Top court upholds bail to Khalidi
The Appellate Division turns down the ACC’s appeal against the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court
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Bangladesh
- Infection:3,48,916
- Recovery:2,56,565
- Death:4,939
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:30,919,638
- Recovery:21,152,996
- Death:959,332
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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The age of electric cars is dawning
Analysts are moving up projections of when an electric vehicle won’t need government incentives to be cheaper than a gasoline model
Female pilots bear brunt of airline job cuts
In the US alone, the top two airlines are set to furlough more than 3,000 pilots and a disproportionate number of those are women
Singapore debates ban on hijab at work
Although minority Muslim women can freely wear the hijab in most settings, some professions bar the headscarf
India's Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour
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Emmy show reinvents itself
But it continues its trend of feeling out of tune with the way most people watch TV
With $466m in bank, Biden has a huge financial edge on Trump
Biden's campaign said on Sunday that it entered September with $466 million in the bank together with the Democratic Party, providing Biden a vast financial advantage over Trump
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The damaged BTCL land phone connection box has remained unrepaired for a long time after a vehicle hit it under the footbridge in Dhaka's Sadarghat. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The damaged BTCL land phone connection box has remained unrepaired for a long time after a vehicle hit it under the footbridge in Dhaka's Sadarghat. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Karim Jute Mills is one of the seven jute mills in the Dhaka district to be run under the auspices of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Sprawling across 50 acres of land, Karim Jute Mills employed 3,642 people, including 2,215 permanent workers, all of whom have now lost their jobs. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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An average of 283.25 metric tonnes of jute products were manufactured at Karim Jute Mills, using 236 hessian looms. Workers believe the state-run jute mills would have been profitable, and would not have to be shut down, had they been equipped with modern machineries. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Karim Jute Mills had an average monthly production capacity of 799.25 metric tonnes from its 222 shaking looms before it was shut down. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Karim Jute Mills primarily produced bags made from cloth and jute until it was shut down by the government. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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An eerie silence has now gripped Karim Jute Mills following the government's decision to shut down production at the factory. Gone are the rumbling of machines and clamour of workers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Firefighters smashed the windows of an office in Banani's Ahmed Tower to let the smoke out after a fire broke out on Sunday, Sept 20, 2020. A reflection of the building is seen on a broken glass on Kemal Ataturk Avenue. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Firefighters smashed the windows of an office in Banani's Ahmed Tower to let the smoke out after a fire broke out on Sunday, Sept 20, 2020. A reflection of the building is seen on a broken glass on Kemal Ataturk Avenue. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Firefighters smashed down the windows of an office in Banani's Ahmed Tower after a fire broke out on Sunday, Sept 20, 2020. A reflection of the fire-ravaged FR Tower can be seen on a piece of broken glass on Kemal Ataturk Avenue. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A fire broke out in an office on Banani's Ahmed Tower on Sunday, Sept 20, 2020. It took almost half an hour for eight units of the fire service to douse the flames. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A fire broke out in an office on Banani's Ahmed Tower on Sunday, Sept 20, 2020. It took almost half an hour for eight units of the fire service to douse the flames. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed arrives in court for a hearing in an arms case against him, Sept 20, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed arrives in court for a hearing in an arms case against him, Sept 20, 2020. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy
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Tour de France crowns young champion
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Food crisis roils
Cuba's ailing economy
The dearth of tourists amid the pandemic strangled an economy already damaged by mismanagement and US sanctions
HSBC, StanChart shares fall after 'FinCEN' leak
Media reports that HSBC, StanChart and other banks moved large sums of allegedly illicit funds over nearly two decades despite red flags about the origins of the money
2nd Republican senator
breaks ranks with Trump
Lisa Murkowski becomes the second of the 53 Republicans in the 100-seat chamber to object publicly following the death of Justice Ginsburg
Emmy show reinvents itself
But it continues its trend of feeling out of tune with the way most people watch TV
