Yemen needs help to save its history

    Deborah Lehr, Founder and chair of the Antiquities Coalition/Gulf News Al Qaida militants and Al Houthi rebels are selling off stolen antiquities in US Among the many tragedies taking place in the nearly four-year conflict in Yemen — including the thousands of lives lost, the impoverishment to near-starvation of its people and the ruin of…

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      592 die on duty in 2018: Study

      DOT Desk: At least 592 employees died in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018, according to a report launched, reports The Financial Express. The highest number of deaths-31 per cent or 184 — was recorded on construction sites followed by 29 per cent or 170 in the transport sector. The report revealed that…

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        First film of 2019 stars Joya Ahsan

        DOT Desk: Joya Ahsan would feature in the first film of 2019, reports The Daily Observer. The film however would not be a homemade one. It is an Indian-Bangla film named “Bisharjan”. The film directed by Kaushik Ganguly was released in India in 2017. For the film Joya bagged Filmfare and Zee Cine Awards in…

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          Complaints pile up over ridesharing services

          BDNews24: Ride-hailing services have brought relief to the Dhaka dwellers from sufferings due to the arbitrariness of autorickshaw drivers, but different types of complaints, including sexual harassment, have continued to pile up on the rideshare firms. The allegations against the service providers include rides on contract beyond the mobile phone apps, refusal to go to…

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            Aamir Khan is now making films for TV

            Images: Aamir Khan just announced his next film and it’s not the kind of project you expect. Releasing on January 26, 2019, the film titled Robahu Roshni will be screened on TV instead of the cinemas. In a video on Twitter, he clarifies that this film is not another episode of his social issue reality…

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              Khulna journo Hedait gets bail until Jan 14

              UNB: A court here on Thursday granted bail until January 14 to Hedait Hossain Mollah, Khulna correspondent of Dhaka Tribune and online portal Bangla Tribune, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for running a report on the election results of Khunla-1 constituency reportedly with false information. District and Session’s Judge Mashiur Rahman Chowdhury…

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                Cold infected patients flood hospitals

                DOT Desk: Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with a flood of cold infected children and elderly patients, reports The New Age. Children are suffering mostly from acute respiratory infections, pneumonia, bronchiolitis and diarrhoea while elderly people are seeking treatment of asthma, bronchitis, acute respiratory infections and other cold infections. Doctors told New…

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                  Kim Kardashian expecting 4th child

                  CNN: A source close to the couple told CNN Wednesday that they are expecting their fourth child via surrogate this year. The couple welcomed their daughter Chicago West via surrogate last January. The couple also have daughter North, 5, and 3-year-old son Saint. Us Magazine was the first to report the news. A representative for…

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