At least nine people have been killed over two days in Italy as heavy rains and high winds buffet much of the country.
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Jagpa president Rehana Prodhan passes away
Professor Rehana Prodhan, president of Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (Jagpa), passed away at a city hospital on Monday. She was 63.
Six bullet-hit youth’s bodies recovered in N’ganj and Dhaka
Dhaka, Oct 21 – Police recovered a total of six bodies from Araihazar Upazila in Narayanganj and Diabari area in Dhaka city early Sunday.
Legendary singer Ayub Bachchu laid to rest beside mother
The rock legend and musical band LRB founder Ayub Bachchu who died of a heart attack in Dhaka was buried next to his mother at their family graveyard on Saturday.
মাওলানা হাবিবুর রহমানের মৃত্যুতে মুসলিম লীগের শোক প্রকাশ
বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত মজলিসের আমির মাওলানা হাবিবুর রহমানের মৃত্যুতে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের সভাপতি এডভোকেট বদরুদ্দোজা আহমেদ সুজা, মহাসচিব কাজী আবুল খায়ের, কেন্দ্রীয় নেতা আব্দুল আজিজ হাওলাদার ও আতিকুল ইসলাম এক শোক বার্তার মাধ্যমে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন।
Woman throws newborn, jumps herself to death from clinic
A young housewife reportedly jumped off a hospital building after throwing her newborn child at Jail Road in the district town on Friday morning, killing both of them.
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.
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…
Cattrall blasts ‘cruel’ Parker after brother’s death
Kim Cattrall has criticised fellow Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker after she sent condolences following the death of Cattrall’s brother. Cattrall wrote on Instagram: “Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really…
British man falls to death in India
A British man has fallen to his death while taking photos at a temple in India during a year-long world trip. Roger Stotesbury, 56, was visiting Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with his wife Hilary on Friday…
Three skydivers die after ‘mid-air collision’
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
British snorkelling instructor dies in Greece
A 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece. Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos, an island in the south-west of Greece, failed to resurface after diving into the sea, his employer said. The…
Novera’s 11th death anniv Thursday
Dhaka – The 11th death anniversary of Novera Deepita, a former journalist of The Daily Star and a gold medal-winning student of Dhaka University’s Journalism department, will be observed on Thursday. Novera Deepita Memorial Trust has arranged elaborate programmes to…
Pak model killed after offending conservatives
Islamabad — Pakistani fashion model Qandeel Baloch, who recently stirred controversy by posting pictures of herself with a Muslim cleric on social media, was strangled to death by her brother, police said Saturday. Her parents told police one of her…
Woman strangulated to death in Laxmipur
Dhaka-A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law’s (son’s wife) paramour and his associates at Dharmapur village in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur early Friday,UNB news azence reported.
Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away
Prominent Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi has died from renal failure, his family has said. He was 88. Earlier on Friday, Faisal Edhi told a news conference that his father was in critical condition at the intensive care unit of…
Counting the dead: Who were the 20?
The Italian government has said nine of its citizens have been identified among the dead from Friday’s attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s upmarket Gulshan. Additionally, a body in the CMH morgue that is yet to be identified…
Moulana Muhiuddin Khan passes away
Islamic thinker and editor of largely circulated monthly Madina died at the LabAid Hospital in Dhaka City on late Saturday afternoon. The ailing Khan who was also the chairman of Islamic Oikya Jote, a component of the Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance…
Bangladeshi found dead near Putkhali border
Benapole – A Bangladeshi national was found dead on the Ichhamati river inside the Indian territory opposite Putkhali border in Benapole on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Guljar Hossain, 55, a resident of the area.Lt Col Arifur Rahman, commanding…
Ctg police super’s wife shot dead
Chittagong – Unidentified miscreants gunned down the wife of a superintendent of police of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) at the city’s GEC intersection on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Mahmuda Khanam, 33, wife of Babul Akhter, a resident…
Fahim Munaim’s janaza Friday
Dhaka – A namaz-e-janaza of Maasranga Television chief executive officer and chief editor Syed Fahim Munaim will be held at the Jatiya Press Club on Friday morning.
Maasranga Chief Editor Fahim Munaim dies at 62
Dhaka – Syed Fahim Munaim, chief executive officer and chief editor of Maasranga Television, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning. He was 62. Fahim Munaim, also ex-managing editor of UNB, breathed his last at his Gulshan residence around 6:15am,…
Activist of AL hacked to death in Rangpur
Rangpur – A local Awami League activist was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Manirampur village in Pirgachha upazila early Friday.
Nurjahan Begum no more
Dhaka – Nurjahan Begum, editor of the country’s first illustrated women’s weekly ‘Begum’, passed away at a city hospital on Monday. She was 91. She breathed her last at Square Hospitals around 09:45am, said officials of the hospital.
2 housewives found dead in Chandpur, Shariatpur
Dhaka -Two housewives were found dead in separate incidents in Chandpur and Shariatpur on Thursday.In Chandpur, police recovered the body of Mobashera Begum, 50, wife of a homeopathic physician, Abul Kashem, from a water-body near her house on Chandpur-Comilla road…
Journo Sadeque Khan passes away at 84
Veteran journalist Sadeque Khan passed away here on Monday. He was 84. Family sources said Sadeque Khan, an Ekushey Padak winning Language Movement hero, entered a bathroom of his Baridhara residence in the morning to have a shower. As he was…
6-yr-old dies falling into Gazipur borehole
Gazipur -A six-year-old boy died and his playmate was injured after falling into a borehole in Sukundir Bagh area of the city on Saturday.
Jubo League leader stabbed dead in Comilla
Comilla – A Jubo League leader was stabbed to death allegedly by a neighbour in Batabaria area of Manoharganj upazila on Friday afternoon over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, a leader of Sarashpur union unit…
Global warming behind growing lightning strikes: Experts
The incidents of lightning strikes in the country are gradually increasing due to rising temperature and climate variability caused by global warming, taking its heavy toll on human lives, experts said. According to reports published in different national dailies, nearly…
State minister Promode Mankin passes away
Dhaka – State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in India, died early Wednesday. He was 78, unb news agency reported.