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China unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage — a development that’s raising alarms over the potential consequences of the tech falling into the wrong hands. The miniature device, featuring two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body, and three hair-thin legs, was engineered to mimic the blood-sucking insect by scientists at…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: New York Post In a heartwarming act of bravery, a man named Sebastian Arias became a true hero in La Victoria, Peru, as he fearlessly rescued numerous stray dogs from a devastating fire that engulfed an animal refuge. This incredible rescue mission, caught…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder announced today that the central bank will create the country’s own debit card by August, allowing holders to make payments both at home and in India. Currently, travelers must purchase US dollars prior to…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Dhaka Tribune According to a report by the non-governmental organization National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways, approximately 3 million people from Dhaka and its neighboring districts will travel home by waterways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. In a news release released to the…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Bangladesh Posts English The proposed budget for the next fiscal year 2023-24 allocates 1.76 percent of GDP to the education ministry, which is the lowest allocation in the last 15 years. UNESCO advises investing 4 to 6% of GDP to education, which is…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Mint On Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump waltzed into a Miami eatery and left patrons cheering after promising “food for everyone.” The offer, on the other hand, appears to be rather open to interpretation. As fans and well-wishers wished him a happy…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, surprised passengers on a regular commercial flight of the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines today. She wandered around the plane on her way back from Geneva, exchanging pleasantries with people. Passengers on Biman’s fully filled…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Dhaka Tribune In an effort to ease power shortages and turn waste into a resource, the Bangladeshi government has unveiled its plans to produce electricity for the first time from rubbish. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is due to officially launch the construction…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Hola Tom Holland has spoken up about his friendship with ‘Spider-Man’ stars Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who both played the iconic superhero before him. The 27-year-old actor expressed his admiration for the two stars and discussed their friendship after filming the 2021…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Financial Express The government is giving property owners who produce rooftop gardens in city corporations and municipal districts around the country a 10% tax break. On Wednesday, Local Government Minister Tazul Islam unveiled the idea at the secretariat and stated that a…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: CNN According to a source close to Johnny Depp, he has decided which charity would receive the $1 million compensation he is due from Amber Heard as a result of their widely publicized defamation trial. The Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather,…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star According to a survey released Wednesday by the UK-based Reuters Institute, TikTok influencers and celebrities are gradually replacing journalists as the primary source of news for young people. According to the survey, 55 percent of TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram users…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Khijir Hayat Khan is getting ready to start work on his dream project, which is based on Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.” The director has already begun writing the script. The director of “Ora 7 Jon” shared the news on…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Prothom Alo The number of broken families in the country is increasing, with the highest number of divorces occurring in the capital. Last year, a divorce took place every 40 minutes in Dhaka. Additionally, separation rates are increasing outside of Dhaka. It has…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Kairan Quazi, a 14-year-old software developer of Bangladeshi-American origin, has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the company’s youngest employee. Quazi shared his achievement on LinkedIn, exuding excitement at the idea of joining the Starlink engineering team, which he proudly referred…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Dhaka Tribune Cyber hackers have hacked the official Facebook page of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco). It was apparently hacked about 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, according to Mir Mohammad Aslam Uddin, Information Officer of the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources.…
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BNP visits electricity office to complain about load-shedding; finds the office itself without power
Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Jamuna TV The sit-in protests organized by the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) in front of electricity offices across the country aimed to express their dissatisfaction and raise awareness about the issue of load shedding. During one such protest in Laxmipur district, the BNP…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Bangladesh Posts English People’s lives are miserable due to extreme and scorching heat. The frequent load shedding exacerbates the heat, making it even more unbearable. Office air conditioning and fans are not functioning. Meanwhile, employees are required to stay in their shirt, pants,…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations are scheduled to begin on August 17. According to the recently published schedule, students will sit for the Bangla first paper on the first day of the exams. The examinations will…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Saudi Arabia has threatened to put Bangladesh’s hajj office in the Kingdom on the “red list” if it does not process visas for at least 80% of pilgrims by today. The warning came after the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: BBC Argentina legend Lionel Messi has left French winners Paris St-Germain to join American club Inter Miami. The former Barcelona star is expected to turn down a higher-paying offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. Adidas and Apple are among the brands involved in…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Bangladesh has made the first payment in taka for a project primarily backed by foreign loans, ushering in a new method of better maintaining foreign currency reserves. The plan is to build a 24-kilometer elevated road connecting Dhaka and Ashulia…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Daily Sun From next season, the ‘Club Deportivo Bangladesh’ will compete in Argentine Football Association (AFA) recognized competitions, albeit the tier has yet to be determined. The club named after Bangladesh debuted on December 16 in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, two…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star The UIU Mars rover team’s TELOS Mars rover prototype and ICARUS companion aerial subsystem recently won first place in Asia in the University Rover Challenge 2023. This is the second year in a row that UIU has finished first among…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Prothom Alo Habiba Akhter (11), a student of class 6, died due to heat illness in a school in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla. This incident took place at Gouripur Subal Aftab High School of Upazila at around 12 noon on Tuesday. Habiba Akhter…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Two brothers from Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area are thought to have died from pesticide poisoning after a cleaning service used pest control in their home. Shayan Mobarrat Zahin, who was 15 and in grade 8 at an English speaking…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star The Chittagong Environment Department has faced criticism for using more plastic in its own events, despite promoting slogans against plastic and its alternatives on World Environment Day. During a special discussion and award distribution meeting held at the Chittagong Shilpakala…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Hoichoi’s hit web-series “Taqdeer” has been remade in Telugu and will be available on Disney+ Hotstar after receiving multiple accolades and winning the hearts of the audience in Bangladesh. “Dayaa,” directed by Pavan Sadineni, is the official remake of the…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Daily Star Hero Alom will run in the by-election for the late actor Farooq’s seat (Dhaka-17). “Today at 3 p.m., I will purchase the nomination form from the Election Commission,” he stated. Farooq bhai was a tremendous hero, and his passing is…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Dhaka Tribune The current Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2023 put Brac University in fifth place in the world. This is a big deal. The UN’s “Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1: No poverty” has been reached, according to a news release.…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Business Insider Chairman of the Bangladesh Revenue Board (NBR), Abu Hena, commented that the poor will be entitled to glory by paying 2 thousand taka in tax. He made this comment in response to a question at the proposed post-budget press conference for…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: Dhaka Tribune Due to a currency crisis affecting the payment of coal supplier dues, the Payra power station may be temporarily shuttered beginning June 4. The power plant, a joint venture between China and Bangladesh, commenced commercial operations in 2020, with the…
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Interested to get early access to our newsletter for free? Join now: https://forms.gle/Q2qkFdEUen76frat8 Source: The Financial Express The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has charged 13 people, including Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, with embezzling more than Tk 250 million. On Tuesday, ACC Deputy Director Md Gulshan Anwar Prodhan filed a complaint with its…
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