A man was hacked to death by his neighbour in Sylhet's Biswanath upazila on Friday night. The deceased was Delwar Hossain, 35. Two people were arrested in this regard, said Ramaprasad Chakraborty, officer-in-charge of Biswanath Police Station. Quoting locals, he said an altercation broke out between the members of Delwar's family and his
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HC asks to submit report on Ayaan’s death on Thursday
The High Court on Monday directed the director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to submit the investigation report on Thursday (January 25) on five-year-old Ayaan, who died following full anesthesia during a circumcision procedure at United Medical College Hospital on December 31, last. An HC bench of Justice
2 girls drown as ferry capsizes in Padma River
Two minor girls drowned as a ferry boat carrying 40 passengers capsized after being hit by a bulkhead in a distributary of Padma River in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Sifa Akhter, 15, daughter of Nazrul Bepari of Mandra village under the Tongibari upazila
Dengue : Death toll rises to 1197 as 5 more die
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,554 this year. During the period, 1,197 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS. A total of 4,653 dengue patients, including 904 in the
More than one journalist dying per day in Israel-Gaza conflict
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Gaza-Israel war has been the deadliest conflict for media workers since the organisation began counting statistics in 1992. At the time of writing, the committee said at least 39 journalists and media workers had been killed in the month since the war began.
Nepal earthquake kills at least 157
At least 157 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck a remote part of northwestern Nepal overnight on Friday and toppled multiple buildings, as officials warned that the death toll could rise, according to a police official. The quake measured magnitude 5.6 according to the United States Geological Survey
Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,000
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but later said the figure was still being verified. Local authorities gave an estimate of 100 people killed and 500 injured, according to the same update
Dengue death toll climbs to 426
Poet Abul Hussain’s death anniv on 29 June
15 dead, 60 injured in massive explosion at Gulistan
At least 15people, including two women, were killed and over 60 others injured in a massive explosion in a 5-storey building near a BRTC bus counter in the capital's Gulistan area on Tuesday. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately,said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical