N Korea puts reunion of war separated families in doubt

    Abrar Hussain: North Korea has announced that an August reunion of Korean families separated by war may not happen if South Korea doesn’t immediately return some of its citizens who arrived in the South in recent years. The 2016 arrival of a group of 12 female employees from a North Korean-run restaurant in China has…

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      Elon Musk is apparently a fan of Bajirao Mastani

      Images While Musk chose to tweet out a GIF of Ranveer dancing to ‘Malhaari’, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film also starred Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. The film follows the romance between Maratha general, Baji Rao I , and Mastani, princess of Bundelkhand. The 2015 film won nine Filmfare awards and seven…

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        Chhatra Dal keeps quiet on its founding anniversary

        Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Da, the student wing of BNP, has not organised any programme celebrating its 40th anniversary of formation. It party usually holds events to mark the occasion every year, reports BDnews. The doors of the organisation’s central office in Naya Paltan were found locked yesterday morning. Former President Ziaur Rahman…

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          NHRC says Noakhali rape not linked to voting

          DOT Desk: National Human Rights Commission today said they did not find any link between the gang-rape in Noakhali’s Subarnachar and the general elections, reports The Daily Star. The incident took place as a sequel to previous enmity as cited in the statement of the case filed by the victim’s husband, their report states. NHRC Chairman Kazi…

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            Led Zeppelin forced to attend court for trial

            Samiul Bashar Samin Jimmy Page and Robert Plant have been pulled into court in relation to Led Zeppelin’s copyright infringement trial, set to start from June 14th. The trial involves the rock legends being sued over plagiarizing the 1968 Randy California song “Taurus” to make their most acclaimed number “Stairway to Heaven.” The court has…

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              Uterus cancer behind 11,000 annual women deaths in BD

              Abrar Hussain: A recent research has claimed that nearly 11,000 women in Bangladesh die of uterus cancer annually, while about fifty million females are at risk to be affected by the disease. The research, conducted by a team of uterus cancer experts, highlighted that the illiterate, underprivileged and sex workers are at the greatest risk…

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                Fulfill people’s expectations, PM to her new cabinet

                Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the new cabinet to work with sincerity and honesty to fulfill the expectations of people who have voted Awami League to power again with a huge mandate, reports UNB. “The cabinet will work with sincerity and honesty, every work has to be performed with sincerity…this…

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                  Asian stocks fall as G-20 meet leaves investors unimpressed

                  UNB Asian markets were searching for cues Monday after finance officials from the world’s biggest economies held a weekend meeting in China that ended without any specific pledges for joint action to stimulate sagging global economic growth. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark gave up early gains, slipping 1.0 percent to 16,026.76 and South Korea’s Kospi fell…

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                    Some must-know skin facts

                    Nusrat Jahan Being girls, we all are naturally beauty conscious, to some extent. However, as we age, our beauty tends to fade away *dramatically breaks in to tears*. We then resort to using various beauty products we see being advertised on TV (I know your mom splurged on those Olay Age Defying skincare sets too!)….

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                      Learn from polls-time mistakes: CEC to EC

                      Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the election officials to take lessons from the polls-time mistakes and be prepared for the upcoming upazila elections, reports The Daily Star. The CEC asked the concerned officials to identify the mistakes of using the electronic voting machines (EVM) in the 2018 Jatiya Sangsad…

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