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More boys shun primary schools than girls despite Bangladesh's efforts to curb dropouts At least 18 percent of the primary students drop out in Bangladesh with boys accounting for most of it, despite different efforts by the government.....

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Met Office issues cautionary signal No. 3 as low pressure forms in the Bay of Bengal The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked maritime ports to hoist the local cautionary signal No. 3 as it forecasts stormy weather in the coastal areas due to a low pressure over the North Bay.....

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Japan to impose stricter re-entry procedures for travelers from four countries The Foreign Ministry has said that all foreign residents re-entering the nation from Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines and Peru will need to undergo stricter procedures from next Friday, because of rising numbers of infections in those countries. (Japan Times)....

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Bay of Bengal low triggers mild heat wave sweeping Bangladesh Parts of Bangladesh are experiencing sweltering heat amid a spell of dry weather at the peak of the monsoon season.....

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Vietnam says the new strain of coronavirus behind its ominous COVID-19 spike is 3 times more contagious Getty Vietnam says the new strain of coronavirus behind its recent spike in cases is three times more infectious. Each patient has been found to infect between five and six people on average, compared to a rate of 1.8 to 2.2 infections per patient as seen before, health minister Nguyen Thanh Lon....

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Beauty Boarding, once a cultural hub, risks being lost to history. Can it reclaim its glory days? The city of Dhaka is intrinsic to the history of Bangladesh, just as 'Beauty Boarding' is to the country's capital. The double-storeyed yellow building in Old Dhaka's Shrishchandra Lane is not only a residential hotel, but a literary and cultural hub of great historical significance.....

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Bangladesh aims to revive pandemic-hit tourism Bangladesh is exploring ways to kick-start tourism in line with the health and safety protocols after the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the industry, inflicting billions of takas in losses.....

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Bangladesh gets $202m in loans from World Bank to increase food security The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $202 million in additional financing for a project to increase the storage capacity of Bangladesh's national strategic grain reserves by 535,500 tonnes for 4.5 million households.....

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Kuwait bans air travellers from Bangladesh, 30 other countries over coronavirus risks Kuwait has banned foreign air passengers from Bangladesh and 30 other countries until further notice flagging them as "high risk" due to the spread of the coronavirus.....

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Bangladesh logs 2,199 new virus cases, another 21 die Bangladesh has registered 21 fatalities from the novel coronavirus infections in a day, bringing the body count to 3,132.....

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Hasina at the helm, India-Bangladesh economic cooperation sets a new milestone The start of commercial goods shipments by rail container between India and Bangladesh over the last week is a game-changer because it brings speed, scale and sustainability to the bilateral trade and economic relationship, which is all poised for a leap ahead, Hindustan Times reports.....

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Hope for brighter days ahead as Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha amid floods, pandemic Bangladesh is set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest festival of the Muslims after Eid-ul-Fitr, amid a coronavirus outbreak which is compounded by vast swathes hit by floods.....

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In Eid greetings to Hasina, India's Modi hopes Bangladesh will tide over 'challenging times' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people and government of Bangladesh on Eid-ul-Azha in a message to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.....

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Coronavirus-negative test report not mandatory for all leaving Bangladesh Not all air passengers leaving Bangladesh will require test reports certifying that they are coronavirus-negative, expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister has said.....

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Bangladesh eyes long-term solution to land erosion amid rampant flooding Bangladesh is taking steps to permanently resolve the problem of land erosion as floods sweep across the country throwing millions of lives into disarray.....

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India, Bangladesh launch new trans-border cargo train route India and Bangladesh have launched a new cargo train route to reduce the time and cost of transporting goods between businesses on both sides.....

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Reliance, JERA secure $642m in loans for Bangladesh power project Reliance Power Ltd and JERA Co Inc, through their project company, have secured $642 million in loans to fund a new gas-fired power project in Bangladesh.....

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EU sanctions Russia's military intelligence service, N. Korean and Chinese firms EU, '사이버 공격'에 첫 제재…북중러 개인 6명•기관 3곳 대상

The European Union has imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia's military intelligence service,... as well as on firms from North Korea and China,... over their suspected role in maj....

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A quarter of Bangladesh is flooded. Millions have lost everything Torrential rains have submerged at least one-quarter of Bangladesh, washing away the few things that count as assets for some of the world's poorest people — their goats and chickens, houses of mud and tin, sacks of rice stored for the lean season.....

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Bangladesh lower courts to return to normal proceedings on Aug 5 The lower courts of Bangladesh will resume in-person operations on Aug 5 after switching to e-justice system three months ago following a suspension for another month amid the coronavirus pandemic.....

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OBHAI steps up intercity rides for Eid commutes amid pandemic OBHAI has ramped up its intercity services across Bangladesh for the passengers to travel home and return to their areas of work during Eid-ul-Azha.....

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Coronavirus: Kuwait allows citizens, residents to travel from August 1 The decision excludes residents coming from Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Nepal.....

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In the times of pandemic, Bangladesh zoo christens Tiger cub 'Corona' A female tiger cub, given birth by the Royal Bengal tigers Raj and Pori at the Chattogram Zoo, has been named 'Corona' in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic that has so far claimed 3,035 lives in Bangladesh.....

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Bangladesh Bank lowers bank rate after 17 years to offset COVID-19 effects Bangladesh Bank has lowered the bank rate for the first time in 17 years as part of the efforts to help the banks cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.....

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Bangladesh extends shutdown of schools to Aug 31 amid pandemic Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions by another 25 days to Aug 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic.....

