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Australian deputy PM disqualified

Australian deputy PM disqualified

BBC 2017-10-27 12:00:00

Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians were wrongly elected because they held dual citizenship, a top court has ruled. The High Court of Australia decision means three of the p...

Murder accused killed in ‘gunfight’

Murder accused killed in ‘gunfight’

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An accused in a murder case was reportedly killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Joynabaz in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushita district on early Friday. The deceased, Anwar Hossain (27),...

‘Magic mushroom’ helps treat depression

‘Magic mushroom’ helps treat depression

BBC 2017-10-14 11:44:24

A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can "reset" the brains of people with untreatable depression, raising hopes of a future treatment, scans suggest. The small study gave 19 patients a single dos...

Australian court accepts dead man’s unsent text as valid will

Australian court accepts dead man’s unsent text as valid will

BBC 2017-10-12 12:00:00

A court in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message on a dead man's mobile phone as an official will. The 55-year-old man had composed a text message addressed to his brother, in which he...

Google uncovers ‘Russian propaganda’ on US election

Google uncovers ‘Russian propaganda’ on US election

BBC 2017-10-10 11:48:15

Google has found evidence that Russian agents spent tens of thousands of dollars on adverts in a bid to sway the 2016 US election, media reports say. Sources quoted by the Washington Post say the adv...

Elderly woman dies in bus crash

Elderly woman dies in bus crash

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An elderly woman was crushed under the wheels of a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Chapta area of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Moriam Begum, w...

Turkey, US suspend visa services

Turkey, US suspend visa services

BBC 2017-10-09 11:26:34

Turkey and the US have become embroiled in a consular row, mutually suspending most visa services. The Turkish embassy in Washington said it needed to "reassess" the US government's commitment to the...

Rapper Nelly arrested over alleged bus rape

Rapper Nelly arrested over alleged bus rape

BBC 2017-10-08 01:48:06

Rapper Nelly has been arrested after a woman accused him of raping her on his tour bus following a concert near Seattle. Police in Auburn said they arrested the artist after a woman called emergency...

Customs seizes gold worth 35m

Customs seizes gold worth 35m

-- 2017-10-08 01:21:42

Customs officials seized seven kilograms of gold worth about Tk 35 million (3.5 crore) from a flight of Singapore Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday. Acting on a t...

US eases economic and trade sanctions on Sudan

US eases economic and trade sanctions on Sudan

BBC 2017-10-07 10:30:49

The US is lifting most of the economic and trade sanctions it first imposed on Sudan two decades ago. However Sudan will remain listed as a state sponsor of terror. US officials said Sudan had made...

Three US troops die in Niger ambush

Three US troops die in Niger ambush

BBC 2017-10-05 10:01:02

Three US soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in an ambush in Niger near the border with Mali, reports say.  Several Nigerien soldiers are also said to have died in the attack. ...

Aus cultivation gaining popularity in Bogra

Aus cultivation gaining popularity in Bogra

Our Correspondent 2017-10-04 12:00:00

Aus farming is gaining popularity among thousands of poor peasants in the district. Once Aus was cultivated on the large tract of land in the area, now high yielding Boro has took the place. Farmers...

10m US users saw Russia-sponsored ads: Facebook

10m US users saw Russia-sponsored ads: Facebook

Reuters 2017-10-03 12:00:00

Some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company said were purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s US presidential ele...

Tesla: World's biggest battery half-built

Tesla: World's biggest battery half-built

BBC 2017-10-03 12:00:00

Tesla has reached the half-way point in its plan to build the world's biggest battery, in South Australia. The plan to build the 100MW (129MWh) lithium battery grew out of a Twitter bet between Tesla...

Australian teen crushed by gym weights

Australian teen crushed by gym weights

BBC 2017-10-02 12:16:10

An Australian teenager has died after being crushed by weightlifting equipment at a gym. Ben Shaw, 15, was attempting to bench press almost 100kg (220 lb) when the accident happened in Brisbane on Tu...

