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UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan emphasized on transforming the relationship with Bangladesh into partnership. At the bilateral meeting with visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Friday evening local time in his royal palace in the city of Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, Minister Sheikh Abdullah emphasized the importance of signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and activating the Joint Business Council (JBC) for economic partnership with Bangladesh

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Voting for Mymensingh City Corporation election and Cumilla city’s mayoral by-polls are underway in a peaceful manner. The voting started at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm. In Cumilla, a total of 2,42,458 voters are expected to exercise their franchise. The post of Cumilla city mayor fell vacant following the death of Mayor Arfanul Haque Rifat on December 13 last year. Dr Tahsin Bahar Suchona, Nizam Uddin Kaisar, former mayor Manirul Haque Sakku and Nur-ur-Rahman are vying

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The biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is underway today to elect the new executive committee for the period of 2024-26. The voting started at 10:00am and will continue till 5:00pm at the BGMEA`s Dhaka and Chattogram offices. A total of 2,051 voters in the Dhaka zone and 512 voters in the Chattogram zone will cast their votes to elect 35 directors for the new board. Two panels -- Sammilito Parishad and Forum -- are contesting in the elections

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US President Joe Biden warned Friday (8 March) that it would be "tough" to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "It`s looking tough," Biden told reporters when asked if a deal to halt the five-month-old conflict could be achieved by Ramadan, which is due to start as early as Sunday depending on the sighting of the moon.

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In an early morning operation on Friday (8 March), detectives in Sylhet district apprehended three individuals in possession of 202 sacks of onions, valued at over Tk 10 lakh, at Naiorpool point in the town. The detainees have been identified as Quamrul Islam, 24; Shukkur Ali, 36; and Shanto, 18, all residents of Goainghat upazila within the district.

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The growth projections for the buy now, pay later business in 2024 are generally optimistic. But things aren’t all upbeat. A new study by Juniper Research projects that the global buy now, pay later transaction value will more than double in the next four years, from $334 billion in 2024 to $687 billion in 2028. Activity will spread to new markets. Getting into it a little deeper, it realised that a lot of the volume was discount-driven. That didn’t change the numbers, but nevertheless took some of the wind out of their sails

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Nigeria`s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday (8 March) sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country`s northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years. The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa`s most populous state, where heavily armed criminal gangs on motorbikes target victims in villages and schools and along highways in the hunt for ransom payments Local government officials in Kaduna State confirmed the kidnapping attack on

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The China-facilitated peace talks between the Myanmar military regime and the rebel alliance remains mired in confusion even after a week. Amid secrecy about what was discussed, there has been confusion about what was agreed between the Myanmar junta and the Three Brotherhood Alliance at peace talks held in Kunming China last weekend. There is even confusion about the date the talks were held. Originally these talks, the fourth in a series of Chinese-brokered northern Shan State peace talks

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Police foiled BNP women`s wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal`s rally in the city marking International Women`s Day on Friday morning. Around 10 am, the leaders and activists of the party gathered in front of the party`s central office in Naya Paltan and brought out a rally after a short discussion, but police stopped it.

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Within a mere 500-meter radius along Ghop Nawapara Road in Jashore stands a cluster of 16 private health institutions adjacent to the 250-bed General Hospital. These establishments, neatly lined up in side-by-side buildings, present a conspicuous sight in the vicinity. However, a troubling revelation emerges from the Jashore Civil Surgeon Office: a staggering 13 of these entities lack updated licenses, raising concerns about their legality and compliance with healthcare standards.

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At least seven people were killed and 10 others were injured when a bus rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in Pirojpur`s Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Swapan Howladar, Md Hemayet, Khairul, Nayem, Mansura Begum, Alamgir and Jasmine.

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At least 11 people including women and children sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a residential building apparently due to gas leakage in Chattogram`s Chandgaon area in the small hours on Friday. The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.

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As Ramadan approaches fast, concerns loom large over the escalating prices of daily commodities – placing an additional burden on the country’s Muslim-majority people who eagerly wait for the holy month. Consumers lament that the costs of various items, such as dates, gram, pulses, and sugar have surged significantly compared to previous Ramadans, making the commodities increasingly unaffordable for the lower and lower-middle-class segments of society.

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IFIC Bank PLC in association with Channel I organised an art competition titled `Rang Tulite Muktijuddho` on March 7 instead of March 26 marking the occasion of the Independence Day. The organisers held the competition in advance this time at Tejgaon Channel I premises due to the holy month of Ramadan. The programme lasted from 11:05am to 2:00pm and was anchored by veteran film star Afzal Hossain.

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The United States and Europe are seeking to open a sea route that would bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, as alarm grows over the spread of hunger among the besieged territory`s 2.3 million people. However, aid officials say deliveries by ships or recent airdrops are far more costly and inefficient than sending trucks by land. And on Friday, five people in Gaza were killed and several others injured when airdrops malfunctioned and hit people and landed on homes, Palestinian officials said. After more than five months of Israel`s blistering military campaign

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A US plan for a temporary port off Gaza to bring in aid is a cynical play for a US audience and will not avert mass starvation, a UN rights expert said Friday (8 March). Announcing the initiative in his annual State of the Union address on Thursday, US President Joe Biden pleaded with Israel to let more aid into the blockaded territory.

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US President Joe Biden took his reelection message to a raft of key swing states Friday (8 March), buoyed by a combative, well-received State of the Union address that savaged rival Donald Trump. Democrat Biden heads to Pennsylvania on Friday and Georgia on Saturday as the campaign for November`s White House rematch with Republican former president Trump starts in earnest.

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The head of Moldova`s autonomous region of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Gutsul, has returned to Moldova after her working visit to Russia and left the airport unhindered, without being detained, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday (8 March).

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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Friday extended for 30 days the state of emergency, which was introduced in the country in January to effectively combat criminal gangs.

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Australia offers Malaysia help in a possible new search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously vanished from air traffic radar in 2014, and is ready to provide technical information from previous operations, the Australian government said on Friday on the 10th anniversary of the flight`s disappearance.

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The European Union, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus will jointly launch the Cyprus Maritime Corridor to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday (8 March).

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Ukraine has lost more than 2,860 soldiers in the Avdiivka direction, also known as Avdeyevka, over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. Over the given period, the Russian armed forces have repulsed 65 counterattacks by the Ukrainian military in the Avdiivka direction, eight counterattacks in the Donetsk direction, and three counterattacks in the South Donetsk direction.

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