AP, Pakistan: A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in...
Day: September 29, 2023
UNB, Pabna : The first consignment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Pabna’s...
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Two siblings died and their parents and a sister also sustained injuries in a mud wall collapse...
UNB, Barishal: Two workers died after being crushed under the wheels of a sand-laden truck in west Kaunia of Barishal...
UNB, Washington : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials of the Bangladesh embassy in the USA to work with...
UNB :Bangladesh warmed up for their World Cup campaign with an impressive win in their match against Asian rivals Sri Lanka in Guwahati, India. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first, posting a challenging total of 263 all out in 49.1 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera provided a strong start with a partnership of over 100 runs in 14.4 overs for the first wicket. However, the Bangladeshi bowlers remained patient, awaiting the right opportunity to dismantle...
UNB :A 58-year-old man died when a moving train ran him over while he was crossing the rail tracks at Moghbazar Wireless Railgate area in Dhaka. The incident happened around 7:45 am on Friday when the man was taking a walk. The deceased was identified as MD Abdul Latif. He was an electrician by profession. SI Harun Ur Rashid of Kamalapur Police Station, confirmed the matter. Quoting the man’s son Arifur Rahman, the SI said, he went for a walk...
UNB :A former female member of St. Martin union parishad died as a tourist speedboat capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Friday. The deceased was identified as Saida Begum, a resident of Saint Martin ward no 3 and a former female member of Saint Martin union parishad. Coast Guard media officer Commander BN Khandaker Munif Taki said there were a total of 24 tourists and locals in a speedboat that left Teknaf. It capsized around 3 kilometers away from...
Dawn :At least 52 people were killed – including a police officer – and around 50 were injured in what officials believe was a suicide blast near a mosque in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday. District Health Officer (DHO) Abdul Razzaq Shahi confirmed the casualties to Dawn.com while City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri said a police official was among the dead. However, Dr Saeed Mirwani, chief executive of Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital had earlier...
Our Correspondent :At least 50 people were injured during a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League (AL) in Mithapukur Upazila of Rangpur district on Friday afternoon. Some police personnel also injured in the incident which took place in front of the upazila parishad at around 4:00pm. The injured were admitted to a local hospital for treatment, said Mithapukur Police Station Sub-inspector Monibur Rahman.“Eight to ten police personnel including Officer-in-Charge Mustafizur Rahman were among the injured,” he added....
Staff Reporter :The country on Friday recorded eight more fatalities from dengue while 1,793 patients were admitted to different hospitals in the capital and outside it in 24 hours till yesterday morning. The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 975 this year and 2,00,981 patients were hospitalised, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded the vector-borne disease in 2000 in the country. Off the new patients, 584 people were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 1,209...
News Desk :An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash with BNP men in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram on Friday. The incident took place around 4.30pm in the Azampur market area of the city, Jorarganj Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Zahid Hossain told the media. The victim, Zahed Hossain Rumon, 16, was identified as a BCL activist by upazila BCL convener Masud Karim Rana. “Rumon, son of Nur Jaman of Osmanpur area, was...
