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US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA and its role in how genes are regulated. Understanding the regulation of gene activity has been an important goal for decades, the Nobel jury said. If gene regulation goes awry, it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or autoimmunity.

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The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, based in Amman, has unveiled its 16th annual list of the world`s most influential Muslim personalities for 2025. The prestigious publication, The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims, features a diverse array of individuals from across the globe who have made profound contributions to various fields, ranging from religious thought and political leadership to arts and culture.

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Ahead of Durga Puja, security has been significantly ramped up across nearly 31,500 puja mandaps nationwide. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today said that members of the Ansar and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be on 24-hour duty at each mandap to ensure a safe and peaceful celebration.

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Saudi Arabia`s King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarch`s health. King Salman "will undergo some medical tests this evening, ...based on the recommendations of the royal clinics, due to a lung infection," said the statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

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A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Saiful Alam, the owner of S Alam Group, his wife Farzana Parveen and 11 family members. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad Zoglul Hossain passed the order in response to a petition from Anti-Corruption Commission’s Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam on Monday. In addition to Saiful Alam and his wife, those barred from leaving the country

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Due to political regime change through a movement, the economy of the country has fallen in to a crisis but after two months of the interim government in power indicators of better economy getting weaker than earlier. Still the share market did not get momentum, banks are going slow due to fund crisis.

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One year since Gaza conflict began! As US ally Israel lashes out at Iranian proxies, a perpetual multi-front conflict that threatens to set the whole region ablaze takes shape. A year after Hamas militants launched a devastating assault from Gaza, killing 1,200 Israelis, the conflict has spiralled into a multi-front conflict that threatens to engulf the Middle East in what some fear could become a new "forever war."

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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was given a red carpet welcome on his first state visit to India Monday, a trip aimed at repairing frail ties between the South Asian neighbours. Pro-China Muizzu came to power a year ago on a promise to evict dozens of Indian troops deployed in his small but strategically located archipelago.

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Tunisia`s incumbent President Kais Saied is set to win the country`s presidential election with 89.2 percent support despite a low turnout, according to exit polls broadcast on national television Sunday after polls closed. Saied, 66, is expected to win by a landslide, routing his challengers -- imprisoned rival Ayachi Zammel, who was set to collect 6.9 percent of the vote, and Zouhair Maghzaoui, with 3.9 percent, said independent polling group Sigma Conseil.

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Former president Jair Bolsonaro`s rightwing party finished first Sunday in Brazil`s municipal elections, including a slight margin in Sao Paulo, the economic capital. Outgoing Sao Paulo mayor Ricardo Nunes, a Bolsonaro ally, claimed 29.4 percent of the votes in this first-round voting, while Guilherme Boulos, representing the leftist camp of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, garnered 29 percent, election officials said.

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Rescue teams from Bosnia`s neighbors and European Union countries on Sunday were joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated parts of the Balkan country. Bosnia sought EU help after a heavy rainstorm overnight on Friday left entire areas under water and debris destroyed roads and bridges, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens.

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Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday. Ollie Pope leads England after Ben Stokes was ruled out with fast bowler Brydon Carse, 29, making his Test debut just weeks after the end of a three- month ban for breaches of betting rules.

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Commerce and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said Bangladesh has the enormous opportunity to make the leather and footwear items very good products in the export basket. “Leather sector is very prospective for export diversification. For export diversification the leather sector is a very good item. This sector has prospects and problems as well,” he said while briefing reporters after holding a meeting with the

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Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today urged all to be vocal against any kind of propaganda centering Bangladesh, saying that the recent student-people uprising should be properly portrait in the media. “Disinformation is being carried out in different international media including in Indian media centering this movement (student-people uprising),” he said.

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Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with relatives in host families, while 12% have found refuge in other sites including a school, the International Organization for Migration said in a report last week.

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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) tonight arrested Former Land Minister and Lawmaker of Khulna-5 constituency Narayan Chandra Chanda from Maheshpur frontier in Jhenaidah district. Chanda was arrested when he was trying to flee the country, said short message of BGB.

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A massive blast on a road near the airport of Pakistan`s largest city killed two Chinese nationals, Beijing`s embassy said Monday, after a separatist militant group claimed an attack in the area. An AFP journalist heard the explosion in Pakistan`s southern megacity of Karachi around 11:00 pm (1800 GMT) Sunday.

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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Bangladesh Army has once again been recognised as a symbol of trust by the people of the country. “Bangladesh Army stood by the people of the country at the time of crisis and saved the country from an unstable situation by expediting the process of forming an interim government,” he said while inaugurating the `Army

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There is no specific threat centering Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, says Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. "Yet, we have taken various steps to ensure smooth and peaceful Puja celebrations,” he said replying to a query after visiting Ramna Kali Mandir in the capital. The home adviser said the Hindu community will be able to celebrate their

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