March 2, 2023

US man arrested trying to bring homemade explosive onto plane

A Pennsylvania man faces federal criminal charges after he checked in a suitcase with an explosive device hidden in the lining on a flight to Florida, authorities said Wednesday.Marc Muffley, 40, is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport an…

RU Prof murder: SC rejects convicts’ review appeal

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today rejected review petitions of the two death-row convicts in Rajshahi University Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case.A bench of eight justices, led by Chief justice Hasan Foez Siddique, passed the order, …

COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins

COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal.This much is known: When it comes to COVID-19 misinform…

After father-in-law, woman dies of ‘Nipah virus’ in Naogaon

A 25-year-old woman, who was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, died on Wednesday, 20 days after her father-in-law had died of the same virus.The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, wife of Ab…

Woman burned to death in Chattogram fire

A sexagenarian woman was charred to death when a fire broke out at her house at Amuchia in Boalkhali of Chattogram district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Protibha Mohajon, wife of Swapan Mohajon of the area.Saidur Rahman, officer-in-cha…

Father, son killed in Sylhet road crash

A man and his son were killed in a collision between a microbus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila Thursday morning.Several others were also injured in the accident that occurred on Sylhet-Zakiganj road at Parchak Botratol Bazar o…

British navy seizes Iran missiles, parts likely Yemen bound

The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman.The seizure by the Royal Navy c…

‘Suffered a heart attack,’ Sushmita Sen says

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen says she suffered a heart attack.Sen, in her latest Instagram post today, said she suffered a heart attack a few days ago, reports NDTV.”Keep your heart happy and courageous, and it’ll stand by yo…