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Unending tragedy of road deaths

EVERY day, 66 lives are lost on Bangladesh’s roads. The number is not just a statistic. It is a collective national tragedy unfolding with disturbing regularity. Families are torn apart, children are orphaned and the country’s human capital continues to erode silently under the crushing weight of road crashes. The sheer scale of the carnage reveals a crisis that has long escaped serious political attention, despite its devastating human and economic consequences...

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Cummins admits he may not be fit for first Ashes Test

Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was ‘probably less likely than likely’ to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope.

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Days of violent anti-govt protests grip Pak Kashmir

Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan’s Kashmir on the border with India, with nine confirmed killed among scant news to emerge after an internet blackout...

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Modi visits Manipur 2yrs after ethnic clashes

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to troubled Manipur state on Saturday since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago...

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Serbia’s political crisis escalates into clashes

Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night...

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Injured Woakes still has Ashes hopes

England paceman Chris Woakes is considering rehabilitation rather than surgery on his dislocated shoulder in a last-ditch bid to make himself available for the upcoming Ashes tour of Australia.

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Cambodian workers flock home from Thailand

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbours, a labour ministry official said on Wednesday...

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Cambodia urges Thailand to return soldiers

Cambodia called on Thailand Thursday to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbours’ bloodiest border clashes in decades...

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Clashes, arson persist in Syria despite ceasefire

Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria’s Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to ‘slaughter’ residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted...

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US, Boeing reach deal to resolve MAX criminal case

The Justice Department said Friday it reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing to settle a long-running criminal probe into deadly 737 MAX crashes, drawing condemnation from some crash victim families...

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13 killed as sectarian clashes near Damascus spread

Sectarian clashes between forces linked to Syria’s new authorities and Druze fighters spread overnight near Damascus, leaving 13 people dead, state media and a monitor said on Wednesday...

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Australia mourns 'giant' of cricket Keith Stackpole

Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to Test all-rounder Keith Stackpole, who has died aged 84. A powerful right-handed batsman who could bowl leg-spin, Stackpole played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, famously scoring 207 against England at the Gabba in Brisbane during the 1970-71 Ashes series.

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132 killed, 208 injured in Eid road crashes: BRTA

At least 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crashes across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, according to data published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...

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Six killed in road accidents in dists

At least six people, including two Secondary School Certificate examinees, were killed in road crashes in four districts on Saturday...

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Condemnation not enough, govt should play proactive role

ATTACKS and clashes over women’s football matches in Jaipurhat and Dinajpur are worrying as they hinder women’s equal participation in public life. While four were injured in a clash over a women’s football match at Hakimpur in Dinajpur, another women’s football match was called off after some local people and madrassah students vandalised the venue...

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9 shops burnt to ashes in Ctg

Nine shops were burnt to ashes in a fire that broke out in Sayed Ahmed Tek area of Khankhanabad union under Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early Sunday...

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22 killed in NW Pakistan clashes

Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region, the military said on Tuesday...

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9,000 students sued over Demra clash

A case was filed against 8,000 to 9,000 students over allegations of attacking students and teachers of Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College and vandalising and looting the college properties...

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Govt should find out quarters at play and take lawful action

A GATHERING of people, reported to have been falsely promised loans, converging from across the country at Shahbagh in Dhaka on November 25 prompted police intervention. The city police say that the organisers had promised the people, mostly low-income people from villages, help in getting more than Tk 100,000 in loans without interest and brought...