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Ex-J&K CMs Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah arrested
08:30 AM, 06 Aug 2019 TuesdayFormer Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were arrested on Monday, hours after the government scrapped the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir...
5 more die, 2065 infected as dengue nightmare refuses to end
10:06 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayFive people, including an expectant mother, have died of dengue and 2,065 others have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease afresh across the country. The new deaths were reported in Dhaka and Khulna on Monday while the new infections in 24 hours till Monday morning....
Franchises seek consistency in BPL rules
09:04 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayAmid several franchises’ move to rope in star players for their teams for the next season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said it has no validity as they are yet to renew contracts with the franchises for a new cycle of the tournament...
HSBC says its CEO to leave after just 18 months
08:58 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayBank HSBC on Monday announced the surprise departure of CEO John Flint after just 18 months, saying new leadership was needed amid increasing economic uncertainty, and that it was cutting some 4,000 jobs to reduce costs..........
Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges
08:32 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayOne of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast. Atlantic puffins, with their colorful beaks and waddling walks, are one of New England’s best recognized seabirds. Maine is the only state in the U.S. where the birds breed...
DU online admission process begins
08:24 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayThe online application process of admission into the first year honours courses of Dhaka University (DU) under 2019-2020 academic session began on Monday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the process at the central admission office at the university’s Administrative Building in the afternoon...
Messi strains calf, will miss Barcelona's US trip
08:12 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayBarcelona says Lionel Messi has strained his right calf and will not travel to the United States for two preseason games. The Spanish champion says Messi withdrew from Monday's training session because of "discomfort in his right leg." The club did not say when it expects him to be fit again....
Malaysia PM Mahathir expresses concern over occupied Kashmir's situation
08:06 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayMalaysian Prime Minister (PM) Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad expressed concern over the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK), said a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Monday. According to the statement, Mahathir expressed his views over a telephone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan....
All preparations taken to ensure smooth eid journeys, says Quader
07:19 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the government has taken all-out preparations for ensuring the smooth journeys of homebound people. The minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting on safe eid journeys at the Secretariat....
Arrest warrant issued for Fakhrul and Tarique with 7 others
07:09 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday has issued an arrest warrant for 9 leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) including Secretary General Fakhrul Islam and Tarique Rahman, Acting Chairman of the party over a case filled by AB Siddique, President of Bangladesh Jananettriparishad.....
Teenage boy, expectant mother die of dengue in city
06:54 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayAn expectant mother and a teenage boy died of dengue in different hospitals in the capital early Monday. Sharmin Akhter Shapla, 32, wife of Nazmul Hasan, deputy director of Agargaon Meteorological office, died at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital while Hasan, 13, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital...
Seminar on Dengue, Chikungunya held at UODA
03:43 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayA seminar titled “Effective Herbal Medicines against Dengue and Chikungunya” was held at the University of Development Alternative (UODA) Auditorium on Sunday...
8000 more troops airlifted to Jammu & Kashmir
02:40 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayIn view of anticipated violence in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre’s announcement on repealing Article 370, nearly 8,000 paramilitary troops were on Monday airlifted from Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam and other parts of the country to the Valley...
‘Darkest day... catastrophic’: Mehbooba on Article 370 abrogation proposal
02:24 PM, 05 Aug 2019 Monday‘Darkest day’, tweeted former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti minutes after Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved a resolution in Rajya Sabha to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that extends special status to Jammu and Kashmir...
Rifat murder: Minni files bail petition with HC
01:31 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayAysha Siddika Minni has filed a bail petition with the High Court (HC) in a case filed over the murder of his husband Rifat Sharif...
Article 370 on Jammu & Kashmir scrapped
12:36 PM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayIndian Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved a resolution in Rajya Sabha to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that extends special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government, which listed four bills and legislative proposals before the Rajya Sabha, intends to get the resolution passed by the end of day...
Meteorologist’s pregnant wife dies of dengue
11:21 AM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayThe wife of a meteorologist died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka early Monday. Sharmin Akter, 25, wife of Nazmul Hossain, a meteorologist at Dhaka Met office, breathed his last at 4:30am. She was pregnant of six months...
4 of a family burnt in AC explosion
10:30 AM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayFour members of a family sustained burn injuries when an air-conditioner exploded in a house at Kathalbagan area in the capital’s Kolabagan early Monday. The injured are Moniruzzaman Liton, 38, his wife Tumpa Akter, 30, daughters Laiba and an eight month old Liban. They were admitted to Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
Sheikh Kamal’s 70th birth anniversary today
10:05 AM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayThe 70th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed on Monday...
Texas Walmart shooting: El Paso attack ‘domestic terrorism’
09:45 AM, 05 Aug 2019 MondayA shooting at a supermarket in the US state of Texas that left 20 dead is being investigated as domestic terrorism, officials say...