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Friday, 21 February, 2025

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Bangladeshi flight with 408 passengers makes emergency landing in India

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The flight was heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from Dhaka. The flight, which had more than 400 passengers on board, made the emergency landing due to a...

ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs

Tom Latham and Will Young both hit centuries as New Zealand kicked off their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 60-run win over hosts Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday. Young (107 off 113 balls) scored his first overseas ODI century, while Latham (118 from 104 balls) hit his eighth ton as New...

Myanmar militia to deport 10,000 cyber scam workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia announced plans to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams from its territory to Thailand, part of a broader crackdown on illicit compounds. Scam hubs have proliferated in Myanmars border regions, where trafficked foreign workers are coerced into global fraud...

Govt within the govt!

Since November last year, land services across the country, including in the capital, have been in a state of turmoil, leaving citizens unable to complete basic tasks like land registration or tax payments. Despite repeated visits to land offices, registration processes remain stalled, with...

Man who lost $800 million in Bitcoin in landfill wants to buy dump

Buried deep in a Welsh landfill, beneath layers of years-old trash, lies a hard drive that could unlock almost $800 million worth of bitcoin or so James Howells believes, after accidentally discarding the drive in 2013, CNNs Lianne Kolirin reported this on Friday. Now, after years of legal...

New Zealand clinch tri-series title with a 5-wicket win against Pakistan

Despite the absence of key players Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, and Rachin Ravindra due to injuries, New Zealand secured the tri-series title in Karachi, sending a strong message to the hosts just five days before their Champions Trophy opener at the same venue. With their senior...

Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar

A 29-year-old Japanese man was detained by Thai police on Thursday for his suspected involvement in online frauds in Myanmar. He was arrested at Bangkoks airport after arriving on a flight from Yangon, Myanmars largest city, according to Thai authorities and other sources. The man, who is also...

Pakistan in tri-nation series final with record chase

Pakistan eliminated South Africa from the tri-nation series with centuries from skipper Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha, reports UNB. The centuries lead the home team to its highest-ever successful run chase in an ODI just a week ahead of Champions Trophy. Rizwan struck an...

Thai police crack down on foreign tourist offenses after Pai Hospital incident

Following the violent rampage at Pai Hospital, tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are intensifying their crackdown on tourism-related offenses in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province. The incident involved four Israeli nationals who were deported after causing chaos at the hospital,...

Thailand ramps up chip investment push as Trump’s trade war with China escalates

Thailand is fast-tracking a strategic plan for its semiconductor sector, aiming to complete an initial draft within 90 days as it seeks to attract fresh investment amid U.S. President Donald Trumps renewed trade war with China, reports Reuters. The countrys national semiconductor board will hire...

Greenland ‘not for sale’: Denmark

Denmark has refuted US President Donald Trumps claims about acquiring Greenland as his administration doubles down on his expansionist rhetoric, Press TV reported. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Friday that Greenland is not for sale after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Tourist travel to St Martin’s suspended for 9 months

Tourist travel to St Martins, a coral-rich island located in Teknaf, Coxs Bazar, will be suspended for nine months starting February 1, according to a decision from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The closure will remain in effect until November 2025, reports UNB....

Majority ff Greenlanders don't want to be American: Poll

The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll published Wednesday. Trump, who returned to the White House in late January, has signalled that he wants the Arctic island -- which is...

Extortion, plot trading persist in Keraniganj, says Sarjis Alam

Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, has alleged that extortion and illegal plot trading, rampant during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, continue unabated in Keraniganj. Speaking at a roadside gathering at the Keraniganj Upazila Parishads Shaheed Minar...

CA returns home from Switzerland

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka from Switzerland after attending the World Economic Forums annual meeting in Davos where he was hailed as a beacon, hero and an amazing image of stability. A commercial flight of the Emirates Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his small...

Mexico denies US request to land military aircraft deporting migrants

Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trumps administration to allow a US military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US official and a Mexican official told Reuters. US military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala...

Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers retrieved two more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesias main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 19, reports AP. Waters from flooded rivers tore through nine villages in Pekalongan regency of...

Bangladesh beat Scotland to secure Super 6 spot

Bangladesh secured their spot in the Super 6 stage of the ICC Womens U-19 World Cup with an 18-run win over Scotland in their final Group D match in Selangor on Wednesday. Captain Sumaiya Akter led the way with an unbeaten 29 off 36 balls, helping Bangladesh post 121 for nine in 20 overs....

Bomb threat: Biman’s Rome flight lands safely at Dhaka airport

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Italys Rome to Dhaka received a bomb threat, leading to heightened security measures at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Flight BG-356, carrying 250 passengers and 13 crew members, landed safely at 9:20 am on Wednesday. Upon landing, law...

CA leaves Dhaka for Davos to attend WEF

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Davos, Switzerland, at early hours on Tuesday, on a four-day official visit to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), reports BSS. A flight of Emirates airline carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal...

Children torn from their families and women forcibly fitted with IUDs

In the 1950s, around 20 Inuit children, aged between five and nine, from various villages in Greenland were taken from their families and sent to Copenhagen to learn Danish. The goal was not only to teach them the language of the mother country, but to train them as a small elite capable of...

UK central bank's Bailey warns of economic nationalism risks

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has urged global financial leaders, particularly the United States and China, to resist economic nationalism. In a speech released ahead of Donald Trumps inauguration as U.S. president, Bailey emphasized the importance of international cooperation in...

Haaland signs new 10-Year Man City contract

Erling Haaland has signed a new 9.5-year deal at Manchester City that will keep him at the Etihad until 2034, the Premier League champions announced on Friday, reports NDTV. The 24-year-old strikers existing deal was due to expire in June 2027 but he has now committed his future to the club for...

Land ministry’s updated server launched

The software of the land ministry have been updated to make online land management hassle free and land services people friendly. A ministry press release today (January 15) said the software has been updated to improve land service online and provide integrated services to the people. Online...

Thailand to overhaul surrogacy law for inclusivity, transparency

Thailands Public Health Ministry is revising its surrogacy laws to accommodate the newly enforced equal marriage law and to allow international couples access to surrogacy services. Dr. Panuwat Panket, Director-General of the Department of Health Service Support (DHSS), provided an update on the...

Jason Roy expresses regret over national team exclusion

Jason Roy, Englands World Cup-winning batsman, has expressed regret over his exclusion from the national team, despite consistently performing in the ODI format. While he is unclear about the reasons behind his omission, he remains hopeful and eager for a return to the England squad if given the...

US, Thailand sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement

On January 14, the United States and Thailand took a significant step in their bilateral relations by signing an Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, also known as the 123 Agreement. The signing ceremony, held in Bangkok, saw U.S. Ambassador Robert F. Godec and...

Chinese tourists cancel Thai trips amid safety concerns

Concerns over safety in Thailand have led to a surge in cancellations from Chinese tour groups ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. Independent travelers are also showing slower booking patterns due to heightened fears. Recently, Hong Kong-based singer and actor Eason Chan canceled his concert...