Israel, Hamas edge
close to a cease-fire
Israel accepts an Egyptian proposal for a truce and Hamas agrees to a mutual and simultaneous cease-fire
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 7,85,194
- Recovery: 779,796
- Death: 12,284
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 165,073,402
- Recovery: 3,405,121
- Death: 3,421,173
Source: Johns Hopkins University
Israel, Hamas edge
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the winners of the Independence Awards for 2021, Bangladesh’s highest civilian honours, pose for a photo after the awards are distributed at the Ganabhaban on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo: PID
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at the Independence Awards ceremony at the Ganabhaban on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo: PID
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AKM Bazlur Rahman won the Independence Award 2021 posthumously for his contribution to independence and Liberation War. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed the award to his wife Shahanara Begum at the Ganabhaban on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo: PID
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Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Momen speaks to the media at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on Thursday, May 20, 2021.
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Newly elected FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin speaks to the media at the FBCCI Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Newly elected FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin speaks to the media at the FBCCI Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A dog takes a dip in the Turag River in the Diabari area of Dhaka’s Mirpur on Thursday, May 20, 2021 to ward off the summer heat. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A dog takes a dip in the Turag River in the Diabari area of Dhaka’s Mirpur on Thursday, May 20, 2021 to ward off the summer heat. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Thousands of travellers get off a ferry at Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 the same way they went home to spend Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in breach of pandemic restrictions.
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Thousands of travellers get off a ferry at Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 the same way they went home to spend Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in breach of pandemic restrictions.
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People continue returning to Dhaka for work after spending Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in rural areas. Some of them enter the city by a pick-up van through Kanchpur Bridge in Narayanganj on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 as long-haul public transport system remains shut over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People continue heading back to Dhaka for work after spending Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in towns and villages, overloading the traffic system on the highway in Narayanganj’s Kanchpur on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 as long-haul public transport system remains suspended over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Broadcast Journalist Centre organised a human-chain demonstration around the SAARC Fountain in Dhaka’s Karwanbazar on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 demanding unconditional release of journalist Rozina Islam and the withdrawal of a case against her under the Official Secrets Act.
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Journalists carry placards during demonstration at the SAARC Fountain in Dhaka’s Karwanbazar on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 demanding unconditional release of journalist Rozina Islam and the withdrawal of a case against her under the Official Secrets Act. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Protesters from Dhaka Reporters Unity demonstrate on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 against the arrest of journalist Rozina Islam and her “harassment” by officials. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Women journalists carry placards in a demonstration outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 demanding release of reporter Rozina Islam. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Members of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra, a centre for women journalists, demonstrate outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 demanding release of reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested in a case under the Official Secrets Act. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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People risk their lives by travelling back to Dhaka for work by a pick-up van after crossing the Padma river through Munshiganj’s Shimulia ferry terminal on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 after spending Eid-ul-Fitr holidays at home in rural areas defying pandemic restrictions.
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Journalists hold a demonstration in front of the Secretariat on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, to demand the release of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam, who was accused in a case under the Official Secrets Act, and call for punishment to those who ‘harassed her’. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The Bangladesh Photojournalists’ Association holds a demonstration in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, to demand the release of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam, who was accused in a case under the Official Secrets Act, and call for punishment to those who ‘harassed her’. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The Bangladesh Federal Journalist Union holds a demonstration in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, to demand the release of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam, who was accused in a case under the Official Secrets Act, and call for punishment to those who ‘harassed her’. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Democrats, sceptical of Israel, pressure Biden
Biden’s urging of a halt to the fighting followed calls from Democratic lawmakers across the ideological spectrum for his administration to speak out firmly against the escalation of violence
Super League thought it
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Pandemic mindset persists among consumers
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Israel weighs truce, Hamas says possible by Friday
Israeli leaders convened on Thursday to consider halting a Gaza offensive, after US President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation of the fiercest hostilities in years.
Model Naomi Campbell welcomes baby girl
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