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Turkish mine explosion kills 28 and leaves dozens trapped
08:36 AM, 15 Oct 2022 SaturdayAt least 28 people have died and dozens remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey's Bartin province...
Doctor among two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin
05:49 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayIsraeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian men, including a physician, during a raid on the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank...
Four Covid deaths, 346 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:13 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported four COVID-19 deaths and 346 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,393, and infections stood at 20,31,797. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
310 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:17 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridaySome 310 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Friday morning. With this, a total of 2,715 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals. Of them, 1,916 are being treated at the facilities of Dhaka while 799 are in other divisions...
Municipal mayor among 3 shot in Mirsharai
03:10 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayA municipal mayor and two others were shot in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram district on Friday morning over lifting sand from the Feni River. The injured are Chattogram's Baraiyarhat municipal mayor Rezaul Karim Khokan, Hinguli union Awami League leader Ashok Sen, 42, and Jubo League activist Sayed Khan Dukhu, 35...
Civilians in 'annexed' Kherson urged to flee to Russia
02:37 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayEvacuees from Ukraine's southern Kherson region were expected to begin arriving in Russia on Friday after a Moscow-installed official suggested residents should leave for safety, a sign of Moscow's weakening hold on territory it claims to have annexed. "We suggested that all residents of the Kherson region...
Hindu Sena moves Delhi HC against Adipurush makers, actors
01:01 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayAn organisation named Hindu Sena on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the makers and actors of Adipurush...
Brazil judge fines Apple $20 mn over chargerless iPhones
12:39 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayA Brazilian judge fined Apple $20 million Thursday for selling iPhones without chargers, calling it an "abusive practice" that forces customers to buy an additional product...
Pakistan beat New Zealand to clinch tri-series
12:08 PM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayPakistan168 for 5 (Nawaz 38*, Rizwan 34, Bracewell 2-14) beat New Zealand 163 for 7 (Williamson 59, Rauf 2-22, Naseem 2-38) by five wickets. An audacious assault from Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz blindsided New Zealand and gave Pakistan the tri-series title in Christchurch...
North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border
11:38 AM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayNorth Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft...
Neymar could face five-year prison term at trial
11:13 AM, 14 Oct 2022 FridayA Brazilian investment firm has called for Neymar to face a five-year prison sentence when he stands trial next week on fraud and corruption charges relating to his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013...
India ease past Thailand to secure final berth
09:51 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayLed by Shafali Verma's blazing 42 and backed up by a disciplined, collective bowling effort, India registered a comfortable 74-run win over Thailand in the first semifinal of the 2022 Women's Asia Cup...
Sri Lanka spinners stifle Pakistan to enter Asia Cup final
09:20 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdaySri Lanka Women 122 for 6 (Samarawickrama 35, Sanjeewani 26, Sandhu 3-17) beat Pakistan Women 121 for 6 (Maroof 42, Dar 26, Ranaweera 2-17) by one run...
Pakistan bus fire kills 18 flood survivors
08:46 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayA bus carrying nearly 50 people displaced by the catastrophic floods in Pakistan has caught fire, killing at least 18 of them, including eight children and nine women...
Eating late might make you obese, confirms new study
08:21 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayIf you are one of those who believes in late dinners and midnight snacking, then know that you alone are the cause of many illnesses and conditions. Now these are completely avoidable if you shift the heavier food during the earlier part of the day, preferably in the first half...
Pfizer says updated booster protects against Omicron subvariants
07:48 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayPfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4 and the BA.5 subvariants, generated a strong immune response and was well tolerated in testing on humans...
Postponing Gaibandha by-polls wasn't imprudent decision: CEC
07:00 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said postponing the by-polls to Gaibandha-5 constituency was not a thoughtless decision as the commission decided to postpone the election after observing it intensively...
One Covid death, 445 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:45 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 445 cases in the last 24 hours...
Eight dengue patients die; 765 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:39 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayEight dengue patients died and 765 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning. With the latest death, a total of 83 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 2,695 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Bishwa Ijtema to begin on Jan 13
05:29 PM, 13 Oct 2022 ThursdayBishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in two phases in January on the bank of Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. The first phase will be held on January 13-15 and the second one on January 20-22, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal...