Morning Brief

Security heightened after militant group threatens to bomb book fair

Security was beefed up at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Friday morning after alleged members of militant group Ansar al-Islam sent a bomb threat to the Bangla Academy on Thursday.

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England arrive in Bangladesh for white-ball series

Jos Buttler and Co set foot in Dhaka Friday ahead of Wednesday's first of three one-day internationals against the Tigers in Mirpur.

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England cricketers talk among themselves after arriving in Dhaka Friday BCB

14 years of BDR carnage: Hundreds await release as trial proceedings dawdling

The Appellate Division has yet to start hearing on the murder case filed over the tragic carnage at Pilkhana on February 25, 2009 when at least 74 people, including 57 army officers, were brutally killed. 

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Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000.

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Workers clean the rubble of a collapsed building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya on February 21, 2023 Reuters

China urges Russia-Ukraine talks, UN supports no nukes clause

China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but several Western powers rebuffed the proposals while warning against Beijing's closening ties to Moscow.

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A firefighter walks at a car park near an apartment block that was heavily damaged by a missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 15, 2023 Reuters

3 injured in clash between two BCL factions at CU

At least three students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) Chittagong University (CU) unit on Friday evening.

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File photo of Chittagong University's main entrance Dhaka Tribune