Culture Desk Shahnaz Rahmatullah emerged as a singer in Dhaka in the mid-1960s, beginning her career in radio at the age of 10. She sang many patriotic songs during the liberation war of the 1970s.
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Italy returnee with coronavirus symptoms dies in Kishoreganj
A 60-year-old man, who returned from Italy recently, died at a private hospital in Bhairab on Sunday night with coronavirus symptoms, doctors said.
Chittagong road crash death toll climbs to 15
Chittagong, March 22 – Three more people, injured in a road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila on Saturday night, died at the hospital, taking the death toll from the incident to 15.
Global Covid -19 death toll climbs to 11,398
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating turn as it claimed the lives of 11,398 people worldwide as of Saturday. It has so far infected 275,871 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 172,561 are currently being treated…
Bangladesh confirms second coronavirus death: Infected 24
Bangladesh on Saturday reported the second death from coronavirus.
Five killed in Bagerhat bus-truck collision
Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat upazila.
Five killed in Bagerhat bus-truck collision
Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat upazila.
Padma boats capsize death toll climbs to 3
The bodies of two people who went missing after two boats capsized in the Padma River on Friday was recovered on Saturday, raising the death toll from the incidents to three.
Body of domestic tourist girl recovered from Kuakata hotel
Dhaka, March 03 – Police recovered the body of a tourist named Ishita, 19 from a residential hotel ‘Holiday Inn.’ in Kuakata, Patuakhali. The body of the tourist was recovered from the hotel’s room number 108 around 8 am on…
3 killed in Moghbazar building fire; probe body formed
A five-member committee was formed to investigate the fire that broke out at a multi-story building on Dilu Road in city’s Moghbazar area early Thursday killing three people.
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Bangladesh to ‘lose self-esteem’ if Khaleda dies in jail: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday said Bangladesh will lose its ‘self-esteem’ to the international community if the government pushes their chairperson Khaleda Zia towards death keeping her in jail.
War crimes convict Abdus Subhan dies at Dhaka hospital
War criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulana Abdus Subhan died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday noon.
Death anniversary of poet Heyat Mamud on Feb 18
Cultural Correspondent Day-long programmes have been taken to observe the death anniversary of the spiritual poet of the Middle Ages Heyat Mamud at his birthplace village Jharbishla in Pirganj upazila of the district on February 18 .
15 Rohingyas die as trawler sinks in Bay: Coast Guard
Dhaka, Feb 11 – The bodies of at least 15 Rohingyas were retrieved while 63 others rescued alive after a-Malaysia-bound trawler carrying them capsized near the Saint Martin’s island in the Bay of Bengal early Tuesday.
JJhalakathi PP murder: HC upholds death sentence of 5 JMB men
The High Court (HC) on Monday upheld a verdict of the subordinate court sentencing five members of Banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death for murdering a Jhalakathi Public Prosecutor in 2007.
Coronavirus death toll 811, surpasses SARS
Beijing, Feb 09 – Mainland China’s death toll from the new virus outbreak has risen to 811, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic, as authorities enforce ever-stricter measures to curb the further spread.
Two varsity students die after ‘taking Yaba’ in Cox’s Bazar
Two university students have reportedly died after taking contraband Yaba tablets at a resort in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Author Mary Higgins Clark, ‘Queen of Suspense,’ dead at 92
Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning “Queen of Suspense” whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world’s most popular writers, died Friday at age 92.
Child dies as Bangladesh’s north shivers in cold wave
The death of a minor boy suffering from cold-related diarrhoea came in from Kurigram as a cold wave, sweeping over Bangladesh’s northern region, intensified.
Tragic end of a victim of predawn Mirpur slum fire at DMCH
Dhaka, Jan 25 – A woman who suffered severe burns in a fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur’s Chalantika on early Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning.
Prince wrongful death legal claims dismissed
Wrongful death cases that were filed by Prince’s family have been dismissed, almost four years after the star died.
Police can’t avoid responsibility of custodial death: DMP chief
Dhaka, Jan 20 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam on Monday said that police cannot avoid responsibility if a suspect dies in its custody.
Couple together for nearly 65 years die on the same day
A couple who had been together for nearly 65 years have died on the same day at a St. Louis-area nursing home.
BD Road crashes claim 5227 lives in 2019: Nischa report
As many as 5227 people were killed and 6953 others injured in some 4702 road accidents across the country in 2019, according to a road safety advocacy group.
CRI mourns death of Fazilatun Nasa Bappy
The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) on Thursday expressed deep shock at the premature death of former Member of Parliament, lawyer and politician Fazilatun Nasa Bappy.
World’s oldest female black rhino dies in Tanzania: official
Tanzanian conservation authorities said on Saturday the world’s oldest free-ranging female black rhino has died in the Ngorongoro crater aged 57.
Two killed as bus plunges into roadside ditch in Kishorganj
At least two people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Kamaliarchar area of Sadar upazila on Friday morning.
Almaty airport says 9 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
Moscow, AP/UNB, Dec 27 – Almaty International Airport said nine people died on Friday in the crash of a Bek Air plane in Kazakhstan.
Three members of same family ‘drown’ at Costa del Sol resort
Three members of the same family are reported to have drowned at a holiday resort on the Costa del Sol in Spain.