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Kyiv accuses Russia of launching ICBM attack

Kyiv on Thursday accused Russia of launching a non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine in what would mark the first ever use of the weapon in combat and a sharp  escalation of the conflict.

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UK wants Bangladesh export basket to be diversified

A study report on the UK-Bangladesh market has recommended diversifying export base beyond RMG by the latter to bolster a more resilient and expanded economic partnership between two countries...

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Court acquits 22 BNP activists

A Dhaka court has acquitted 22 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, including its senior joint secretary general Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel and Juba Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku, from a case filed allegedly for obstructing police from conducting their duties...

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Armed Forces Day: some reflections

THE magnificent origin of Bangladesh’s Armed Forces Day goes back to 1971 in the battlefields of the war of independence. November 21 is a significant day in the victory saga of patriotism. On this day, the army, the navy and the air force united with the Mukti Bahini, freedom fighters — and led the joint offensive against the occupation forces...

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G20 leaders talk climate, wars, brace for Trump’s return

G20 leaders on Tuesday were holding the final day of a summit that offered some impetus to stalled UN climate talks, diverged on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East — and foresaw global turbulence as Donald Trump readies to take over the US presidency...

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Russia pounds Ukraine with ‘massive’ attack

Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a ‘massive’ aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called ‘hellish.’...

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Farmers target PM in protest against new UK tax rules

Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government’s decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...

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Will Trump end or escalate Biden’s wars?

WHEN Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel’s war on its neighbours will be put to the test. The choices he has made for his incoming administration so far, from Marco Rubio as Secretary of State to Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth...

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UK plans mega pension funds to unlock £80b investment

Britain plans to create mega pension funds, potentially boosting investment in the country by around £80 billion in a move mirroring schemes in Australia and Canada, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced...

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Russia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv

Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said...

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UK medical team to provide support to injured students

A United Kingdom emergency medical team, funded by the UK government, has arrived in Bangladesh to provide specialised medical treatment to the students injured during July-August 2024 protests, said a press release issued on Tuesday.

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Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader

The UK’s battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected ‘anti-woke’ candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party’s disastrous...

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Ukraine war is lost, three options remain

STARTED listening to George Beebe a few years ago when he was warning about tensions in Ukraine, the real risk of escalation to nuclear war and the dangers of groupthink. Back in 2021 he assessed that Russia was likely to invade Ukraine given the combination of the US’s determination to bring the country into NATO and the fact that it was...

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Ex-minister Obaidul Muktadir Chy on remand

A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Friday allowed the police to take former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury for five days in custody for...