Morning Brief

Gulistan blast: Death toll rises to 20 as another succumbs to injuries

Another person died while undergoing treatment at hospital after sustaining burn injuries in the deadly explosion in a six-storied building Dhaka's Gulistan, taking the official death toll to 20.

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Gulistan blast: Rajuk to take legal action against building owner

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will take legal action against the owner after scrutinizing their documents to find the information on the six-storied building where an explosion killed 20 people.

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PM Hasina: International attention to Rohingya diverted due to Ukraine war

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the international attention to forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals was diverted to the war in Ukraine and the Ukrainian refugees — a reality that has created the Rohingya situation more difficult to resolve.

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Screengrab from YouTube Live of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's interview with the Qatar-based broadcast station Al Jazeera UNB

Report: Nearly 10,000 women faced violence in Bangladesh in a year

A total of 9,764 women fell victim to violence in Bangladesh over a one year period, according to the non-government organization Light House.

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UN urges 'immediate' end to Israeli-Palestinian violence

The United Nations on Wednesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to "immediately" end violence as intra-Palestinian tensions erupted following a deadly Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.

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Fires burn following an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank March 7, 2023 Reuters

Women's stories stand out in Oscars race, but Hollywood lagging in gender parity

Michelle Yeoh battles her way through a multiverse, Angela Bassett leads a grieving nation at war, and Cate Blanchett deviously manipulates members of a world-class orchestra.

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