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July 15, 2022

Italian Premier Draghi’s resignation is rebuffed , for now

Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition partner refused to vote for a key bill in Parliament, but the nation’s president quickly rebuffed him, leaving one of Western Europe’s main leaders at the helm for no…

BNP conspires to seize state power, says Obaidul Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday accused opposition BNP of hatching conspiracy to take over state power instead of pursuing the politics of people’s welfare and win their votes.In a statement the AL leader slammed BNP for mislead…

Ekushey Padak winner Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque departs

Former Supreme Court judge and Language Movement activist Kazi Ebadul Hoque passed away due to age-related ailments at a city hospital on Thursday night. He was 82.Ebadul Hoque is survived by his wife and four daughters.Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddiqu…

Euro likely to weaken further amid energy industry turmoil

The euro is set for a further decline after hitting a 20-year low against the US dollar as the European exit from Russian energy will increase the cost of dollar-priced oil and gas imports, financier Charles Gave told Sputnik.“We’ll now abandon Russian…

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation

Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months.President Gotabay…

11-yr-old girl drowns in Khulna river

An 11-year-old girl has drowned while bathing in the Ataro Beki river in Khulna, police said on Friday.The deceased was identified as Bushra, daughter of Shahabur Rahman of Chandpur village under Rupsha upazila.Locals said that Bushra was bathing in th…

Sri Lankan president resigns, Parliament to convene

Sri Lanka’s Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned and Parliament will convene to choose a new leader after massive protests took over government buildings to force him out of office.Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeyweardana said Fri…

AL to observe Hasina’s imprisonment anniversary on Saturday

Ruling party Awami League will observe the anniversary of its president, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, being imprisoned under the military-backed caretaker regime in 2007 on Saturday.AL and its associate bodies observe the day as the ‘Imprisonment Day …

Sylhet: 2 Bangladeshis shot at near border

Two Bangladeshi nationals were injured after being shot at allegedly by members of the Indian Khashi community in the Majhergaon border area of Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila Thursday.The shooting occurred around noon near the eighth sub-pillar area of p…

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