metropolis

8 killed in road crashes in 5 districts

8 killed in road crashes in 5 districts

At least eight people were killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur, Sylhet, Pabna, Manikganj and Chuadanga on Tuesday, reports UNB. In Sylhet, a woman and her son were killed in a head-on collision…

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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has observed that Bangladesh had got affected with the disease of terrorism. Do you agree with this observation?

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