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28 Bangladeshis arrested for staying in India slum illegally: Agra police

03:15 PM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

India’s Agra police on Sunday arrested 28 Bangladesh nationals, including 13 women, who were allegedly staying illegally in a slum falling under Sikandra police station area of the district.

US military searches for balloon remnants as China urges restraint

02:40 PM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down a day earlier, while Beijing on Monday urged Washington not to escalate or take further action to harm its interests.

Adani sell-off extends; India’s opposition lawmakers launch protests

01:16 PM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

Lawmakers of India's main opposition party kicked off planned protests at some state-run companies on Monday over the crisis at Adani group, whose seven listed firms saw another sell-off that drove their market loss to $112 billion in under two weeks.

Music Director Anwar Jahan Nantu no more

12:39 PM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

Noted Music Director and freedom fighter Anwar Jahan Nantu has died at the age of 78. He breathed his last at BRB Hospitals in the capital at 3am on Monday.

Death toll from earthquake in Turkey, Syria rises to over 1,300

12:14 PM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.

AL MP Moslem Uddin passes away

11:45 AM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Chattogram-8 constituency and valiant freedom fighter Moslem Uddin has passed away. He was 75.

Over 100 dead in Turkey, Syria after powerful earthquake

11:25 AM, 06 Feb 2023 Monday

More than 100 people have died after a strong earthquake rocked southern Turkey in the early hours of Monday morning. The US Geological Service said a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Gaziantep, a key industrial hub near the border with Syria.

Education program of 5 private medical colleges suspended

09:59 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque has said the education curriculum of five private medical colleges has been postponed for violating rules...

GDP growth in FY22 reaches 7.10pc, per capita income $2,793

09:52 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in the country in the last fiscal year (FY22) reached a healthy 7.10 percent braving the shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The GDP growth rate in the country in FY21 was 6.94 percent up from 3.45 percent notched in FY20...

HC stays lower court ban on GM Quader's party politics

09:07 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

The High Court (HC) on Sunday stayed a lower court order imposing a tempory ban on party activities of Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman Ghulam Muhammad (GM) Quader...

Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March

08:44 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday...

Hajj registration begins Wednesday

08:13 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

The Hajj registration under government and private management will begin on Wednesday (February 8) and continue till February 23. The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notice in this regard on Sunday. This year Hajj, one of five pillars of Islam, will be held on June 27...

Adani’s power to come in March's first week: Nasrul Hamid

07:52 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday said that the electricity under the agreement with India’s Adani’s power will come into Bangladesh in the first week of March...

Five held over woman gang-rape in Dhaka

06:23 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Police have arrested five people in a case of gang-rape of a woman who came to Dhaka from Jashore to meet her husband and children...

Profile: Musharraf — from military strongman to forgotten man of politics

05:39 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday after a protracted battle with a rare health condition called amyloidosis. He was 79...

Everton halt Arsenal march, Liverpool slide continues

05:27 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Arsenal suffered a reality check in their pursuit of the Premier League title on Saturday, losing 1-0 at struggling Everton in manager Sean Dyche's first game in charge, while Liverpool imploded in their third consecutive away defeat...

PM urges people to pay taxes

05:08 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the countrymen to pay their taxes, stressing the need for increasing revenue income and expanding the tax net in view of the ongoing global economic crisis. “Those who are able to pay taxes not only in the capital or in cities...

Zero Covid death, 9 cases recorded in 24 hrs

04:48 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

The Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and nine cases in the last 24 hours...

Rashford fires Man Utd to 2-1 win over Palace, Casemiro sees red

04:39 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

Marcus Rashford won a first-half penalty before scoring himself in the second half as Manchester United survived a straight red card for Casemiro to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday...

One dengue patient dies; 5 hospitalized in 24 hrs

04:30 PM, 05 Feb 2023 Sunday

One dengue patient died and five were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning...