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Holy Eid-ul-Azha today
12:06 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayThe holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervour. The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS)....
Israeli forces fatally shoot four Palestinians near Gaza fence
05:47 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayIsraeli forces have shot dead at least four Palestinians near the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied territories. Ma'an news agency said the Palestinians lost their lives in clashes with the Israeli army east of the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah early on Saturday....
Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani 2 to release on December 13
05:31 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe sequel to Rani Mukerji starrer 2014 crime thriller Mardaani finally has a release date. The Gopi Puthran directorial will hit the screens on December 13, 2019. The first installment was directed by Pradeep Sarkar. In Mardaani, Mukerji played the role of Shivani Shivaji Roy.......
Tanzania fuel tanker blast: At least 62 killed
05:03 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayAt least 62 people have been killed and 65 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania, police say. Pictures posted online show flaming wreckage scattered over a wide area and charred bodies lying on the ground. Police said people were trying to recover fuel from the vehicle.....
Rape case filed against 5 Khulna GRP cops
04:59 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayA case was filed against five policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP), on Friday evening for allegedly gang-raping a woman in custody eight days ago. The victim filed the case at GRP Police Station against OC Osman Gani Pathan and four others....
Culture of "Extrajudicial Killing": Addressing the Roots and Reflections
03:20 PM, 10 Aug 2019 Saturday“Extrjudicial killing” has become one of the bubbling concerns of Bangladesh, with a rise in recent years. A terrorizing tool of the State that creates nothing but violence to the civil society, be it ‘Extrajudicial killing’, ‘lynching’, ‘fake killing’, death during ‘crossfire’, ‘encounter’, and ‘gunfight’- the list goes on.....
Typhoon Lekima: 13 dead and a million evacuated in China
01:41 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayAt least 13 people have been killed and more than a million forced from their homes as Typhoon Lekima hit China. Sixteen people were also missing after a landslide was triggered by the storm, state media reported. Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in Wenling, between Taiwan and China's financial capital Shanghai.......
People panicked during Eid: Dr Kamal
01:28 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe Convener of Jatiya Oikya Front and President of Gano Forum, Dr Kamal Hossen said people are afraid of the outrageous Dengue across the country alleging the failure of cities’ mayors on Saturday. Kamal Hossen expressed his concern over the Dengue outbreak with a statement was served wishing the people Eid-Mubarak.........
‘Robber’ killed in Patuakhali ‘gunfight’
12:49 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayA suspected leader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Ballavpur in Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased identified as Chand Mia of Amtoli upazila. He was wanted in 30 different cases including of six murders and convicted in a robbery case filed with Barguna Police Station........
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal rallies to reach Rogers Cup semis
12:04 PM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayTop-seeded Rafael Nadal rallied to reach the Rogers Cup semifinals Friday night, beating No. 7 Fabio Fognini of Italy 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. The winner last year in Toronto for his fourth title in the event, Nadal won his 380th ATP Masters 1000 match, a day after breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the tour record..........
For Zack and Shia, a buddy movie becomes a real friendship
11:58 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayLaBeouf shakes his head in awe. Like the 33-year-old LaBeouf, Gottsagen, is an actor. He's one year LaBeouf's senior and he has Down syndrome. Truth be told, he can't sing a lick of opera and isn't much for scuba diving. But that's never stopped Gottsagen........
75-km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway
11:49 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayA 75-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Saturday morning, inflicting sufferings on thousands of Eid holidaymakers. The gridlock was created from Gorai in Mirzapur upazila to Bangabandhu Bridge due to heavy pressure of vehicles, said police super Sanjib Kumar Biswas.........
China stands by Pakistan on Kashmir
11:40 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayChina on Friday threw its weight behind Pakistan in the wake of India’s illegal annexation of Kashmir, saying the longstanding dispute must be resolved “properly and peacefully” based on the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreement.........
Tear gas and pellets greet thousands as protests rock Kashmir over new status despite clampdown
11:28 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayPolice used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi's withdrawal of special rights for Jammu and Kashmir in its main city of Srinagar on Friday, a police official and two witnesses said. The demonstration soon after Friday prayers was the largest since authorities locked down........
The disappearing dolphins of Sundarbans
11:16 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest known for its unique flora and fauna, is home to some globally endangered species, including the Royal Bengal Tiger and freshwater Ganges and Irrawaddy dolphins. Overfishing, increasing maritime traffic.........
Dengue claims five more lives amid ‘improving situation’
11:09 AM, 10 Aug 2019 SaturdayFive more people died of dengue in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country over the last 18 hours till 8 pm on Friday, though the overall situation has marked an improvement. The outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, showed a sign of improvement with 2,002 new patients hospitalised across the country..........
100-km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway; home-goers suffer
09:48 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayA 100-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Friday, inflicting sufferings on thousands of homebound Eid holidaymakers. Police super of the district Sanjib Kumar Biswas said the huge traffic congestion on the highway from Ashulia to Bangabandhu Bridge was created due to the pressure of Dhaka-bound cattle-laden trucks......
Indian forces on high alert after Kashmir Friday prayers
09:06 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayIndian forces went on high alert across Kashmir to head off protests after Friday prayers in mosques as tensions remained high over the ending of the disputed region's autonomy, residents and reports said. A five-day-old lockdown with no internet or phone communications appeared tighter.......
Huawei unveils phone system that could replace Android
08:49 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayHuawei has announced a new operating system called HarmonyOS that could replace Android "immediately" if necessary. Richard Yu, CEO of the Chinese tech giant's consumer division, unveiled HarmonyOS at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan on Friday...........
Zimbabwe cricket board reinstated, team still suspended
08:35 PM, 09 Aug 2019 FridayThe Zimbabwe cricket board has been reinstated by a government body in what could be the first step to ending a suspension by the International Cricket Council. Zimbabwe Cricket's leadership under chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani will be allowed to return......