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PDP chairman Ferdous Qureshi dies
Dr Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi, a veteran politician, journalist and former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), died due to brain haemorrhage on Monday. He was 78.
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee dies
Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, who had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier this month, has died at 84.
Doctor dies of Covid-19 in Jashore
A doctor of Bagachra Health Centre under Sharsha Upazila Health Complex in Jashore died of Covid-19 at Khulna Medical College Hospital early Monday.
IAEA lauds Bangladesh’s sustained progress
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has sought strong political support from Bangladesh in its endeavours to implement its mandates.
Girl thrown into air by kite in Taiwan
A three-year-old girl has been thrown into the air by a gust of wind, after being tangled in the tail of a kite.
Liberation War Sector Commander CR Dutta passes away
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Major General (retd) Chitta Ranjan Dutta, a sector commander during Bangladesh’s Liberation War, died at a hospital in Florida due to old age complications on Tuesday.
PM Hasina mourns death of Maj Gen CR Dutta
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttam, popularly known as CR Dutta — one of the sector commanders during the great Liberation War.
Pickup van driver among 2 killed in Dhamrai road crash
Dhaka, Aug 23: Two people, including a pickup van driver, were killed when a covered van hit a pickup van in Dhaka’s Dhamrai on Sunday morning.
17 people killed in plane crash in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 17 people were killed and one survived after a cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan on Saturday morning, witnesses said.
What are the risks of catching Covid-19 from food packaging?
Coronavirus traces, reportedly found on packaging in China recently on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America, has again raised questions about whether the virus can be transmitted via food packaging.
Six killed in Mymensingh road accident
Six people, including two women, were killed in a road accident near Bhaluka Degree College on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway under Bhaluka Upazila of the district Saturday morning.
Two killed in Sirajganj road crash
Sirajganj, Aug 21: Two people have been killed as a passenger bus and a pick-up van collided head-on in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj.
16th anniversary of Aug 21 grenade attacks Friday
Dhaka, Aug 20: The 16th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital on August 21 in 2004 will be observed Friday with heavy hearts.
8 of a family killed in Mymensingh road crash
Eight members of a family including five women and a child were killed as a microbus carrying them plunged into a roadside pond at Phulpur in Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
DU student ‘kills self’ in Barishal
A student of Dhaka University (DU) reportedly took his own life at his room in Barishal town on Monday.
Two motorcyclists killed in Dhamrai road accident
Savar, Aug 16: Two people were killed and 10 others injured as a passenger bus hit a motorcycle at Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka on Sunday morning.
3 missing tourists found dead in Feni river
The bodies of three tourists, who went missing while swimming in Feni River on Saturday, were recovered from the river in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali on Sunday morning.
14 sailors rescued as lighter vessel with wheat sinks in Bay
Chittagong, Aug 16 – Fourteen crew members who remained missing since a lighter vessel carrying 2000 tons of wheat sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning were later rescued by a fishing boat. Zahid Hossain, manager (operation) of…
DMP issues traffic guidelines marking National Mourning Day
Dhaka, Aug 13 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today issued guidelines for vehicular movement in the capital ahead of the National Mourning Day to be observed on August 15.
2 missing youths found dead in Savar Beel
The bodies of two young men were retrieved from a waterbody (beel) at Beraid Daspara area of Bongaon union of Savar on Tuesday morning 16 hours after they had gone missing.
5 die in Comilla with Covid-19-like symptoms in 24 hrs
Comilla, Aug 09 – Five people died at Comilla Medical College Hospital with Covid-19-like symptoms in the last 24 hours.
Sherpur SP infected with Covid-19
Kazi Ashraful Azim, the superintendent of Sherpur police, has been infected with coronavirus.
Road crash leaves six people dead in Chuadanga
Six people were killed and 10 others injured as a speedy bus hit two human haulers and a motorcycle on Chuadanga-Jhenidah road in Sorojganj Bazar area in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on Saturday morning.
Man found dead at Bashundhara Residential Area in city
A man was found dead on the top floor of an under-construction building at Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Friday.
2 die from Covid-19 in Bogura
Two people, who were undergoing treatment at Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, died from Covid-19 on Friday.
Beirut Port officials under house arrest, rescue efforts on
A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday’s huge explosion, Lebanon’s government says.
17 drown as engine boat on pleasure trip sinks in Netrakona
Netrakona, Aug -05 – A pleasure trip has turned into a tragedy as 17 people drowned after a trawler capsized in Rajali Kanda haor under Madan Upazila of Netrakona district.
Beirut blast: 4 BD expats dead; 78 expats, 21 Navy men hurt
Beirut, AP/UNB, Aug 05 – At least four Bangladeshi citizens were killed and 21 members of Bangladesh Navy injured in a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday.
2 Bangladeshis killed in Beirut blast
Two Bangladesh nationals have been killed in a massive explosion in a warehouse at Beirut Port in Lebanon. The deceased were identified as Mehedi Hasan and Mizanur Rahman. They both died in Ashrafi area.