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Purbachal plot graft: Hasina's nephew and niece await their verdict

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Verdicts in two of the six Purbachal plot corruption cases filed against the family of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina are set to be announced on Monday. One of the cases involve... Read More


Sri Lanka Opens First Country Pavilion at Source Fashion Apparel Exhibition - London

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Sri Lanka's apparel industry marked a milestone with its first country pavilion at Source Fashion 2026. The exhibition was held from 13 to 15 January 2026 at Olympia London, one o... Read More


How to introduce 10-year limit on the tenure of a prime minister - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 2 -- On December 3, 2019, the Constitutional (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009 was tabled by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Liew Vui Keong in the Dewan Rakyat for its ... Read More


COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE UNDER JSA AND JJM

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 as a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign in 256 water- stressed districts of the countr... Read More


Drunk driver who hit pedestrian so hard body was severed gets 11-year jail term in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- A Singapore permanent resident who drove drunk with his two young children in the car before ploughing into a pedestrian at high speed has been jailed for 11 years and fined S$12,... Read More


Bobby, Ruponti now get jail terms alongside Hasina and Tulip in Purbachal plot graft cases

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to jail in two more cases over corruption involving plot allocations to her family. This time, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddique ... Read More


Century Plyboards eyes Odisha for new manufacturing unit

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- Kolkata-based interior infrastructure materials manufacturer Century Plyboards (India) Pvt Ltd is exploring Odisha as a potential location for setting up a new manufacturing uni... Read More


How much of a challenge will Jamaat, independents pose to the BNP in Narsingdi?

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The BNP's showing in the five Narsingdi seats in the upcoming election will largely depend on how much resistance rival Jamaat-e-Islami candidates and independents can put up in the i... Read More


MCX Morning Wrap: Base metals slump, Copper down around 5%

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Base metals slumped today, added to latest losses amid highly volatile price action. MCX February 2026 Copper futures are trading at Rs 1169 per kg, down around 5% on the day as a tu... Read More


RIVER REJUVENATION AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- Under the Namami Gange Programme, a total of 218 number of sewerage infrastructure projects costing Rs.35,698 crores have been taken up for remediation of polluted river areas w... Read More