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The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against seven people, including former registrar of the National Heart Institute and JKG Healthcare Chairperson Dr Sabrina Sharmin Hussain alias Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, for their involvement in the JKG Healthcare scam where they issued fake Covid-19 test reports. The others accused in the case include Sabrina`s husband JKG Healthcare Managing Director Ariful Chowdhury and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad.

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Chinese Primer Li Qiang announced to provide one billion dollars for Bangladesh as economic assistance. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said this during a media briefing adding that the Chinese Premier also said they give utmost importance to the relationship with Bangladesh. He said the Chinese Premier also expressed his desire to take the relations between Bangladesh and China to a new level. In a cordial environment there was a fruitful discussion between Bangladesh and China regarding all issues, said the Foreign Minister.

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Train communications between Dhaka and other parts of the country have been suspended as quota protestors put up barricades on Karwan Bazar level crossing and Mohakhali level crossing in the capital, causing immense suffering to commuters. Protesting students from different universities blocked the level crossings by placing logs around 11 am as part of the countrywide ‘Bangla Blockade’ programme protesting reinstatement of quota in public service.

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Bangladesh and China on Tuesday (10 July) signed 21 instruments including three renewed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and made announcement of 7 more projects to elevate "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" from "strategic partnership" between the two countries. The instruments were inked in the presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang after the delegation-level talks between the two countries at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.

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PM Sheikh Hasina is a top-notch leader who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. She said that political leadership and decision- and not military rule -- is the most important matters for a country to prosper. Whenever our country was outside this political decision, which means under direct or indirect military rule, it did not register its development and prosperity.

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Power supply was disrupted in southern Russia due to abnormal heat wave, leaving around 600,000 people without electricity, the Russian Energy Ministry said. "Abnormally high outdoor temperatures were the cause for mass disruption of power supply in an array of Russia`s regions. According to operational data, more than 324,000 people in the Rostov Region are without electricity, 181,000 in the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea Republic, 94,300 in the Astrakhan Region," the ministry said on Telegram.

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The round table “Moldova: civilizational choice” was held in the Moscow House of Nationalities on July 2, 2024. The round table was organized by the Commission on Public Security and Public Diplomacy of the Council for Nationalities under the Moscow City Government, the Scientific and Educational Center “Globus–XXI Century” of the Faculty of Global Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University, the International Law Institute (JUSTO), and the Public Diplomacy Foundation.

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Eight people were missing after a boat sunk on a river in Myanmar`s commercial hub Yangon, the local fire department said on Wednesday (10 July). The boat sank after an "accident" at around 8:10 am local time (0145 GMT) in the Yangon river, it said on its Facebook page. It did not give details on what had occurred or whether any other vessels were involved. Local media reported the boat had collided with another vessel.

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A Dhaka court on Wednesday (10 July) fixed August 11 to hold a hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Ali Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judge Court -3 passed the order, allowing a time plea of the defence.

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Lionel Messi plans to keep playing for Argentina beyond Sunday`s Copa America final. “As I’ve said before, I intend to continue," he said Tuesday (9 July) night after Argentina`s 2-0 win over Canada. "I intend to keep living day by day without thinking about what will come in the future or whether I’ll continue or not. It’s something I just live each day. I’m 37 years and only God knows when the end will be.”

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India`s cricket board named Gautam Gambhir as head coach on Tuesday (9 June), with the former opener taking over from Rahul Dravid, tasked with building on their recent World Cup triumph. "It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr Gautam Gambhir as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team," Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.

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Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with 18 gold bars worth over Tk two crore from Baropota Bazar along Putkhali bordering area of Benapole early Wednesday (10 July). The arrestee was identified as Limon Hossain, 30, son of Shah Alam of Putkhalki village.

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Under three demand-based government primary school infrastructure development projects from the fiscal years 2019 to 2023, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) of Jashore Sharsha Upazila has completed the construction of new buildings for 29 government primary schools. Upon completion of these projects, goals include ensuring 100% enrollment of children in schools, reducing the dropout rate, fostering children`s mental development, improving access to education, and reducing social disparities through continuous progress in higher education and overall development.

