Government helicopters have attacked a school and village in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people including seven children, a school administrator and an aid worker said Monday. Civilian casualties often occur in attacks by the military government on pro-democracy insurgents and their allies. However, the number of children killed in
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1 dead, 1 missing in Japan storm
A tropical storm slammed southwestern Japan with rainfall and winds Monday, leaving one person dead and another missing, as it swerved north toward Tokyo. Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu region Sunday then weakened
Rohingya leader Mohibullah murder accused dies in Ctg jail
One of the accused in Rohingya leader Mohibullah murder case has died at Chattogram central jail. The deceased was identified as Moulovi Jokoria, 53, son of late Abdul Karim of Block D/8 in Rohingya camp of Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar district. Chattogram Jail's Deputy Jailer Monir Hossain said Jokoria was a
BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain passes away
BNP Vice-Chairman and former deputy prime minister Shah Moazzem Hossain passed away on Wednesday night. He was 83. The veteran politician breathed his last at around 9:30pm at his Gulshan residence, said BNP medical cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. The BNP leader had long been suffering health problems from old
AL leader Sajeda Chowdhury passes away
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, presidium member of the Awami League and deputy leader of the House, passed away Sunday night. She was 87. Sajeda, Faridpur-2 MP, breathed her last at 11: 40pm at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, Prime Minister's special assistant and Awami League Office Secretary, Barrister Biplab Barua said. The
100 million people with long COVID is a crisis we must address
More than two-years in, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on with rising cases and deaths every day. A silent and more long-term pandemic occurring simultaneously is long COVID. The impact of long COVID has serious consequences for the future of humanity and should worry us all. The recent Household Pulse Survey by
Mirsharai level crossing accident: Death toll rises to 13 as another dies
A 16-year-old student succumbed to injuries on Saturday at CMCH raising the death toll to 13 from the accident involving a running train hitting a microbus stuck on a level crossing in Mirsharai upazila in Chattogram, said a physician of the hospital. The deceased was identified as Tasmir Hasan, a passenger
Desh Rupantor Editor Amit Habib passes away
Editor of Bengali-language Desh Rupantor newspaper, Amit Habib, died at a hospital in the capital Thursday night. He was 59. Amit breathed his last at 11pm while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Desh Rupantor Chief Reporter Ummul Wara Sweety, said. He was admitted to the
