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Prime accused held in Panchagarh

A teenage boy has been arrested from Panchagarh in connection with a case filed over “raping and killing” a girl, whose body was recovered from toilet of an abandoned carriage at Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday.
Star day at a Glance, Friday, August 23, 2019

Hello dear readers! How was your day? Here are the news headlines on August 23, 2019
Prof Muzaffar Ahmed passes away

Professor Muzaffar Ahmed, president of Bangladesh National Awami Party (Pro-Moscow-NAP) passes away at a private hospital in Dhaka.
G7 leaders vow 'concrete measures' over Amazon fires

G7 leaders gathering in France this weekend plan to hammer out "concrete measures" in response to the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest, putting them on a collision course with Brazil's rightwing leader.
Dhaka seeks strong global response to resolve Rohingya crisis

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue saying the global leadership must resolve it quickly to ensure greater peace and stability in the region.
Govt to provide assistance to insolvent families of dengue victims: Tajul

LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam says the government will provide financial assistance to the insolvent families of the people, who died of dengue this year.
Speaker demands for forming commission to find out conspirators of Bangabandhu murder

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has demanded immediate formation of a commission to find out the perpetrators who were behind the conspiracy of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and responsible for rehabilitating the killers.
Child dies of dengue in Dhaka

An eight-year-old child dies of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical viral disease, at a hospital in Dhaka.
President for communal harmony to attain national development

President M Abdul Hamid urges people of all religions to maintain the country’s existing communal harmony to attain national development and progress.
2 killed in Dhaka road crashes

Two people are killed in separate road accidents in Rampura and Jatrabari areas of Dhaka.
Ireland could try to block trade deal on Amazon concerns: Varadkar

As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur unless Brazil takes action to protect the rainforest.
Midday Brief, Friday, August 23, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on August 23, 2019
4 die, more than 100 hurt in thunderstorm in Poland's Tatra mountains

Four people, two of them children, died and more than 100 were injured during a thunderstorm in Poland's Tatra mountains, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.
5 people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert

At least five people are killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source says.
India increases restrictions in Kashmir

Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tighten security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a UN office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints.
Raging Amazon wildfires ‘a crime against humanity’

Former Brazilian environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva terms the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest a “crime against humanity” and blames current policies for fueling the blazes.
Indian soldier killed in Pak firing at Kashmir LoC

An Indian soldier is killed in firing by Pakistani army along the de facto border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
UPDF member killed in Rangamati ‘gunfight’

A member of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF-main) has been killed in a reported gunfight with an army patrol team in Rangamati.
Govt’s steps to curb dengue outbreak ineffective: Bapa

Terming the steps taken by the government to curb dengue outbreak in the country as “ineffective and show-off”, a pro-environment organisation demands for it to take effective measures against the mosquito-borne disease by integrating people from all sectors.
152 hospitalised with tear gas, pellet injuries in Kashmir

At least 152 people have suffered injuries from tear gas and pellets in disputed Kashmir since Indian security forces this month launched a sweeping crackdown, data from the Himalayan region's two main hospitals shows.
Indian SC to examine constitutional validity of triple talaq bill

India’s Supreme Court agrees to examine the constitutional validity of a law passed by parliament that criminalises the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims.
Jubo League leader shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

A local Jubo League leader has been shot dead by unidentified criminals in Hnila union in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore on high terror alert

Tamil Nadu and adjacent Coimbatore were put on high alert following intelligence inputs by India’s federal security agencies that six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including one from Pakistan, may have entered Coimbatore, Indian media reports say.
Sirajganj farmer killed in lightning strike

A farmer dies being struck by lightning at Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj.
‘Drug dealer’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’

An alleged drug dealer is killed in a reported gunfight between two rival groups in Satkhira early today, police say.
2 die of dengue in Satkhira

Two persons have died of dengue fever while 308 others have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease so far in Satkhira, doctors say.
New Zealand parliament speaker soothes baby as debate rages

The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer.
Janmashtami today

The Hindu community of the country is observing Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, with due religious fervour.
Amazon fire: Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro admits farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but tells foreign powers not to interfere.
JS body for investigation whether NGOs misleading Rohingyas

A parliamentary body asks the foreign ministry to find out whether any non-government organisation is misleading Rohingya refugees not to return to their country from Bangladesh.