The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the earthquake that struck five days ago has surpassed 25,000.Turkey’s president on Saturday raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in Syria, the reported number of dead was 3,553 in government and…
India’s government on Friday withdrew its appeal to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day next week not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values.The appeal had attracted widespread criticism from political rivals and o…
Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque has said if the BNP does not participate in the next general election, the party may collapse.”BNP will face an existential crisis if it does not join the election. Even many people from BNP may be eager to join …
The BNP is conspiring to come to power illegally once again, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday.“BNP always came to power through the back door. They tried to rig the election by registering 1.2 crore fake voters during their last tenure,” a…
A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria Friday to help victims of the still-unfolding earthquake tragedy, but humanitarians said far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly.Fourteen trucks crossed into opposition-held areas of Syri…
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has issued instructions to not teach the newly introduced inquiry-based textbook for the History & Social Science subject in classes 6 and 7, while changes will be made to some other books too.NCTB issu…
Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Saturday said the government will continue ongoing subsidies in the agriculture sector to ensure food security.He said the prices of all agriculture-related products including fertilizers have increas…
Pizza which has a long history was first introduced in 997 AD in Gaeta in Italy. Then this food was found in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Mainly the Italians and emigrants in these regions used to eat Pizza. The ancient Egyptians, Rom…
Bangladesh reported nine more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Saturday morning.With the new number, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,037,673, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from…
Thirteen more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours till Saturday morning.Of the new patients, four were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Forty-two den…
Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Habibur Rahman Sohan put on an impressive 41-run partnership off just 16 balls for the fifth wicket, leading Khulna Tigers to their third win in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).Khulna finally tasted victory after a st…
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings earned their ninth straight win in the eleven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, beating Sheikh Jamal 3-0 Saturday at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in the capital.Runaway league leader Bashundhara secu…
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