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PM for campaign to make people aware about balanced diet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed on Tuesday the need for a greater campaign to make people aware about taking balanced diet for preventing diseases, reports UNB."It's essential to conduct a larger campaign so that people take nutritious foods and balanced diet. We'll have to give a special importance to preventive...

Tigers’ squad for World Cup 2019

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Tuesday the 15-member Tigers' squad for the upcoming World Cup 2019 scheduled to be played in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14, reports UNB.Abu Jayed Rahi came as the only surprise of the World Cup squad. The right-arm pacer never played...

Cops nab two kerosene carrier madrasa girls

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested two madrasa girls on Tuesday who carried kerosene for killing Nusrat Jahan Rafi, report agencies.The arrestees are Jannatul Afroz, daughter of Abdul Aziz, and Kamrunnahar Monir, daughter of Saleh Amhammad, said PBI sources.PBI Additional Police Super (ASP) Moniruzzaman confirmed that they were nabbed from...

No TIN to open BO accounts

National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Tuesday the taxpayers' identification number (TIN) will not be made mandatory for stock market investors to open beneficiary owner (BO) accounts.He said this at a pre-budget meeting held at the NBR headquarters against a backdrop of the confusion...

The long and short of Artificial Intelligence

Much is being made of Artificial Intelligence as the next great development. From robots ranging from factory floors to the yet experimental ones in homes they are being touted as the answer to the lack of skills in manual labour. Restaurants are eyeing robots as the easy and one time...

Water transport workers begin countrywide indefinite strike

Water transport workers began countrywide indefinite strike early Tuesday to press home their 11-point demand, causing huge sufferings to passengers, reports UNB.The workers under the banner of Bangladesh Water Transport Workers' Federation declared the strike as a meeting with the shipping ministry held on Monday night went fruitless, said Shah...

Female magistrates will now record statements of rape victims: SC

Female magistrates will now record statements of female and child victims of rapes, sexual harassments, the Supreme Court administration has said in a notice, reports bdnews24.com.The top court ordered the government to follow the circular issued on Tuesday.The order came after a series of harassment incidents against women and allegations...

Pakistan reaches ‘deal’ over IMF bailout

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have finalised, documented and signed a bailout package on exchange rate, public finance, fiscal deficit and energy prices and an IMF mission will be visiting Islamabad in the third week of the current month to work out technical tables, said...

Negligence of police, admin, madrasa found in Nusrat murder: NHRC

Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque said on Tuesday the murder of the Feni madrasa girl could have been averted had the local administration and the madrasa managing committee taken necessary measures in time, reports UNB."The Commission also thinks police officials concerned showed negligence and...

India blacklists BD actor Ferdous for joining polls campaign

India has blacklisted Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed after cancelling his visa for joining election campaign of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress party, reports bdnews24.com.The Indian government ordered the actor to leave the country after receiving report from Bureau of Immigration regarding visa violations, the Hindustan Times reported...

Members of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association forming a human

Members of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association forming a human chain in front of National Museum at Shahbagh in the city on Tuesday demanding punishment to the killers of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi — Focus Bangla