Rohingya repatriation begins Aug 22

International Desk: Myanmar and Bangladesh will start another attempt from August 22 to repatriate thousands of Rohingyas who fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday.

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Older women 'at highest risk of Lyme disease'

Risingbd Desk: Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests - and parts of southern and south-west England are "hotspots".

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North Korea snubs peace talks with South Korea

International Desk: North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, calling its decision "completely the fault of South Korea's actions".

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2 killed in Mymensingh road accident

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Two persons including a child were killed and five others injured as a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Phulpur upazila of the district on Thursday.

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Medical assistant dies from dengue in Madaripur

Madaripur Correspondent: A medical assistant died of dengue fever at a city hospital on Thursday. He is the seventh patient to have died of the disease in the district.

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5 JMB militants put on remand

Staff Correspondent: A court here yesterday placed five members of outlawed Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day remand in a case filed for planning to attack police.

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Hundreds of Kashmiri children taken away by forces

International Desk: Security forces in Kashmir have abducted hundreds of boys in midnight raids and molested women and girls amid the state's 11-day blackout, a group of Indian economists and activists said in a new report.

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