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Who’s winning Bangladesh polls? BNP–Jamaat battle remains neck-and-neck

With just two days left for Bangladesh’s 13th national Parliamentary election, pre-poll survey results have drawn sharp attention, especially in India. This will be the country’s first general election after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, and the contest is shaping up to be extremely close.

According to a survey by Bangladesh’s International Institute of Law and Diplomacy (IILD), the alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is projected to secure 44.1 per cent of the vote. Close behind is...Click here to read the full story

Taiwan team heads to the US for final trade deal talks

Taiwan's trade negotiating team has left for the United States to conduct their final meeting on a trade and tariff deal made last month, the island's government announced on Tuesday, according to Reuters. According to the agreement, tariffs on Taiwan's exports to the US will be reduced to 15 per cent from 20 per cent. Taiwanese companies will invest $250 billion to increase production of semiconductors, energy and artificial intelligence in the US. Taiwan will also assure an extra $250 billion in credit to support further investment.

Israeli strikes, gunfire kill five in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed five Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, according to health officials, Reuters reported. This violence further threatens a truce that has lasted four months and was brokered by the US. In Deir Al-Balah, located in central Gaza, an airstrike killed two people riding an electric bike, medics reported. Later, Israeli drone fire killed a woman in Deir Al-Balah, and troops shot a man dead in Khan Younis in the south, they added.

Hindu businessman brutally murdered in Bangladesh days before Parliamentary polls

A Hindu businessman was brutally murdered by unknown attackers in Bangladesh on the night of February 9, just two days before the country holds its national Parliamentary polls. The incident occurred in the Mymensingh district, where another Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was also attacked and burned. The victim, 62-year-old Sushen Chandra Sarkar, was a rice trader and lived in Dakshinkanda village. He owned "Bhai Bhai Enterprise" at the intersection of Bogar Bazar in the sub-district. According to the police, the murder took place at 11 pm at the market intersection. The attackers allegedly used a sharp weapon to hack Sarkar, then left him inside the shop and closed the shutters. They also stole lakhs of rupees from the shop after killing Sarkar

Small plane crashes on busy road in Georgia, injures several people

A small plane crashed into several vehicles on a busy road in Georgia, US, while making an emergency landing on Monday. According to the police, the pilot had to land the single-engine training flight on a street in Gainesville, Georgia, because the aircraft lacked enough power to return to the airport. A video of the incident is circulating widely on social media, showing the plane landing on the road and then crashing into multiple vehicles. Police reported that several people suffered minor injuries in the accident. After landing, the aircraft's right wing hit a vehicle, and the plane's fuel tank became loose, damaging the rear of an SUV. Check the visuals here.

Nancy Guthrie was not expected at church the day she disappeared, informs source

The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has reached a crucial point after a family source disputed early reports about how she was initially found missing. According to Fox News, Nancy Guthrie, the mother of longtime 'TODAY' show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was not expected to attend an in-person church service in Tucson on the morning of February 1. This contradicts earlier reports. The source mentioned that this incorrect detail has created confusion regarding the timeline of when worry first arose. The family source told Fox News that for several years, starting during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nancy Guthrie and a small group of close friends followed a regular Sunday routine that did not include attending church in person. Instead, they often met at each other's homes to watch a church service streamed live from New York. On the morning Nancy went missing, she was supposed to arrive at a friend's house to watch the livestream as she had done many times before. When she did not arrive, her friends began to feel concerned.

White House calls US-India trade deal ‘historic’, releases key details

The Donald Trump administration has termed the US-India trade agreement a "historic" milestone, which offers access for American goods to the Indian marketplace with 1.4 billion people. In addition to defining several important items in the agreement, the White House has released a statement that defines the important and key terms of the deal, including a decrease in the reciprocal tariffs charged to Americans when...Click here to read the full story