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Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court

The incident came ahead of a G20 summit next Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that will gather leaders from around the world.

Blast kills two Chinese nationals in Pakistan's biggest city

The regional government of southern Sindh province said on X that a "tanker" had exploded on the airport motorway.

‘Confined’ by parents in Dhaka: Girl now under the care of Canadian embassy

The Canadian girl, who had allegedly been confined by her parents in Dhaka for around 10 months against her wishes, was handed over to the Canadian high commission today.

Blast hurts 3 at police box in Ctg

Two policemen and a pedestrian are injured in an explosion near a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar Gate No-2 area.

Blast at Japan restaurant injures 42

A powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people and caused serious damage to neighbouring buildings, forcing some residents into shelters, officials say.

Blast from gas leak burns 3 in Savar

A blast leading from gas pipe leak burn three persons of a family at Ashulia, Dhaka.

Cricket: Australia assures fans over Boxing Day security fears

Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day (Dec. 26) Test against Pakistan on Friday after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day.

Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.

Deplorable when sportsmen, artistes become victims of hate: Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as 'Rawalpindi Express', says it is "unfortunate and deplorable" when they become victims of hate or crime.

April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016

Exposed to fatal cylinder blasts

Passengers of a huge number of CNG-run vehicles are exposed to high risks of accidents in the absence of timely fitness verification of the gas cylinders. Further, many of these cylinders are counterfeit and therefore pose even greater threats.

April 9, 2016
April 9, 2016

Paris attacks: Key suspect Abrini arrested in Brussels

The key remaining suspect in November's Paris terror attacks, Mohamed Abrini, is among five people arrested in Belgium.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

84-year-old saved by his daughter

A loud bang and shaking of ground woke her up around 1:30am on Friday at her fourth-floor apartment in the six-storey building in

March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016

15 govt employees killed in Pakistan blast

At least fifteen people were killed when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying government employees in the volatile northwest Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar on Wednesday, officials say.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

PM lashes out at Star editor

Blasting The Daily Star for running the DGFI-supplied false news against her during the last caretaker regime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Star editor himself could not demonstrate his “courage” by stepping down from his post after admitting his faults.

February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016

Mahmudur won't be freed now

Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, was shown arrested in a bomb blast case yesterday, a day after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court bail granted to him in a sedition case.

January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016

The boy to be in grandma's custody

A Dhaka court allowed grandmother to take custody of a minor boy yesterday, a day after he was granted bail in a bomb blast case.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district

A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) group kills 10 people, at least nine of them German tourists, in a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city of Istanbul, officials say.

December 26, 2015
December 26, 2015

Bagmara blast linked to past attacks: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the bomb attack on a mosque of Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Bagmara of Rajshahi’s is linked to all other terrorist attacks in the past and there is an international conspiracy at its source.

December 26, 2015
December 26, 2015

Cylinder blasts at RCC function, 4 hurt

A gas cylinder explodes at the annual sports day programme of Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC) today injuring four people in Charghat upazila of the district.