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Heavy rains in Rohingya camps cause structural damage: IOM

Heavy monsoon rains that began on Saturday have caused severe structural damage to Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee camps, said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday, reports UNB.Over 31,000 of the camps' one million refugees, who fled Myanmar, are still living in areas considered to be at high risk...

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FBCCI donates two microbuses to PM's Edn Assistance Trust

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) donated on Monday two microbuses to Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust (PMEAT).President of FBCCI Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin) handed over the keys of the vehicles to Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at the boardroom of the ministry.The minister expressed his thanks...

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New edn institutions to be on MPO list, says Education Minister

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said on Monday new educational institutions will be included in the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) list though it was not announced in the new budget, reports UNB.The minister said this while talking to reporters after handing over of two microbuses by Federation of Indian Chambers...

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Ministry forms body to probe HSC 'GPA- 5 irregularities'

The Education Ministry has formed a four-member probe committee to investigate the allegation of some irregularities in HSC results, reports UNB. The committee was formed in response to a news report titled 'Selling GPA 5', telecast on June 10 by a private satellite channel of Bangladesh, reports UNB.Additional Secretary of...

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HC summons doctor, nurse over newborn's death in Ctg

The High Court (HC) summoned on Monday a physician and a nurse of Lohagarah Upazila Health Complex in Chattogram to explain the death of a newborn soon after his birth on the hospital premises as his mother was driven away, reports UNB.Following a writ petition, an HC bench of Justice...

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Outgoing air chief meets army, navy chiefs

Outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar met the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff at the Army Headquarters and the Naval Headquarters in the city respectively on Monday, reports UNB.During the meetings, he exchanged greetings and spent some time with them. The...

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Titas snaps several illegal gas connections

The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited disconnected several illegal gas connections last month in different areas of the country. It has disconnected 77.03 kilometres gas lines/ connections to six industries, six commercial establishments, one captive and 29,953 residential illegal gas burners for illegally using gas. One the other...

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Signal No. two for river ports

River ports of Faridpur, Madaripur, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet have been advised to hoist warning signal number two until 6:00 pm on Monday, reports UNB.In association with rain or thundershowers temporary South or South-Westerly squalls speeding 60 to 80 kilometres per hour is likely...

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Wall collapse kills minor boy in Rohingya camp

COX'S BAZAR, June 11: A minor was killed and his parents were injured in a mud wall collapse in a Rohingya refugee camp on Monday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sultan (3), son of Rohingya refugee Abdus Shukkur, Sultan was an inmate of number seven makeshift shelter under Kutupalong refugee...

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Four to die for killing minor girl in N'ganj

NARAYANGANJ, June 11 (UNB): A tribunal here convicted on Monday four people and sentenced them to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2003.The convicts are Sujon, Alamin, Abul Kalam and Shahdat. All of them were tried in absentia.According to the prosecution, the convicts took the ten-year-old girl...

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US Embassy to remain closed on June 13, 17

The American Embassy including its consular section and the American Centre will remain closed on Wednesday (June 13) and Sunday (June 17) in observance of Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr respectively, reports UNB. Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr are national holidays in Bangladesh.

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Singer Asif gets bail

A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to singer Asif Akbar in a case filed by lyricist and composer Shafiq Tuhin on charges of music piracy and threatening him on the Facebook, reports UNB.Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Kesab Roy Chowdhury passed the order after hearing on a bail prayer filed...

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WEATHER-12-06-2018

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. The same may occur at many places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over...

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A truck lying

A truck lying overturned on waterlogged Chattagram Express Road on Monday — Focus Bangle

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