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PM urges patience on Bhola incident

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged on Sunday all to have patience and warned that those trying to take advantage of the Bhola incident will be punished, reports UNB."I urge the people of the country to have patience. Those who want to fish in the troubled waters manipulating this incident will...

Fresh firing across Kashmir border

At least nine people were killed on Sunday in firing along the de facto India-Pakistan border in Kashmir, officials said, adding to the spike in deaths in recent days as New Delhi eased a curfew in the disputed region, report agencies.Tensions escalated between the nuclear-armed neighbours after India revoked Kashmir's...

Court stays local agent's business

The operation of Bangladesh chapter of the China-based global shipping giant Cosco Shipping has faced a new hurdle following a ruling of the Appellate Division. The ruling, as obtained by the Financial Express (FE), has put a stay order on its operation in the country until May 3, 2020. As...

Last call for final deal on JV survey

Petrobangla has invited again the Norwegian-US joint venture (JV) to ink a final deal to carry out a survey to delineate hydrocarbon reserves in the Bay of Bengal.This is the final call for the TGS-Schlumberger JV to do the deal on the long-awaited multi-client seismic survey, said a senior official...

New date for enquiry report set

A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred again the date until November 20 for submitting the probe report in the reserve heist case filed by the Bangladesh Bank (BB).The lawsuit was filed in connection with the stolen money from its central bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Sadbir...

Unsecured security

Over the years a number of so-called 'security' companies have sprung up across the country albeit mostly in the urban areas that promise unarmed security to homes and offices. The guards sitting outside ATM installations are mostly found dozing because apart from being ill paid and shall it be said...

Gambia to take Myanmar to ICJ

Gambia will be taking Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to face charges of genocide against its Rohingya minority, said Gambia's Attorney General and Minister for Justice Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, reports UNB.The charges, which will be filed by the Gambian Ministry of Justice's legal team, will be the...

Consumers buying onion

Consumers buying onion at a subsidised rate from a TCB-operated truck after waiting in long queues on the Topkhana Road in front of National Press Club in the capital on Sunday — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Madrasah students attack police station over Bhola violence

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 20 (UNB): Madrasah students on Sunday attacked Hathazari police station after four people were killed and over 200 others injured in a clash between police and locals in Borhanuddin upazila over a 'Facebook post' hurting the religious sentiment. Md Towhidul Islam, officer-in-charge (investigation), said, "Madrasah students threw brickbats...

Turkey, Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns

ANKARA, Oct 20 (Reuters): Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in Sochi next week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.Turkey paused its military offensive into northeastern Syria after President Tayyip...

A police official using

A police official using an alcohol detector beside the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Brahmanbaria on Sunday to ascertain whether the driver was drunken or not — Focus Bangla