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August 23, 2022

JCD leader held in Kushtia; foreign firearm recovered

Detectives arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student front of the BNP, from Mirpur BGB sector along the Kushtia-Meherpur road on Monday.The arrestee is Khandkar Taslim Nishat, 22, member secretary of Kushtia District Chhatr…

Nearly 1 mn still await life at world’s largest displacement camp

This 25 August marks five long years of the massive displacement of people from Rakhine state of Myanmar, who crossed the border into Bangladesh.The protracted crisis now stands at colossal number of displaced people in the camp – 936,733 people – who …

By-election to Gaibandha-5 on October 12

The by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency that fell vacant following the death of deputy speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah will be held on October 12 with the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) instead of traditional ballot papers.The Election Commissio…

Abu Dhabi Chess: GM Ziaur beats Indian GM Abhijeet in 6th round

Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh beat Indian Grand Master Abhijeet Gupta in the 6th round game of the 28th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival-Masters held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates Monday night.In the 6th round, GM Zia played …

Pakistan’s government steps up pressure on ex-PM Imran Khan

The Pakistani government on Tuesday stepped up pressure on former Prime Minister Imran Khan who has been holding mass rallies, seeking to return to office, with an Islamabad court poised to launch contempt proceedings over his verbal threats to a judge…

On eve of Ukraine’s national day, fears Russia will pounce

On the eve of Ukraine’s independence day and the half-year mark of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, there was increasing unease in the country on Tuesday that Moscow could be centering on specific government and civilian targets during the holiday.Th…

Six months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath

Danyk Rak enjoys riding his bike, playing soccer and quiet moments with the family’s short-legged dog and two white cats, Pushuna and Lizun.But at age 12, his childhood has been abruptly cut short. His family’s home was destroyed and his mother serious…

England to play 3 Test matches in Pakistan in December

England will play a three-Test series in Pakistan as part of the World Test Championship (WTC) in December, the Pakistan Cricket Board said Monday.Rawalpindi will host the first test from December 1-5 while the second Test will be played at Multan from…

Asia Cup Qualifier 2022: Which team is the favourite to qualify?

The winner of the qualifier competition will join the five full members of the ICC to take part in the 2022 Asia Cup of cricket in the United Arab Emirates. The Asia Cup Qualifier 2022 is currently taking place in Oman, where Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapo…

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