US to send troops to Saudi Arabia
President Trump approves the move to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses
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Meet 8 youth climate protest leaders
The future of the planet seems so uncertain that they confess to being afraid and anxious
Social media enabled Hong Kong protests and now hobbles their success
After a decade of democracy being snuffed out around the world, Hong Kong is part of a fragile but unmistakable counter-trend seen in places like Russia and Turkey
All the writers’ workshops
In a video, Meg Stalter describes herself as a writer in New York City, and gives some writerly advice
George the Poet is pushing podcasting’s limits
On “Have You Heard George’s Podcast?,” he creatively combines poetry, recorded phone calls, vox pop interviews, snippets of radio news and acted-out scenes, set to a cinematic soundtrack
Facebook suspends thousands of apps
The move forms part of the company’s ongoing app developer investigation in response to the Cambridge Analytica row
Is it time to quit vaping?
Health officials have recommended that people refrain from using e-cigarettes as they investigate a severe lung illness that has killed eight people
The return of the native - after 28 years
The Bangladeshi had first left the country in 1980s to help the Palestinians in war
Indian corridor to Pakistan Sikh temple to open in Nov
The visa-free border crossing will be inaugurated just ahead of the 550th birthday of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak
South Africa's anti-immigrant venom
More than 300 Nigerians return home from Johannesburg after fleeing mob attacks and the torching of their stores
Singer Ric Ocasek dies
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee updated classic sounds for a broader pop audience, making polished songs with sonic depth
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RAB personnel escorting SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a government contractor who identifies himself as a Jubo League leader, after arresting him in a raid on his office at Dhaka's Niketan on Friday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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RAB Media Wing Director Lt Col Sarwar Bin Kashem and Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam briefing the media after a raid on the business of SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a government contractor who identifies himself as a Jubo League leader, at Dhaka's Niketan on Friday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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RAB personnel escorting SM Golam Kibria Shamim, a government contractor who identifies himself as a Jubo League leader, after arresting him in a raid on his office at Dhaka's Niketan on Friday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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RAB arrested Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Shafiqul Alam Firoz during a raid on the sports club in Dhaka as part of a government crackdown on illegal casinos on Friday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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RAB raided Kalabagan Krira Chakra in Dhaka on Friday as part of a government crackdown on illegal casinos. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The Rapid Action Battalion seizes about Tk 20 million in cash, Tk 1.75 billion worth of savings, alcohol and firearms in a Friday raid on the business owned by GK Shamim, who identified himself as a Jubo League leader. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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The Rapid Action Battalion seizes about Tk 20 million in cash, Tk 1.75 billion worth of savings, alcohol and firearms in a Friday raid on the business owned by GK Shamim, who identified himself as a Jubo League leader. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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The RAB raids the business owned by GK Shamim, who identified himself as a Jubo League leader, in Dhaka’s Niketan on Friday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Thousands of students demonstrated in Dhaka's parliament complex on Friday as part of global protests demanding action to save the planet from adverse effects of climate change. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Thousands of students demonstrated in Dhaka's parliament complex on Friday as part of global protests demanding action to save the planet from adverse effects of climate change. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Students carrying placards during demonstration in Dhaka's parliament complex as part of global protests demanding action to stop climate change. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The effects of climate change were depicted in a street presentation by mime artists in Dhaka's parliament complex on Friday as part of global protests demanding action to stop climate change. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka North City Mayor Atiqul Islam promised to build a footbridge on Pragati Sarani near Jamuna Future Park following the death of Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury in a road crash. But his name on the plaque is absent. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan being taken to a court from the Gulshan Police Station for a remand-hearing on Thursday. He has been implicated in three cases under the firearms, drugs and money laundering legislation after his arrest for running an illegal casino in Fakirapool on Wednesday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan being taken to a court from the Gulshan Police Station for a remand-hearing on Thursday. He has been implicated in three cases under the firearms, drugs and money laundering legislation after his arrest for running an illegal casino in Fakirapool on Wednesday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan being taken to a court from the Gulshan Police Station for a remand-hearing on Thursday. He has been implicated in three cases under the firearms, drugs and money laundering legislation after his arrest for running an illegal casino in Fakirapool on Wednesday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan being taken to a court on a prison van from the Gulshan Police Station on Thursday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Bangladesh Chhatra League stages a protest on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday demanding the arrest of BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu over his alleged threat to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a television talk show. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Bangladesh Chhatra League burns an effigy of BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday for allegedly threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a television talk show. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Bangladesh Chhatra League Acting President Al-Nahean Khan Joy attends a rally on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday demanding the arrest of BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu over his alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a television talk show. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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A faction of the pro-BNP White panel of Dhaka University teachers forming a human chain at the altar of the Raju Sculpture on Thursday demanding the cancellation of illegal admissions to the university and punishment for those involved in the scam. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Journalists staging a human-chain protest demanding punishment of those involved in the suspension and harassment of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University sophomore and reporter Fatema Tuz Zinia. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Waste dumped into Dhaka’s Gulshan Lake changes the colour of water. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Jubo League expels Khaled
The decision is taken two days after his arrest over illegal casino business inside a Dhaka club
Blades owner Prince Abdullah open to business with bin Laden family
Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud defended the reputation of the bin Laden family
US sanctions Iran central bank
It comes in the wake of the attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that Riyadh and US officials have blamed on Iran
India gives companies $20.5 billion tax break
India’s government on Friday slashed corporate taxes, giving a surprise $20.5 billion break aimed at reviving private investment and lifting growth from a six-year low
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia
President Trump approves the move to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses
George the Poet is pushing podcasting’s limits
On “Have You Heard George’s Podcast?,” he creatively combines poetry, recorded phone calls, vox pop interviews, snippets of radio news and acted-out scenes, set to a cinematic soundtrack
