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Dhaka allays int’l fear about monsoon plights of Rohingyas

Bangladesh assured Monday the international community that the country is "fully prepared" to address the problems Rohingya refugees might face in the upcoming monsoon season.Foreign secretary Shahidul Haque said Bangladesh had taken preparations to protect the Rohingya refugees from the potential monsoon onslaughts."Monsoon is nothing new to us and we...

Don’t neglect people with autism: PM

Stressing the importance of changing the mentality towards persons with disabilities, including those with autism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday these people should get the opportunity to flourish their talent, reports UNB."Let's not neglect the people with autism. They're part of society. They might have much more talent...

Myanmar lures BD Buddhists to take over Rohingya land

Myanmar authorities have lured dozens of mainly Buddhist Bangladeshi tribal families to cross the border and resettle on land abandoned by fleeing Muslim Rohingya, officials said Monday.About 50 families from remote hill and forest areas on the Bangladesh side, attracted by offers of free land and food, have moved to...

Remittance inflow rebounds in Mar

The flow of inward remittance bounced back in March after a falling trend in the previous month, as the exchange rate of the local currency maintained stability against the US dollar, officials said.The remittance inflow was estimated at $1.30 billion in March 2018, up by $151.46 million from that of...

Overhauls weigh on ERL’s refining capacity

State-run Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL) would refine around 1.25 million tonnes of brent crude oil in fiscal year 2017-18, down 10 per cent a year earlier, due to overhauls."We shall refine less crude this year as the refinery carried on a two-month overhauling until early March,' said a senior ERL...

Winnie Mandela dies at 81

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, reports BBC.Family spokesman Victor Dlamini said in a statement: "She died after a long illness, for which she had been in...

DMCH team yet to file report on Khaleda’s illness

The medical board, formed to check BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's ailment, has not submitted its report yet, Dr Md Shah Alam of Dhaka Medical College Hospital said, reports bdnews24.com.The DMCH deputy director, during a media briefing on Monday, said: "The medical team has not submitted any report yet. We do...

Safety in high rise structures

It was a tragedy that has made every one sad. A minor girl was crushed to death due to malfunctioning of a lift at a high rise apartment in the city a couple of days ago. The electronic sensors with the lift did not work and as a result of...

Govt changes English spelling of 05 dists’ names

The government has changed the English spellings of five districts to make them sound similar to the Bangla alphabet, reports bdnews24.com.The new spellings are Chattogram (for Chittagong), Barishal (for Barisal), Cumilla (for Comilla), Jashore (for Jessore) and Bogura (for Bogra).The National Implemen-tation Committee for Administrative Reorganis-ation-Reform (NICAR) approved the spellings...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs violating its own directive

The photo, taken on Monday, showing Ministry of Foreign Affairs violating its own directive by putting up posters on the boundary wall of its Segunbagicha office in the capital — FE Photo

Nepal to propose power swap deal with India

Nepal ministry of Energy is planning to finalise a number of deals on electricity trading with India during its Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's proposed visit to New Delhi from April 6-8, according to a report by kathmandupost on Monday. The ministry is currently finalising agendas for discussion between PM...