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Experts seek national consensus to fix Bangladesh's failing energy sector

, Feb. 3 -- Experts and leaders on Tuesday urged a national consensus to overhaul Bangladesh's energy sector, warning that chronic overcapacity, heavy import reliance, and governance failures now pose... Read More


Tri-service chiefs visit Gazipur ahead of election

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force visited Gazipur district Tuesday ahead of the 13th National Parliament election and the 2026 referendum. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman... Read More


Vietnamese, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks in Beijing

Beijing, Feb. 3 -- Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, held talks with... Read More


Purchase Committee approves power purchase proposals from three power plants

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The government on Tuesday approved power purchase proposals from three major combined cycle power plants at re-determined levelised tariffs, aiming to ensure grid stability while opti... Read More


Bihar Govt reconsidering teachers' transfer policy

Patna, Feb. 3 -- The Bihar government today said that it was reconsidering the teachers' transfer policy. Replying to a starred question of Sandeep Saurabh during the pre-lunch sitting of the Bihar A... Read More


Major tragedy adverted as Sanjauli-Dhalli bypass road caves in due to NH tunnelling work

Shimla, Feb. 3 -- A major accident was narrowly averted at Chalunthi as a significant portion of the Sanjauli-Dhalli bypass road collapsed, creating a 15-foot deep crater during the ongoing four-lane ... Read More


UP: Two Rs 1 lakh rewarded brothers absconding for 10 years arrested in Ayodhya

Ayodhya, Feb. 3 -- Two wanted criminals carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh each and absconding for nearly a decade were finally arrested by the Noida unit of the Special Task Force (STF) with the help of ... Read More


Bikram Majithia released from Nabha Jail; launches scathing attack on CM Mann and Kejriwal

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia was released from Nabha Jail on Tuesday, after spending seven months in judicial custody.... Read More


AP: Reduction of tariff will boost AP aqua sector: Agri. Minister

Vijayawada, Feb. 3 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Agriculture K Atchannaidu said on Tuesday that the tariff reduction from 25 percent to 18 percent by the US government will help to enhance aqua produ... Read More


2029 Asian Winter Games shifted to Almaty

Kuwait, Feb. 3 -- The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced that the 2029 the Asian Winter Games will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Saudi Ar... Read More