Fourth day's play called off
Fourth day's play of the 2nd Test match between Bangladesh and South Africa has been called off due to rain for the third consecutive day. The play was scheduled to begin at 9:30am Sunday at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Anwar, Mintoo, Aman surrender in court
BNP leaders MK Anwar, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Aman Ullah Aman have surrendered before three separate courts in Dhaka in 89 violence cases. Of them, MK Anwar surrendered in 10 cases, Abdul Awal Mintoo in nine cases and Aman Ullah Aman in 70 cases.
Gatco case: Order on Khaleda's pleas August 5
The High Court has set August 5 for passing an order on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's petitions challenging the legality of trial proceedings in Gatco graft case. The HC bench of justice Md Nuruzzaman and Justice Abdur Rob fixed the date on Sunday morning.
Two children raped in Dhaka
Two children have been raped at Mirpur and Hazaribagh in Dhaka. They were admitted to One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday morning.
Mother commits suicide after killing daughters
A woman has committed suicide after killing her two daughters by poisoining at Lemua village under Barguna sadar upazila. The deceased are Rozi Aktar, and her two daughters Moumi, 4, and Tayeba, 2.
Robber ringleader killed in Meherpur 'gunfight'
An alleged ringleader of robbers has been killed in a "gunfight" with police at Rajnagar of Meherpur. The deceased is Miarul Islam, 35, son of Imam Ali of sadar upazila. Five members of police were also injured in the incident.
Iraqi Kurds warn PKK amid Turkey air strikes
Iraq's Kurdistan region has urged Turkish Kurd separatist forces of the PKK to leave civilian areas amid continuing Turkish air strikes. The call follows reports that civilians have been killed in Turkish raids on PKK targets which resumed a week ago.
