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Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world’s most common insect repellent with a tasty meal — and after training can even prefer to bite people who have been sprayed with it,

Hundreds arrested as clashes erupt in Paris on PSG victory night

Police on Saturday detained more than 280 people in Paris after violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory. Some 22,000 police

Rush of Eid time travellers starts

Huge number of people started rushing to Dhaka’s train, and bus terminals since Monday morning to leave Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims.

94.70pc garment factories pay Eid bonus: BGMEA

More than 94 percent of garment factories in Dhaka and Chattogram have paid Eid bonuses to workers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters

United States hopeful about Iran deal as Trump tempers expectations

United States secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end the war with Iran could materialise on Monday, as president Donald Trump tempered expectations. The United States and

Measles outbreak: 16 more children die in 24hrs

Sixteen more children died with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning. In addition, the country reported 1,306 new suspected measles cases and 128 confirmed infections

Bangladesh expects India to return ex-PM Hasina under existing treaty: Salahuddin

Home affairs minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday expressed hope that India would return former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh under the existing extradition treaty between the two countries. ‘We

United States, Iran seek to finalise deal to end war

The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalise an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded