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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (11 February) underlined the need for expanding the markets for the country`s export products. “In order to boost exports the markets for our products should be expanded along with their diversification ,” Hasina said. The prime minister made the remarks when a delegation of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) called on her at the Prime Minister`s Office

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The results of just-concluded medical admission test for 2023-24 academic session have been published. The pass rate is 47.83 percent. The tests were held simultaneously at 44 venues in 19 exam centers in the country on Friday (Feb 9). This time, 1,04,374 candidates participated in the examination. There are 5,380 seats available at government medical colleges and 6,295 at private medical colleges for 2023-24. In all, students will join the fray for 11,675 seats.

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Bangladesh and France have reaffirmed their commitment to multilateral efforts aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change. The two sides focused on strengthening collaboration in combating climate change and promoting sustainable environmental practices at a meeting between a French delegation and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury at the secretariat on Sunday (11 February)

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Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, believed to be a member of Myanmar army, along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday (11 February). Local people spotted the body of the man wearing green helmet and uniform in Balukhali Customs area in the afternoon and informed police, said Shamim Hossain, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station. Kaisar, a local youth, said black marks were found on the face

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country`s General Election 2024 held on Feb. 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly, or the lower house of the country`s parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif got 75 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians of former foreign minister

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Five people were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van this morning in Cumilla`s Daudkandi upazila. The identities of the deceased have not yet been confirmed. The accident took place around 10am on the Amirabad-Kachua road in the upazila`s Mahananda area. Four people died at the scene, while another passed away en route to a nearby hospital.

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Today, it`s impossible not to agree with the predictions of China`s specialists. Justin Lin Yifu, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, sums it up this way: "Throughout just over two millennia—from antiquity to the mid-19th century—China has had the world`s greatest economic power, the largest contiguous economic zone, the highest per capita income, and the highest standard of living."

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The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel`s campaign against the embattled agency, which it accuses of collaborating with Hamas. Recent Israeli allegations that a dozen staff members participated in the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7 plunged the agency into a financial crisis, prompting major donor states to suspend their funding as well as twin investigations.

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Benjamin Netanyahu says in an interview airing Sunday that the Israeli military will provide "safe passage for the civilian population" ahead of an expected assault on the overcrowded southern Gaza city of Rafah, rejecting fears of a "catastrophe." Despite international alarm over the potential carnage in a city crammed with more than a million displaced Palestinians, the Israeli prime minister told ABC News` "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" the offensive is key to crushing Hamas.

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BNP Chairperson`s Advisory Council Member Zainul Abedin Farroque said on Saturday (10 February) that the Awami League will have to "pay for ages for holding a "lopsided" election of the 12th Parliament on January 7. Speaking at a human chain programme, he also urged the ruling party not to underestimate the BNP, as the party could stage a comeback on the streets anytime due to its huge popularity among the people of the country. “Mr Obaidul Quader, how do you say that BNP will have to pay a lot

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Three people including a housewife sustained burn injuries in a fire from a gas stove in Dhaka’s Jurain on Saturday (10 February) night. The burnt Bina Rani Das, 35, her brother-in-laws (cousins of her husband) Banomali Das, 30, and Topu Das, 32, are now undergoing treatment at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). According to the family, a fire suddenly broke out from the gas stove when Bina was cooking around 6 pm

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After six decades, river transportation will once again connect Rajshahi to Murshidabad starting from February 12th. Following the Indo-Pakistan war in 1965, the river connectivity between the two regions was discontinued, disrupting the flow of merchant boats carrying goods and products from the Godaghari Sultanganj river port in Rajshahi to Maya port in Murshidabad, India.

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In the Char areas of Bheramara Upazila in Kushtia district, "buffalo carts" remain the primary mode of transportation for thousands of residents.The necessity for these carts persists, as they serve as the sole means for passengers and goods to traverse the high and low, winding sandy paths across the expansive grasslands of the Padma River.

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Farmers in Manikganj are increasingly drawn to sunflower cultivation due to favorable soil and climate conditions.The potential for substantial profit with minimal time and financial investment has piqued the interest of sunflower growers in the region, resulting in fields adorned with blooming sunflowers.

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Popular actress Nusraat Faria has returned home after receiving medical treatment. She was hospitalized in the capital after falling suddenly ill on Thursday. According to media reports, Faria`s condition has improved slightly since her admission to the hospital, prompting her discharge. Confirmation of her return home was provided by her mother, Ferdousi Parveen. Parveen said that Faria`s condition has seen a modest improvement since her

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Four people, including two women, died and three others were injured in a collision between a brick-laden truck and a three-wheeler easybike in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Saturday (10 February) afternoon. The deceased were easybike driver Biswajit Biswas, 30, passengers Sabbir Moral, 23, Nipa Dali, 25, and a 26-year-old unidentified woman hailing from several areas of the upazila. Dumuria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sukanta Saha confirmed the matter. The accident happened around

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Bangladesh reported 36 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday (10 February) morning. With the new numbers, the country`s total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,047,523, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,483 as no new fatalities were reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate stood at 6.10 per cent as 590 samples were tested, said the DGHS. The recovery and death rates remained

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A recent excavation in Gobindganj, Gaibandha, has unearthed significant fragments of terracotta, terracotta plaques, and intricately carved bricks, shedding light on ancient landmarks in the area.The excavation, spearheaded by a team from the Rajshahi and Rangpur regions, commenced in December of the previous year.

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