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Tension mounts as Indian planes bomb Pak territory

Indian warplanes breached Pakistani airspace yesterday in a move that sent tensions over disputed Kashmir spiralling, but Islamabad furiously denied claims the strike destroyed a militant camp and inflicted heavy casualties. The incursion across the ceasefire line that divides Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours came after India threatened retaliation over a February 14 suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group, that killed 40 troops in Indian Kashmir. Meanwhile, four people including two children were killed and ten others injured in an exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir yesterday, Pakistani officials said. "An Indian mortar shell hit a house in Nakyal sector along…

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PM urges expatriates to invest in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh expatriates can come up with their investment…

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News

ICC bans Jayasuriya for two years

Sri Lankan cricket legend SanathJayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after admitting two breaches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code, the sport's governing body announced on Tuesday. The 49-year-old -- regarded as one of the greatest One Day International…

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Metro

Fire incidents triple in 22 years

The number of fire incidents has increased more than threefold across Bangladesh since 1997, with the year 2018 seeing 53 of that on average every day. Fire Service and Civil Defence statistics showed that around 2,50,000 fire incidents took place in the country between January 1, 1997 and December…

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Editorial

A sense of history among the young

At the convocation ceremony of a private university, President Abdul Hamid has underlined the need for the young of today to have proper understanding of the history of Bangladesh. The call for the new generation to know the struggle this country had to face during the war and in the austerity driven…

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Op-ed

Climate change effects on coastal areas

Bangladesh, the world's largest delta, is crisscrossed by big rivers and their tributaries and distributors. Moreover, as a land with abundant torrential monsoon rain, most of the plain lands remain inundated during the monsoon season, thus turning the countryside into a big reservoir of fresh water…

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Business

BTRC to appoint third party

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started the process of appointing a third party for assessing the Quality of Service (QoS) on a regular basis. Md Jahurul Haque, chairman of the BTRC, said, “We have initially published the results of the BTRC’s own test drive…

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Worldwide

Parliament can vote on any Brexit delay, says May

British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would allow parliament to vote on March 14 on whether to delay Brexit if MPs reject both her deal and the prospect of leaving the EU without an agreement. If those two options are rejected the government would put forward “a motion on whether…

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Dhakalive

‘Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar’

UNB, Dhaka Bangla Academy announced the list of winners of its ‘Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar’ chosen from among the publishing houses participating at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. The awards will be handed over to the winners on the closing day of the month-long fair on February 28, said a press…

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Sports

Shinepukur first team to reach semis

Shinepukur Cricket Club ensured their semifinal berths as the first team when they edged Mohammedan Sporting Club by 22 runs in the second and last Group-C match of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) Twenty20 Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. By thrashing…

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Nationwide

‘Rural electrification helps farmers increase production’

By virtue of rural electrification, expanded irrigation facilities are helping farmers to increase crop production at reduced costs making farm activities more profitable in Rangpur division in last ten years. Officials said the Rural Electrification Board (REB) through Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) and…

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High-tech device in three months for firefighting in crowded areas

The government is going to procure a new device, "LUF 60", to douse fires in densely-populated areas like old Dhaka and industrial areas. The Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD) has opened letter of credit (LoC) to procure six "LUF 60s", a wireless remote- controlled…

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