Prof Syed Manzoorul Islam placed on life support again
The health of Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor of the English Department at Dhaka University and a novelist and essayist, has deteriorated, and he has been placed on life support.…
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3 unidentified persons found dead in Dhaka’s Shahbagh
Police recovered the bodies of three unidentified individuals, including a woman, from separate locations in the capital’s Shahbagh between Thursday night and early Friday morning. Shahbagh police station’s Sub-Inspector Md…
Eight villages flooded in Khulna, residents face food, water shortage
A breached embankment in Dacope, Khulna, was successfully repaired within two days after tidal waters inundated eight villages, causing severe shortages of food and drinking water. Paddy crops on 302…
BNP nomination hopefuls frustrated as party delays green signal
While candidates of their main rival party have already begun reaching out to voters, BNP nomination seekers across the country remain in limbo, awaiting the party high command’s green signal,…
10-year-old burned as crude bomb explodes in Mirpur
A 10-year-old boy, Tamim Hossain, sustained burn injuries after a crude bomb-like object exploded while he was playing in Mirpur, Dhaka. The incident occurred on Friday at around 10am in…
Rains may continue in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at places over eight divisions, including Dhaka, in next 120 hours commencing 9am on Friday. “Light to moderate rain or…
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, forced to live in hiding in what has become a “brutal” state, the Nobel jury said.…
308 dengue cases reported in 24 hours
A total of 308 new dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours till Friday morning, bringing the total number of cases this year to 53,193, according…
Fair election only path to restore democracy
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday reiterated that a fair, free and impartial election is the only path to restoring democracy in the counry. “An opportunity has…
Ex-Navy chief Sarwar Jahan Nizam passes away
Former chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam passed away on Friday morning. He was 73. He breathed his last at 9:15am at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH)…