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16 killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir road crash
09:45 AM, 13 Nov 2019 WednesdayAt least 16 people including two children were killed on Tuesday after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The accident took place in village Marmat in Doda district, 241 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir...
Drought kills more than 200 elephants
09:24 AM, 13 Nov 2019 WednesdayHundreds of elephants and tens of lions in Zimbabwe will be moved by the country’s wildlife agency as part of a major operation to save the animals from a devastating drought. More than 200 elephants have died over the last two months due to a lack of water at the country’s main conservation zones in Mana Pools and Hwange National Park...
Suspected robber killed in 'gunfight'
09:00 AM, 13 Nov 2019 WednesdayA suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria early Wednesday. Saddam Hossain, 26, was a resident of Beparipara area in Sarail upazila of the district. He was a member of robber gang and an accused in several cases of robbery, claimed Ashuganj Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Jabed Mahmud...
Bolivian senator declares herself president
08:43 AM, 13 Nov 2019 WednesdayBolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales' resignation. Lawmakers from Mr Morales' party boycotted the session, meaning there was no quorum for the appointment.
4 sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering CNG driver
05:59 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayA court here today convicted four persons to life imprisonment in a case filed over murder of CNG autorickshaw driver Alamgir Hossain in capital’s Kafrul area in 2013...
Ex-govt official gets 16-yr in jail for fake FF certificate
03:49 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayA former government revenue official has been sentenced to 16 years in jail on charge of submitting a false freedom fighter certificate. Jailed Moniruzzaman is the former revenue officer at Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate in Dhaka. He hails from Tebaria village in Saturia upazila of Manikganj district...
Nusrat Murder: 12 condemned convicts shifted to Cumilla central jail
02:19 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayTwelve of the 16 condemned convicts in Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case were shifted to Cumilla central jail from Feni distirct jail on Tuesday. They were shifted to Cumilla as per the directive from Inspector General of Prison, said Md Didarul Alam, Feni Zila Prison chief...
PM directs to give assistance to train accident victims
01:15 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the local administration and public representatives to provide immediate assistance to the victims in train accident in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria...
Netherlands must repatriate children of ISIL women: Court
12:52 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayThe Netherlands must "actively" help repatriate children of women who joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group in Syria, but the mothers themselves need not be taken back, a Dutch court has ruled.
Kasba train collision: 3 probe bodies formed
12:28 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayThree probe bodies-- two by Bangladesh Railway and one by district administration-- have been formed to look into the incident of collision between two trains in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district that left at least 16 people dead and 100 more injured.
16 killed in Kasba train collision
12:04 PM, 12 Nov 2019 TuesdayAt least 16 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a collision between two passenger trains in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria early Tuesday but the death toll could rise. The fatal accident took place when inter-city 'Udayan Express' and 'Turna Nishitha train' trains collide in crossing of Mandabhag Station on Dhaka-Chattogram Railway around 2:45am...
Fire drill at PRAN factory Ghorashal
05:08 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayA fire drill was conducted at PRAN factory in Ghorashal on the occasion of Fire Service and Civil Defense Week-2019. Palash Fire Station arranged the program on Saturday noon with the assistance of Ghorashal PRAN Factory...
Councillor Rajib placed on fresh remand
04:28 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayA court here today placed ward councilor Tarekuzzaman Rajib to a four-day fresh remand in an arms case filed with capital’s Mohammadpur Police Station...
Tureen Afroz removed from ICT prosecutor post
01:46 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayBarrister Tureen Afroz has been removed from the prosecutor post of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for professional misconduct and breaching discipline and code of conduct. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notice on Monday. On May 9 last year, Tureen Afroz was relieved of all activities of the tribunal...
Bolivia’s Morales resigns after protests, lashes out at ‘coup’
01:18 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayBolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he was resigning to ease violence that has gripped the South American nation since a disputed election, but he stoked fears of more unrest by saying he was the victim of a “coup” and faced arrest...
PM for global efforts to repatriate Rohingyas for regional stability
12:40 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the world community to take appropriate measures for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas for regional security and development, saying peace and harmony are essential for the prosperity of the region...
India to continue onion export to Maldives amid shortage
12:10 PM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayAlthough India is in the midst of yet another onion crisis, the government has informed the Maldives that it would continue to export onions to the island nation at the same quantity as before...
Ex-minister Latif Siddiqui’s bail stayed
11:27 AM, 11 Nov 2019 MondayThe top court on Monday stayed a six-month interim bail granted by the High Court to former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a corruption case. A four-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stayed the bail till November 17 on an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
‘Bulbul’ destroys 50,000 houses in Satkhira
03:22 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayAs many as 50,000 houses were damaged in the coastal areas of Satkhira district as the severe cyclone ‘Bulbul’ made a landfall in Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country early Sunday. Gabura, Burigoalini and Padmapukur unions of costal upazila Shyamnagar witnessed massive damages...
‘Go build a school in Bangladesh’: Twitter slams Taslima’s take on Ayodhya verdict
02:22 PM, 10 Nov 2019 SundayA host of Twitterati took umbrage to Bangaldeshi author-in-exile Taslima Nasreen’s statement asking for a ‘science school to be built in Ayodhya’...