The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis’s funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica to view his open coffin. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

While Bijoy’s return may look like a one-off decision, it appears the selectors are willing to give this chapter a few more pages. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is due in Russia on Friday where he is expected to hold another round of ceasefire talks with Putin. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

Bangladesh’s interim government has moved to restructure the country’s tax system by creating two new divisions under the Ministry of Finance, a move aligned with recommendations from the International Monetary Fund. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

One of the questions at the heart of the trial is whether the decision to allow him to convalesce in a private home instead of a medical facility endangered his life. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood starred with 4-33 in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 11 run IPL win at home against Rajasthan Royals, who won the toss and chose to field first Thursday. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

Senior Judicial Magistrate Asad Uddin Md Asif issued the warrants after taking into cognisance a charge sheet submitted by the Department of Environment (DoE) [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

The rescue operation took place 12:15am onwards on Thursday in the Kodalia area of Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat district [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the LGRD and sports ministries, has issued a public apology after it was revealed that his father had obtained a contractor’s licence. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star