Four children died and 21 others fell sick in five days till Sunday due to the outbreak of an ‘unknown’ disease at remote Tripura Palli on a hill in Hathazari upazila.
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US Senator John McCain dies
Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died…
US Senator John McCain dies aged 81
Senator John McCain, the Vietnam war hero turned senator and presidential candidate, has died aged 81. Mr McCain died on Saturday surrounded by his family, a short statement released by his office said. He was diagnosed with an aggressive brain…
Fire kills 19 at resort hotel in China’s northeast
At least 19 people were killed in a fire at a resort hotel in China’s northeastern city of Harbin early Saturday, the local government said.
Alarming No. of Rohingya children orphaned by violence
One in two Rohingya children who fled to Bangladesh without their parents were orphaned by brutal violence, said a new research study on Saturday.
13 killed as passenger bus hits leguna in Natore
At least 13 people, including six women and a minor girl, were killed and 15 others injured in a fatal road crash on Natore-Pabna highway at Kadamchilan in Lalpur upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Gopalganj housewife dies during C-section by ‘quack’
An expecting mother died on the operation table while giving birth through caesarian section reportedly conducted by self-proclaimed doctors at a private clinic in Tungipara upazila on Thursday night.
Pompeo-Imran phone call starts diplomatic tiff
A congratulatory phone call made by US Secretary of State Pompeo to newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Khan has started a diplomatic tiff. The countries offered conflicting accounts of what the pair discussed.
Morrison new Australian PM as Turnbull ousted
Scott Morrison has become Australia’s new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an “insurgency” by conservative…
IS releases new audio, purportedly of its leader al-Baghdadi
Beirut, Aug 23 (AP/UNB) — The Islamic State group has released a new militant audio recording, purportedly of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost a year.
Kuldip Nayar, former Editor of The Indian Express, no more
Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – Kuldip Nayar was among the journalists who had staunchly opposed the Emergency and was jailed during that period. He was honoured with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to journalism at the eighth edition of…
Cow bought for Eid slaughter kills man with horns in Dhaka
A man has died after a cow to be slaughtered in the Eid-ul-Azha hit him with the horns at Postogola in Dhaka.
Two killed in road accident in Gopalganj
Gopalganj Correspondent The bank official’s wife was injured in the accident that took place at Gopinathpur, Uttapara neighbourhood on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at around 6:00 am on Tuesday, said Inspector Hazrat Ali of Gopinathpur Police Outpost.
Truck-microbus collision kills 6 in Feni
Feni (Bangladesh), Aug 20 – At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Muhuriganj in Chhagalnaiya Upazila early…
Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh face Oman Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s hockey team will start their campaign in the 18th Asian Games taking on Oman in their Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Monday.
Mitchell Johnson retires from all cricket
SYDNEY,(AP/UNB) – Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who struck fear into batsmen around the world but especially on the bouncy pitches of his homeland, has announced his retirement from cricket saying his body is “shutting down” after years of punishment.
Five to die, 2 get life term for killing man in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced five people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Singra upazila in 2004.
Lighting strikes kill 3 in 2 districts
Dhaka– Three people were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Bagerhat and Satkhira districts on Sunday.
SAFF U-15 Women’s Champs: India clinch title dethroning Bangladesh
Dhaka – India clinched the title of the six-nation 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship for the first time dethroning Bangladesh by 1-0 goal in the final at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Saturday. With the day’s victory, India not…
9 Jamaat men held from ‘secret meeting’ in Cumilla
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested at least nine leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from a secret meeting in Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla on Saturday afternoon.
Police Academy in Rajshahi catches fire; valuables gutted
A fire that broke at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sarda in Charghat upazila burned down valuables, including some academic certificates of cadets, on Saturday morning.
Chandpur markets flooded with hilsa for good catch
Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and the Meghna estuary have flooded the biggest wholesale fish market of the country at Chandpur Boro Station in the town, bringing down the prices.
34,000 Rohingyas murdered in Rakhine since Aug last
Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar’s crackdown in Rakhine State since August last year, says a research report.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
SAFF U-15 Women’s Champs: Bangladesh to play India in final Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on India in the final of the six-nation SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Saturday.
Soaked! Djokovic’s match suspended in rainy Cincinnati
Mason, (AP/UNB) – Novak Djokovic’s quest for his first Western & Southern Open title ran into a different obstacle Thursday night, with batches of rain forcing his match against defending champion Grigor Dimitrov to be suspended overnight.
3 minor boys drown in Laxmipur
Dhaka– Three minor boys drowned in a pond at Mohadebpur village of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Friday afternoon.
Man found hanging in Rajshahi
Dhaka– Police recovered the hanging body of a man from his mango orchard at Diyatpara village in Bagha upazila in in Rajshahi on Friday afternoon.
‘Forest robber’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar– An alleged forest robber was killed in a reported gunfight with forest guards at Meherghona forest beat under North Forest Division in the district on Friday.
Meat-heavy low-carb diets can ‘shorten lifespan’: study
Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers reported Friday.