PM performs Umrah
UNB, Makkah :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al...
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Two people die taking liquor
UNB, Jashore :Two people died allegedly after drinking excessive liquor during the Durga Puja celebrations in separate incidents in Jashore and Jhenaidah districts.The deceased were...
6 killed in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar
AFP, Yangon :Six Rohingya were killed early Friday (Oct 19) after a blaze tore through an overcrowded camp for the persecuted minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine...
Price of vegetables exorbitant
Staff Reporter :The price of fish, garlic, bean and some vegetables has increased while the price of other essentials remained stable in the city’s kitchen...
Wife of ex-Interpol Chief held by China fears he may be dead
TIME :The wife of the former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who is currently in detention by Chinese authorities, has said she is “not sure he...
Two ‘coercive’ laws enacted to make media ‘inactive’: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that the government has enacted two ‘coercive’ laws-Digital Security Act and Broadcast Bill-to make media ‘inactive’ ahead...
Mother, son die in shooting after police called in Germany
AP, Berlin :A mother and her son died and two police officers were seriously injured when police were called to an altercation at an apartment...
50 killed as train hits people watching Ravana effigy burn in Amritsar
Hindustan Times :At least 50 people were killed and several injured when a train ran into a crowd watching Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar’s Dhobi Ghat...
Tributes paid to Ayub Bachchu; 1st janaza held
People from all walks of life on Friday paid their last tributes to celebrated guitarist, songwriter, composer and singer Ayub Bachchu at the Central Shaheed...
Agri-credit rises in Sept-Oct
Monirul Alam :Disbursement of agricultural and non-farm rural credit declined in the months of July and August this year, while started to pace up again...
MP Rana denied bail again
UNB, Tangail :A court here on Thursday rejected the bail petition of lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana who was sent to jail in connection with...