HOME AND ABROAD

Cops Fall Asleep

Magura: A firearm of police went missing from a polling centre in Shalikha upazila, after the police personel fell asleep during the election. Three constables were suspended for negligence of duty.

Ancient Temple Found

Munshiganj: Archaeologists have recently unearthed an ancient Buddhist temple that is believed to be a thousand years old at Nateshwar in Tongibari upazila.

Grabbers From All Quarters

Dhaka: A two-storey building on AC Roy Road is now occupied by 17 families of police personnel. The police have even painted a sign, on the gate to assert their control over the student dormitory of Jagannath University.

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Sea Tennis

Mexico: Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov play on a floating court at Santa Lucia Bay in Acapulco, Mexico.

World's Best Street Carnival

Brazil: Rio Carnaval, is the biggest carnival in the globe and attracts more than 500,000 foreign visitors each year.

Military Mobilisation

Ukraine: The government has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Ukraine was "on the brink of disaster".