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At least seven members of the same family were killed and 10 others were critically wounded when a van fell into a deep ravine in Haripur in the early hours of Thursday, Dunya News reported. According to details, the ill-fated family was on its way to Islamabad airport from the Swabi Meera area. The van fell into a gorge while taking a sharp turn, resulting in the immediate deaths of seven people and injuring 10 others. Rescue teams reached the…

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on Sunday afternoon, jolting Dhaka and adjoining areas in Bangladesh. The tremors were felt in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and some other parts of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the earthquake struck at 3:14:49 pm (Indian time) and lasted for a few seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Myanmar, about 441 km south-southeast of Dhaka. No reports of loss of property or life have been reported…

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan announced today that no more Rohingya or Myanmar nationals will be allowed to enter Bangladesh. He made this statement to journalists during a visit to the Ukhia Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar district on Friday morning. Asaduzzaman highlighted that the biggest concern is the influx of drugs from Myanmar, despite Bangladesh not producing any drugs, as some people in the camp are involved in drug trafficking. “We are trying to identify them to bring them…

The 17th Republic Day is being celebrated across Nepal today, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s history. Republic Day is closely associated with the people’s movement and their aspirations for transitioning Nepal from a monarchy to a republic. A special event was held at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel, where the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and the Armed Police Force participated in march-pasts and cultural pageants. A Nepal Army helicopter flew over Tundikhel, displaying a banner reading ‘Republic Day,…

Kathmandu : Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Monday won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives for the fourth time after he reassumed the premiership in December 2022. Dahal took the vote of trust amid protests from the opposition Nepali Congress, which has been demanding a probe committee against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane for his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of deposits in cooperatives, Xinhua news agency reported. “As…

Nepal has become the latest jurisdiction to ban the import and sale of two popular Indian spice brands after reports that some of their products contained a cancer-causing pesticide, officials said yesterday. Hong Kong and Singapore last month banned products from Everest and MDH — two brands popular in India and exported worldwide — after tests detected the presence of ethylene oxide, according to media reports. Besides its use as a pesticide, ethylene oxide is used to sterilise medical equipment…

Mobs attacked medical students, including Bangladeshis and Indians, in Kyrgyzstani capital Bishkek on Friday and now they are staying indoors fearing further attacks. “We are very scared. We have been staying indoors since Friday evening as mobs attacked hostels and other places of residence of the foreign students,” Samia Kabir, a second-year Bangladeshi medical student of International Medical University of Kyrgyzstan, told The Daily Star last night. Two other students said there are about 1,000 Bangladeshi learners in Bishkek, which…

The Government India has provided a budget support of USD 50 million to the Maldives today. The support was in the form of a rollover of USD 50 million Treasury Bill, for an additional year, through the State Bank of India, Male’, from 13 May 2024. Government of India’s decision to rollover the T-Bill came following a request to that effect made by Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer to India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, during the official bilateral visit…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka today for Bangkok on a six-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin to strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries. A significant diplomatic mission commenced as Prime Minister Hasina, accompanied by her delegation, boarded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight departing Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Scheduled to touch down at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 1:30 pm local time, this journey marks both a bilateral…

Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) clinched an overwhelming victory in the Maldivian parliamentary elections, securing more than two-thirds of the 93-member parliament, as per provisional results from the Elections Commission of Maldives. With 66 out of 86 declared seats already in their grasp, the PNC achieved a resounding super-majority. Although formal confirmation of the results is pending, the new assembly is slated to assume office in early May. Notably, out of 41 candidates, only three women were elected, underscoring…