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US action in Venezuela not legal, senior Labour MP says

The US military action in Venezuela breaches international law and the UK should make clear it is “unacceptable”, the chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has said. Dame Emily Thornberry is the most senior Labour MP so far to criticise Donald Trump’s strikes on the country over the weekend, which saw President Nicolas Maduro and his wife seized. The ...

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Six firefighters injured after two engines collide

Six firefighters have been injured after two fire engines they were travelling in collided in central London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. The incident happened at about 22:17 GMT on Saturday at the junction of Farringdon Road on Clerkenwell Road. LFB assistant commissioner Pat Goulbourne said the fire engines were both responding to an incident in Islington which ...

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Plot Scam Case: Testimony against Hasina, Tulip, 16 others ends

The testimony in a case against 18 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, over alleged irregularities in allocating a plot in the RAJUK New Town Project. Investigation officer, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, on Monday testified at the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 and was later cross-examined by the ...

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Left Democratic Alliance leaders meet Tarique Rahman

Top leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance met with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting took place at the BNP Chairman’s office in Gulshan at 11 AM. Prior to the meeting, the Left Democratic Alliance leaders signed the condolence book for BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, placed at the venue. Alliance leaders Mujahidul ...

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Writ challenges legality of holding election, referendum on same day

A writ petition has been filed challenging the legality of holding national election and referendum on the same day. It sought a stay order on the effectiveness of the gazette notification issued on December 11 on the schedule for both the parliamentary election and the referendum on a single date. Supreme Court lawyer Adv Md Eunus Ali Akond submitted the ...

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Gastroenterologist shares 5 easy hacks to fight post-meal cravings

Post-meal cravings are a common experience for individuals of all ages and a serious cause of concern for those who are counting their calories. It is often a result of blood sugar levels crashing, and according to Dr Shubham Vatsya, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, Delhi, it starts with how we eat our meals. Taking to ...

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Trump says Cuba ‘ready to fall’

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Cuba was “ready to fall” after US forces seized the leader of its ally Venezuela, while playing down the need for any American military action there. “Cuba is ready to to fall,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, saying it would be hard for Havana to “hold out” without receiving heavily subsidized ...

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Elderly woman killed in Moulvibazar road crash

An elderly woman was killed after being hit by a pickup van in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Durjoy Shabdokar, 75, a resident of Surandpur village under Munshibazar union in the upazila. According to sources, the accident occurred around 4:30 PM in the Thakur Bazar area on the Kamalganj–Munshibazar road when a ...

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ADB commits $2.57b in sovereign financing for Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed $2.57 billion in new sovereign financing to Bangladesh in 2025, more than doubling its 2024 commitment of $1.18 billion. The 2025 programme targets priority investments in energy, transportation, banking reforms, urban services, climate resilience, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the improvement of livelihood and services in Cox’s Bazar. This year’s sovereign lending ...

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IPL telecast banned in Bangladesh

The government has ordered television channels to suspend airing the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, scheduled to start on March 26. The decision was made after India forced Mustafizur Rahman to quit the IPL. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the directive in official letters to television channels on Monday. The letter contained, the decision follows the Board of ...

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