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8 killed as picnic bus hits tree in Feni
12:16 PM, 15 Aug 2019 ThursdayEight people were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Feni Sadar Upazila’s Lemua on Thursday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Nurunnabi, superintendent of Feni police, said the accident took place around 5:45am......
Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Bangabandhu in Tungipara
12:04 PM, 15 Aug 2019 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mazar here this morning on the occasion of his 44th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day. After laying the wreath, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some time..........
National Mourning Day being observed
06:53 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayPeople across the country are observing the National Mourning Day, the darkest chapter in the history of independent Bangladesh. On this day in 1975, the nation’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members were assassinated by a cabal of military men........
BNP demands govt’s immediate resignation
06:19 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayBNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the government to quit immediately considering the country’s current situation. Talking to reporters at his local residence before starting his journey for the capital, he also said the leather industry suffered a setback during this Eid-ul-Azha.........
Govt wants to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers
06:07 PM, 14 Aug 2019 Wednesdayhe government wants to bring back at least two convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman before his birth centenary to implement the court verdict. Though the government is aware of complexities to bring back the fugitives, it continues diplomatic efforts to get the killers back to implement the court verdict........
VP Nur again attacked on the way to aunt’s house
05:46 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Vice President of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu), Nurul Haque Nur was again attacked at Galachipa area of Patuakhali on Wednesday noon. Some miscreants reportedly attacked Nur at Setu Ulania area of the upazila.........
Two die from wedding boat drowning in Jamuna
04:53 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThere were two bodies recovered from impassable Sinnar Char area of Mansur Nagar union in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj, when a wedding boat was sailing bride’s home by Jamuna River on Wednesday noon. The identities of the bodies couldn’t be known immediately while another six people were still missing till the report was developed.........
Those behind rawhide price slump won’t be spared: Quader
04:30 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned that people responsible for the rawhide price fall will be punished.“The government will investigate to see if any syndicate is behind this situation and take legal steps,” he told a post-Eid news conference at the Secretariat........
BSF men beat Bangladeshi to death: Family
03:31 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayA Bangladeshi man was allegedly beaten to death by members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Thakurpur border of Damurhuda upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdullah Mondol, 46, son of Golam Rasul of Thakurpur village of the upazila.....
Child among two die of dengue in Pabna, Faridpur
03:27 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayTwo people, including a nine-year-old boy, died of dengue in Faridpur and Pabna districts early Wednesday and Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Tanjid Mollah, 9, son of Jahid Mollah of Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur and Musabbir Hossain Mahfuz, 20, son of Golam Mustafa of Chak Ramanandapur village in Pabna Sadar upazila.........
Pakistan to redeploy troops along India boarder over Kashmir row
02:47 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayKashmir crisis is raging on as India and Pakistan adopt new mutual countermeasures against each other over the recent clampdown in the disputed region. In the latest development, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US has raised the possibility of redeploying troops from the Afghanistan border to the Kashmir frontier.......
9th wage board: Hearing on govt appeal Aug 19
02:19 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe Chamber Judge has fixed August 19 to hear an appeal by the state seeking a stay on the High Court Division order to maintain a status-quo for two months on publication of gazette notification of the ninth wage board for journalists. Chamber Judge Md Nuruzzaman on Wednesday sent the appeal.........
Blue Jays hit 3 solo HRs, blank slumping Rangers 3-0
01:17 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayManager Chris Woodward expects more from the Texas Rangers offense. He hasn’t seen much in two tough losses to Toronto. Five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a five-hitter, Teoscar Hernandez and Billy McKinney hit back-to-back home runs, and Toronto beat slumping Texas 3-0 on Tuesday night.......
Signal 3 issued for sea ports
01:09 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 on Wednesday. For the inland river ports, cautionary signal number 1 was issued. In a regular bulletin, the Met Office said a low persists over the southern part of Jharkand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal......
Three killed over Mymensingh land dispute
01:05 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThree people were killed and two others injured in a clash over the ownership of a plot at Khathaldangi village in Iswarganj upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Jahirul, Hasim Uddin and Azizul Haq of the village. Hashim’s sons Khairul and Mazharul were injured........
Farmers use tech to squeeze every drop from Colorado River
12:59 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayA drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day. After a brief, snaking flight above the field, the drone landed and the researchers removed a handful of memory cards.........
Liam Hemsworth wishes Miley Cyrus 'nothing but health
12:57 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayIn the wake of his split from Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth has posted on social media wishing her the best.The "Hunger Games" star put up a photo of what appears to be beautiful sunset scene on a beach. It appeared on his official Instagram account early Tuesday........
Iran supreme leader urges support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels
12:38 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayIran’s state TV reports that the country’s supreme leader is urging support for Yemen’s Houthis against a Saudi-led coalition that he says is trying to “disintegrate” the country. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Mohammad Abdul Salam, the spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarallah Movement.........
Jailed Saudi feminist refuses to deny torture to secure release
12:29 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayThe prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison in exchange for a video statement denying reports she was tortured in custody, her family said. Hathloul was arrested more than a year ago..........
Indian disputed Kashmir under strict lockdown for 9th day
12:24 PM, 14 Aug 2019 WednesdayResidents of Indian disputed Kashmir were running low on essential supplies Tuesday as an unprecedented security lockdown kept people indoors for a ninth day. India has imposed a near-constant curfew and a communications blackout as it tries to stave off a violent reaction to the government’s decision on Aug. 5 to strip Kashmir of its autonomy........