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Dr Kamal Hussain addressing a press conference at National Press Club

Dr Kamal Hussain addressing a press conference at National Press Club in the city on Saturday to announce the launch of Jatiya Oikyafront Story on Page 1 — FE photo

WB to give more financial support for Rohingya

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the World Bank renewed its pledge to provide the financial support necessary for the needs of Rohingya, reports bdnews24.com.The finance minister had closed-door talks with World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim on Saturday, the fourth day of the World Bank-IMF meetings on the Indonesian island...

Shrinking farm holding threatens food, nutrition security: Experts

Ensuring food and nutrition security of the country's large population will be challenging in near future as the average farm holding and labour forces are declining, an agricultural expert said.The average farm holding per person is now 0.10 hectare against 1.7 hectare in the 1960s. Even in 1990s, it was...

Tk 3.54b project awaits ECNEC nod

Bangladesh Police will set up an Anti-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Control Centre at the city's Agargaon aiming to combat terrorism and transnational crimes, officials said on Saturday.They said the police will use the centre not only to check the terrorist activities, but also to do research, create manpower with high...

PM visits Padma Bridge site today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit the Padma Bridge construction site today (Sunday) to see for herself the progress in implementation of the country's largest infrastructure project and inaugurate the construction work on its rail link, reports BSS.During the visit the premier will inaugurate the construction work on the rail...

Zafrullah apologises for remarks on Army chief

Pro-BNP professional and Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday apologised over his 'careless' remarks on current Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed at a TV programme, reports UNB."I carelessly presented wrong information about current Army chief General Aziz Ahmed during a discussion on Somoy TV's talk-show on October 9....

CCC undertakes Tk 12.30b road network project

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 13: The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has undertaken a Tk 12.30 billion project to develop the port city's road network, ease the traffic congestion and facilitate an improved trade and business environment. Under the project the CCC will construct a bus-cum-truck terminal in the city's Kulgaon area of...

Bikalpa Dhara sets conditions to join national alliance

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president Dr AQM Badruddozza Chowdhury reiterated on Saturday his party's stance not to join the new national alliance unless BNP leaves Jamaat-e-Islami. "We have informed Oikya Prokia leaders about our two conditions. One of the conditions is to leave anti-liberation forces (Jamaat) by BNP and another is...

One dies, seven injured in city gas leak fire

A man died and seven people, including four women and a minor boy, sustained injuries as a fire broke out in a flat at Beparipara in the city's Uttarkhan area early on Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Azizul, 30, while the injured were Dablur, 33, Anjum, 33, Abdullah,...