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US brothel empire always one step ahead of the law
A former vice detective is at the centre of one of the New York Police Department’s worst scandals in recent years
Bangabandhu’s early letters from prison
The character of great men and women are revealed when they are under stress, Salman F Rahman writes
Google defends Gmail data sharing
Gmail users must give their consent to activate extensions, which can help them send emails on a time delay, get price-match rebates from retailers and remove unwanted mailing lists
The secret death toll for Afghan forces
The Taliban is killing Afghan soldiers and police officers in record numbers. Last week, 400 were killed, officials say
Jailed Australian filmmaker freed in Cambodia
James Ricketson, the filmmaker, was arrested while filming a street rally held by the country’s most popular opposition party in June 2017
Kenya lifts ban on lesbian film
A Kenyan judge lifted a ban on an acclaimed film portraying a lesbian relationship making it eligible for Oscars
Singer Elton John signs with Universal
He has signed a deal with for his back catalogue and any new work
Mexican journalist killed while leaving home
It is the latest attack against the press in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for media workers
US church plans complaint hotline for sex abuse
A third-party hotline will be launched to field complaints about bishops who have sexually abused or harassed minors or adults
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Leaders of Gono Forum, BNP and 20-party alliance express their unity at a Jatiya Oikya Prokriya rally in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Gono Forum chief Kamal Hossain speaks to Jukto Front Chairman and Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury at a rally of the Jatiya Oikya Prokriya in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Gono Forum chief Kamal Hossain gestures at BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the rally of the Jatiya Oikya Prokriya in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Leaders of Gono Forum, BNP and 20-party alliance express their unity at a Jatiya Oikya Prokriya rally in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Gono Forum chief Kamal Hossain speaks at a rally organised by the Jatiya Oikya Prokriya in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain attends an event organised to mark the three-decade anniversary of a monthly magazine, Karadalat, in Dhaka on Saturday.
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The sector is known as light engineering, but their work is anything but easy. The workers spend hours in sweltering factories in Old Dhaka, casting metals into products for daily use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The sector is known as light engineering, but their work is anything but easy. The workers spend hours in sweltering factories in Old Dhaka, casting metals into products for daily use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The sector is known as light engineering, but their work is anything but easy. The workers spend hours in sweltering factories in Old Dhaka, casting metals into products for daily use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The sector is known as light engineering, but their work is anything but easy. The workers spend hours in sweltering factories in Old Dhaka, casting metals into products for daily use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A garment workers union holds a protest march and rally in front of the National Press Club on Saturday to demand a Tk 18,000 minimum wage be set for garment workers.
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A women domestic workers union holds a demonstration on Saturday to demand that domestic workers’ rights be secured by ratifying section 189 of the ILO convention and by additions to the labour laws.
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Media Advisor to the Prime Minister Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury reminisces during a memorial for Habibur Rahman Milon, Golam Sarwar and Altaf Mahmoud at the National Press Club on Saturday.
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A section of BFUJ and DUJ holds a demonstration in front of the National Press Club on Saturday calling for the removal of sections of the Digital Security Act described as restrictions on free speech, free press and a free democracy.
WB vice president bound for Dhaka
Vice President for the South Asia Region Hartwig Schafer will discuss the Rohingya crisis
PRAN signs $5m export deal with the Netherlands
At present PRAN exports its products to 141 countries
Tanzania ferry disaster toll hits 183
Rescuers searched for survivors from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday
Actor Judy Greer turns filmmaker
Beloved in the industry after more than 125 roles in TV and movies, the actress directed her first film, “just to see if I could do it”
