Ekushey Padak winning journalist and columnist Ranesh Maitra passed away in a city hospital early Monday. He was 90. He breathed his last at Popular Hospital in the early hours today. Ranesh Maitra left behind his wife Purabi Maitra, two sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers. Deputy Speaker
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9 dead in India wall collapse
At least nine people were killed when the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed on their temporary housing sheds in India's Uttar Pradesh state in the small hours of Friday following incessant monsoon rains. The tragedy occurred in the Dilkusha area of Lucknow, the capital of the northern state, situated
FF Faruk murder accused dies in Tangail jail
New warning system may not be enough for lightning-prone communities in Bangladesh
IU student found dead in Meherpur
A female student of Islamic University (IU) was found dead at her parents-in-law's residence in the Kathuli Mor area of Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Tasnim Jahan Urmi, a fourth-year student of the folklore studies department of IU. According to the woman's father, Tasnim got married
Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe." Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of
Two dead, two others missing in Noakhali trawler capsize
Two fishermen died and two others went missing after a trawler carrying 16 fishers capsized amid a heavy storm in the Bay of Bengal on Friday, police said. The capsize occurred adjacent to Nijhum Dwip in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district on Friday morning, said police. The dead were identified as Mainuddin,
Restaurant owner held over Old Dhaka fire
Police have arrested the owner of 'Barishal Hotel and Restaurant' in connection with the deadly fire incident that left 6 people dead in Kamalbag area of Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on Monday. Rajiv Kumar Sarkar, sub-inspector (SI) of Chawkbazar Model Police Station, said Mohammad Fakhruddin was arrested from Keraniganj early Tuesday. All the
Husband held after 21 years over killing wife for dowry
Woman doctor’s body found with throat slit in Dhaka hotel
The body of a 28-year-old doctor with her throat slit was found in a Dhaka hotel Wednesday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Jannatul Nayeem Sritika who was undertaking gynaecology training from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) after completing her MBBS from Moghbazar Community Medical College. Police were informed