Wildlife corridor: Questions surround consultant
The same expert was named by the two organisations competing for the role of consultant, a matter that the parliamentary committee deemed ‘unethical’
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 1,552,563
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 27,439
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 232,146,133
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death: 4,753,190
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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Power outages hit China,
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Worldwide shortage shows up in surging fuel prices
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Ex-Oxford lecturer accused of stealing ancient texts
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America’s top general back in
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‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘Inheritance’ take top honours at Tony Awards
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Freed Guantánamo prisoner still in limbo after 15 years
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The employees who could never work from home
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Banaj Kumar Majumder, chief of Police Bureau of Investigation, speaks at a press conference in its Dhaka headquarters on Monday, Sept 27, 2021 about how investigators found the involvement of Halim Howlader, a member of Chila Union Parishad in Bagerhat’s Mongla, killed a woman in Savar to frame a rival politician. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Women wait in a long queue for the second dose of coronavirus vaccine outside General Hospital in Chattogram’s Andorkilla on Monday, Sept 27, 2021. Photo: Suman Babu
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Parvin Begum is selling bangles on the footpath in front of the National Parliament building in Dhaka on Monday, September 27, 2021, while taking care of her two-year-old child. Her husband, another hawker, does not earn enough by himself to allow the family to get by. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Roadwork by Dhaka North City Corporation hampers traffic on Mirpur Road. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury hands over Ataus Samad Memorial Award 2021 to Reuters photojournalist ABM Rafiqur Rahman at a commemoration of journalist Ataus Samad on his ninth death anniversary at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday, Sept 26, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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The authorities measure students’ body temperature as Dhaka University reopens its central library adhering to health rules after an 18-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, Sept 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka University Central Library was closed with all educational institutions in Bangladesh in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It finally reopened its doors to the final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students after the 18-month closure on Sunday, Sept 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka University Central Library remained closed for almost 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Students study at Dhaka University Central Library maintaining physical distancing on the day of its reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, Sept 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Construction workers survey land for Line 5 of the metrorail project in the Dhaka College Gate area on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Construction workers survey land for Line 5 of the metrorail project in the Dhaka College Gate area on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Tejgaon's Satrasta is waterlogged after a spell of heavy rain on Saturday, Sept 25, 2021.
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People wade through a waterlogged road at the capital's Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Avenue on Saturday, Sept 25, 2021.
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Heavy rain caused waterlogging at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Avenue's Gulshan Link Road on Saturday, Sept 25, 2021.
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Monkeys face the risk of serious injury when walking along electric lines, particularly if there are broken wires. No immediate treatment is available for the primates in case of an accident. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Monkeys snatch vegetables from a street vendor's van on Dinanath Sen Road in Gandaria, Dhaka. They usually do this when they have eaten in a long time, according to locals. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A monkey grabs the food given by a man with a baby in his lap. Many people come to see and feed monkeys on Dinanath Sen Road in Gandaria. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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People gather outside the Sadhana Pharmacy factory on Gandaria's Dinanath Sen Road every day to see and often feed monkeys. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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As Dhaka loses more of its trees due to rapid urbanisation, monkeys traverse along electric wires at great risk to their lives. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Gandaria's Sadhana Pharmacy attracts a large number of monkeys as they find food there every day. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Education Minister Dipu Moni inaugurates the Bangabandhu Bapu Digital Exhibition at the Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Saturday, September 25, 2021.
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Polluted water keeps fish away from the Buriganga river in normal times, so fishing is a rare sight. But as the water has become relatively clean after monsoon rains, a man fishes in the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Polluted water keeps fish away from the Buriganga river in normal times, so fishing is a rare sight. But as the water has become relatively clean after monsoon rains, a man fishes in the river. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A man fishes in the Buriganga river. In normal times, malodour from the dark and polluted water makes it difficult for someone to stay on the banks of the river for hours. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A man fishes in the Buriganga river. In normal times, malodour from the dark and polluted water makes it difficult for someone to stay on the banks of the river for hours. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
America’s top general back in
the centre of a political battle
Halfway through his four-year term as the nation’s top military officer, Milley is certain to face sharp questions about another contentious topic
Messi should be in squad for Man City game: Pochettino
The Argentine forward missed two Ligue 1 games with a bruised knee but did not appear to be struggling with the injury on Monday morning
Power outages hit China,
threatening economy
The outages have rippled across most of eastern China, where the bulk of the population lives and works
Poor nations warn of visa headaches as Glasgow climate talks near
The world's poorest countries have said they may struggle to meet visa requirements and cover all COVID-19 quarantine costs for the COP26 climate summit, raising concerns that some might not be able to attend in person.
‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘Inheritance’ take top honours at Tony Awards
The Tony Awards ceremony Sunday night was unlike any that came before; still a mix of prizes and performances, but now with a mission to lure audiences back
