Indonesia’s government has decided not to participate in this year’s hajj pilgrimage because of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said Tuesday.
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Austria to redesign Hitler’s birthplace as police station
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2 new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs
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BD reports highest 2911 coronavirus cases in a day; 37 die
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‘Little Chef’ charms Myanmar with lockdown cooking classes
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SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
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Three including father, son die in Panchagarh lightning
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Bollywood music director Wajid Khan dies
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Bangladesh reports 2,381 new Coronavirus patients, 22 die
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Jatri Kalyan Samity demands withdrawal of bus fare hike
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ECB welcome British government advice over restart
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TV personality Mustafa Kamal Syed dies from COVID-19
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Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus
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Coronavirus: 39 Bangladeshis return home from India
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Bangladesh reports 2545 new coronavirus cases; 40 deaths
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One dies at Khukna Medical College Hospital isolation ward
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4.5 km Padma Bridge now visible
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‘No decision’ on next launch attempt for SpaceX-NASA mission
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Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO
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13 Rab members infected with coronavirus in Sylhet
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Dhaka’s air quality improves significantly
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Two Sibilings killed in Naogaon road accident
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Global coronavirus death toll reaches 359,791
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Cancer patients twice as likely to die from COVID-19: study
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Google cautions EU on AI rule-making
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KMCH starts Plasma Therapy for Covid-19 patients
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Prince Charles expresses sympathy over Ampahn losses in BD
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UK closes embassy in North Korea, pulls diplomats
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