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‘Jollad’ Shahjahan passes away

Shajahan Bhuiyan, popularly known as ‘Jallad (executioner) Shajahan’, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

PM likely to visit Beijing in between July 8-11: FM

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to pay her bilateral visit to

BNP calls press conference Tuesday

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called a press conference on Tuesday to address the physical condition of the party chairperson

Lebanese minister denies Hezbollah weapons at Beirut airport

Lebanon’s transport minister denied on Sunday that Hezbollah was storing weapons at Beirut airport, as fears grow of all-out war

Russia blames US for deadly missile attack on Crimea

Russia on Sunday said the United States had responsibility for a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-annexed Crimea, which it said

Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims

Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat,