Bhola violence: 3 in jail
They are accused of posting and spreading religious slurs on Facebook in a case under the Digital Security Act
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Impeachment and the Clinton legacy
While the Senate acquitted Clinton, impeachment became its own stain on him
Australian newspapers redact front pages
The nation’s biggest media rivals unite to protest against legislation that restricts press freedoms
Why Trump dropped his idea to hold the G7 at his own hotel
He knew Democrats would criticise him. When Republicans started doing so, he changed his mind
Using old cellphones to listen for illegal loggers
Nearby forests have treetop surveillance systems using recycled cellphones and artificial intelligence software to listen for rogue loggers and catch them in the act
Crisis pushes Haiti to brink of collapse
Weeks of unrest, rampant corruption and economic malaise have led to soaring prices, a disintegration of public services and a galloping sense of insecurity and lawlessness
Gojek CEO quits to join Indonesian cabinet
The ride-hailing and payments company says two senior officials would jointly take over running operations of the $10b firm
US is quietly reducing its troop force in Afghanistan
The reduction, which officials say could gradually drop the number of troops by several thousand, is happening even without any deal with the Taliban
Health hazards of vaping cannabis
Most of the patients in the outbreak of severe lung illnesses linked to vaping in US, which has left 1,479 people sick and 33 dead, vaped THC
Social entrepreneur Paul Polak dies
The former psychiatrist and real-estate speculator turned to helping the poor make money by selling foot pumps, charcoal and clean water
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The daughters of artist Kalidas Karmakar, Konka Karmakar and Keya Karmakar, mourn the passing of their father at Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts on Monday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Prime Minister's Adviser to International Affairs Gowher Rizvi pays his last respects to artist Kalidas Karmakar at Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts on Monday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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People from all walks of life pay their last respects to artist Kalidas Karmakar at the Central Shaheed Minar on Monday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Dhaka University's Vice Chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman pays tribute to artist Kalidas Karmakar at the Central Shaheed Minar on Monday. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Police escorting BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid to jail after a special judge court sentenced him to five years in prison for dodging taxes by using the duty exemption for MPs to import a luxury car and selling the vehicle later in breach of rules.
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Qawmi madrasa students and teachers demonstrate in the capital's Mohammadpur on Monday after four people were killed in clashes with the police in Bhola during protests over an allegedly blasphemous post on Facebook.
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Qawmi madrasa students and teachers demonstrate in the capital's Mohammadpur on Monday after four people were killed in clashes with the police in Bhola during protests over an allegedly blasphemous post on Facebook.
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Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, stage a procession on the Dhaka University campus on Monday.
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Teachers who are not covered by the monthly pay order or MPO scheme launch a hunger strike in front of the National Press Club on Monday to demand government pay.
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Fishermen repair their nets amid the ongoing ban on hilsa fishing during the breeding period in Laxmipur's Ramgoti. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajib Wazed addresses the launching ceremony of three digital services for citizens at the capital's ICT Tower on Monday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajib Wazed presents a laptop to a man with a visual impairment as part of the 'Learning and earning development' initiative. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A cluster of catkins or phragmite grass flowers bloom in the middle of a lush green paddy field in Laxmipur's Char Alexander. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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Dinghies are anchored at Telghat in Keraniganj on Saturday as the boatmen pass idle time in the afternoon when fewer passengers cross the Buriganga river. Photo: Abdullah Al Momin
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Erosion of the Meghna river banks destroyed hundreds of homes, educational institutions and other structures at Char Falkon union in Laxmipur’s Kamalnagar Upazila in past few months. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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Gatekeeper Mukta Begum waves a green flag as a train passes by Tejgaon level-crossing in Dhaka on Saturday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Bangladesh-EU agenda talks begin
They are discussing key priorities for the post-2020 cooperation agenda
EU to delay Brexit until February
Extension options range from just an additional month until the end of November
Netflix shares jump ahead of streaming wars
It comes amid fears that the company could lag behind as Disney and Apple prepare to ramp up the streaming video wars
