Representatives of India, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco and other countries have begun the painful task of identifying their nationals among 719 pilgrims who died in Thursday’s Haj stampede in Mina outside Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah. The bodies of...
Five people have been injured, one of them bullet-hit, in a clash over establishing supremacy in Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali district. The bullet-injured was identified as Abdur Razzak. Police and locals said there had been loggerheads between the followers of...
Police have arrested a young man in Shalikha Upazila in Magura district for posting a doctored indecent photo of a college girl on Facebook. The arrestee was identified as Ochinta Kumar Mondal, 24, son of Dinbandhu Mondal, a resident of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will depend on willingness of the developed countries and donors to fund them. In an interview to British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, she said she would tell...
CNG filling stations in Dhaka have stopped feeding cars for 24 hours from the wee hours of Saturday in line with a government announcement. The government attributed ‘emergency maintenance’ at Bibiyana gas field to the suspension. Long queues of vehicles...
The bodies of two more Bangladeshi victims of Makkah Hajj stampede was identified by their families on Friday night. But there have been no official figures on Bangladeshi victims coming from the government even more than a day after the...
At least seven people, including six of a family, were killed and another member of the family was injured in a road accident in Gopalganj district on Saturday. Witnesses said a microbus rammed into a battery-operated auto-rickshaw on the Gopalganj-Kotalipara...
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Sept 26, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said fundamentalism or fanaticism would not be a barrier to girls’ education in Bangladesh as the people are conscious about which is good for them and which is not. "Fundamentalist forces...
Two young men mave been killed in a road accident in Faridpur town. The deceased were identified as Md. Raihan, a student of class nine of a local school and son of Md. Khokon, a leading electronics trader of the...
Suraiya, who was hit by a bullet while still in her mother’s womb, has celebrated her first Eid at their Magura residence. Her presence in their midst made this Eid more special for the family members. Meanwhile, Magura’s Superintendent of...
Skypower Global, one of the world’s largest and most successful utility-scale solar power producing companies, would invest 4.3 billion US dollar in solar power sector in Bangladesh. Kerry Adler, president and CEO of the Canada-based multinational company, announced this at...
The slaughtering of sacrificial animals is continuing in Dhaka city and its suburbs on the second day of Holy Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday. However, the number of sacrificing animals is remarkably lower than the first day of Eid-ul-Azha. Eid was celebrated...
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday vowed to continue its drive to remove animal wastes from the city until the capital becomes clean deapite slaughtering of sacrificial anumals in the city streets continued on the 2nd day of...
A team of Ramganj Police Station of Lakshmipur have arrested a fugitive, convicted by a Dhaka court on charge of trading in contraband drugs last year. The arrested was identified as Ashiq, 28, a resident of Sharsai village of Ramganj...
Switzerland has temporarily banned the sale of Volkswagen (VW) diesel-engine models which could have devices capable of tricking emission tests. It said the move could affect 180,000 cars - not yet sold or registered - in the Euro5 emission category....
Ukraine has said it will ban Russian airlines from flying into the country as part of sanctions over Moscow's support for rebels in the east. Kiev said the measures would take effect on 25 October and would include major Russian...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said fundamentalism or fanaticism cannot deter girls’ education in Bangladesh as people are these days much more aware. "Fundamentalist forces once opposed the education of girls. But, with the passage of time, we’ve overcome the...
Saudi Arabia's top religious leader has said the Hajj stampede, which killed 717 pilgrims, was beyond human control, official media reported on the final day of this year's pilgrimage. The stampede was the worst disaster in a quarter-century to strike...
Indian forces have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse hundreds of protesters in India-controlled Kashmir. At least 12 people were injured after protests in the capital Srinagar and other parts of the state turned violent after Eid prayers....
A great swathe of Pluto that features a strange rippling terrain is perhaps the highlight of the latest image release from the New Horizons mission. The Nasa probe, which flew by the dwarf planet in July, continues to downlink its...
Two minor girls drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Kalatali point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tahmina Akhter, 10, daughter of late Lokman Hakim, and Mina Akhter, 12, of Ularpara in Sadar...
A group of US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, the US military has admitted. It said one rebel unit had surrendered six pick-up trucks and ammunition to the al-Nusra Front this...
Cricket Australia says it has delayed the departure of its Test cricket team for a two-match tour of Bangladesh due to concerns about the safety and security of the team. Chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement late Saturday...
HABIGANJ, Sept 26: A man was killed and 40 others injured in a clash over occupying a water body in Monduri village under Baniachang upazila of Habiganj on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Jonab Ali, 40, a resident...
As the Holy Hajj entered its final day on Saturday, officials in Saudi Arabia continued to grapple with the aftermath of a deadly stampede that killed at least 719 people and injured 866 others. India’s government raised its estimated death...
BHOLA, Sept 26: A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was chopped to death by miscreants at Chairman Bazar in Char Fasson upazila early Saturday. The victim was identified as Abdur Razzak, president of Char Fasson upazila unit of...
Fewer CNG-run autorickshaws hinder movement Dhaka residents are finding fewer vehicles on the streets on the second day of the Eid vacation. Under normal circumstances, there are fewer public transport plying in the capital during Eid. But Saturday was much...
China's pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama, is a big breakthrough that could reduce US-China tensions and...
NEW YORK, Sept 26: Giving her assurance that doing business with Bangladesh will be a much more attractive choice, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all US business friends to come to Bangladesh to enhance cooperation for materialising the twin...
NEW YORK, Sept 26: Giving her assurance that doing business with Bangladesh will be a much more attractive choice, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all US business friends to come to Bangladesh to enhance cooperation for materialising the twin...
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