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July 22, 2022

Govt to build 1,000 flood shelters: Enamur

The government will build 1,000 Mujibkilla (shelters for disaster-affected people) and Bonna Ashrayan Kendra (shelters for flood survivors) across the country to mitigate the sufferings of people during a natural calamity.This was announced by State Mi…

Sri Lankan forces make arrests, clear main protest site

Sri Lankan security forces arrested several people by early Friday and cleared the main camp protesters have occupied for more than three months while demanding the nation’s leaders resign over an unprecedented economic collapse.Army and police personn…

Rajapaksa ally named PM in Sri Lanka as protest site cleared

An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka’s prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas over the country’s economic collapse.Ne…

Dhaka’s air quality is ‘moderate’

Dhaka’s air quality witnessed a marked improvement on Friday morning, after remaining ‘unhealthy’ a day before.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 65, recorded at 10.40am, the metropolis ranked 22th in the list of world cities with the worst air q…

N Korea warns of security instability over US-S Korea drills

North Korea has warned that the United States and South Korea will face “unprecedented” security challenges if they don’t stop their hostile military pressure campaign against the North, including joint military drills. North Korea views any regular U….

BBC pays damages to former royal nanny over false claims

The BBC on Thursday apologized to the former nanny of Princes William and Harry over “false and malicious” claims made against her as part of a journalist’s attempt to obtain an exclusive television interview with Princess Diana.Alexandra Pettifer, for…

Anwar Shawkat elected DBCCI president

Md Anwar Shawkat Afser, managing director of Sakhi Lines (Sakhi Group), has been re-elected president of the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) for 2022-2024.He assumed the role for the third time.Ataus Sopan Malik has been elected t…

Lebanese president urges IMF to conclude aid deal with Lebanon

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conclude the aid agreement with the crisis-ridden country, saying Lebanon has been adopting the needed structural reforms.The Lebanese president made the remarks …

Sri Lanka’s new cabinet of ministers sworn in

Eighteen ministers including Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena were sworn into Sri Lanka’s new cabinet before President Ranil Wickremesinghe here on Friday.The President’s Office said that among those who took oaths as cabinet ministers were Ali Sabry …

Purnima ties the knot once again

Popular actress Dilara Hanif Purnima has walked down the aisle once again.The Dhaliwood star tied the knot to Ashfaqur Rahman Robin on May 27, a senior official in the marketing department of a multinational company.”We met each other through work and …

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