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The 118th 'draw' of the prize bond worth 100 taka has been held. The first prize winner of six lakh taka is series number 0603908. In addition, the second winner of three lakh 25 thousand taka is number 0829320. The draw was held on Sunday (February 2) at the conference room of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka Division Sharaf Uddin Chowdhury. The third prize is one lakh taka each and these are 0167719 and 0334670. The fourth prize winner of 50 thousand taka is 0203607 and 0219185. The draw was held on Sunday (February 2) at the conference room of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka Division Sharaf Uddin Chowdhury. A total of 81 series of 100 taka in circulation…

Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin said, "The prices of various products that we are seeing in the international market should reduce in the country. I see no reason for them to increase. I hope I can do this work." He said these things at a policy dialogue titled 'Reasonable Prices of Food Products: Exploring Strategies for Market Supervision' organized by Banik Barta at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Sunday (February 2) afternoon. Stating that he wants to make the Competition Commission completely independent, the Commerce Advisor said, "We want to move towards ensuring that there is no anti-competitive activity in the market. There is no interference by the ministry there. We need to adopt long-term plans, not short-term ones," he said.

Abhishek Sharma's debut was just forgettable. What he has been doing in international cricket since then is simply incredible. The left-handed batsman, who made his debut in the 'grandfather's' cricket by 'calling' him against Zimbabwe, has scored the second century of his career today. Abhishek got his first century in the very next match after his debut. He scored it in 46 balls. Today he scored his second century against England. That too in a murderous mood. He also set a record by beating Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. He scored a century as the second fastest batsman in India. Abhishek was behind another Sharma with a century in 37 balls. Former captain Rohit Sharma is on top with the fastest century in 35 balls. However, with a century in 27 balls, he becomes the owner of the fastest century in international cricket...

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent a letter of greetings to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. In the letter, he wished Khaleda Zia good health. BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan informed the media on Sunday (February 2). Shairul said that the letter was sent from the Pakistan Embassy to the BNP Chairperson's office this afternoon. In the letter, Shehbaz Sharif wrote to Khaleda Zia on January 31, 'I am concerned to know about your (Khaleda Zia) health problems.' Wishing for her recovery, he wrote, 'I wish you good health and well-being. May Almighty Allah protect you from all illnesses and grant you good health.' Pakistan BNP Chairperson, her family and party members…

Abhishek Sharma's debut was just forgettable. What he has been doing in international cricket since then is, in a word, incredible. The left-handed batsman, who made his debut in the 'grandfather's' cricket by 'calling' him against Zimbabwe, scored the second century of his career today. Abhishek got his first century in the very next match after his debut. He scored it in 46 balls. Today he scored his second century against England. That too in a murderous mood. He also created a record by beating Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. He scored a century as the second fastest batsman in India. Abhishek was behind another Sharma with a century in 37 balls. Former captain Rohit Sharma is at the top with the fastest century in 35 balls. However, the Estonian player has the fastest century in international cricket with a century in 27 balls.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an investigation into the country's former Minister for Cities and Anti-Corruption Tulip Siddique. As part of the investigation, NCA detectives recently visited Dhaka for a secret meeting with the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). British media outlet Daily Mail reported this information in a report. Former Treasury Minister Tulip Siddique and her mother Sheikh Rehana and aunt Sheikh Hasina and four members of her family are accused of embezzling 3.9 billion pounds ($5 billion) from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. The power plant is being built by the Russian state-owned Rosatom. Russia financed 90 percent of it. When the contract for the project was signed in 2013…

The death toll from paramilitary shelling in the African country of Sudan has risen to 56. Several more were injured in the incident. It is believed that the death toll may rise further. Al Jazeera reported that the incident took place on Saturday (February 1) in the Omdurman market in the capital Khartoum. The news agency AFP reported, citing a doctor at the local Al Naw hospital, that the injured in the attack by the paramilitary force called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are being brought to the hospital. Witnesses told AFP that the paramilitary RSF forces targeted civilians in the Omdurman market with artillery fire from west Omdurman. Several people were killed and injured in the incident. RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo called for the withdrawal of the army from the country's capital…

Ataur Rahman Kawsar, Sylhet :: Four people, including a mother and son, were killed in a head-on collision between a stone-laden truck and a private car while traveling from Dhaka to Sylhet. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the Unish Mile area of Osmaninagar upazila at around 7:30 am on Sunday. The deceased were Saima Akhter (35), her son Ayan (7), Saima's sister Shamima Yasmin (38) and cousin Sohel Bhuiyan (40) of Ashulia area near Savar in Dhaka. The deceased Sohel was a resident of Mograpara village in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj. The injured were Zahed Hasan (29), Sabina (37) and Sunaira (2). Police said that Saima Akhter and her relatives left Dhaka for Sylhet in a private car on Saturday night. The private car met with an accident this morning…

Mohammad Masud Majumder: The convening committee of the Comilla South District Nationalist Party (BNP) has been approved. On February 2, at the party pad of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Central BNP Senior Joint General Secretary Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi approved the partial committee of the convening committee of the Comilla South District Nationalist Party BNP. The committee has announced the names of Zakaria Taher Suman, Central BNP Employment Affairs Secretary and former MP from Comilla 08 constituency, Syed Jahangir Alam as the convener, Joint Convener Md. Amiruzzaman Amir, Member Secretary Ashikur Rahman Mahmud Wasim, and Comilla Metropolitan BNP Convener Haji Aminur Rashid Yasin as the member.

Limon Mia, Sarishabari (Jamalpur) Correspondent: Police have handed over the recovered money, NID, journalist identity card and mobile phone of journalist Abdul Karim Alal, who was killed in a road accident in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, to his family. On Saturday (February 1) evening, Sarishabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Chand Mia handed over these items to the deceased's wife Julekha Begum. On the night of January 30, a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw coming from Madhupur in Tangail collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound truck. Four people, including the CNG driver, were killed on the spot. Another person died after being taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Abdul Karim Alal, a resident of Gatepar area of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila and a journalist of the daily Pallikantha Pratidin, was among the deceased. After the accident, Sarishabari…