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Macron calls for Europe-China alliance on climate, Silk Road

AFP  :French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe Monday to take part in China's Silk Road revival plan, despite some European misgivings about the massive project, as he began a state visit.Macron also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change, in the face of US plans ...

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Widespread pollution in the capital continues

UNABATED air, water, sound and other environmental pollution in and around the capital continues to shoot up at an alarming level. We have repeatedly penned to deter the rate of environmental and noise pollution of Dhaka. However, now more than the pollution --- the government's appalling indifference to address the ...

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Barca win 3-0 before Coutinho arrival, Madrid drops points

AP, Barcelona :Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored first-half goals in a 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday, restoring Barcelona's nine-point lead of the Spanish league while it awaits the arrival of Philippe Coutinho.Messi marked his 400th appearance in La Liga by giving Barcelona the early lead and taking his ...

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Barcelona to unveil $192 million man Coutinho

AFP, Barcelona :Philippe Coutinho has described his 160-million-euro ($192 million) move to Barcelona as "a dream come true" with coach Ernesto Valverde predicting the Brazilian will comfortably fit into a team already containing global superstar Lionel Messi.The 25-year-old playmaker, the world's third most expensive footballer after securing a long-desired transfer ...

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After Shraddha now Yami comes on board for Batti Gul Meter Chalu

Bollywood actor Yami Gautam, who has been roped in for Batti Gul Meter Chalu alongside Shahid Kapoor, is extremely excited to be a part of the film.  Reportedly, Yami will be seen as a lawyer in the flick that also stars Shraddha Kapoor. Yami took to Twitter to express her ...

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Jhilik busy with stage shows

Entertainment Report :First song of promising singer Jhilik’s third album titled Prothom Prem, which was released under the banner of Laser Vision in 2014, was one of the mentionable viewers’ choice songs. Journalist Faisal Rabbekin wrote lyrics of the song which music was composed by Shafiq Tuhin. JK Majlish had coordinated ...

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorns Additional IG (Admn Operation) Moklesur Rahman with PPM Medal at Rajarbag Parade Ground in the city on Monday marking Police Week-2018.

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Malaysia`s opposition alliance names Mahathir as PM candidate

Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia's opposition coalition on Sunday named 92-year old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August.With the country's most popular opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in jail, Mahathir is seen as the biggest threat for Prime Minister ...

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Money laundering law is not applied impartially

MONEY laundering has become a common phenomenon in our national politics and economy at the moment when the country just stepped out from the high risk country list in money laundering and terror financing. Despite many suggestions made by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to prevent money laundering and terror ...

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Nathan Chen (center) poses after winning the men's skate event between Ross Miner (left), who finished second and Vincent Zhou, who finished third at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday.

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Esoft Arena CC bags Div-I Chess title

Esoft Arena Chess Club became unbeaten champion in the Marcel 1st Division Chess League-2017 sponsored by WALTON Group and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation held on Sunday at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room at 2nd floor of National Sports Council old building. Esoft Arena Chess Club earned maximum 18 points to ...

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Helena Bonham Carter joins The Crown

Actor Helena Bonham Carter has joined the third season of The Crown as Princess Margaret. Actor Vanessa Kirby played Margaret, who is considered one of the more controversial Royals, during the past two seasons of the drama, reported Variety.Netflix recently announced that Olivia Colman would be replacing Claire Foy as ...

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Sonam Kapoor shares new still from PadMan

Sonam Kapoor has shared a fresh still from her highly anticipated film PadMan where both Akshay Kumar and Sonam are seen trying to catch the train. The latest picture reminds us of Raj and Simran from DDLJ. The Neerja star posted the image on Instagram and wrote alongside, “Catch the ...

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Former Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Pascal Lamy presenting a book to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's office on Sunday.

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French President suggests EU partnership with Turkey

AP, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that the European Union develop a partnership with Turkey after its leader said he was "seriously tired" of waiting for the bloc to decide if it wants Turkey as a member.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Paris for talks with Macron, ...