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Two city corporations ready to remove animal waste
06:42 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayDhaka south and north city corporations have taken all-out preparations for waste management so the city dwellers can celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha in a befitting manner. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will engage as many as 4935 cleaners including permanent..........
Dengue outbreak: Govt confirms 40 deaths
06:35 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayThe government on Sunday raised the dengue death toll to 40. Thirty-nine of the deaths were recorded at hospitals in Dhaka City. The other one was reported from Dhaka Division (outside the capital), the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services said........
Shyamoli bus crushes an auto-rickshaw injuring 6
05:39 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayThere were six people hospitalized after a bus owned by Shyamoli Paribahan hit and crushed a standing CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Mandari bazar area on highway in Lakshmipur sadar upazila on Sunday. The injured people are auto-rickshaw driver Md Roni.........
Israeli forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets inside Al-Aqsa on Eid-day
04:42 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayIsraeli police fired rubber bullets and tear gas inside the Al-Aqsa compound on Sunday after a standoff between Muslim and Jewish worshippers outside one of the gates to the holy site in occupied East Jerusalem. The Israeli raid broke up the festival atmosphere inside the area as thousands of Muslims worshippers gathered to celebrate the first day.......
India floods: At least 100 killed, hundreds of thousands evacuated
04:29 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayAt least 100 people have been killed by monsoon flooding in southern and western India, while hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from their homes, according to reports. More than 40 of those killed were in the south-western state of Kerala.........
Nadal, Medvedev advance to Rogers Cup final
04:19 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayTop-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their semifinal. Nadal will face eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, a 6-1, 7-6 (6) winner over sixth-seeded Karen Khachanov in the all-Russian first semifinal.......
US Embassy to remain closed Monday, Tuesday
03:59 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayThe US Embassy in Dhaka, including its consular section, will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The American Center along with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the EducationUSA Student Advising Center will also remain shut........
Sholakia set to host a largest Eid congregation
03:53 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayShokalia is all set to host one of the largest Eid-ul-Azha congregations on Monday, UNB reported. Preparations have already been completed for smoothly holding the 192nd Eid-ul-Azha jamaat, said Deputy Commissioner of the district Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury, also president of Sholakia Eidgah Maidan managing committee........
Government accustomed in illegal activities: Fakhrul
03:26 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) could took to the street with strict movements against the irregularities and illegal actions performed by government, if the Chairperson of the party Begum Khaleda Zia could be freed, said Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday.......
Dengue claims 2 more lives in different districts
01:22 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayA sexagenarian man died of dengue at Noakhali General Hospital here early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Amir Hossain, 60, a former army man and son of late Ataur Ali of Ganesh Shaymapur village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur. Hospital sources said Amir, who was working at a private organisation in Dhaka.........
45 UK MPs, peers urge UN chief to stop India's Kashmir move
12:57 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayOver 45 members of the parliament (MPs) from the United Kingdom and peers have co-signed a letter written by MP Warrington South Faisal Rashid calling on the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene and prevent India’s unconstitutional attack on Kashmir’s autonomy.........
Dhaka cattle traders report brisk sales as prices go down
12:48 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayTraders in the capital’s cattle markets reported buoyant sales on Saturday as the prices were relatively low in some places, just two days before Eid-ul-Azha. An embargo on cattle import had turned out to be a boon for local beef farmers. The government’s move pushed up the prices to some extent but the sales went down.....
1,584 cops, their relatives fall prey to dengue
12:42 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayAs the city is in the grip of dengue outbreak, at least 1,584 police personnel and their family members have been affected by the mosquito-borne disease over the last three months, official sources said. Besides, they said, a police officer and the wife of a senior official died of the deadly disease in the capital.......
Kashmiris defy India's tyranny on the streets
12:34 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayHomeowners and city workers were left to clean up Srinagar’s streets on Saturday, a day after police used tear gas and fired pellets to control a protest after Friday prayers over India’s withdrawal of special rights for the occupied territory, as a phone and internet blackout entered sixth straight day.....
Sirajganj road crash kills journo, wife
12:27 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayA local journalist and his wife were killed while their two children injured after being run over by a speedy bus in Raiganj upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam Jinnah, 50, a correspondent of local newspaper The Daily Satmatha, and his wife Morsheda Khatun, 45, an NGO official posted in Gazipur.....
Quader says sorry for home-goers’ sufferings on highways
12:22 PM, 11 Aug 2019 SundayExpressing sorrow for Eid holidaymakers’ sufferings on highways amid gridlocks, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the situation will improve this afternoon. “As a minister, I can’t shirk the responsibility for people’s sufferings,” he said while talking to reporters after visiting Sayedabad bus terminal in the morning......
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.....