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Bangladesh lowers borrowing costs as pandemic hits economy Bangladesh Bank has reduced the repurchase rate by 50 basis points to 4.75 percent, lowering borrowing costs for a third time this year to boost money flow into the pandemic-hit economy.....

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Crimes spiral in Bangladesh after lockdown The number of crimes across Bangladesh has been on the rise from June after a significant drop-off during the two months of lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.....

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Neo-JMB operative arrested over bomb blast at Chattogram traffic police box The Counter Terrorism unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, or CMP, has arrested an operative of the outlawed militant group, the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or Neo-JMB, for his suspected ties with a bomb blast at a traffic police box Sholoshahar five months ago.....

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Bangladesh's virus death toll hits 3,000, cases jump by 2,960 The death toll from COVID-19 has reached 3,000 in Bangladesh, a grim milestone for the epidemic which has upended millions of lives in the country.....

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Bangladesh made masks mandatory in pandemic. Not everyone cares Health protocols have helped many countries around the world fight the coronavirus epidemic. But a large swathe of the population in Bangladesh seems reluctant to wear masks, a key gear in the fight against virus transmission.....

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Bangladesh to fund construction of Buddhist monastery in Nepal The cabinet has approved a draft of an agreement on the construction of a Buddhist monastery in Nepal funded by Bangladesh.....

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Bangladesh FY20 revenue drops by 2.26pc year on year after pandemic Bangladesh has suffered a 2.26 percent year-on-year drop in revenue collection in fiscal 2019-20 after the coronavirus pandemic hit income taxes, travel, VAT, customs and other sources.....

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Bangladesh police on alert over militant threat ahead of Eid The authorities have instructed all police units to remain vigilant against the threat of terror attacks in Bangladesh heading into Eid-ul-Adha and the month of August.....

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Bangladesh receives 10 locomotives from India Bangladesh has received 10 broad-guage locomotives from India to bolster the country's railway infrastructure.....

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Gov't to strengthen measures to reduce imported cases of COVID-19 정부, "해외유입 입국 검역 강화"... "외국인 확진자에 치료비 부과"

The number of imported COVID-19 cases in South Korea has been a cause for concerns for local authorities with figures fluctuating wildly over the past few weeks.
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World Test Championship Final In 2021 Depends On Rescheduling Of Pending Series, Says ICC GM Geoff Allardice Given the circumstances and tight schedules, ICC might have to postpone the World Test Championship final in June 2021 at the Lord's as Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England have backlog series.....

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Bangladesh Ban Fast Bowler Qazi Onik For 2 Years For Failing Dope Test Bangladesh fast bowler Qazi Onik has been banned for two years for failing a dope test during the National Cricket League in November 2018.....

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Bangladesh's Kazi gets 2-year ban for doping violation Young Bangladesh pacer Kazi Anik Islam has been handed a two-year ban by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for failing a dope test in 2018. Kazi, who was Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, tested positive for Methamphetamine, a prohibited substance, during a National Cricke....

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Garment workers to graduates: Bangladeshi women aim to shake up textile sector Five years ago, Sadeka Begum was working 12-hour shifts in a garment factory as the main earner for her family in Bangladesh.....

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Is the nature of flooding blighting Bangladesh changing? An expert wonders if that is the case Flooding has taken a devastating societal and economic toll on Bangladesh, claiming hundreds of lives and wiping billions of takas off its economy.....

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Dhaka University suspends Sharmin Jahan as assistant registrar over fake mask scam Dhaka University has suspended Assistant Registrar Sharmin Jahan after the arrest of the former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader over a fake N95 mask scam involving her firm.....

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Malaysia searches for 24 Rohingya feared drowned off island KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they were searching for two dozen Rohingya refugees who are feared to have drowned after jumping off their boat off the northern resort island of Langkawi. Zawawi Abdullah, a senior official with the Malaysian Maritime Enforce....

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'Significant numbers' of Daesh members in Kerala, Karnataka: UN The AQIS group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan.....

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Derailment in Tangail snaps northern, southern rail links to Dhaka for 9 hours Rail links between Dhaka and Bangladesh's northern and southern regions have been restored nine hours after the derailment of a Kurigram Express train in Tangail.....

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Bangladesh signals shift towards China, Pakistan: report NEW DELHI: A prominent newspaper of Bangladesh has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not meet India's high commissioner despite repeated requests for a meeting in the last four months, one of several signs of strained relations with New Delhi and a shift for closer ties with Pakistan and China. ....

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Significant number of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka: UN report A UN report on terrorism has warned that there are “significant numbers” of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka, noting that the al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent terror group, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is plann....

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Nations led by women outclass those led by males when it comes to pandemic response, study finds As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it’s common for health officials and news outlets to compare the actions of various countries to see how they’re handling the outbreak. ....

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Bangladesh Bank forms Tk 20bn fund to guarantee small loans Bangladesh Bank has formed a Tk 20 billion fund to help the small enterprises secure loans under a credit guarantee scheme.....

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Bangladesh arrests ruling party-linked supplier over fake N95 mask scam Police have arrested a former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League hours after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University sued her company on charges of supplying fake N95 masks.....

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11,000 out of 15,600 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients empty in Bangladesh More than 11,000 hospital beds out of over 15,600 for COVID-19 patients have remained empty despite a continuous surge in coronavirus cases in Bangladesh.....

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Bangladesh reports 2,548 new virus cases, another 35 die The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection in Bangladesh has risen to 2,836 after 35 new fatalities were registered over a 24-hour period.....

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