AP: An Afghan official says eight civilians, including women and children, were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Sher Jan Durani, the spokesman for the provincial police chief in the northern Balkh province, says six other civilians were wounded in Wednesday’s blast. He blamed the attack on the Taliban, whose roadside bombs, intended…
UNB A man was beaten to death over a loan of Tk 15,000 his brother-in-law taken from a local moneylender in Sujanagar upazila in the district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Kashi Nath Halder, 50, son of Sannashi Halder of Bhabanipur in the upazila.
Kabir Humayun: The High Court yesterday rejected a plea of BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury challenging an ACC order directing him to be grilled over money laundering and illegal dealings. The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order,reports Banglanews24.com. Barrister Moudud Ahmed moved…
Hossen Sohel: Seven people were injured in a knife attack in central Paris yesterday but police said that terrorism was not suspected, reports Stuff. Two British tourists were among those injured, broadcaster BFMTV and Le Parisien newspaper reported. Authorities were trying to determine if the attacker, who was arrested, is among the seven injured. An…
Al Jazeera: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would set up a security zone in northern Syria as suggested by US President Donald Trump as both leaders sought to ease growing tensions. Addressing his deputies on Tuesday, Erdogan said he held a “quite positive” telephone conversation with Trump late on Monday where he…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Electoral symbols for the 11th national parliamentary elections will be distributed among contesting candidates starting today. The election campaign will be allowed to be conducted after the allocation of the symbols. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature was yesterday, reported Daily Sun.
Kabir Humayun: A Kushtia court yesterday granted bail to the owner and driver of Faisal Ganj-e-Raj Paribahan in a case filed in connection with the death of 13-month-old Akifa Yasmin. Akifa, who was hit by the bus in the town on August 28, succumbed to her head injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on August…
Desk Report: Sonali Bank has sought guarantee worth Tk 60 billion from the government to urgently meet its huge capital shortage, officials said, reports the financial express. It also wants commission on a Tk 942 billion letter of credit (LC) opened for importing equipment and services for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The available data…
AP News: Former Beatle Paul McCartney has told a British newspaper he believes he once saw God during a psychedelic trip. The 76-year-old star told The Sunday Times he was “humbled” by the experience. He said that “it was huge. A massive wall that I couldn’t see the top of, and I was at the bottom….
DOT Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi urged on Thursday the millers and traders to keep the prices of rice stable in the market, reports The Financial Express. “I request you (rice millers and traders) to keep the prices of rice at a tolerable level,” he said while speaking at a view-exchange meeting held at the…