Journalist Toab Khan - Toab bhai to almost all who knew him - passed away at the age of 87. It's fitting that he did when he had just stepped into the Editor's shoes of the once defunct now revived Dainik Bangla. His heart lay there as did of many
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Veteran journalist Toab Khan dies at 87
Veteran journalist Toab Khan, Editor of 'Dainik Bangla', died of old age complications at a hospital in the capital on Saturday. He was 87. Khan, an Ekushey Padak recipient, breathed his last at the United Hospital at 12:30 pm, said Sharifuzzaman Pintu, Dainik Bangla's Executive Editor. Khan started his journalism career in
Mass-awareness on birth and death registration stressed
Wide-ranging mass-awareness about the importance of birth and death registration can be the best way of achieving sustainable development goals in this field. Birth and death registration of all citizens of the country has become an urgent need for formulating a flawless database in near future. Senior goverment officials and others concerned
Myanmar school attack could be war crime: UN probe
UN investigators said Tuesday that the Myanmar junta commanders who ordered an attack this month on a school that left a dozen children dead could be liable for war crimes. The investigators pointed to multiple reports indicating that the school, located in the compound of a monastery, came under attack for
Karatoya boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 64
Couple found dead at Mdpur flat
Police have recovered the bodies of a couple from their rented flat in the city's Mohammadpur area. The deceased were identified as Saudi expatriate Noman, 32, and his wife Shamima, 24, who got married around a year back. On Sunday night, the security guards of their building informed police after getting no
Palestinian dead in clashes in West Bank
Iran protesters return to streets, defying deadly crackdown
Protests flared again in Iran Saturday over the death of a woman in morality police custody, despite a crackdown by security forces in which at least 41 people have died, according to official figures. The main reformist party inside Iran called for the repeal of the mandatory Islamic dress code that
Mirsharai Jubo League man hacked to death
Some unidentified men hacked a Jubo League man to death in Chattogram's Mirsharai upazila Monday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Akash (28) of Hinguli union of the upazila, Noor Hossain Mamun, officer-in-charge of Jorargonj Police Station, said. The incident happened at around 7pm as a group of
Injured UITS student dies at DMCH
A student of University of Information Technology and Science died on Monday morningof injuries she sustained in a road accident on September 13 The deceased was identified as Ananya Chowdhury Phul, 21, daughter of Abdullah of East Basabo in the capital's Khilgaon. She was a 1st year student of the BBA department