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Billie Eilish, dogs and lift-off: photos of the day – Friday

Two women talk in front of a mural of a woman's face

Crowd of students in front of big oil painting

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Details: Category: Bangladesh; Published: 18 May 2024

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Severe heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing countless students to miss school and damaging crops.Both the Philippines and Bangladesh shut schools due to the excruciating heat last month, while governments across the area have provided health cautions. In Thailand, at least 30 ...

Details: Category: Bangladesh; Published: 06 May 2024

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Nobody saw exactly what occurred in the minutes leading up to Aziz Murad's death. But when his friends returned to the boat where they had actually left him, they discovered just his severed hand in the fishing net he was untying. We were only opted for about five minutes, states Abu Sufyan, who was first to reach the boat. When we got back, he was gone and there ...

Details: Category: Bangladesh; Published: 06 May 2024

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Footage from around the world has captured celebrations of Eid al-Fitr as Muslims marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with the three-day festival. For many, however, the six-month war in Gaza has cast a shadow on the Islamic holiday...

Details: Category: Bangladesh; Published: 11 April 2024

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Countless people throughout South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperature levels, with uncommonly hot weather forcing schools to close and threatening public health.Thousands of schools across the Philippines, consisting of in the capital region Metro Manila, have suspended in-person classes. Half of the country's 82 provinces are experiencing d.

Details: Category: Bangladesh; Published: 28 April 2024

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Owning a pair of reading glasses might help people increase their earnings by a third, according to new research.

The study, conducted in Bangladesh, is the first to examine the impact of having a decent pair of spectacles, and researchers found monthly median earnings among one group of people increased from $35.30 to $47.10 within eight months, a...