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In 1 game, Bale shows he can still contribute at Real Madrid

AP, Madrid :Just like that, Gareth Bale is part of the solution for Real Madrid again.After only one game back as a starter, the player who wasn't wanted by coach Zinedine Zidane a few weeks ago showed he can still contribute to the team.Zidane started Bale in the team's Spanish ...

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Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal

Reuters, Khartoum :Sudan's main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.Tens of thousands of people of all ages took to the streets of the ...

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Bindu Kona’s Eid celebration

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Bindu Kona is a popular singer of present time. Eid celebration of the singers is really exceptional to them specially for whom who has to be engaged with stage shows round the year. Bindu Kona has to engage with stage shows round the year in and outside ...

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Bayern Munich target Coutinho arrives for medical ahead of loan move

Philippe Coutinho has arrived at Bayern Munich to complete his medical as he edges closer to sealing his loan move from Barcelona.The Brazilian midfielder has agreed to join the Bundesliga champions on a season-long loan deal - with Bayern having the option to make the deal permanent at the end ...

Editorial »

Find out a sustainable solution to protect leather market

ALTHOUGH tanners were supposed to start buying rawhide at the government-fixed rates, merchants refused to sell, demanding the payment of a "considerable" portion of their arrears. It comes after seasonal traders, farmers and madrasas across the country threw away thousands of pieces of rawhide of sacrificial animals, approximately Tk 100 ...

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British MPs press Johnson to recall parliament over Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under pressure Sunday to immediately recall lawmakers from their summer holiday so parliament can debate Brexit.More than 100 MPs have written to Johnson to urge him to reconvene and let them sit permanently until October 31 - the date Britain is due to leave ...

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Aporajeyo Bangladesh, a social organisation, formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club yesterday demanding punishment to the persons responsible for low-price of hide and skins.

Editorial »

Jugglery of growth figures failed to create jobs

BANGLADESH'S economic growth though mesmerising, it has been proved over the past decade that jobs could not be created proportionately for the youths keeping adjustment with the growth. Besides, female participation in the labour force shrank in the last nine years, especially in rural areas. As a result employment elasticity, ...

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Mashrafe seeks two months to ponder about his retirement

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has shelved the idea of arranging a one-off ODI against Zimbabwe to give Mashrafe Bin Mortaza a grand farewell after the ODI captain asked the board to give him two months to think about his future.The decision to cancel the plan came after BCB president ...

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Guardiola backs Sterling to reach 30-goal mark

AFP, Manchester :Pep Guardiola wants to see the on-form Raheem Sterling break the 30-goal barrier for the first time in his career this season, but will only judge the England forward on his overall contribution to the Manchester City team.Sterling has started the new campaign in prolific form, scoring in ...

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Bangabandu Sangskritik Jote paid tributes to Poet Shamsur Rahman by placing floral wreaths at his grave in the city's Banani on Saturday marking the 13th death anniversary of the poet.

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Hundreds defy restrictions, join protests in Kashmir

AP, New Delhi :Hundreds of people protested an unprecedented security crackdown and clashed with police Friday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as India's government said it was constantly reviewing the situation in the disputed region and the restrictions there will be removed over the next few days.The U.N. Security Council met on ...

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Discussions on Afghan peace deal go ‘very well’, says Trump's spokesman

The White House says President Donald Trump's talks with his national security advisers to discuss Afghan peace talks went "very well" and that negotiations with the Taliban "are proceeding."Officials on August 16 said Trump was meeting with his top advisers to review negotiations with the extremist group about a possible ...

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Kona finally admits her secret marriage

Entertainment Desk :Popular singer Dilshad Nahar Kona revealed  on Thursday  that she had tied the knot with the person she loved, on April 21 of this year. Her husband, Golam Md Iftekhar, is a businessman, and has been in a relationship with Kona for seven years.Kona was heard saying to ...

Editorial »

Clashes among groups of govt followers on national mourning day

NEWSPAPERS reported that at least 22 people, including former Awami League lawmaker of Nilphamari-3 and upazila unit AL vice-president Golam Mustafa, were injured in a clash between two rival groups of the party in Jaldhaka of Nilphamari on Thursday. The clash took place when the groups hosted separate programmes to ...