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PM Hasina tells JS: No force is created in Bangladesh yet to oust Awami League govt

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that no force has been created yet in Bangladesh that can topple the Awami League government as the root of the party is very deep.

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Islamic State claims blast that kills 5 in Kabul

The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing outside the foreign ministry in Kabul that officials and witnesses said killed at least five people and wounded 40 others.

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Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023 AFP

Study: Most long Covid symptoms clear up in a year for mild cases

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as "reassuring".

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File photo: A medical worker attends to a patient at the emergency department of Ganyu District People's Hospital, amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, December 28, 2022 Reuters

Russia appoints new leader of Ukraine campaign

Moscow named a new commander for its invasion of Ukraine while Russian private military firm Wagner Group said its capture of the salt mining town Soledar in eastern Ukraine was complete.

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File photo: Ukrainian army, of the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade, fires a German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near Soledar, Ukraine, January 11, 2023 Reuters

Conway hits ton as New Zealand thump Pakistan to level series

Opener Devon Conway hit a sparkling hundred to help New Zealand achieve a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Karachi on Wednesday.

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Biman to operate hajj flights with own aircraft

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will use its own aircraft to operate Hajj flights this year, instead of taking aircraft on lease as in previous years. 

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File photo of Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims on a Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Dhaka Tribune