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Kashmir in panic after India orders tourists to leave
05:39 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayAuthorities in the Indian-controlled Kashmir have called on tourists to immediately leave the disputed Himalayan region, raising fears of a new crackdown. The Jammu and Kashmir government said in an unprecedented order on Friday that tourists should cut short their stay in the region and return as soon as possible...
No Eid vacation for DNCC, DSCC officials
05:16 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe government on Saturday cancelled the Eid vacation and weekly holidays of the officials of Dhaka north and south city corporations until further notice. In a circular, local government ministry said the move was aimed at successfully carrying out anti-mosquito drives...
Rohingya crisis: India urges world to help Bangladesh ease its burden
03:45 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayIndia has urged the world to help Bangladesh cope with the “humanitarian burden” mentioning that they are “deeply conscious” of the humanitarian and security implications due to the presence of huge Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar. India has praised Bangladesh generosity....
Trump again warns he could kill millions of Afghans
03:32 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has once again warned that American troops could win the Afghan war within days by killing millions across the conflict-ridden country. Trump made the warning on Friday as he hailed the “progress” made in peace talks between his administration and the Taliban militant group...
130-year-old man arrives in Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
02:19 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayA 130-year-old Indonesian national arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Ohi Aidros Samri arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport to perform Hajj in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported...
4 killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
12:22 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayThree suspected robbers and a drug peddler were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ at Nurullaghona hill and Dorgapara of Marine Drive road in Teknaf upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Md Junayed, 36, Ayub, 30, Mehedi Hasan, 35,and Imran Molla, 32, of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur...
I want to become India coach one day: Sourav Ganguly
12:11 PM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayFormer India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he harbours ambitions of becoming the India head coach at some point if not right now...
US announces new sanctions against Russia over Skripal affair
10:31 AM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayA new round of sanctions were imposed on Moscow Saturday by the United States over the 2018 poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom...
Dengue spreads to all 64 districts: DGHS
09:48 AM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe government on Friday confirmed that dengue has spread to all corners of Bangladesh, indicating that the situation has taken a turn for the worse. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 1,687 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours until Friday morning...
Messi suspended 3 months for CONMEBOL criticism
09:00 AM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe Argentine star Lionel Messi was barred on Friday from playing for his national team for three months and was fined $50,000 by CONMEBOL, the South American soccer governing body, after he heavily criticized the organization during the Copa América...
Eid-ul-Azha on August 12
08:44 AM, 03 Aug 2019 SaturdayThe holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated on August 12 throughout the country with due solemnity and religious fervor. The National Moon Sighting Committee came up with the decision in the evening at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque...
Four players banned for life by Asian Football Confederation
05:20 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayThe Asian Football Confederation has banned four players for life for attempting to fix matches in the AFC Cup in 2017 and 2018. The AFC said Friday that defender Kursanbek Sheratov, striker Vladimir Verevkin and defender Iliaz Alimov of Kyrgyzstan and goalkeeper Abduaziz Mahkamov........
Japan urges Myanmar to take “more strenuous efforts” to repatriate Rohingyas
04:58 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayJapanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has urged the Myanmar government to take “more strenuous efforts” to take Rohingyas back from Bangladesh to their place of origin in Rakhine State. During his recent meeting with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.....
Al Qaeda attack kills 19 soldiers in Yemen
04:23 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridaySeparate attacks by Houthi rebels and militants on Thursday hit security forces in Yemen's city Aden, killing at least 49 people, many of them newly trained police cadets, officials said. Al Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen on Friday, security officials said....
Truck hits motorbike leaving 2 dead
03:38 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayThere were two people died when a truck hit them as they were riding on a motorbike at Bathuli area of Dhamrai in Dhaka. Luthfor Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Golra Hingway police station confirmed the accident to Jago News earlier on Friday....
Katy Perry, others ordered to pay $2.78M for copying song
02:28 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayKaty Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" copied a 2009 Christian rap song, a federal jury decided Thursday. It was an underdog victory for rapper Marcus Gray, a relatively obscure artist once known as Flame......
Canada wins Pan Am gold, Olympic berth at artistic swimming
01:02 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayAfter they soared with acrobatic skills in the water, Canada's Claudia Holzner and Jacqueline Simoneau embraced Halle Pratt, who wept tears of joy when they won the artistic swimming overall team gold Wednesday at the Pan American Games and an Olympic ticket to Tokyo 2020.......
Mahila Dal stages a rally seeking Khaleda Zia’s release
12:46 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayA procession seeking release of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been shown by Baghladesh Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, a women wing of the party in capital on Friday which was led by Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General...
Eid-ul-Azha on 11 August in Middle East including Saudi
12:16 PM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayThe moon of Arabic holy month Jilhajj, 1440 Hijri was sighted later on Thursday resulting Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest festival in Islam to be held on 11 August in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia. The holy Hajj, the fifth mandatory religious duty of Islam will be held on 10 August as the moon sighted, declared Saudi Supreme Court later the day....
‘Drug trader’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
11:38 AM, 02 Aug 2019 FridayA suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Pubail in the city early Friday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam Naju, son of Mostafa of Tongi area. Tipped off that 6-7 drug traders were gathering in the area, a team of Rab-1 conducted a drive.......