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Sylhet lost 35,005 hectares of farmland in 5yrs • Apr. 16, 2025, 8:55 AM ET (Daily Star)
Zimbabwe arrive in Dhaka for two-match Test series • Apr. 15, 2025, 4:41 AM ET (Daily Star)
Rains likely in Dhaka, 2 other divisions • Apr. 14, 2025, 10:12 AM ET (Daily Star)
Jashore Education Board tops SSC results • Apr. 7, 2025, 5:56 AM ET (Daily Star)
Rains likely in M’singh, Sylhet; mild heat wave persists in Dhaka, other places • Apr. 1, 2025, 9:42 AM ET (Daily Star)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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