Archive / World - 2019
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Tourists among 11 dead in southern Mexico road accidentAt least 11 people died and seven were injured on Sunday when a car and a van carrying tourists crashed on a highway in Mexico’s...Archives reveal details of alleged informers killed by IRARory Finnis was only 21 when he was killed in 1991 by the Irish Republican Army. Accused of informing the Northern Ireland government of the...5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on JewsA knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York...1 dead from plane crash in Maryland neighborhoodA small plane crashed in the Maryland suburbs of the nation's capital Sunday, hitting a home's carport and killing the lone person aboard the aircraft,...Police foil LDA march, Zonayed Saki among 50 hurtPolice and members of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) clashed in city's Segunbagicha area on Monday afternoon, leaving at least 50, including Gonosanghati Andolon Chief Coordinator...Ex-Foreign Secretary Muazzem Ali passes away Former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali passed away on Monday (Dec 30) at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.He was 75.Muazzem...No rally blocking road: DMPDhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has said the BNP will not be allowed to hold rally in front of its Nayapaltan Central Office...US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor's deathThe U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor,...Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at churchA man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death...Dr Ahmad Kaikaus becomes principal secretary to PMThe government has appointed senior Secretary of Power Division Dr Ahmad Kaikaus as the principal secretary to the prime minister.Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette...Winter woes continueParts of Bangladesh shivering in bone-chilling winter will have little to no respite in the coming week as the government reports 50 deaths from cold-related...Monty elected President, Touhidur GS of DCABAngur Nahar Monty of News24 channel and Touhidur Rahman of Banglanews24.com have been elected President and General Secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh...5˚C temperature recorded in TentuliaPanchagarh's Tentulia continued to shiver in bone-chilling cold as the area's temperature plummeted to 5 degrees Celsius on Monday morning"It was recorded at 9am," Md...Avalanche on Italian glacier kills woman, 2 childrenAn avalanche killed a woman and two children who were skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps on Saturday.One of the children, severely injured,...Mogadishu car bombing death toll rises to 79; Turks among deadA massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu on Saturday, leaving at least 79 people dead and scores injured in Somalia’s deadliest...Pompeo accuses Iran of suppressing protest memorialsUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Iran for using "violence" and censorship to prevent memorials for those killed during the suppression of...Algeria reviews as Turkey readies Libya interventionAlgeria's newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has chaired a rare meeting of the country's top security body to discuss contingency plans for a threatened Turkish...'BD cricket team to go to Pakistan after ensuring security'State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel has said Bangladesh cricket team will go to Pakistan after ensuring their all kinds of security...Residents of small Australian communities told to evacuateResidents of two small communities in the southern Australian state of Victoria were told to evacuate on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of control...Google Doodle celebrates Zainul Abedin’s birthdayGoogle is celebrating the 105th birthday of renowned Bangladeshi painter, educator and activist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin. Google Doodle has made an alteration on its Bangladeshi homepage...Violent clashes in new round of Chile protestsThousands of protesters clashed with police Friday in Santiago in a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations that erupted more than two months ago in Chile.The...Ducsu VP sued under digital security actDhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur and joint convener of Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad Rashed Khan were sued in the...Dhaka’s air quality 2nd worst in worldThe capital city of Dhaka has ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI).Dhaka had a score of 289 at 8:06am on Sunday, indicating...64kg gold seized at Dhaka airportCustoms officials have seized a haul of gold weighing 64 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Information gathered by detectives led to...EVM to be used in 2 Dhaka city polls: CECChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) will be used in two Dhaka City Corporations polls. He also expressed hope that...Ctg's train service with Dhaka-Sylhet restored after 7hrsChattogram's train communication with Dhaka and Sylhet resumed on Sunday morning after seven hours of disruption following a derailment.The rail link became normal around 9am,...Bushfire state of emergency declared in AustraliaAustralian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.Some...Seoul, US fail to agree on cost of US troopsSouth Korea and the United States failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement over Seoul's contribution towards hosting some 28,500 US troops, ending two days...Former Bolivian leader moves to ArgentinaFormer Bolivian President Evo Morales has flown to Argentina, where the new center-left government said Thursday that it had granted him political asylum. "I've come to...Italy faces complaint at UN over abuse of Libyan asylum seekerCampaigners filed a complaint with the UN on Wednesday (Dec 18) against Italy over a teenage migrant who was sent back to Libya in 2018...UK PM vows to work ‘flat out’, outlaw Brexit transition past 2020Britain’s government said Tuesday it will legislate to ensure a post-Brexit transition period does not extend beyond 2020, sending the pound sinking as the European...JRC meeting with India deferred for ‘better preparations’: FMForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the scheduled Joint Rivers Commission’s (JRC’s) meeting between Bangladesh and India has been deferred to some...4 Ansarullah Bangla Team men held in DhakaRapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Shah Ali Police Station area in Dhaka.RAB...Trump impeached for abuse of powerPresident Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial...Irregular migration must be stopped: Planning MinisterMentioning migrants are the main heroes boosting Bangladesh’s economy, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday asked private recruitment agencies to stop irregular migration.“Around 80 percent...Creative education to get priority: PalakMentioning that the fourth industrial revolution is now at the doorsteps of Bangladesh, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak...Razakars’ revised list before Independence DayLiberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Wednesday (Dec 18) said the revised list of Razakars would be released before March 26, the Independence...PM visits CMH to see her military secretary’s bodyPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Wednesday evening to have a glimpse of the body of her Military Secretary Major...31 Indian, Russian soldiers honoured for Liberation War rolesBangladesh on Wednesday honoured 31 Indian and Russian members of the Allied Forces for their roles in the 1971 Liberation War.A reception was hosted in...Hundreds of thousands protest in France over pension reform plansHundreds of thousands of French protesters took to the streets Tuesday in a pension reform standoff that has sparked nearly two weeks of crippling transport...South Sudan needs transitional gov't by deadline as pessimism grows: UNThe UN envoy for South Sudan on Tuesday urged the country's leaders to show political will toward formation of a transitional government by the extended...U.S. plans to scale down personnel presence in Iraq: mediaThe U.S. State Department is planning to significantly reduce the number of American personnel in Iraq, local media reported on Tuesday.The State Department sent a...Trump sends letter to Pelosi, slamming impeachment ahead of full House voteU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent a six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slamming the House Democrats impeachment effort as an "illegal, partisan...12 inmates dead in shootout at Panama prisonTwelve inmates were killed and about a dozen more were wounded in a gunfight Tuesday inside a prison in the capital, Panamanian authorities said.The shooting...Truck-private car collision kills 2 in N’ganjTwo people were killed and two others sustained injures in a head-on collision between a truck and a private car in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj...US opposes lifting key sanctions against North KoreaThe United States said Tuesday that it opposes a draft resolution proposed by China and Russia that would terminate U.N. sanctions on key North Korean...PM’s Military Secretary Zainul Abedin passes awayMilitary Secretary to the Prime Minister Major General Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin Bir Bikram passed away at a hospital in Singapore on Tuesday (December 17).He...32 BCL leaders lose postsAs many as 32 leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have lost their posts in the central committee over allegations such as marriage, infiltration and...Senior journalist Azad Hossain diesSenior journalist Azad Hossain Sumon died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Keraniganj on Monday night.He was the crime chief of Bangladesher Khobor and...Put pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriationState minister for foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam sought assistance from international community for durable solution to Rohingya crisis through ensuring dignified and sustainable repatriation...