Facebook to turn over Russia-linked ads

Facebook to turn over Russia-linked ads

AP 2017-10-02 12:00:00

Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress on Monday with more than 3,000 ads that ran around the time of the 2016 presidential election and are linked to a Russian ad agency. Compan...

BDT rises notably against US$ for importers

BDT rises notably against US$ for importers

Siddique Islam 2017-09-28 12:00:00

The exchange rate of Bangladesh Taka (BDT) appreciated significantly against the US dollar on Wednesday for importers, as the central bank sold US$ 38 million to the banks, market operators said. The...

US air strike kills Kabul civilians

US air strike kills Kabul civilians

BBC 2017-09-28 11:25:23

A US air strike against militants in the Afghan capital Kabul caused civilian casualties after a missile malfunctioned, officials said. The strike was in support of Afghan troops fighting insurgents...

Rockslide kills one at US National Park

Rockslide kills one at US National Park

BBC 2017-09-28 01:28:30

One person has died and another has been injured by a rockslide at Yosemite National Park in the western US state, California. A park spokesman said the rocks fell from El Capitan, a rock formation a...

‘Terror attack’ outside Jerusalem kills three Israelis

‘Terror attack’ outside Jerusalem kills three Israelis

AP 2017-09-26 12:00:00

A Palestinian attacker opened fire early on Tuesday at the entrance to a settlement outside Jerusalem, killing three Israeli men and critically wounding a fourth, Israeli police and medical services s...

UN accuses Russia of ‘grave violations’

UN accuses Russia of ‘grave violations’

BBC 2017-09-26 02:06:47

Russia is committing "grave human rights violations" in Crimea, according to a report by the United Nations. The UN human rights agency says it has documented arbitrary arrests, torture and at least...

Stephens takes down Keys to clinch US Open title

Stephens takes down Keys to clinch US Open title

FE Online Desk 2017-09-10 11:43:55

Unseeded Sloane Stephens completed a spectacular return from injury by beating fellow American Madison Keys to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows.   Stephens, ranked 83rd, beat 15th seed Keys...

Govt set to import 0.2m tonnes of wheat from Russia

Govt set to import 0.2m tonnes of wheat from Russia

Talha Bin Habib 2017-09-07 12:00:00

The government is set to import 0.2 million tonnes of wheat from Russia under government to government (G2G) arrangement, officials said. A proposal in this regard now awaits approval from the cab...

Facebook reveals ‘Russian propaganda’ on US election

Facebook reveals ‘Russian propaganda’ on US election

BBC 2017-09-07 01:53:02

Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign for promoting divisive social and political messages on its network.   The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,0...

Zika kills cancer cells: study

Zika kills cancer cells: study

BBC 2017-09-06 11:59:12

According to US scientists, a harmful virus that can cause devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer.   Zika has be...

Financial condition is really important to think about

Financial condition is really important to think about

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Modi moves for asia africa growth corridor

Modi moves for asia africa growth corridor

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi now pushes for an "Asia-Africa growth corridor" supported by Japan and India – days after China's ambitious OBOR (One Belt, One Road) initiative having taken o...

US stocks hit record highs

US stocks hit record highs

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record closing highs on Thursday, with the market propped up by gains in the consumer discretionary sector after strong reports from Best Buy and other retailers. The d...

Corruption, bureaucratic ineptitude among hurdles

Corruption, bureaucratic ineptitude among hurdles

FE Report

Corruption, bureaucratic inefficiencies and lack of transparency are, among others, the major impediments in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh, according to a recent report of U...

Key facts about Guam, the centre of US-N Korea crisis

Key facts about Guam, the centre of US-N Korea crisis

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The North Korean army's announcement that it is examining operational plans for attacking Guam after rising tensions with President Donald Trump has brought more global attention to the tiny US territ...