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Baitul Mukarram to host 5 Eid jamaats

The national mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka will host five Eid-ul-Azha jamaats on June 7 while the main congregation will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah on the High Court premises at 7:30am.

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NIOH closure enters 5th day, patients returning without treatment

Patients admitted to the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital and those coming to the hospital for treatment from Dhaka and other districts continued to suffer on Sunday as treatment remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day...

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380 UK, Ireland writers denounce Gaza ‘genocide’

Nearly 380 writers from the UK and Ireland, including Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan, penned an open letter Wednesday denouncing what they called Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza and urging a ceasefire...

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Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin

Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin ‘CRAZY’ and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.

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Russia strikes Kyiv amid POW exchange with Ukraine

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow’s invasion...

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UK retailer suspends Labubu toy sales amid safety fears

A retailer in the UK has suspended in-store sales of Labubu toys amid rising concerns over public safety and staff threats, following reports of global thefts and queue violence tied to the sought-after collectibles...

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Russia, Ukraine begin mass prisoner swap

Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.

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Sukuk bond’s auction held at central bank

The auction for the 6th government investment Sukuk (Islamic bond) of Bangladesh was held at the Debt Management Department of Bangladesh Bank’s Head Office on Monday...

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Trump calls Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire

Donald Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday as the US president seeks a breakthrough to end the grinding conflict triggered by Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Pope Leo receives Vance, Rubio

Pope Leo XIV received US vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff’s inauguration mass.

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Diplomatic chess, Ukraine the pawn

AS WAS universally expected, little came out of Istanbul this week, where Ukrainian and Russian delegations met with the ostensible purpose of exploring a negotiated settlement of the proxy war the US provoked three years ago...

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S Korea’s ex-president Yoon leaves party

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol left his conservative party on Saturday as it gears up for snap elections triggered by his impeachment over a bid to impose martial law.

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Putin-Zelensky meet only after deal: Kremlin

The Kremlin on Saturday said a meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counter-part Volodymyr Zelensky would be possible only after both sides reach an agreement, a day after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct talks in more than three years, which did not result in a truce...

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UK, Pakistan FMs meet after India conflict

UK foreign secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country’s most serious military confrontation with India in decades.

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3 killed in fire at former UK airbase

Three people, including two firefighters, have died in a fire at a former British airbase, officials said on Friday, in what prime minister Keir Starmer called a ‘devastating’ incident.

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Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap

Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in their first direct talks in over three years on Friday.

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KNF suspect dies in jail custody at CMCH

A suspected member of the Kuki-Chin National Front, who was in custody at Chattogram Central Jail, died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital’s One-Stop Emergency Care Unit Thursday morning.

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ICAB leaders meet ICAEW leaders in UK

A two-member delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its president Maria Howlader, met Malcolm Bacchus, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) recently at the latter’s office in London...

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