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3 die of dengue in 3 districts
01:52 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThree people died of dengue fever in Khulna, Faridpur and Mymensingh on Monday. In Khulna, Mizanur Raham, 40, a vegetable trader, son of late Md Akher Ali of Rupsha upazila in the district, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital. Dr Sailendranath Biswas, resident medical officer of the hospital, said Mizanur was admitted to the hospital with dengue fever on August 15...
Shahzad suspended from all forms of cricket for 12 months
01:13 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayOpening batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been suspended from playing all forms of cricket for a period of 12 months for breaching Afghanistan Cricket Board's code of conduct...
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar due today
12:54 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrives here today on a three-day official visit. Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen will receive his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar at the VIP Lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.20pm today, said a ministry press release...
3 mayors dismissed over alleged terror links in Turkey
12:37 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayThe Turkish Interior Ministry on Monday dismissed three mayors in eastern Turkey for supporting terrorism...
30 killed, dozens missing as rain lash north India
12:12 PM, 19 Aug 2019 MondayAt least 30 people were killed and dozens reported missing or feared dead as relentless rains hammered north India causing widespread flooding, landslides, damage to roads and buildings even as flood alerts were sounded in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh...
20 SPs promoted to additional DIGs
09:22 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA total of 20 Superintendent of Police (SPs) have been promoted to the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector General (Additional DIGs) of Bangladesh Police. The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a notification today in this regard...
224 lose lives in road crashes in 12 days: Jatri Kalyan Samity
07:54 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayAt least 224 people were killed and 886 others injured in 203 road accidents across the country in 12 days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare platform, on Sunday...
FR Tower owner Tasvir arrested
06:32 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayTasvirul Islam, one of the owners of Banani’s FR Tower, has been arrested in two cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). He was arrested from Segunbagicha area in the capital around 3:30pm on Sunday, ACC’s Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told Jago News...
Zakir Naik has crossed the line, says Dr Mahathir
06:09 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayMumbai-born preacher Zakir Naik should stay away from making political speeches in Malaysia, said Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad...
Asian Paper Mills ordered to shut for polluting Halda
04:42 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayThe environment department has ordered Asian Paper Mills to shut down for polluting the Halda river by dumping waste in it. Azadur Rahman Mallik, Director of Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram Division, issued the order following a hearing on the matter on Sunday...
Google Maps help father and daughter reunite after 4 months
04:18 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayGoogle Maps helped police reunite a father with his 12-year-old daughter who had gone missing over four months ago in Delhi, officials said...
Undertake uplift schemes on priority basis, PM asks ministries
02:51 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the ministries to undertake development projects on a priority basis for implementation of the annual budget properly and accelerating the country’s uplift. “The ministries will have to fix priority that which development schemes are needed first and accordingly.........
Cumilla road crash kills 7
02:16 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundaySeven people were killed after a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Cumilla on Sunday noon. The incident took place on Cumilla-Noakhali regional road at Jamtoli area of Lalmai upazila around 12:15pm. Three men, two women and two children were among the dead. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
Two including a woman killed in city
01:52 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA man was killed in a road accident at Uttar Badda and a body of a woman was recovered from Lalbagh area in the city on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, 45, who was died from a road crash, son of late Saidul Islam of Charikumarpara in Kamalkanda upazila..........
Woman killed ‘by husband’ in Jhenaidah
01:24 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband following a family feud at Chheria village in Maheshpur upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Firoza Begum, 45, wife of Abdul Kuddus of the village. Quoting locals, sub-inspector Akbar Ali of Bhairaba police outpost.........
KU research uncovers serious health risk in handling taka
12:17 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayCurrency notes move from hand to hand collecting dirt and bacteria that make people very uncomfortable to touch them. But, according to research by a student of Khulna University, such notes are even more harmful than we think of. “Taka notes and coins contain bacteria.........
Roger Rabbit animator Richard Williams dies at 86
12:02 PM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayRichard Williams, the Oscar-winning animator who worked on the hit film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died aged 86. Williams, who was born in Toronto but moved to the UK in the 1950s, won two Oscars and a Bafta for his work as animation director on the 1988 film, which starred Bob Hoskins.......
Nasa picks headquarters for Moon lander
11:51 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA Nasa facility in Alabama that developed the giant rocket for the Apollo programme in the 1960s will play a key role in sending astronauts down to the Moon's surface in 2024. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will lead the development of a vehicle that will land astronauts on the body for the first time since 1972........
Islamic University reopens Sunday
11:43 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayIslamic University (IU) in Kushtia will reopen on Sunday after a 9-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The university’s academic and administrative activities will also resume from that day, said sources at IU registrar’s office on Saturday..........
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species
11:27 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayFrom guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind's exploitation of the planet's fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction. Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting in Geneva to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues including the trade in ivory and the demand for shark fin soup....