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Top seeds Djokovic, Barty toppled in Cincy semi-finals
11:24 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayWorld number one Novak Djokovic wilted under pressure from Daniil Medvedev Saturday, falling 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to the ninth-seeded Russian in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals. Medvedev’s upset win sent him into a title showdown with another unexpected finalist................
Female hundi trader held in Benapole
11:10 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayMembers of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a female hundi trader along with 40,400 US dollar and 13 lakh Indian Rupees from Amrakhali area in Benapole on Saturday night. The arrestee is Suraiya Begum, 50, wife of Shah Alam, a resident of Uttara area in the capital...........
Bridge collapses only in 3 months
10:15 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA 40-foot bridge constructed at a cost of Tk 31 lakh has collapsed in only three months, causing extreme suffering to commuters. The bridge was constructed over the Abashongami canal at Purba Dhoniram of Fulbari in Kurigram under the ‘15 metre wide and breadth bridge..........
No letup in sexual assault, 2 more girls raped in Satkhira, Shariatpur
10:11 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayTwo schoolgirls have reportedly been raped in Satkhira and Shariatpur districts while two people, including a teacher, were arrested in Barguna and Sylhet for repeatedly violating two other girls. In Satkhira, a nine-year-old girl was raped by a neighbour at Gobindakati village in Sadar upazila on Saturday........
BNP to draw global attention to push for Khaleda’s release
10:07 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayBNP has decided to draw the attention of the international community to the issue of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release and proper treatment. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir informed journalists about the decision after a meeting of its standing committee members at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office.............
Experts find falling demand, syndication behind decrease in rawhide prices
09:57 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayExperts have blamed the lack of policy, syndication by tanners, their ‘cash crunch’ and a fall in the demand for leather products for the unprecedented fall in the prices of rawhide of sacrificed animals this year. The drastic fall in rawhide prices forced seasonal traders in different districts..........
Pakistan to fight for Kashmir ‘till last bullet’
09:52 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayDemanding the withdrawal of Indian forces from occupied Kashmir, Pakistan on Saturday vowed to fight for the disputed territory “till the last soldier and bullet”. “Pakistan is fully ready to counter the evil designs of India with its highly professional armed forces............
Blast at wedding in Afghan capital kills at least 63
09:38 AM, 18 Aug 2019 SundayA bomb exploded at a wedding reception in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday night, killing at least 63 people, officials and emergency services said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which went off in the men’s reception area of a west Kabul wedding hall.........
3-member body formed to probe Mirpur slum fire
09:42 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayA three-member probe committee was formed on Saturday to investigate Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7area. Ershad Hossain, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence office, said the committee was constituted with deputy director (ambulance) Abul Hossain as its head........
7 killed as landslide hits houses in Pakistan
09:28 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayAt least seven people, most of them children, were killed and six others were injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains engulfed three houses in a mountain village of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) early Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at about 5am in a hamlet known as Pothi Chapriyan Hiloti........
BCB calls 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp
09:17 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp beginning on Monday (August 19) under National Team Strength and Conditioning Coach Mario Villavarayen. Selected players have been asked to report team coach at 8:am on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur...........
Bangladesh Emerging team to play one-day match against Sri Lanka on Sunday
07:52 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe first match of the three-match one-day series between Emerging High-Performance (HP) teams of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, begins on Sunday at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) in Savar. The Sri Lankan Emerging HP team arrived in Dhaka on Friday.......
BNP demands fair probe into Mirpur fire
07:19 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area as such incidents are on the rise. Talking to reporters after visiting the fire-ravaged slum, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also urged the government..........
Fire breaks out at AIIMS hospital in Delhi
06:48 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayA fire broke out at the P.C. Block (second floor) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in Delhi on August 17 evening. After a call was received by the Delhi Fire Service around 4.50 p.m., 34 fire tenders have been rushed to the sport. No casualties have been reported so far.........
CETP at Savar is fully operational: Industries Sec
06:33 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayIndustries Secretary Md Abdul Halim today said the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Savar Tannery Industrial City is fully operational for purifying chemical waste. “During the holy Eid-ul-Azha, tannery owners collect half of the rawhide for whole year............
44 more students get GPA-5 under Rajshahi board
05:57 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayA total of 66 unsuccessful students in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in Rajshahi Education Board have passed after re-evaluation of the answer sheets. At the same time, 44 more students got GPA-5 in the re-evaluation. Rajshahi Education Board authority published the result in its website here on Friday........
Facebook is Removing its Group Chats Feature to Limit Spammers
05:33 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayFacebook has announced that it's removing the group chat functionality that it launched in October last year, which was designed to facilitate more intimate discussion between group members, separate from post comments. As you can see here, Facebook will remove the function as of August 22nd............
Gazipur’s ex-acting mayor Karim joins BNP
05:05 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayAbdul Karim, former acting-mayor of Gazipur municipality, along with his around a hundred followers joined BNP on Saturday. Karim formally joined BNP by presenting a bouquet to party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.........
Khulna city goes under rainwater
04:56 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayHeavy monsoon rain inundated most parts of the city on Saturday, inflicting immense sufferings on the city dwellers. Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 114 millimeters rain in six hours till 9 am. Most of the areas including Satrasta and Royal Hotel intersections........
Minor boy slaughtered over land dispute
04:50 PM, 17 Aug 2019 SaturdayA two-year-old boy was slaughtered over a land dispute at Dalarkandi village in Austagram upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Wasim, son of Abdul Wadud of the village. As a sequel to a land dispute, Abdur Razzak along with his sons carried out an attack............