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S. Korea says it will 'reconsider' ban on weapons sales to Ukraine

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Major weapons exporter South Korea will "reconsider" a longstanding policy that bars it from supplying arms directly to Ukraine, a presidential official said Thursday, after North Korea signed a mutual defence agreement with Russia."(We are) planning to reconsider the issue of providing weapons support to Ukraine," a presidential official told reporters hours after Russia's President ...

'Surma River to be dredged to save Sylhet city from flood'

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State Minister for Water Resources Ministry Zahid Faruk on Thursday said the government will take steps to dredge the Surma River to protect Sylhet city from early floods.The construction work of nine dredging stations across the country is underway and steps will be taken for dredging of the Surma River soon, he said while talking ...

Canada declares Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group

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Canada has declared Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, as a ‘terrorist entity’. "Our government has made the decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code," Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a news conference.Flanked by Canada's foreign and justice ...

Hajj death toll passes 1,000

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The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshipers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown showing that of 658 total ...

HSC exams in Sylhet division postponed due to flood

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The government has postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams in Sylhet division due to the ongoing flood situation.Tapan Kanti Sarkar, Chairman of Dhaka Education Board and Inter-Education Board, said on Thursday.However, the exams will be postponed for 08-10 days, he said, reports UNB.About one lakh HSC examinees are scheduled to appear ...

37 die after drinking toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu

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Thirty-seven people have died after consuming toxic liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district, around 250km from state capital Chennai.At least 55 others, who reportedly consumed the toxic liquor over the past few days, have been hospitalised. Eighteen of them have been shifted to JIPMER in Puducherry and six to the ...

Samanta asks hospitals in Sylhet to store medicines, saline

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Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Wednesday asked the authorities of all public hospitals in flood-affected Sylhet region to keep an adequate stock of saline and medicines to tackle the outbreak of water-borne diseases including diarrhoea.He gave the directives during an urgent meeting -- with the concerned officials of the Sylhet division's health service ...

Quake kills four, injures 120 in northeastern Iran

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At least four people were killed and 120 injured Tuesday in a 4.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Iran's northeastern city of Kashmar, state media reported.The quake struck at 1:24pm (0954 GMT), Kashmar's governor, Hajatollah Shariatmadari, who gave the casualty toll, said on state television, reports AFP.Thirty-five people were hospitalised, he said, adding the quake damaged ...

Stocks witness higher after Eid holiday

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The Stock Exchanges on Wednesday witnessed upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities.The DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 43.57 points or 0.85 per cent to settle at 5161.38. Two other indices also ...

Kane Williamson steps down as New Zealand captain

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Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams, the Black Caps said Wednesday, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.Williamson has turned down a central contract for the 2024/25 season, relinquishing the captaincy of the Twenty20 and one-day teams. He will still however play ...