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MNA Editorial Desk: Noting that the government is making its best efforts to fight coronavirus, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people of the country to properly follow the awareness-raising instructions over the virus. “We’ve been trying our best to resist Covid-19 or Coronavirus… the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) is regularly providing instructions to raise awareness over the virus. All will have to follow these instructions regarding awareness,” she said while addressing a function at her official residence Ganobhaban. The Prime Minister said this inaugurating the countrywide cleanup campaign under the ‘Clean Village-Clean Town’ ...

MNA International Desk: Four Indian soldiers, two suspected militants and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Monday, officials said, further escalating tensions in the restive region. Another soldier was wounded in the gun battle, which came after a local Kashmiri militant rammed an explosive-laden van into a paramilitary bus on Thursday, killing at least 40 soldiers in the worst attack against Indian government forces in Kashmir’s history. The fighting erupted early Monday after government forces surrounded a village in the southern Pulwama area on a tip that militants were hiding there, security officials said. As ...

MNA Editorial Desk: Reiterating her government’s farm stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will continue its fight against corruption to keep up the country’s development spree and uphold its achievements. “Though it’s not possible for any country to root out 100 per cent corruption, it’s a responsibility of our government to check it so that it cannot impede the uplift of the country and ruin our all successes,” she said while exchanging views with senior officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on the first working day of her office at the PMO after ...

MNA International Desk: Prior to U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s arrival, the Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town near Mosul, that had been under control of Islamic State since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants’ last major city stronghold in Iraq. The advance took place as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived on a visit to Baghdad to meet Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and assess the campaign that started on Monday with air and ground support from the U.S-led coalition. A military declaration said Iraqi army units entered the center ...

MNA National Desk: Students of SUST (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology) have been ordered to vacate residential halls following a fight among many factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) centering football tournament committee. Male students have been asked to leave their halls by 6:00 pm on Thursday while the female ones by 12:00 pm on Friday, said Md Ishfakul Hossain, registrar of the university at a press briefing, reported news agency. The authorities took the decision as at least five students were wounded in clashes over the issue in the last two days. A tense situation is prevailing on ...

MNA Technology Desk: Instagram stated that it is going to add a new weapon to fight against harassment at the renowned mobile app for sharing pictures and videos. It is mainly an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them either publicly or privately on the app, as well as through a variety of other social networking platforms. “Our goal is to make Instagram a friendly, fun and, most importantly, safe place for self-expression,” an Instagram spokesperson said in an email reply to news agency. “As we learn, ...

MNA Feature Desk: The name Troy – refers both to a place in legend and a real-life archaeological site. In legend, Troy is a city that was besieged for 10 years and eventually conquered by a Greek army led by King Agamemnon. The reason for this “Trojan War” was, according to Homer’s “Iliad,” the abduction of Helen, a queen from Sparta. This abduction was done by Paris, the son of Troy’s King Priam. Throughout the “Iliad” the Gods constantly intervene in support of characters on both sides of the conflict. Troy also refers to a real-life ancient city located on ...

MNA International Desk: Two Russian officials were expelled after US diplomat attacked. According to reports, the United States has expelled two Russian officials in reprisal for the beating of a U.S. diplomat last month in Moscow, the State Department spokesman said Friday. “On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States to respond to this attack,” said spokesperson John Kirby. Kirby also said the attack was “unprovoked and it endangered the safety of our employee.” The Russian guard tackled and wounded the American after the diplomat showed him his embassy badge, State Department officials told to media. ...

Union Council Poll starts at 717 Union Parishad around the country today while violence, fight and terror prevail from its beginning. In this most root level election of the local government, the election is being conducted under party sign for the first time. According to sources, the poll started on time from 8am on Tuesday at different centers. Casting of votes will take place till 4pm. General Holiday is being observed at the polling areas. In spite of CEC Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed’s strict instructions to the law enforcers to use full strength to protect the election from any violation of ...