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Israel demolishes Palestinian homes near West Bank barrier
03:37 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayIsraeli forces began demolishing Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, in the face of protests and international criticism...
Barrister Sumon sued under Digital Security Act
02:49 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondaySupreme court lawyer and also war crimes prosecutor Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon has been sued in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Goutom Kumar Edbor, a social worker in the capital’s Bhasantek, on Monday filed the case before the court of Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain...
Local AL leader gunned down in Satkhira
01:15 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayA local leader of Awami League (AL) was gunned down by the miscreants in broad daylight in Satkhira on Monday around 12 pm. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, Vice President of Agardari union AL unit of sadar upazila...
North Korea leader votes in elections with 99.98% turnout: KCNA
12:55 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local elections on Sunday (Jul 21) that registered the near 100 per cent turnout claimed for every ballot held in the nuclear-armed state...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ passes ‘Avatar’ to become highest-grossing film ever
12:13 PM, 22 Jul 2019 Monday"Avengers: Endgame," the Disney and Marvel blockbuster, will move past "Avatar" on the list of all-time highest grossing films on Sunday in its 13th weekend of release, Disney reported Saturday night...
DU students lock academic, administrative buildings
12:01 PM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayGeneral students of Dhaka University put the academic and the administrative buildings under lock and key on Monday morning demanding an end to the university's affiliation with seven colleges. The main entrances of Registrar building, Arts building, Curzon Hall and Mokarram Bhaban, remained locked since 8 am...
Biswajit Chakraborty granted bail in cheque bounce case
10:45 AM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayBengali television and film actor Biswajit Chakraborty has been granted bail in a cheque bounce case filed by Darshan Khamani, a city businessman...
Habiganj Civil Surgeon dies from dengue
10:03 AM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayHabiganj Civil Surgeon doctor Md Shahadat Hossain Hajra died of dengue fever at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital on Sunday night. He was 53. He breathed his last around 10:15 pm, Nikhil Deb Sharma, Senior Medical Technologist of Habiganj surgeon office, confirmed the death to Jago News...
Floodwater starts receding; food crisis hits victims hard
09:40 AM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayAlthough floodwater started to recede from many areas in the flood-affected northern and northeaster districts, the victims were going through immense sufferings for want to food and drinking water. Besides, many were affected by water-borne diseases...
Hong Kong protests: Armed mob storms Yuen Long station
08:53 AM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayDozens of masked men armed with batons stormed a train station in the Hong Kong district of Yuen Long on Sunday. Footage posted on social media showed the men, all in white T-shirts, violently attacking people on platforms and inside train carriages...
Lightning strikes kill 32 in Uttar Pradesh
08:30 AM, 22 Jul 2019 MondayAs many as 32 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh due to lightning on Sunday, said officials. A day earlier, the lightning had claimed one life in the state, while two others had died of snake bites on July 18 and 20 respectively, the statement said...
Hazrat Shahjalal airport keeps flights uninterrupted: CAAB
09:10 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayCivil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) today said it has been able to keep flight operations uninterrupted through providing power and water supplies from its own sources as a power outage occurred at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for nearly seven hours...
NOVOAIR increases flights to Saidpur route
08:11 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayNOVOAIR, the leading private airlines of the country, will operate daily five flights to Saidpur from August 1. Currently, NOVOAIR operates daily 4 flights from Dhaka to Saidpur...
UK FM to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnson become PM
08:03 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayBritish finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris Johnson became prime minister because he felt unable to support a leader happy to take the country out of the European Union without a deal...
It’s US Embassy that had ulterior motive: Sajeeb Wazed
07:21 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayPrime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed on Sunday said the US Embassy here is the one that had an “ulterior motive” mentioning that they picked Priya Saha because they knew she would make this outrageous statement...
Taslima Nasreen's India stay permit extended
04:20 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayControversial Bangladeshi-origin author Taslima Nasreen's residence permit has been extended for one year by the Union Home Ministry, officials said on Sunday...
Cricket World Cup final umpire admits ‘error’: Report
04:01 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayThe umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted he made an "error" and should have given one run fewer, a report said Sunday...
Court dismisses Suman’s case against Priya Saha
03:14 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayA Dhaka court has dismissed a plea to sue against Priya Saha, over sedition charges by Supreme Court lawyer and International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutor Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman on Sunday. The woman who made a complaint to United States’ President Donald Trump alleging 37 million minority’s disappearance...
Priya Saha should be given a chance: Quader
02:40 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayTransport Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Priyabala Saha, who complained of minority oppression in Bangladesh to US President Donald Trump, should be given a chance a to explain herself. Priya claimed that 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians had disappeared from Bangladesh...
China wins men’s 10-meter platform title
12:48 PM, 21 Jul 2019 SundayYang Jian won the men’s 10-meter platform title at the world championships on Saturday as China took another diving gold. He totaled 598.65 points to finish ahead of teammate Yang Hao, who had 585.75 on Saturday night in Gwangju.