Turkey's flash floods death toll soars to 27

The death toll from Turkey's flash floods soared to 27 on Friday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to inspect one of the hardest-hit regions and lend his moral support...

Another ferry hits Padma Bridge pillar

Another ferry named Kakoli hit 10 no. pillar of the Padma Bridge on its way from Banglabazar Ghat in Madaripur to Shimulia Ghat in Munshiganj on Friday morning...

Taliban seizes 16th Afghan city

The Taliban armed group takes the provincial capitals, Pul-e Alam, Feruz Koh, Qala-e Naw and Lashkar Gah within hours after capturing Herat and Kandahar cities...

Pori Moni denied bail, sent to jail

A court in Dhaka has rejected bail petition of actress Pori Moni and ordered to send her to jail in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Chandra Mondal on Friday passed the order after her lawyer filed the petition. Earlier, police produced her before the court following completion of her six-day remand in two phases...

Samsung heir released from prison on parole

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been released from a South Korean prison and is now on parole. He served 207 days in jail - just over half the sentence he received after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January...

Britney Spears' father steps down as conservator

Britney Spears' father has agreed to step down as the singer's conservator after 13 years, US media report...

Chelsea re-sign Lukaku for club record £97.5m

Chelsea have re-signed striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m...

Taliban captures southern Afghanistan’s Lashkar Gah city

The Taliban has captured the key city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan, a day after the group claimed control over Kandahar and Herat, the country’s second and third largest cities, two officials have confirmed. Military and government officials had evacuated the city after striking a deal with the group, the security source said...

Ron, Dipu acquitted of attempted murder charges

A court in Dhaka has acquitted Sikder Group's Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder in a case filed for allegedly attempting to kill EXIM Bank's two officials. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Thursday passed the acquittal order...

242 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 242 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...

Prakash Raj undergoes shoulder surgery

Indian actor-filmmaker Prakash Raj has undergone a surgery to fix the fracture in his left shoulder...

HSC form fill up begins today

The form fill up process for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - 2021 was begun today which will be continued till August 25...

Female colleague files rape case against SP Mokter

A female colleague of police superintendent (SP) Mokter Hossain has filed a case against him for allegedly raping her...

215 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 215 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23,613. During the period, 10,126 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 13,96,868, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday...

All public transports to run from Aug 19

Considering the socio-economic condition of the country, the government has decided to allow all public transports to operate on the roads from August 19 in compliance with the health rules...

Afghan govt offers to share power with Taliban: Official

The Afghanistan government has made a power-sharing proposal to the Taliban in exchange for a halt in the escalating violence in the country, a top government source has told Al Jazeera...

US, Taiwan coast guards meet despite Chinese pressure

Officers from the U.S. and Taiwanese coast guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by China to isolate the self-governing island democracy...

65 killed in Algerian wildfires, Greece and Italy burn

Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern Italy...

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Australian capital Canberra goes into snap lockdown

The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of Covid-19 in more than a year...