At least 88 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died in the last one and half months during their stay in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year.

Mobile courts have fined owners of nine buildings Tk 2.28 lakh after Aedes mosquito larvae were found on their buildings’ premises.

At least 223 people die in accidents that took place on road, rail and waterways across the country in 12 days of Eid-ul-Azha journey.

A Dhaka court grants ad-interim bail to Tasvir Ul Islam, one of the owners of Banani FR Tower, in connection with a case filed over his alleged involvement in illegally extending the building.

The Cabinet approves the government’s plan to provide meals to nearly 1.5 crore primary school students in order to increase attendance and reduce the number of dropouts.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 19, 2019

Schools reopen in Indian Kashmir's main city but most classrooms are empty as parents keep their children home, fearing unrest over the government's decision two weeks ago to revoke the region's autonomy.

Four more people have died of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Faridpur districts.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests SMHI Faruque, the land owner of FR Tower for his alleged connection to the illegal extension of Banani’s high rise building that caught fire in March.

Nurul Haque Nur, vice president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union, alleges that his life is being threatened by the goons of the ruling quarters.

The yak herders use the voice messaging app to bring missing yaks home collaboratively. Thirty-two-year-old Wangmo from Dangojang hamlet says WeChat has made yak herding much easier.

China will support Shenzhen, adjacent to Hong Kong, in building a demonstration pilot zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, under a guideline issued on Sunday by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.

At least 30 people are killed and ten reported missing as unabated torrential rains lashes northern part of India triggering widespread flood and landslides.

The Supreme Court will pass an order tomorrow on a petition filed by the government seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued status quo on publication of Gazette notification on implementing the recommendation of 9th wage board for journalists.

The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute departs from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel.

More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to save two cavers trapped in a cavern in Poland’s Tatra Mountains, the mountain rescue service says, after a narrow tunnel flooded with water, blocking their exit.

The Islamic State militant group claims responsibility for a suicide blast at a wedding reception in Afghanistan that killed 63 people, underlining the dangers the country faces even if the Taliban agrees a pact with the United States.

A man dies of dengue while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH).

Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association has found proof against seven bus companies of taking extra fare from the passengers returning to Dhaka after Eid-ul-Azha.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 18, 2019.