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Sri Lanka blast: Police chief warned of attack threat days before blasts

Sri Lanka's police chief made a nationwide alert 10 days before Sunday's (April 21) bomb attacks in the country that suicide bombers planned to hit "prominent churches", according to the warning seen by AFP.
Condolences pour in after Sri Lanka blasts

Global leaders and people from all walks of life express their condolences in social media after a series of explosions across Sri Lanka left over a hundred people dead and several hundred others injured.
Sri Lanka police say another explosion near national zoo

Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed more than 140 people.
BNP leader Barrister Aminul Haque passes away

BNP vice-chairman and former minister Barrister Aminul Haque passes away at a hospital in Dhaka aged 76.
PM, President condemn Sri Lanka attack, express condolences

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid today condemned the horrific terror attack in Sri Lanka and expressed their condolences to those who lost their lives in the series bomb attacks.
Special security plans at Sri Lankan BIA, Railway Services

Visitors will not be allowed to enter the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) owing to the recent blasts which were reported across the country this morning, reports Sri Lankan news portal Time Online.
Sri Lankan president calls for calm, says probe underway

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena calls upon the people to remain calm and cooperate with the authorities in the ongoing investigations following the explosions in the country that left over a hundred people dead and several hundred others injured.
Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire

French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to drive home their message to a government they believe is ignoring the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn’t the only problem France needs to solve.
‘I got mugged in front of my house at Tajmahal Road’

The Tajmahal Road area in Mohammadpur is notorious for its unsafe environment throughout the day with random muggings taking place at any given time. One such incident took place on November 20 last year when I, a reporter of The Daily Star, returned home from work at roughly 1:20am.
BTS becomes first Korean artists to top British chart

K-pop sensations BTS has topped the British chart with its new album, becoming the first South Korean artists to do so.
Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill 156

A string of blasts rip through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners.
Brunei rolls out red carpet for PM

Brunei rolls out a red carpet after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Bandar Seri Begawan on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the kingdom’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
Zookeeper hospitalised after tiger attack at Kansas Zoo

City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas.
STAR Day at a Glance | Saturday, April 20, 2019

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Renowned folk singer Amar Paul passes away

Amar Paul, a legendary folk singer who is renowned in both the Bengals, passes away at the age of 97.
College girl ‘gang-raped’ in Manikganj

A female college student has been allegedly gang-raped by seven men in Singair upazila of Manikganj.
‘Form bodies to prevent sexual harassment at educational institutes’

The authorities of all educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) have been asked to form five-member committees for preventing sexual harassment.
No link between Khaleda’s release and BNP’s joining of JS: Hanif

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif says the issue of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail cannot be linked to the party’s elected members’ joining of the parliament.
No link between Khaleda’s release and BNP’s joining of JS: Hanif

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif says the issue of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail cannot be linked to the party’s elected members’ joining of the parliament.
Nusrat murder: Ruhul Amin remanded

A Feni court places Sonagazi upazila unit Awami League President Ruhul Amin on five-day remand over his alleged involvement in the madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.
India's SC chief justice denies sexually harassing assistant

The chief justice of India's Supreme Court, Ranjan Gogoi, denies allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances towards a junior court assistant who worked in an office at his home and that she was subsequently victimised.
Khaleda deserves to get released on bail: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says all the cases lodged against party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia are bailable and she would get bail normally if the law takes its own course.
Gunmen kill 13 at a bar in Mexico

Gunmen shot dead 13 people at a bar in the city of Minatitlan in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities say, in one of the worst slayings to hit Mexico since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office.
Rajshahi mayor bears the brunt for his cousin’s misdeed

Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton bears the brunt for his cousin’s misdeed and paid a fine as the latter had occupied a footpath by keeping construction materials on it.
Blast, gunfire as attackers hit ministry in Kabul

Gunmen attack the communications ministry in the centre of Kabul, interrupting months of relative calm in the Afghan capital and underlining security threats that have continued despite efforts to open peace talks with the Taliban.
495 foreigners in Bangladesh jails: Home minister

A total of 495 nationals of different countries are now languishing in Bangladesh jails, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
Midday Brief, Saturday, April 20, 2019

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‘Wasa water completely drinkable’

Water supplied by Wasa in the capital is cent percent drinkable, Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa says after rejecting a research report published by Transparency International Bangladesh.
Burqa used during Nusrat murder recovered

One of the burqas used during the murder of Feni Madrasa Student Nusrat Jahan Rafi is recovered from a pond in Feni’s Sonagaji upazila.
Teen held for 'raping' minor girl in Bagerhat

A three-year old girl is raped by a 16-year-old neighbour in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.