MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters): About 50,000 people were left without power in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday after Ukrainian missiles struck it overnight, the regional governor said.Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said about half of those affected should be reconnected...
CHAPPAQUA, Feb 27 (AFP): Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex...
GENEVA, Feb 26 (AFP): Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing.Since April 2023, Sudan...
MANCHESTER, Feb 27 (AFP): Britain's ruling Labour party on Friday lost a crunch local poll in one of its traditional heartlands to the left-wing Greens, official results showed, adding to the woes of unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Green candidate Hannah...
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (AFP): An Indian court acquitted a former Delhi chief minister on Friday in a corruption case he denounced as a "political conspiracy" by the rival ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the...
GAZA CITY, Feb 27 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence ministry said Israeli strikes killed at least five people on Friday.Violence has continued in the Palestinian territory despite a US-brokered truce that entered its second phase last month, with Israel and Hamas...
GENEVA, Feb 27 (Agencies): The United States (US) authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Israel on Friday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.The move came a...
MADRID/LONDON, Feb 27(Reuters): A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants cover their housing costs.Such unconventional arrangements highlight...
The East India Company, once the powerful British trading firm that ruled large parts of India, has shut down for a second time after its modern incarnation entered liquidation.The original company, which played a central role in British colonial expansion...
TANGAIL, Feb 27, 2025 (BSS) - Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam today announced that all airports, railway stations and high-speed vehicles across the country will be equipped with free Wi-Fi facilities, in line with Prime Minister...
Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu has announced plans to introduce a one-stop service to resolve complexities and curb irregularities in land administration.Speaking in Rajshahi, the lawmaker elected from Rajshahi-2 said the initiative will deliver land services directly to citizens' doorsteps...
Vegetable prices in Chattogram's kitchen markets have begun to slide after a sharp hike during the first week of Ramadan, bringing much-needed relief to consumers, reports bdnews24.com.A visit to the city's Reazuddin Bazar on Friday showed that most vegetable prices...
Md. Nasiruddin Mitul | 2026-02-28 00:00:00
February 21 is the self-awakening day to the Bengali nation. Through the Language Movement, Bengalis realized that state identity is not built on religion. It is built by language and culture. This realization led to the rise of Bengali nationalism...
Sohel Miah | 2026-02-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economy is significantly supported by expatriates' income, or remittances. Millions of Bangladeshi workers employed across the globe enrich the country's foreign exchange reserves through their labour, skills, and sacrifice. The money they send not only supports the reserves but...
IG Chowdhury | 2026-02-28 00:00:00
With so much infighting around, from schoolroom killings to ethnic cleansing, the world today is a violent place to live in. More so with the rise of social media. It quickly exposes the wrongdoings that would have otherwise remained hidden...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-02-28 00:00:00
Who says beggars have no choice? They surely have choices for selecting their way of drawing their would-be benevolent public's attention. The range of ways to attract notice is vastly wide. Some of those are ingenious and some others are...
CHENNAI, India, Feb 27 (AFP): India batter Rinku Singh has left the team during the T20 World Cup in the middle of the tournament after the death of his long-ailing father, official sources told AFP.The middle-order batter had rejoined India...
IPL 2026 will start on March 28, two days after what the BCCI had originally planned, reports Espncricinfo.The IPL had informed the franchises on December 15 2025, a day before the last auction, that the 2026 edition would start on...
With seven overs remaining in their innings, New Zealand were 86 for 6 after being put in to bat by Sri Lanka. Khettarama, as the ground is known to locals, was partying in the stands. The decibel levels were out...
Despite India's commanding win over Zimbabwe in Chennai to keep their semi-final hopes alive at the T20 World Cup, Faf du Plessis and Anil Kumble believe the hosts are still searching for "role clarity" in key areas. That, and a...
New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has been granted paternity leave and will return home from the men's T20 World Cup 2026 for the birth of his second child following his team's Super Eight fixture against England at the Khettarama...
CHENNAI, India, Feb 27 (AFP): India revived their T20 World Cup campaign with their "fearless" brand of cricket ahead of a winner-takes-all decider against the West Indies for the last semi-final berth.Hot favourites to defend their title on home soil,...
New Zealand's Tim Seifert (L) plays a shot as England's wicketkeeper Jos Buttler watches during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and New Zealand at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday...
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters): China said on Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products imposed during a trade spat between Beijing and Ottawa, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck an initial deal with Beijing during a...
Gold prices were largely steady on Friday, on track for their seventh straight month of gains as uncertainty over US tariff policies and tensions between the US and Iran boosted the metal's safe-haven appeal, reports Reuters.Spot gold edged down 0.1...
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters): Oil prices rose more than $1 on Friday as traders remained on alert for potential supply disruptions after the United States and Iran extended nuclear talks.Brent crude futures advanced by $1.38, or 1.95 per cent, to...
Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average closed at a record high on Friday, posting its biggest monthly gain in four months, as investors bet on corporate earnings strength, reports Reuters.The Nikkei reversed early losses to end up 0.16% at 58,850.27.The index...
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters): An AI productivity boom, if it materialises, may help buy major economies more time to clean up their strained public finances, economists say, although it won't do the heavy lifting.The stakes couldn't be higher. Debt is...
A three-day fair titled 'TARA Uddokta Mela 2026' began at the Aloki Convention Centre in Dhaka on Friday, aiming to promote locally made products by women entrepreneurs and create a market for them.Hosted by BRAC Bank, the fair will remain...
Global equity fund inflows eased to a five-week low in the seven days to February 25 as investors turned cautious amid growing unease over the heavy costs and potential disruption linked to artificial intelligence, reports Reuters.Investors bought a net $19.75...
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