The visit marks her first bilateral state tour after both she and Modi were re-elected in recent electionsWarm welcome for Hasina in New Delhi on first state visit after electionPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New Delhi on a two-day state visit to freshen up efforts to deepen ties with its closest neighbour India. Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Kirtivardhan Singh and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Mustafizur Rahman received her at the airport. The visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi marks her first bilateral state tour after both leaders were re-elected in recent elections. The following afternoon, Hasina will visit the secretariat office of Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Wrapping up her two-day state visit, the prime minister will depart for Dhaka aboard a special Biman flight at 6pm local time on Saturday.

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The government has decided to cut short the three-week school holidays for Eid-ul-Azha and the summer break. According to the latest decision, educational institutions will resume classes on Jun 26 instead of Jul 2. However, there will be no classes on Friday or Saturday, according to bdnews24.com. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Ministry of Education on Thursday, according to Mohammad Abul Khaer, a ministry spokesman.

Bangladesh and India played 13 matches in this format with the Tigers winningjust one. However, the way the match between Bangladesh vs India create hype everytime, specially on social media and other places, the Tigers always see thechance to beat India. If they can't beat India in tomorrow's game, Bangladesh will be eliminatedfrom the semifinal race. But a win against Bangladesh will help India toreach semis. India earlier beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first matchof the Super 8 phase.

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was disappointed with the shot selection of his batters in their defeat by India in Thursday's T20 World Cup Super Eight match and said they failed to execute their plans for facing Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah was almost unplayable once again, India's pace spearhead claiming three Afghan wickets and conceding only seven runs in four impeccable overs at Kensington Oval. "Obviously disappointed with a few of the shots or the decision-making," Trott said after their 47-run loss in the Group 1 contest. Trott, however, backed Rashid's decision to exhaust his overs so early and said other bowlers should have stepped up. "When you bowl three for 26, I think no matter when you bowl you've done a good job," Trott said of Rashid.

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According to authorities, the railway bridge will be inaugurated by December this year. The railway bridge, which has been a dream for people in the north, will be open for use." Railway engineers and other hired personnel are working on the completion of the railway bridge within the stipulated time. The Bangabandhu Bridge, which opened in 1998, established direct railway connectivity between the capital and the northern and southwestern regions. To address the issue, the government took the initiative to build a separate railway bridge across the Jamuna River.

The lifeblood of the nearly $3.5-trillion economy, the monsoon brings nearly 70% of the rain India needs to water farms and refill reservoirs and aquifers. The monsoon is expected to advance swiftly from next week and bring down temperatures in northern India, another weather official said. The heatwave in northern states will ease by the weekend, he said. The maximum temperature in India's northern states ranges between 42 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees C (108 degrees Fahrenheit to 115 degrees F) this week, which is nearly 3 degrees C to 5 degrees C above normal, the IMD data showed. India has received 18% less rainfall than normal since the season began on June 1, the IMD says.

The prime minister is going at the invitation of her counterpart Narendra ModiPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has departed Dhaka for Delhi at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Later in the day, she is scheduled to meet with her Indian counterpart Modi at Hyderabad House. The following afternoon, Hasina will visit the secretariat office of Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. After she meets with the vice president, Hasina will return to Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet Indian President Droupadi Murmu. Wrapping up her two-day state visit, the prime minister will depart for Dhaka aboard a special flight of the national flag carrier at 6pm local time on Saturday.

At least nine others were injured in the road accidentTwo passengers on a three-wheeler have been killed after the vehicle was rammed by a bus in Faridpur. The incident occurred around 12:30am on Friday in the Modhukhali Bazar area on the Dhaka-Magura Highway, said Md Salauddin Chowdhury, chief of Karimpur Highway Police. “A three-wheeler was headed from Modhukhali Bazar to Gondardia and was changing from the Faridpur-bound lane to the Magura-bound lane when a Dhaka-bound Purbasha Paribahan bus left its own lane and rammed the three-wheeler in the Magura-bound lane,” said OC Salauddin. “Two people were killed on the spot.”Police rushed to the scene and rescued the injured with support from locals. The bus has been seized and legal action will be taken over the incident, Salauddin said.

Two passengers on a three-wheeler have been killed after the vehicle collided with a bus in Faridpur early on Friday. The incident occurred around 12:30 am in the Modhukhali Bazar area on the Dhaka-Magura Highway, said Md Salauddin Chowdhury, chief of Karimpur Highway Police. “A three-wheeler was headed from Modhukhali Bazar to Gondardia and was changing from the Faridpur-bound lane to the Magura-bound lane when a Dhaka-bound Purbasha Paribahan bus left its own lane and rammed the three-wheeler in the Magura-bound lane,” said OC Salauddin. “Two people were killed on the spot.”Police rushed to the scene and rescued the injured with support from locals. The bus has been seized and legal action will be taken over the incident, Salauddin said.

At least 118 people were still being treated in hospitals on Friday morningBodies of people who died after consuming toxic liquor are cremated in Kallakurichi, in Tamil Nadu state, India, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoBodies of people who died after consuming toxic liquor are cremated in Kallakurichi, in Tamil Nadu state, India, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoThe death toll from the latest case of tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 47, with over 100 people still in hospital, a government official said on Friday. The Tamil Nadu government said it was taking steps to identify people involved in the production of methanol - a toxic chemical normally used for industrial purposes. More than a dozen people died last year in a similar incident in a nearby district of Tamil Nadu.

ISTANBUL, June 21, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Five people died and dozens were hurt, 10of them seriously, as wildfires swept through several villages insoutheastern Turkey overnight, the health minister said Friday. "Five people died and 44 were injured, 10 seriously," when the blaze sweptthrough two areas near the southeastern city of Mardin, Health MinisterFahrettin Koca wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Australia were 100 for two after 11.2 overs before the match was abandoned, with Warner unbeaten on 53 and Glenn Maxwell 14 not out at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Cummins's third victim came in the over after his first two wickets, and his hat-trick celebration was conspicuously understated. I totally forgot about it," Cummins said of his first hat-trick in international cricket and the first at the tournament. He finished with 3-29 from his four overs while spinner Adam Zampa took 2-24 to put the brakes on Bangladesh in the middle overs. His poor form with the bat continued, though, with Marsh dismissed lbw for one by Rishad Hossain, who took both the Australian wickets, bowling Travis Head for 31.

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