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September 2, 2022

Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including pro-Taliban cleric

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people. including a prominent cleric close to the Taliban, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt.The explosion in the city…

Gunning down Shaon amounts to killing democracy: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that gunning down Jubo Dal activist Shaon Mahmud is like killing democracy.Talking to reporters after visiting Shaon’s house here, he also said the government has violated people’s dem…

90 more dengue cases reported

Ninety more people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours to Friday morning.Of them, 71 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 19 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Seven hundred…

Bangladesh sees one more Covid death, 214 cases

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 214 cases in 24 hours to Friday morning.With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,326 and caseload to 2,012,376, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Th…

Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark

Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials said Friday, with families and children at special risk of disease and homelessness.The ninth flight fr…

Keraniganj gas pipeline explosion: Death toll rises to 3

The death toll from the explosion in a gas pipeline in Keraniganj rose to three as two of the six victims died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Friday.The deceased were identified as Shahadat, 20, and his grandmother Begum, 60.Shahadat, …

Hasina’s India visit to open new windows of cooperation: MoFA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit will open new windows of cooperation between the countries, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Thursday.The visit is significant for both Bangladesh and India, it added.At the invitation of Indian Pri…

Harun Al Rashid, Nafiza new BPJA president, GS

Harun Al Rashid, special correspondent of Dainik Bangla, and Nafiza Doula, special correspondent of Independent Television, have been elected president and general secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Journalist Association (BPJA).The election of the…

“We are Rohingya” photo exhibition begins in Cox’s Bazar

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in partnership with the Cox’s Bazar Art Club has launched a two-week photo exhibition called “Aara Rohingya’” or “We are Rohingya”, showcasing photos taken by ten Rohingya refugees and allowing for an intimate look into wha…

Get ready for final push against AL govt: Fakhrul to BNP activists

Stating that the government has resumed filing “false and factious” cases against them, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday called upon his party members to get ready for the final round of movement to oust Awami League from pow…

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