Veteran sports journalist AghoreMondal, who had been suffering from kidney and heart-related diseases, died on Wednesday at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. He was 58. Along with existing conditions, he was diagnosed with dengue fever recently. After his health deteriorated further, he was undergoing treatment in the incentive
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Landslides in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps leave 9 dead
Nine people including eight Rohingyas died in landslides in separate Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila on Wednesday amid heavy showers. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tanvir Hossain said big chunks of mud collapsed on a number of houses in No 9 and 10 Rohingya camps around 6 am, leaving six
Award-winning poet, novelist Asim Saha dies
Ekushey Award-winning poet and novelist Asim Saha died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital here. He was 75. “Asim Saha breathed his last at around 2:15 pm today . . . He was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of the BSMMU
11 dead, 64 missing from 2 shipwrecks in Mediterranean Sea
Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat
3 young friends dead in motorbikes crash in Sylhet
A devastating accident on the Zakiganj-Sylhet highway in the Shahbag Muhipur area under Zakiganj upazila, Sylhet resulted in the death of three young friends and injuries to two others last night. The deceased were identified as Adil Hossain, 20, son of Aftar Ali; Zakaria Ahmed, 21, son of Zomir Ali; and
Bangladesh reports one more Covid-19 death, 49 cases in 24hrs
Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 49 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,492 and caseload to 2,048,847 according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate stood at 6.46 percent as 758
Bailey Road fire: Death toll reaches 46
Actor Ahmed Rubel no more
Actor Ahmed Reza Rubel passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 55. director Nurul Alam Atique confirmed the development to the media. the 55-year-old actor's cause of death is not known yet. A special screening was held for Nurul Alam Atique's new film, “Peyar Subas” on Wednesday. Ahmed Rubel was going
Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 51 positive cases
Bangladesh today recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 51 coronavirus positive cases. "Bangladesh reported 6.53 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 781 samples were tested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. During the period, the combined figure of coronavirus infection
Death toll from Ukraine’s strike on Lisichansk up to 20
The death toll from the Ukrainian army's shelling attack on a bakery in Lisichansk in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) has risen to 20, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS. "Twenty dead bodies have been pulled by rescue service staffers from under the rubble after the shelling. Despite the threat of