'Rusty' Liverpool stumble again in Southampton defeat

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IS claims responsibility for attack that killed 11 in Pakistan

Reuters :The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Sunday that killed 11 miners from Pakistan's minority Shiite Hazaras in Baluchistan province.The attack took place early on Sunday morning in the Mach area of Bolan district around 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of Baluchistan's capital Quetta, killing the miners ...

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Rajuk plan to beautify posh area lake frustrates with cost overrun

RAJDHANI Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has once again sought time extension to complete its ongoing 'Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake Development' project since the work of the project suffered a setback for several reasons, including repeated interventions by the land grabbers. After failing to make significant headway in executing the development project in the ...

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Fed Cup Football: Dhaka Abahani in semis

Sports Reporter :Dhaka Abahani Limited reached the semifinals of the Walton Federation Cup Football beating Uttar Baridhara Club by a solitary goal in the fourth and last quarter-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.Dhaka Abahani Limited's Brazilian recruit Francisco scored the all-important goal using a through pass of his ...

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Neymar joins Maracana Walk of Fame

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is the latest Brazilian football icon to join the Maracana stadium's prestigious Walk of Fame.The 28-year-old, who returned to his homeland after suffering an ankle injury while playing for PSG last month, visited the Maracana in Rio's north to have a mold taken of both feet ...

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BCL President Al Nahiyan Khan Joy, along with other leaders cuts cake on the premises of Curzon Hall of Dhaka University on Monday marking the 73rd founding anniversary of the organisation.

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Nancy seeks justice for defamation by singer Asif Akbar

Entertainment Report :A Mymensingh court asked singer Asif Akbar to be present before it on February 14 to provide an explanation regarding the defamation case filed by popular singer Nazmun Munira Nancy. Nancy informed that she had filed a case against Asif with Kotwali Police Station in Mymensingh on July ...

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UNOs, Upazila Chairmen are at loggerheads

BANGLADESH Upazila Parishad Association has alleged that Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) are playing the role of rulers at the upazila level. Speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday, leaders of the platform complained that the bureaucratic attitude of the UNOs is creating obstacles to the activities of ...

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Delwer Hussain made new SAFA President

Business Desk :AKM Delwer Hussain FCMA, Past President and Council Member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh has been appointed as President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for the year 2021, said a press release.AKM Delwer Hussain is a senior Fellow Member of the ...

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Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan calls on State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury at his Secretariat office on Sunday.

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Saudi Arabia resumes international flights, keeps some restrictions

Reuters, Cairo :Saudi Arabia has announced to resume all international flights from 11:00 am today, amid strict precautions against the new Covid-19 strain.The General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Arabia, came up with the announcement on Sunday.Earlier on December 20, the Kingdom had suspended all international flights.GACA in its circular ...

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Kangana on charges of merging flats, will fight in higher court

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut tweeted a denial to a news piece reporting that she has allegedly merged three flats into one, which she owns on the fifth floor of a 16-storey building in Khar area of the city. The actress claimed in a tweet that the building has been constructed ...

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BCIC needs to be restructured to save it from the brink

REPORT in a national daily on Saturday said Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is on  the brink with staggering financial loses and outstanding bank loans. Its operational losses deteriorated over the years and the government has so far subsidized it with Tk 28.52 billion till last year when the bank ...

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Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam passes away

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President and valiant freedom fighter Ayesha Khanam passed away at a hospital in the city on Saturday. She was 74.Maleka Banu, General Secretary of the organisation, said in a statement that prominent woman leader Ayesha Khanam breathed her last while undergoing treatment.She said Ayesha Khanam had been ...

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Uruguay language academy irate over Cavani `negrito` sanction

AFP, Montevideo :Uruguay's Spanish language academy on Friday joined a racism fray to defend the word that got Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani banned for three matches and fined £100,000 ($137,000).On Thursday, the Football Association in England announced the sanction over the 33-year-old's use of the term "negrito" (small black ...

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Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall

Reuters :The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said on Friday.Aviation consulting firm To70 said in 2020 there were 40 accidents involving large commercial passenger planes, ...