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A clash erupted between police and students of Brac University in the Badda area of Dhaka on Thursday when the students gathered there as part of the ‘complete shutdown’ programme. The situation turned worse as police fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the students in the morning in front of the university campus. Witnesses said the university students started coming to the campus in the morning and took to the streets. As police chased them they went up to the gate of BRAC University

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In a move to maintain law and order, a total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were on Thursday deployed nationwide, including in Dhaka, authorities said. This measure comes in response to a nationwide complete shutdown announced by the Student Movement against Discrimination to protest killings during its agitation for quota reformation in government jobs. Shariful Islam, Public Relations Officer of BGB Headquarters, confirmed the development on Thursday morning

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Firing teargas and rubber bullets riot police clashed with quota-reform protesters in different parts of the capital city in the first hours of Thursday at the start of a nationwide complete shutdown. Riot police fought pitched battles with the protesters in Badda, Merul, Uttara, Dhamandi, Motijheel and Arambagh. Police used teargas shells and rubber bullets. Cocktails --home-made bombs-- rocked different parts of the city. The clashes also spread in the alleys of the residential

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Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the west African country grapples with the effects of climate change, a UN agency announced on Wednesday (17 July). An earlier interior ministry toll published on June 20 recorded 21 deaths and nearly 6,000 people affected nationwide. As of July 15, the floods had claimed 53 lives, impacting 2,501 households and a total of 18,098 people, according to a United Nations OCHA report sent to AFP on Wednesday.

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Malaysia`s nearly 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised for "continuous coughing", his aide told AFP Thursday. "Mahathir is expected to be treated for the next few days," Sufi Yusoff said, adding he had been admitted on Monday. A two-time former prime minister, Mahathir turned 99 last week. He has suffered several heart problems in recent years and underwent bypass surgeries.

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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday ( 17 July), alleged that the current Awami League government has created a “reign of terror” across Bangladesh. Blaming the government for mishandling the quota protests due to its obstinacy Talking to reporters after attending a ‘gayebana janaza’ at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s north gate for the students killed in the quota reform movement, he also clarified that their party is not directly involved with the students’ agitation, as they have only extended their moral support to it

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Real Madrid captain Luka Modric has signed a new one-year deal to keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu for the upcoming season, the European champions announced on Wednesday (17 July). The 38-year-old midfielder extended his contract until June 30, 2025. Modric has won six Champions League titles, La Liga four times and lifted the Copa del Rey twice with Real Madrid.

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A motorbike rider was killed and 3 others were injured in a road accident at Rampur area in Lohagora upazila of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Shuvo Sheikh, 20, son of Imran Sheikh, a resident of Dhopadah village in Kashipur union of the upazila. Police said the accident took place around 8 pm in front of Niribili Picnic Spot of the area when two motorbikes collided head-on, leaving three bike riders injured.

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Unknown attackers set fire to Hanif Flyover toll plaza in Dhaka`s Jatrabari on Wednesday (17 July) night. It was unclear if the incident was linked with quota reformation protest. Earlier in the day protesters demanding quota reforms clashed with police and ruling party activists in the Jatrabari area for nearly five hours. Agitating students denied any involvement in setting fire to the toll plaza. Police, along with members of the Rapid Action Battalion

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The US Embassy in Dhaka has said it will remain closed to the general public on July 18 due to the current situation. Mission personnel have been advised to limit their movements to the diplomatic enclave, according to an alert issued for US citizens. U.S. citizens should practice vigilance and reconsider their travel plans, especially to areas around public universities, said the Embassy. "You should avoid demonstrations and exercise caution in the vicinity of any large gatherings

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Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China`s southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday (18 July). The fire broke out in a 14-storey building in a high-tech zone of the city of Zigong, shrouding the vicinity with thick smoke, according to the Xinhua news agency. Overnight rescue work ended at 3:00am (1900 GMT on Wednesday), state broadcaster CCTV said. Preliminary investigation showed the

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In response to recent attacks, killings, and a demand for a terrorism-free campus, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has announced a "Complete Shutdown" across the country for tomorrow, (July 18). The movement’s coordinator, Hasnat Abdullah, stated that no institutions, except hospitals and emergency services, will open their doors. Furthermore, no vehicles will be permitted on the roads, with the exception of ambulances.

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The government will form a judicial probe committee to investigate the killings during yesterday`s anti-quota movement also keep patience until HC decisions come out, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said today (17 July). In her address to the nation this evening, the PM also said the apex court is set to announce its verdict on the quota system soon."I believe students will get the right verdict," she said.

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US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said "I feel good" as he cut short a trip to Las Vegas and flew to his beach home in Delaware to go into isolation, which will take him off the campaign trail for days.

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