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Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Mahmud said that rejection of communalism is the fundamental driving force of our nation and Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) celebration signifies this secular spirit. He said this while speaking at the "Pohela Boishakh 1431 Celebration" organized by the Foreign Service Academy and the Foreign Office Spouses Association on Bailey Road in the capital on Friday (11 May) evening.

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Flash floods that have ripped through northern Afghanistan left more than 200 people dead in a single province, the United Nations said on Saturday (11 May). More than 200 people were killed and thousands of houses were destroyed or damaged in Baghlan province when heavy rains on Friday sparked massive flooding, the UN`s International Organization for Migration told AFP.

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Bangladesh, known for its rich cultural heritage and stunning natural beauty, is confronted with a significant risk lurking beneath its picturesque exterior: susceptibility to earthquakes. Positioned at the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, including the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, Bangladesh finds itself in a delicate position regarding seismic hazards. The World Bank has highlighted Bangladesh as one of the most at-risk nations

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Haiti`s transitional ruling council which is leading the violence-wracked Caribbean nation will rotate its leadership every five months according to a decree seen by AFP Friday, following internal political strife among its members. The new council came to power last month as Haiti`s unpopular and unelected prime minister Ariel Henry submitted his formal resignation after armed gangs rose up and demanded his ouster.

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North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday (11 May), adding a "significant change" for the army`s artillery combat capabilities was under way. Leader Kim Jong Un on Friday oversaw a live-fire test of the "technically updated" rocket system, Pyongyang`s official Korean Central News Agency said.

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Donald Trump`s youngest son Barron, 18, on Friday (10 May) stepped back from his planned political debut, withdrawing as a delegate at the Republican Party convention in July. Barron, who has been largely shielded from the public eye, made global headlines this week when it appeared he would be the latest member of the Trump family to enter the political arena.

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India`s cricket board will hunt for a new coach to take charge after the T20 World Cup in June, but left the door open for Rahul Dravid to reapply. Dravid, who became head coach of the men`s team in November 2021, was handed a short-term extension when his two-year contract expired after India`s loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final last November. "We will call for applications in the next few days," Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told reporters in Mumbai.

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Zimbabwe almost won the match. Sikandar Raja`s Zimbabwe needed 14 runs in the last over to win. Then, the world`s best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan picked up the bowling. Although he could not do well in batting, he met the needs of the team in the last over of the day. And the Tigers finally won by 5 runs. A competitive match was seen for the first time against the current Zimbabwe series. After the failure of the batsmen, Bangladesh won the fourth consecutive series for the brillance of the bowlers.

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Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence recovered seven gold bars, weighing 816 grams and worth Tk 70 lakh, that were abandoned in a bin at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday (10 May) night. Airport sources said that acting on a tip-off, a joint team of NSI and Customs officials conducted a drive at the toilet near conveyer belt number one of the airport and seized

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The body of a Malaysian citizen who went missing after falling from a foreign flagged ship, has been recovered from Chittagong Port. A team of the Coast Guard recovered the body this afternoon and sent it to the morgue, Coast Guard (East Zone) Media Officer Lt Commander (BN) Md Suaib Bikas said. The deceased Malaysian was identified as

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After four and a half years since the issuance of the work order, the construction of the Mujibnagar Model Mosque in Meherpur remains stalled due to challenges in land acquisition. While district and upazila model mosques in Sadar and Gangni have been successfully completed, Mujibnagar`s model mosque, significant in its historical context of the Liberation War, remains conspicuously absent. The initiative falls under the larger project titled "Establishment

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The election of the Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) for the tenure of 2024-2026 will be held today. This year, the election is being held to elect the board of directors of BGAPMEA, an organisation working actively with the BGMEA to earn the lion share of foreign exchange by garment accessories. Ahead of the election the leaders of the Bangladesh

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines issued a cadet pilot recruitment notice on April 29, seemingly against civil aviation acts. However, concerns have been raised regarding discrepancies between the qualifications outlined in this recruitment circular and Biman`s operational manual. It has been found that the recruitment notification issued by Biman Bangladesh Airlines not only contradicts the airline`s

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The United States issued Friday a stunning criticism of Israel`s use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering. Israel`s main international ally said it was "reasonable to assess" that Israel has used weapons in ways inconsistent with international humanitarian law during the seven-month war, but said it could not reach "conclusive findings" and stopped short of blocking shipments.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (10 May) stressed the need for cooperatives in every area throughout the country in order to boost agricultural production, alleviate poverty and create scope for micro-savings. “Our (political) leaders should be sincere to enhance production, alleviate poverty and make arrangements for micro-savings through cooperatives in every area,” she said.

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Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday (10 May) said there is a necessity for all countries to work together to improve human rights records, including in the United States and Europe. “Look, the human rights situation in Bangladesh is much better than many other countries in the world. In human rights, no country is perfect,” he told reporters while responding to a question at Foreign Service Academy.

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The death toll from a building collapse in South Africa on Friday (10 May) climbed to 12 with 40 people still unaccounted for, four days after the structure came crashing down. The tragedy struck Monday afternoon when an apartment block under construction crumbled while a crew of 81 were on site in the southern city of George. Authorities said three more bodies had been pulled out of the rubble on Friday.

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More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah, the United Nations said Friday (10 May), with the southern Gaza city under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion. "More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah," said Hamish Young, UNICEF`s senior emergency coordinator in the Gaza Strip, told a briefing in Geneva via video-link from Rafah.

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Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing the eastern and western halves of Rafah on Friday (10 May), effectively encircling the entire eastern side of the city in the southern Gaza Strip. Residents described almost constant explosions and gunfire east and northeast of the city on Friday, with intense fighting between Israeli forces and fighters from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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A man with mental disability allegedly hacked to death his wife, mother of three children, in Sadar upazila of Meherpur early Friday (10 May), said police. The deceased was identified as Saleha Khatun, wife of Elahi Box of Gobhipur village under the upazila. Locals said the husband suddenly started hacking his wife with locally–made sharp weapons when she came out of the house in the early morning, leaving her critically injured.

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An 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death and another injured in an attack allegedly by a teen gang in Akmal Ali Pocket Gate area under Patenga police station in the port city of Chattogram on Thursday (9 May) night. Deceased Md Mehedi Hasan hailed from Gorinda Bazar in Bhola’s Lalmohan upazila but he used to live in Chattogram. The injured Md Rifat, 19, is son of Md Mintoo of Side Para under Patenga police station and undergoing treatment at Chattogram

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