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15 killed, 40 injured in ‘terrorist attack’ in Iran
08:40 AM, 27 Oct 2022 ThursdayAt least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, according to state-run media and Iranian officials...
As Ukraine war drags into ninth month, Russia’s woes worsen
08:29 AM, 27 Oct 2022 ThursdayAs Russia’s war in Ukraine dragged into a ninth month, its army’s weaknesses became clearer with an apparent reliance on Iranian support growing stronger. Ukrainian civilians are brushing off attacks, widely understood to be carried out with Iranian-made Shahed-136 “suicide” drones despite Tehran’s insistence otherwise...
Quader asks BNP to shun daydreaming about caretaker govt
09:46 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to shun daydreaming of restoring the caretaker government system...
Clashes as thousands attend Mahsa Amini memorial in Iran’s Saqqez
09:38 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayIranian security forces have clashed with people taking part in a memorial for Mahsa Amini, according to a semi-official news agency, as thousands gathered in her hometown of Saqqez to mark 40 days since her death...
Kamal seeks AIIB's support for attaining country's dev goals
08:11 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday urged the development partners, including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), to provide the necessary support to Bangladesh to accomplish its various development goals...
New Zealand-Afghanistan match washed out
08:06 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe Men's T20 World Cup match between New Zealand and Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...
Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
07:19 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayGermany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the first countries in Europe to make weed legal...
Ajay Devgn shines in old-school family melodrama with a twist
06:58 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayThere was a time when director Indra Kumar’s films were reduced to a series of SMS jokes...
Consumer rights agency raids Dr Jahangir Kabir's chamber
06:17 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayDirectorate of National Consumers Right Protection raided the chamber of lifestyle modifier Dr Jahangir Kabir in capital Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon...
PM urges businessmen to think about country, people
05:13 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon businessmen to do business thinking about their country and its people as the world is going through a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic...
Kalyan Party announces full-fledged committee
04:58 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayBangladesh Kalyan Party has announced its 121-member full-fledged committee...
PSG want to extend Messi deal - Wednesday's gossip
04:39 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayParis St-Germain want to extend Lionel Messi's contract by an additional 12 months. The 35-year-old Argentina forward's current deal is set to expire in June 2023. (Le Parisien - in French, subscription required)...
Two dengue patients die; 923 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:23 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayTwo dengue patients died and 923 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning. With the latest death, a total of 120 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 3,380 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Paris St-Germain hit seven but Juventus go out
04:01 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayLionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored two goals as Paris St-Germain thrashed Maccabi Haifa to reach the last 16 of the Champions League...
Zero Covid death, 196 cases recorded in 24 hrs
03:52 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 196 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities remained at 29,416, and infections stood at 20,34,729. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
One in five girls in England don’t feel safe at school: Survey
03:39 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayGirls and young women in the north of England feel less safe and less happy than their counterparts in London and the south, according to a survey by the Girlguiding charity, which is concerned about “stark” regional differences in attitudes...
Ireland stun England in rainy Melbourne
02:41 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayIreland dominated the powerplay with bat and ball either side of a collapse of 7 for 25 to take down England at the MCG, adding another glorious chapter in Irish sport. Eleven years after Kevin O'Brien inspired England to a memorable victory on a steamy day in Bengaluru...
PRAN Dairy provides free milk to day care center
02:33 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe country’s leading dairy processor ‘PRAN Dairy’ will provide free milk for a year to ‘Kichir Michir Day Care Center’ run by a non-profit organization Karmojibi Nari. In this connection, PRAN Dairy and Karmojibi Nari signed an agreement at the head office of PRAN Group on Tuesday...
India orders Google to allow third-party payments, slaps on another fine
02:10 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayAlphabet Inc's Google should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services in India, the country's antitrust body said on Tuesday, as it fined the U.S. giant $113 million for anti-competitive practices...
China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands
01:37 PM, 26 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands...