Flippy the burger-flipping robot that started work this week in a California restaurant has been forced to take a break because it was too slow. The robot was installed at a Cali Burger outlet in Pasadena and replaced human cooks.…
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নির্দলীয় সরকারের অধীনে নির্বাচনকে তারা ভয় পায় . খ মোশাররফ
সাবেক মন্ত্রী ও বিএনপি’র ¯’ায়ী কমিটির সদস্য ড. খন্দকার মোশাররফ হোসেন বলেন, এই সরকারের আমলে সরকার নিয়ন্ত্রণাধীন ব্যাংক সমূহের হাজার-হাজার কোটি টাকা পাচার ও লুটপাট হয়েছে। শাপলা চত্বরে মর্মান্তিক গণহত্যা, পিলখানায় বিডিআর হত্যা হয়েছে, যার সকল তদন্ত প্রকাশিত হয়নি। তারা…
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Key Trump economic policy adviser Cohn quits
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China sets trillion yuan military budget
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US aircraft carrier Vinson in historic Vietnam visit
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Trump steps up war of words over trade tariffs
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Qatar ships home thousands of camels stranded in Saudi Arabia
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Hariri meets Saudi king for first time since crisis
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N Korea ‘providing chemical weapons materials to Syria’
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Kushner loses access to top-level security briefings
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