May 8, 2022

France’s Military Chief of Staff to the presidency Benoit Puga stands next to French President Emmanuel Macron signing a document as he is sworn-in for a second term as president after his re-election, during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Saturday. Agency photo

May 8, 2022

Tagore’s 161st birth anniversary today

UNB :The 161st birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore will be observed in the country today after two years of muted celebrations...

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May 8, 2022

Macron sworn in for second term as president

Reuters :Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as France’s president on Saturday at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, followed by the...

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May 8, 2022

AL comes to power through election, not by back door :PM

UNB :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said that her party Awami League comes to power always through election and never by the back...

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May 8, 2022

Lutfur Rahman elected Tower Hamlets mayor

News Desk :Bangladesh-born British politician Lutfur Rahman has secured a comeback by winning the vote to become mayor of Tower Hamlets in East London.“I am...

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May 7, 2022

Bangladesh ranks 5th on COVID recovery index

News Desk :Bangladesh has moved up eight notches to rank 5th out of 121 countries worldwide on Nikkei’s COVID-19 Recovery Index.It is the best-performing country...

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May 7, 2022

UN calls for end to Russian war in Ukraine

News Desk :The United Nations and several countries called Thursday for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of reviving the two...

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May 7, 2022

Govt shows sheer irresponsibility by hiking soybean oil price: Left alliance

Staff Reporter :The left democratic alliance has severely criticised the price hike of soybean oil and said the government has shown sheer irresponsibility by hiking...

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May 7, 2022

UK police to investigate Labour leader over possible lockdown breach

Reuters :British police said on Friday they would investigate opposition leader Keir Starmer over a potential breach of COVID-19 lockdown rules in 2021 after receiving...

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May 7, 2022

Govt decision to price hike of edible oil slammed

Staff Reporter :Political parties and right based organisations have slammed the government’s decision to hike the price of the edible oil, particularly Soybean oil effective...

A private car gets mangled (left) and onlookers stand in front of a shredded passenger bus (right) as four buses and a car collided in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh on Friday leaving at least 20 passengers injured.

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May 7, 2022

20 hurt in collision of 4 buses, car in Mymensingh

UNB :At least 20 passengers were injured in a collision of four buses and a private car in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh on Friday, police...

A vendor sits idle in front of his shop in the capital on Friday amid a slew of edible oil bottles. As the price of soyabin oil has been raised Tk 38 per litre, so the purchasing power of customers has gone beyond means.

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May 7, 2022

A vendor sits idle in front of his shop in the capital on Friday amid a slew of edible oil bottles. As the price of soybean oil has been raised Tk 38 per litre, so the purchasing power of customers has gone beyond means.