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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

Three arrested with tiger hide in Satkhira

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three people with a tiger hide from a house in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira.
6 February 2023, 15:29 PM

PM Hasina expresses shock over quake in Turkey, Syria

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock at the casualties of people in a earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed over 2,300 people.
6 February 2023, 14:48 PM

Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: President Hamid offers all possible assistance

President Abdul Hamid today expressed shock and sorrow at the loss of lives and damage of properties in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria...In a condolence message, the president prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved famili
6 February 2023, 14:29 PM

Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

Tremors from the powerful earthquake that rocked Turkey and neighbouring Syria on Monday were felt as far away as Greenland, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said.
6 February 2023, 12:34 PM

Turkey earthquake: Dhaka in touch with Ankara mission

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka is in touch with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara though it is "less likely" that any Bangladesh citizen would be affected due to the earthquake considering its location, said a spokesperson today.
6 February 2023, 11:42 AM

New 7.5-magnitude quake hits Turkey

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.
6 February 2023, 11:31 AM