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July 14, 2022

Three to die for raping girl in Feni

Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal here on Thursday sentenced three people to death for raping a girl in front of her mother 19 years ago.The tribunal also fined the convicts Tk 2 lakh each.The convicts are—Abul Kashem, son of Fakir Ahme…

Indian pop singer Daler Mehndi jailed

A court in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Thursday sent popular pop star Daler Mehndi to jail, rejecting his appeal against a two-year prison term for trafficking migrants to the US.The singer had been out on bail since his conviction in the ca…

Mild heatwave sweeps 27 districts

The heatwave spell may continue in Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon, Kurigram, Panchagarh, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Pabna, Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Joypurhat, Natore, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Dhaka…

BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani thrash Swadhinata 4-1

Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani crushed newcomers Swadhinata 4-1 in the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla Thursday.For Dhaka Abahani, Brazilian striker Dorielton Gomes scored twice i…

Bangladesh’s Shohidul gets 10-month ban for failing dope test

Bangladesh’s right-arm pacer Shohidul Islam has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for 10 months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Doping Code.On March 4, 2022, the 27-year-ol…

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Singapore from the Maldives on Thursday evening, the Straits Times reported.The Singaporean newspaper said Rajapaksa arrived on board a Saudi flight, which landed at Singapore’s Changi airport at 7:17 p…

UN resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis meets Speaker Dr Shirin

UN resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis on Thursday met Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter’s office here.During the meeting, they discussed different issues particularly Bangladesh’s successful steps to fight Covid-19…

Two unidentified bodies recovered from Dhaka streets

Bodies of two unidentified people, including one of a woman, were recovered from the streets of the capital Thursday and Wednesday, police said.Paltan Police Station recovered the body of a 55-year-old woman in front of Gulistan Sheikh Russell Roller S…

Is Twitter down? Service appears to return after outage

Twitter appears to be returning for some users after experiencing an hourlong outage that affected both its app and website on Thursday.Individuals attempting to use the social media platform were met with a message saying “Tweets aren’t loading right …

Sri Lankan armed forces empowered to use force following clashes

The Sri Lankan armed forces are empowered to use force if the situation deems necessary to protect public property, key installations, vulnerable points and human lives, the army announced on Thursday.The army said in a statement that certain sections …

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