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BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Bangladeshis highest number of irregular migrants to Italy
Bangladeshis were found to be the highest number of irregular migrants reaching the shores of Italy in the first six months of this year.
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
Police in Manikganj are trying to arrest five men accused of raping a schoolgirl.
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
A 25-year-old tourist drowned and two others were injured while bathing in the Nikli haor in Kishoreganj yesterday morning.
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
Two patients with Covid-19 died and at least 620 new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the health directorate in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
The Indian Border Security Force yesterday seized 41.49kg gold worth Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers near Benapole, reportedly the biggest gold haul by Indian security forces along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared the main protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early yesterday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
Russia and Ukraine yesterday signed a landmark deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.
Biden positive for Covid Symptoms ‘very mild’
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, with his doctors saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing mild fatigue and would isolate at the White House while carrying out his full duties.
Covid cases cross 20m mark
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, over the course of the pandemic, crossed the 20-million-mark yesterday.
Man stabbed to death on Sunamganj court premises
A man was stabbed to death on Sunamganj District Judge Court premises yesterday afternoon.
UK PM contenders squabble over tax as campaign kicks off
Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, yesterday criticised rival Rishi Sunak over his tax policies while finance minister as the pair kicked off six weeks of campaigning.
2 ministries ask officials to cut energy expenses
The finance ministry yesterday directed government officials to lower fuel and lubricant expenditures for their vehicles by 20 percent while the public administration ministry asked officials not to waste power.
Murmu elected India’s 15th president
Droupadi Murmu was elected India’s 15th president yesterday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from a marginalised community to occupy the top post.
Bodies of ADC, constable found in Magura
The bodies of an additional deputy commissioner and a constable were recovered from separate places in Magura yesterday.
Media employees bill: Make it journo friendly
Leaders of different journalist organisations yesterday demanded the government bring several changes to the Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill-2022, including dropping the provision of setting up mass media court, to make the proposed law journalist friendly.
Over a third of 1,543 govt projects missed deadline last fiscal
At least 552 projects that were supposed to be finished by June this year could not meet deadlines.
Hasina writes to Mamata
Ahead of her official visit to India in the first week of September, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed hope to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee whose consent is required for inking the Teesta water-sharing deal.
