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Bangladesh wants to see an effective role from those countries that are supposed to play an effective role in de-escalating the Iran-Israel tension. Bangladesh also wants to see killings in Gaza are stopped. "Bangladesh is in favour of peace, not for war," said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday evening at the state guest house Padma. The people of the Middle East are facing a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict, António Guterres said on Sunday, urging “maximum restraint” across a

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The death toll from collision between two motorcycles in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet rose to four with death of another victim on Sunday (14 April). Milon Ahmed, 18, son of Sobhan Ali of Madarkhal village in Khalachara union of Zakiganj upazila, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Sunday evening.

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A fire at the Kumargaon Power Plant in Sylhet has disrupted electricity supply to parts of the city. The fire broke out around 9 am on Monday (15 April). Five units of the fire service rushed to the scene and managed to bring the fire under control after about an hour of effort. Talatala Fire Service and Civil Defense leader Shahidul Islam said, the fire was brought under control by 10 am.

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Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000, the United Nations said, as forecasters warned more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red Cross Society, said Thursday that nearly 20,000 people have been affected. That includes the estimated 15,000 displaced by heavy rains and flash floods across the country since the start of the wet season in mid-March.

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A fire that broke out at a slum in Firingi Bazar area of Chattogram port city on Monday (15 April) afternoon has been brought under control. Dinmoni Sharma, deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defense said the fire broke out at the slum around 1:30 pm. On information, nine firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 3 pm.

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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP can’t tolerate Bangalees’ culture as the party is the real source of communalism and also patrons of the militancy. “BNP is inherently pro-Pakistan…Pakistan remains deep in their heart. These communal evil forces are actually in opposition to the spirit of Bangla and the spirit of Bangladesh,” he said.

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Beijing half marathon organisers said on Monday(15 April), that they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China`s He Jie to win. Video clips of Sunday`s race showed the Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, Dejene Hailu of Ethiopia, and home runner He approaching the finish.The three African runners can be seen pointing to the finish line and waving He out in front while appearing to slow down. He, the 2023 Asian Games marathon gold medallist, won by one second

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Mykolas Alekna broke the longest standing world record in men`s athletics on Sunday (16 April), producing a mammoth 74.35-meter discus throw to shatter the nearly 38-year-old previous best mark. The 21-year-old Lithuanian, a silver medalist at the 2022 World Championships and bronze medalist at last year`s Budapest worlds, broke the record at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational in Ramona, Oklahoma.

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A crocodile released with satellite transmitters attached to its back was found in a fish enclosure in Bagerhat’s Chitalmari Upazila and was released into the Sundarbans on Sunday (14 April). The reptile was handed over to the office of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division in Khulna after rescuing it from Bagerhat. The crocodile was spotted at the fish enclosure owned by Hasan Sheikh of Dakshin Shailadah village under the upazila on Friday night. Locals in large numbers started thronging there. The crocodile was immediately rescued.

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A man and his wife were killed as bus hit them in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early Monday (15 April). The deceased were identified as Asif Mahmud, son of Mozammel Haque of Boroitoli village in Kaliakair upazila and his wife Tanjim. According to police and locals, a Tangail-bound Paribahan bus (Mahi Special) hit Asif and his wife Tanjim while they were crossing Dhaka-Tangail highway at Kaliakoir bypass , leaving them seriously injured. They died on their way to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar

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At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday (14 April). The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on Saturday evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Malia. "There have been 19 fatalities, with 4 deaths in South Makale and 15 others in Makale villages," Malia told media on Sunday

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Nearly 970 million people — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in India`s general elections that start Friday and last to June 1. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world and will take 44 days before results are announced on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third successive term. He will face off against a broad but flailing alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to challenge his appeal. Most surveys predict Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata

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Iran`s unprecedented attack on Israel early Sunday marked a change in approach for Tehran, which had relied on proxies across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October. All eyes are now on whether Israel chooses to take further military action, while Washington seeks diplomatic measures instead to ease regional tensions. Iran says the attack was in response to an airstrike widely blamed on Israel that destroyed what Iran says were consular offices in Syria and killed two generals with its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard earlier this month.

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Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said Bangladesh wants to see that all countries would play effective role in deescalating the Iran-Israel tension and stop the Israeli killings in Gaza. "We hope that all the countries that are supposed to play a role will immediately take effective measures to resolve the Iran-Israel tension and stop the indiscriminate killing of people in Gaza," he said.

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