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North Macedonia van crash kills Bangladeshi; 12 others injured

10:40 AM, 25 Aug 2019 Sunday

North Macedonia police say a 20-year old migrant from Bangladesh was killed and 12 others injured when a van packed with migrants collided with a truck on the main highway in the south. Police said Saturday that a van with 13 migrants hit the rear of the truck near the town of Demir Kapija late Friday and caught fire.......

Fall of government certain, says Oli

09:32 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Jatiya Mukti Mancha convener Oli Ahmed on Saturday urged his party leaders and activists to get ready for a fresh national election as he thinks the “fall of the current government is certain”. “I call upon our leaders and activists to take preparations for the election as it might be held anytime........

Dengue outbreak: DSCC mobile courts inspect 141 houses

09:11 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

The mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday inspected 141 houses during their anti-mosquito drives to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, responsible for dengue. Executive Magistrate Mizanur Rahman led the drive in Dhanmondi and Dhaka Medical College Hospital.....

‘Europe’s largest mosque’ unveiled in Russia

09:00 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has inaugurated what authorities say is Europe’s largest mosque. Sitting just outside the capital of Grozny, the mosque can accommodate more than 30,000 people. Opened by Kadyrov on Friday, the ‘Pride of Muslims’ mosque can accommodate 30,000 worshippers.....

BUILD calls for providing policy support to e-commerce business

08:27 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Recognising e-commerce as a future potential business and trade platform for women entrepreneurs, Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) has called for providing policy support to e-commerce businesses. The research organisation today made the call at a dialogue on.....

Domingo is different, says Akram Khan

08:12 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Chairman of the cricket operation of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Akram Khan on Saturday reckoned that newly-appointed head coach Russell Domingo is very different from other coaches who worked for Bangladesh. After BCB parted ways with Steve Rhodes....

India is playing with fire that will burn its secularity: Pak President

07:52 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

President Arif Alvi has said that India is playing with fire by revoking the special autonomy of occupied Kashmir and the same fire will eventually "burn the secularity" of the Indian state, it emerged on Saturday. In an interview with Canadian-American media outlet Vice News....

Messi back as Valverde set to ring the changes for Barca

06:48 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

FC Barcelona entertain Betis in the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday needing to kick start their season and convince their supporters that they can challenge for this season's title after last weekend's defeat in Bilbao. The week has again been dominated by rumors of Neymar Jr's possible return to Barca.....

SAFF U-15 Champs: Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka on Sunday

06:42 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Defending champions Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in their second match of the five-nation SAFF Under-15 Championship at the Kalyani Stadium in Nadia District of West Bengal on Sunday. The match will kick-off at 12:30pm (Bangladesh time). Two times champions Bangladesh made a flying start in the ongoing....

Iranian oil tanker changes listed destination to Turkey

06:38 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

An Iranian-flagged oil tanker that has been pursued by the United States in the Mediterranean Sea for weeks now appears to be heading for a port in Turkey. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, changed its listed destination in its Automatic Identification System (AIS) to Mesrin, Turkey, early on August 24....

Bangabandhu’s portraits, name being abused for plundering: Dr Kamal

06:11 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said those making their own fortunes depriving people of their ownership of the country and voting rights using the name and portraits of Bangabandhu are committing the ‘most grievous crime’.....

Roldan, Ruidaz lift Sounders over Timbers for Cascadia Cup

06:02 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz each scored to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 win over rival the Portland Timbers on Friday night and secure this year's Cascadia Cup trophy. Jordan Morris assisted on both goals as the Sounders (12-8-7) moved into second place in the Western Conference....

Tech firms must give up their awkward secret: Humans

06:00 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Among the thousands upon thousands of words that make up the privacy policies of the tech giants, one you rarely find is “human”. Zero uses of the word in Amazon’s privacy policy for its Alexa voice assistant. The same goes for Apple’s Siri. And Google’s Assistant......

Road crashes killed 185 during Eid holidays: Nischa

05:54 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

At least 185 people were killed in 135 road accidents in nine days during the Eid-ul-Azha vacation, Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) said on Saturday. The accidents took place on the national and regional highways between August 10 and August 18, according to a report prepared by the organisation.....

Students pledge of raising voice against child marriage

05:46 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Students at a large gathering expressed their commitment of raising strong voice against child marriage and drug addiction in order to free the society from the social curse. They also adopted a firm stance of building themselves as worthy citizens through protecting from all sorts of social crimes....

Paros - the Greek paradise island that wants to ditch plastic

05:29 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

The sun dips towards the sea on Xifara beach as Stella Cervello walks along, picking up handfuls of plastic waste. There are shredded plastic bags, a glowstick from a rave on nearby Mykonos and even a food carton from Turkey. "Look, you can see all the microplastics," she says, pointing at a mass of coloured dots bobbing on the waves....

New 'Moana' attraction, 'Star Wars' hotel at Disney World

05:23 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Disney officials say they plan to open an attraction based on the animated film "Moana" at Walt Disney World, and they announced the name of a "Star Wars"-themed hotel being planned for the Florida resort. The officials made the announcements Thursday at the company's annual D23 Expo in Anaheim, California....

Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders not allowed in J&K; asked to go back

05:13 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with a delegation of opposition leaders will today visit Srinagar to assess the situation in the Kashmir Valley, where restrictions have been imposed since the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and divided the state into two union territories on August 5....

Army sergeant killed in Bogura road crash

04:05 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

An army sergeant was killed and six others injured after a passenger bus overturned at Rahobol on Rangpur-Bogura Highway in Shibganj upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz, 35, of Laxmipur district. He was posted in Bandarban......

Bus plunged in to ditch killing 8

03:28 PM, 24 Aug 2019 Saturday

Eight passengers were killed when a bus plunged in to ditch breaking the railings of a bridge on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Fuldi rail-gate area of Sadar upazila in Faridpur on Saturday afternoon. Another 30 passengers were also injured from the accident which could increase the figures of casualties, the fire and rescue officials have expressed their concern...