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UN report and the continuing struggles of July victims
Parvin, 27, a brickbreaker in Dhaka, lost vision in her left eye after police opened fire during her walk to work, injuring her left side.
4 March 2025, 02:10 AM
Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court
The incident came ahead of a G20 summit next Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that will gather leaders from around the world.
14 November 2024, 04:28 AM
Blast kills two Chinese nationals in Pakistan's biggest city
The regional government of southern Sindh province said on X that a "tanker" had exploded on the airport motorway.
7 October 2024, 04:35 AM
‘Confined’ by parents in Dhaka: Girl now under the care of Canadian embassy
The Canadian girl, who had allegedly been confined by her parents in Dhaka for around 10 months against her wishes, was handed over to the Canadian high commission today.
17 April 2022, 07:15 AM
Blast hurts 3 at police box in Ctg
Two policemen and a pedestrian are injured in an explosion near a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar Gate No-2 area.
28 February 2020, 16:11 PM
Blast at Japan restaurant injures 42
A powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people and caused serious damage to neighbouring buildings, forcing some residents into shelters, officials say.
17 December 2018, 05:58 AM
Blast from gas leak burns 3 in Savar
A blast leading from gas pipe leak burn three persons of a family at Ashulia, Dhaka.
8 April 2018, 10:33 AM
Cricket: Australia assures fans over Boxing Day security fears
Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day (Dec. 26) Test against Pakistan on Friday after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day.
23 December 2016, 07:55 AM
Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29
Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
11 December 2016, 07:58 AM
Deplorable when sportsmen, artistes become victims of hate: Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as 'Rawalpindi Express', says it is "unfortunate and deplorable" when they become victims of hate or crime.
11 July 2016, 07:51 AM
3 killed in Narsingdi textile mill blast
Three people including a Pakistani national are killed in an explosion at a textile factory at Shilmandi union of Narsingdi Sadar.
21 May 2016, 08:30 AM
Exposed to fatal cylinder blasts
Passengers of a huge number of CNG-run vehicles are exposed to high risks of accidents in the absence of timely fitness verification of the gas cylinders. Further, many of these cylinders are counterfeit and therefore pose even greater threats.
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Paris attacks: Key suspect Abrini arrested in Brussels
The key remaining suspect in November's Paris terror attacks, Mohamed Abrini, is among five people arrested in Belgium.
9 April 2016, 02:41 AM
84-year-old saved by his daughter
A loud bang and shaking of ground woke her up around 1:30am on Friday at her fourth-floor apartment in the six-storey building in
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
15 govt employees killed in Pakistan blast
At least fifteen people were killed when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying government employees in the volatile northwest Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar on Wednesday, officials say.
16 March 2016, 05:02 AM
PM lashes out at Star editor
Blasting The Daily Star for running the DGFI-supplied false news against her during the last caretaker regime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Star editor himself could not demonstrate his “courage” by stepping down from his post after admitting his faults.
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Mahmudur won't be freed now
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, was shown arrested in a bomb blast case yesterday, a day after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court bail granted to him in a sedition case.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The boy to be in grandma's custody
A Dhaka court allowed grandmother to take custody of a minor boy yesterday, a day after he was granted bail in a bomb blast case.
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district
A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) group kills 10 people, at least nine of them German tourists, in a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city of Istanbul, officials say.
12 January 2016, 11:14 AM
Bagmara blast linked to past attacks: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the bomb attack on a mosque of Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Bagmara of Rajshahi’s is linked to all other terrorist attacks in the past and there is an international conspiracy at its source.
26 December 2015, 08:13 AM