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Two vessels capsize in Passur River, 4 missing
At least four people have been missing after two vessels capsized in Passur River in the Sundarabns during a storm last night.
10 April 2019
Start therapy early for autism to maximise benefits
My child does not talk! He doesn’t like socialising with other children. She avoids looking at me in the eye. My child plays with his toys in repetitive ways.
10 April 2019
Woman lived to 99 with most organs on wrong side of body
Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. It is only after she died that medical students discover that all her internal organs — except for her heart — were in the wrong place.
10 April 2019
Jobs, castes and other issues in India’s general elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 promising big-ticket economic reforms. But with unemployment rising and signature policies getting panned, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has adopted a nationalist pitch ahead of a general election that begins this week.
10 April 2019
SC to hear appeals of war criminals Azharul, Qaisar Jun 18
The Supreme Court fixes June 18 for hearing the appeals filed by war criminals Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam and Jatiya Party leader Syed Mohammad Qaisar challenging the death penalty awarded to them by a war crimes tribunal.
10 April 2019
Israel's Netanyahu secures election victory: Israeli TV channels
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck in neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country's three main television channels say.
10 April 2019
US assures assistance in Rohingya repatriation
Officials of the United States have reiterated their commitment to stand beside Bangladesh in resolving the Rohingya crisis permanently.
10 April 2019
Dalai Lama taken to New Delhi hospital for chest pain
The Dalai Lama undergoes a check-up at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said the Tibetan spiritual leader was in stable condition.
10 April 2019
BGB, Myanmar police take measures to curb border crime
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) initiate different measures preventing the flow of narcotic items including yaba on the bordering area between the two countries.
9 April 2019
Compensation to Russell: Writ seeks stay on HC order
Bangladesh Bus Owners Association filed a writ petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on a High Court order that asked Green Line Paribahan to compensate Tk 50 lakh to Russell Sarker, who lost his left leg after a bus of the Green Line Paribahan ran over him on April last year.
9 April 2019
STAR Day at a Glance | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Hello dear readers! How was your day?
Here are the news headlines on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
9 April 2019
Write what you see in court: CJ to journos
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain says journalists will write what they see in the court.
9 April 2019
4 remanded over setting fire on madrasa student
A Feni court places four people on a five-day remand each in connection with a case filed for setting a madrasa student on fire three days ago.
9 April 2019
Graduation now mandatory for female primary teacher candidates
The government has made graduation degree mandatory for female teacher candidates of government primary school from now.
9 April 2019
BJP lawmaker among 6 killed in India Maoists attack
A BJP lawmaker and five security personnel are killed when Maoists ambushed their vehicle in Dantewada area of central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
9 April 2019
4 of a family burnt in Narsingdi fire
Four members of a family sustain burn injuries in a fire at a house in Narsingdi’s Raipur upazila. The victims – Muktamoni, an SSC examinee, her sisters Sweety Akhter, 13, and Peeti Akhter, 11, and her aunt Khatunnesa, 60.
9 April 2019
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 30 minutes' halt
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumes after half-an-hour disruption due to stormy weather.
9 April 2019
Barapukuria graft case hearing adjourned till May 2
A Dhaka court adjourns until May 2 the hearing of Boropukuria coalmine graft case as BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not produced before it due to her illness.
9 April 2019
PM asks DCs to stay at official residences with families
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) across the country to stay at their respective official residences with families.
9 April 2019
Graft: HC rejects bail plea of Rana Plaza owner
The High Court rejects a petition seeking bail for Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza which collapsed and caused death of at least 1,135 people in April, 2013, in a corruption case filed on charge of committing irregularities in constructing the building.
9 April 2019