Cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore handed to 35 families of road accident victims
Financial assistance cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore have been distributed among 35 families of those killed and injured in road accidents in Meherpur. The cheques were distributed at 11am on Wednesday in the deputy commissioner’s conference room at…
Shah Rukh and Kareena in one frame after a decade and a half, surprise in special song of ‘King’
After a long 15 years, Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor are coming to the screen together again. Since the film ‘Ra.One’, released in 2011, this popular Bollywood pair has not been seen together in any full-fledged project. This time they…
Research worker’s death: Russia dismisses reports of special measures to contain plague
After the death of an employee of a plague research institute in the Irkutsk region of Siberia in Russia, reports have been published that she was infected with plague. However, the authorities claim that plague was not detected in tests done after…
Merino’s brace sinks Croatia, Spain unbeaten in 43 straight matches
Match after match is going by, yet Spain seem to have simply forgotten what defeat is. The reigning Euro and World Cup champions have set a new example by remaining unbeaten in 43 consecutive matches. Spain maintained their superb rhythm by beating…
Nepal Election Commission delegates hold meeting with EC at Nirbachan Bhaban
A delegation of the Election Commission of Nepal has sat in a meeting with the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh. The meeting began at 10:45am today, Wednesday (7 October), at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon. On behalf of Nepal, a…
Messi’s message to teammates at farewell: stay united
Lionel Messi has bid farewell to international football after playing his last match in the Argentina national team jersey. After beating Benin 3-0 in his farewell match, the Argentine superstar said many things to supporters and teammates in an…
Deferred dower must be paid whenever wife demands it, no scope for waiting: High Court
The High Court has delivered a historic verdict that the dower left unpaid at the time of marriage must be paid by the husband immediately as soon as the wife later demands it. As a result, the wife will no longer have to wait for events such as divorce…
Nearly 3,900 infected with measles in US, five die in Pennsylvania
Amid the spread of measles in the United States, a disaster emergency was declared in New York on Monday. In Pennsylvania, 1,004 people have been infected and five have died. Health authorities are blaming low vaccination for the rise in infections. The…
Shapla Chattar killings: Charge framing hearing against 41 including Sheikh Hasina today
Today is fixed for the hearing on framing of charges against 41 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in the crimes against humanity case filed over the alleged killings at the Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar on 5 May 2013. The…
Germany’s former spy chief arrested: why is the UK worried?
British intelligence agencies have begun examining whether the UK’s secret information and the identities of intelligence agents have been exposed in the biggest espionage scandal in Germany’s modern history. This major security concern has…