Evening Brief

Bangladesh to send humanitarian aid to Syria

Bangladesh is set to send humanitarian aid and medical supplies to the earthquake victims of Syria. 

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Russian rescue personnel search for survivors and victims under the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Jableh in Syria's northwestern province of Latakia following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023

Turkey may open border to Syrian government-held region for aid

Turkey is discussing re-opening a border crossing into Syrian government territory, a Turkish official said on Friday, enabling earthquake aid to be sent directly to areas under President Bashar al-Assad's control after a decade of enmity.

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Rescuers carry 20-year-old survivor Ibrahim Kantrji, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 10, 2023 Reuters

NCTB pulls two textbooks of 6th, 7th grades for review

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has asked all concerned to prevent teaching students of grades VI and VII from some chapters of their history and social science books. 

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Dipu Moni: Read first, then judge the textbooks

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Friday urged all to read the recently distributed textbooks and to judge those only after that.

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File Photo: Education Minister Dipu Moni addresses a discussion at Dhaka University on Saturday, January 14, 2023 Focus Bangla

Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors as toll tops 21,000

Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century.

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Rescuers carry out a person from the rubble, as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey, February 10, 2023 Reuters

Explainer: Premier League's charges against Manchester City

The Premier League has charged Manchester City with alleged violations of its regulations, starting from 2009 and continuing into the current 2022-23 season.

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Bangladeshi killed in Saudia Arabia road crash

A Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi Arabia was killed in a road accident on Friday morning. The accident took place in Damdam, the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. 

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Chollet: US sees huge potential to grow its relations with Bangladesh

Counselor of the US Department of State Derek Chollet has said they see "huge potential" in their relationship with Bangladesh and there is a lot of "room to grow."

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46-member Bangladeshi team joins rescue operation in Turkey

The 46-member rescue team led by Bangladesh Army joined the post-earthquake rescue operations and assistance in Turkey on Friday. 

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Romania likely to issue visas to more than 15,000 Bangladeshis

Romania is likely to issue visas to more than 15,000 Bangladesh citizens from March to September this year, said a foreign ministry spokesperson Thursday.

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