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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
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Transport
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
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Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
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Rohingya Influx
RU 11th convocation on Nov 30
The 11th convocation of Rajshahi University (RU) will be held on November 30 this year.
26 August 2019
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to tackle the huge blazes engulfing many parts of the world's biggest rainforest, the presidents of France and Chile announce.
26 August 2019
Probe finds no negligence of Sonagazi madrasa governing body chairman
The government has not found any “negligence” or “inaction” of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa Governing Body Chairman PKM Enamul Karim in connection with the incident of sexual harassment and murder of its student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
26 August 2019
Deputy commissioner of Wari suspended
Deputy commissioner of Wari Zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been suspended.
26 August 2019
Biman’s Dhaka-Madina flight begins Oct 28
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start its flight operation to Madina from Dhaka on October 28 this year.
26 August 2019
Could data help us tell Dengue’s future?
2019 is one of the worst years for dengue outbreaks. Scientists and officials are looking for new ways to use data to predict the deadly disease.
26 August 2019
Pro-BNP lawyers for action against graft in judiciary
Jatiya Ainjibi Oikyafront (JAO), a forum of pro-BNP lawyers, demands to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps through Supreme Judicial Council against all kinds of corruption from the judiciary.
26 August 2019
Victims of aviation accidents to get 6 times higher compensation
The cabinet approves in principle an act, according to which victims of any civil aviation accidents would receive minimum $1.60 lakh.
26 August 2019
Trump says China talks coming, Beijing calls for trade war resolution
The United States and China sought to ease trade war tensions on Monday, with Beijing calling for calm and US President Donald Trump predicting a deal after markets fell in response to new tariffs from both countries.
26 August 2019
India removes Manmohan’s top security cover
The Indian government has withdrawn the Special Protection Group (SPG), the country’s top security cover, for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a review of threat perception by multiple security agencies, officials say.
26 August 2019
Midday Brief, Monday, August 26, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on August 26, 2019
26 August 2019
Noakhali rape victim’s husband comes under acid attack
The husband of a rape victim comes under acid attack in Noakhali’s Subarnachar hours after he took part in a human chain organised to protest the persecution on his wife, family members claimed.
26 August 2019
HC wants info on govt steps against mob beating
The High Court asked the government to inform what steps it has taken against the incidents of mob beating and its perpetrators.
26 August 2019
Rohingya man killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A Rohingya man, who was accused in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo League leader, is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila.
26 August 2019
Bangladesh discusses export of electricity to India
Bangladesh and India at the 17th Joint Steering Committee discuss on the prospect of exporting electricity from Bangladesh to India in the future.
26 August 2019
3 killed in Khagrachhari gunfight: ISPR
Three people are killed in a “gunfight” with an army patrol team in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.
26 August 2019
20 hurt in BCL infighting at Kushtia IU
At least 20 people have been injured in an intra-party clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Islamic University (IU) campus in Kushtia last night.
26 August 2019
War crimes: Verdict on Rajshahi Jamaat man tomorrow
The International Crimes Tribunal is to deliver verdict tomorrow in a case filed against a Jamaat activist of Rajshahi for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War.
26 August 2019
Govt can’t avoid responsibility for crisis of effective mosquito repellent: HC
The High Court has observed that the government along with the Dhaka City Corporations cannot avoid the responsibility for not purchasing effective medicine to kill the Aedes mosquito that causes dengue fever among people.
26 August 2019
G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade
G7 leaders close their summit with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump's trade wars and questions over the group's unity.
26 August 2019