March2019
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Turkey vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home
Mar 31, 2019Turkey voted in local elections on Sunday in a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his ruling party risking defeat in the capital as an economic slowdown takes hold. Erdogan and his Justice and Development... -
Bhutanese PM mourns loss of lives in Banani inferno
Mar 31, 2019Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the loss of lives in the devastating fire at FR Tower in Banani in Dhaka. The Bhutanese premier offered this condolence in a message... -
Founding of specialised commission and child ombudsperson urged
Mar 30, 2019Despite commendable progress in many sectors, Bangladesh is still fraught with the lack of proper initiatives and institutions essential for children’s development. Access to education for all children has yet not been achieved fully. On the... -
French new wave film pioneer Agnes Varda dead at 90
Mar 30, 2019French film legend Agnes Varda, the only woman director to emerge from the so-called New Wave scene in the 1960s, has died aged 90 after a battle with cancer, her family said Friday. With her two-tone... -
Guardiola wants Mendy to prove his fitness
Mar 30, 2019Pep Guardiola admits injury-plagued Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy faces an important challenge to prove his long-term fitness and reliability over the final weeks of the season. Mendy has seen his career hindered badly by injuries... -
UK lawmakers reject Brexit deal for third time
Mar 30, 2019British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit — or a chaotic “no deal” withdrawal in two weeks. The... -
Beyonce and Jay-Z dedicate GLAAD award to family members
Mar 30, 2019Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z were honored by advocacy group GLAAD as allies of gay and transgender people and the couple dedicated the award to gay family members. At the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles... -
Music and motorbikes mark UK funeral of Prodigy frontman Keith Flint
Mar 30, 2019Dance music played out for the hundreds of fans who flocked to the town of Braintree in eastern England on Friday for the funeral of Keith Flint, former frontman of the Prodigy. Face painting and free... -
Again fire broke out at the DNCC market at Gulshan 1
Mar 30, 2019A fire broke out at the Gulshan DNCC Plaza market at Gulshan 1 intersection in Dhaka on Saturday early morning. DNCC market is rising like a phoenix from the ashes, but again fire burned the wings... -
Disney bans smoking at U.S. parks ahead of ‘Star Wars’ openings
Mar 29, 2019Walt Disney Co will ban smoking, vaping and large strollers at its U.S. theme parks in California and Florida starting on May 1, the company said on Thursday. The restrictions are designed in part to help...
