37hrs under rubble: Rinku's condition ‘improving’

As it was snowing for a large part of the time Rinku was trapped beneath the rubble, his condition had deteriorated.
8 February 2023, 05:17 AM

Higher temps can adversely impact mental health in Bangladesh: study

The impacts of climate change on the mental health of people living in Bangladesh are alarming, found a new study.
8 February 2023, 03:30 AM

Rescue operations continue; Turkey quake toll tops 9,500

Officials and medics said 6,957 people had died in Turkey and 2,547 in Syria, bringing the total to 9,504. But that could yet double if the worst fears of experts are realised.
8 February 2023, 02:23 AM

Raise awareness to get rid of sound pollution

Terming sound pollution a silent killer, speakers at a seminar underscored the need for a concerted effort to create awareness in every sphere of life to mitigate the perennial menace.
7 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Missing Bangladeshi student rescued alive after 37 hours

Golam Sayed Rinku was hospitalised in critical condition
7 February 2023, 16:50 PM

Bangladesh to require $30b in 5 years to implement power masterplan: Nasrul

A smart power and energy master plan are needed for a smart Bangladesh, said the state minister
7 February 2023, 15:13 PM

Miracle baby found under rubble in Syria

After the series of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which claimed more than 5,000 lives, a miracle baby was found by the rescuers under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Syria.
7 February 2023, 12:33 PM

23m could be affected by Turkey earthquake: WHO

Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.
7 February 2023, 09:38 AM

Ghana footballer Atsu found alive in quake rubble

Atsu, 31, joined Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor in September.
7 February 2023, 09:28 AM

Turkey earthquake: 2 Bangladeshi teams likely to join rescue efforts

"We are planning to send two teams -- an emergency medical team and a rescue team -- to Turkey," foreign ministry Spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told The Daily Star.
7 February 2023, 09:25 AM

‘Bangladesh expects power supply from Adani on time’

Bangladesh expects to start getting electricity from the power plant built by Adani Group in Jharkhand’s Godda as per schedule, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
7 February 2023, 08:42 AM

5.5 magnitude quake jolts Turkey again

"M 5.5 – 9 km ESE of Golbasi, Turkey at 8:43 am. Location:37.765°N 37.743°E and Depth:10.0 km," reported USGS.
7 February 2023, 07:05 AM

Why is Turkey an earthquake hotspot?

Earthquakes are not uncommon in Turkey and other regions of the world. But why? It's important to know that the Earth's crust is a kind of puzzle ― albeit a dynamic one that consists of many individual pieces: A few gigantic oceanic plates and several small continental crustal plates. The science is not conclusive on exactly how many.
7 February 2023, 06:12 AM

Death toll passes 6,200

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 6,200 people
7 February 2023, 04:54 AM

Syria says quake aid will reach all its people

War-torn Syria has said that aid sent after the earthquake will reach all its population, even though Damascus does not control all of its territory.
7 February 2023, 03:20 AM

20 escape Syria prison holding IS inmates

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members, a source at the facility told AFP..The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border holds about 2,000 inmate
7 February 2023, 02:39 AM

Turkey earthquake: Bangladeshi student reported 'missing'

A Bangladeshi student remained missing in Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey following the devastating earthquake yesterday.
6 February 2023, 19:33 PM

Hell was breaking loose: Bangladeshi student

Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Turkey-Syria quake kills 3,000

A powerful earthquake killed more than 3,000 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria yesterday, with freezing winter weather hampering efforts to find survivors and adding to the plight of thousands left injured or homeless.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Hell was breaking loose

Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.
6 February 2023, 16:02 PM