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The Eidgaon-Gomatali Road, named in honor of the poet Mohammad Nurul Huda, is currently in a state of disrepair, posing significant risks to the thousands of residents of Pokkhali, Islamabad, and Islampur unions who rely on it daily. This crucial thoroughfare serves as a vital link to government offices, including the Upazila Parishad and administration, educational institutions, businesses, agriculture, fisheries, banks, and insurance sectors.

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After a slight price correction for one working day, the country`s stock market has seen an upward trend again. On the third working day of the week, on Tuesday, in the main stock market Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the number of companies whose share and unit prices fell, rose twice as much. As a result, all the indices have increased. Also, after two months, more than Tk 1000 crores have been traded in DSE.

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OnePlus smartphone users in Bangladesh continue to face unending disappointment due to persistent green line display issues, despite the brand`s promises of resolution. The Chinese brand officially entered the Bangladeshi market a month ago, promising free repairs for the vertical line (green line) problem on smartphones. This announcement brought relief to millions of customers. However, visiting the service centre leaves customers disappointed.

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Lionel Messi said he was enjoying his "last battles" with Argentina after the 37-year-old found the net in a 2-0 win over Canada on Tuesday to book a place in the Copa America final. After a lacklustre display against Ecuador in the quarter-finals, Messi looked back to himself again, connecting with Angel Di Maria and strike partner Julian Alvarez, who also scored. "I`m living it like I lived it in the last Copa America, in the last World Cup....these are the last battles and I`m enjoying them to the maximum," he told TyC Sports after the win set up a meeting with Uruguay or Colombia in the final.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception as she reached the Great Hall of the People to have a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang here on Tuesday (10 July) morning. On her arrival at the premises of the Great Hall of the People, the Prime Minister was received by Chinese Premier. Later, the Bangladesh Prime Minister proceeded to a specially decorated dais and a smartly turned out contingent of the Chinese Armed forces gave guard of honour to the state guest.

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Exporters and the government`s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) are embroiled in a dispute over export data. Exporters claim that actual export volumes are lower than the figures published by the EPB. Paradoxically, imports of raw materials are increasing. This discrepancy raises a critical question: What is the destination of these imported raw materials? The garment manufacturers mostly rely on the data of the central bank as far as the country`s exports and imports are concerned.

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Tulip Siddiq has been appointed Britain`s` city minister, the minister responsible for overseeing the financial services sector, it has been reported on Tuesday (9 June). Labour won a thumping election victory last week, propelling Keir Starmer to power as prime minister. Siddiq, 41, has led Labour`s efforts to develop policies for the financial services industry, known as `the City` after the City of London financial district, since 2021.

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After a break for a day, students demonstrating against the quota system in government jobs on Tuesday (9 June) once again declared a large-scale blockade tomorrow. All the highways and railways across the country will be blocked tomorrow, said Nahid Islam, a Dhaka University student and one of the organisers of the movement.

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India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday (9 July), deepening ties between the two nations as Western leaders gathered at a NATO summit in Washington and Russia stepped up attacks in Ukraine with deadly missile strikes. While leaders including President Joe Biden and Britain`s newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer — prepared to mark 75 years of the world’s biggest security organization, and reassure Ukraine of NATO`s support, Putin and Modi were pictured viewing an exhibition of nuclear technology in space.

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Three people were killed and another injured when a truck rammed into a battery-run human hauler on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj road at Harua Bus Stand in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh district on Tuesday (9 June). The deceased were identified as Taslim Mia, 28, the human hauler driver and son of Abdul Kuddus Talukdar of Charsihari village and Arifuzzaman Rakib, 20, son of Aminul Haque and Jahanara Begum, 35, wife of Abdul Khalek of Nashti village in the upazila.

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Four people died and seven others were injured after a bus collided head-on with a covered van in the Banani area of Bogura early Tuesday. The incident happened around 4 am on Tuesday when a night coach of Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan, travelling from Dhaka to Naogaon, collided with the covered van coming from the opposite direction. Three of the deceased were identified as Jamal Hossain and Shamim Hossain from Sirajganj`s Kazipur upazila, Hridoy from Barishal`s Hizla

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The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) seeks stronger trade and economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese business leaders in Beijing. The FBCCI seeks more enhanced collaboration during meetings with its Chinese counterpart, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC). FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam made this call in a meeting with the leaders of CCPIT and CCOIC held on Tuesday (July 9) in the China World Summit Wing, Shangri-La Circle, in Beijing.

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