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300,000 at risk from lack of food in north, central Gaza: UN
11:43 AM, 09 Feb 2024 FridayHundreds of thousands of people's lives are at risk in north and central Gaza because of a lack of food, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned on Thursday. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said the last time the agency was allowed to deliver supplies to the area...
US funding failure will have serious battlefield consequences, says Ukraine
10:00 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe repeated failure of the Biden administration to get a funding package for Ukraine approved by the Senate will have real consequences in terms of lives on the battlefield and Kyiv’s ability to hold off Russian forces on the frontline, say Ukrainian officials...
Bangladesh has strengthened its stance on frontier: Quader
09:13 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the country's stance on its border has been strengthened due to the ongoing internal conflict of Myanmar...
The experts: Osteopaths on 20 easy and effective ways to treat back pain
08:42 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayBack pain can be excruciating – and it will affect most of us over the course of our lifetime...
14 burnt in Narayanganj explosion
07:46 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayFourteen people suffered burn injuries in an explosion in a garment factory in Fatulla of Narayanganj on Thursday. The injured are Mehidy Hasan, 30, Md Zakir Hossain, 26, Md Kamrul, 40, Md Mahbub, 30, Md Shafiq, 28, Md Monir, 28, Md Samsu Mia, 32, Md Ripon, 34, Md Rubel Mia, 19, Zitu, 40, Palash Kanti, 42, Md Mukul, 42, Mithun, 25, and Mukul, 40...
Second phase Ijtema begins Friday
07:04 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe second phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, will begin on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi of Gazipur on Friday...
NBR reduces import tariff on rice, sugar, dates to contain price hike
06:19 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has lifted the customs tariff and reduced regulatory duty on rice, sugar and dates and lifted value added tax (VAT) on edible oil...
Schools to remain open during Ramadan
04:59 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayClasses in secondary and primary schools (government and private) across the country will continue during Ramadan. Secondary schools will remain open in the first 10 days and the primary schools in the first 15 days of the holy month. The Education Ministry, and The Primary and Mass Education Ministry decided this on Thursday...
World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit
04:14 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayFor the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU's climate service...
Nigeria reach Afcon final after penalty shootout
03:40 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayKelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty as Nigeria booked their place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 4-2 shootout win over South Africa...
Duranta of RFL manufactures e-bike for the first time in the country
03:00 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayRFL, country's leading business conglomerate, has launched electronic bicycle (e-bike) in the market with the aim of bringing affordable electronic bicycle to the hands of the consumers.
3 killed as bus, covered van collide in Cox’s Bazar
02:29 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayThree people were killed and two others injured when a bus collided head-on with a covered van on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning. The accident took place at Lal bridge area under Harbang union in Chakaria upazila around 9am.
Judgment in case over VNSC student Aritri suicide deferred again
01:35 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has once again deferred the announcement of its verdict in a case lodged against two former teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) for allegedly instigating one of their students Aritri Adhikary to commit suicide.
Dhaka, New Delhi to work together to solve Rohingya crisis: Hasan
12:27 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayDhaka and New Delhi have reached a consensus to work together to solve the crisis created after the influx of displaced persons from Myanmar and prevailing security situation in the bordering state.
Verdict in Sagira Morshed murder case deferred
12:11 PM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday deferred until February 20 the pronouncement of the verdict in a case lodged over the murder of Sagira Morshed in capital’s Bailey Road area in 1989. Judge Mohammad Ali Hossain of Dhaka Special Sessions Judge Court set the fresh date as the verdict was not ready for pronouncement.
How Generative AI is transforming Indonesia’s election
11:39 AM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayFika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he's cuddly.
Bilbao win at Atletico in Copa del Rey semi first leg
11:11 AM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayAthletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Metropolitano stadium on Wednesday thanks to Alex Berenguer's penalty.
Mobile phone services suspended across Pakistan as voting begins
09:41 AM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayPakistan temporarily suspended mobile phone services on Thursday to strengthen security as voting began in the country's national election, the interior ministry said.
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad
08:57 AM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayA senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad. A leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of his guards were in a vehicle when it was targeted in the east of the Iraqi capital. All three of them died.
Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ proposed ceasefire terms
08:35 AM, 08 Feb 2024 ThursdayIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas's proposed ceasefire terms - saying "total victory" in Gaza is possible within months. He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal.