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BD wants UNHCR role in Rohingya repatriation, Myanmar refuses

Bangladesh will sign a document with the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, to carry forward the repatriation process, said Foreign Minister, reports UNB."They (UNHCR) gave a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU). We're working on it and we will sign it once finalised," Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told reporters after...

OVL to start exploration drilling in offshore block SS-09 in April

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) would carry out exploration in an offshore block (SS-09) by April this year, after being encouraged by the findings of 2D seismic surveys conducted earlier, said a senior official at state-run Petrobangla. One well will be drilled near Moheshkhali, he said, based on the results of...

CHT people to enjoy land ownership: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured the inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) that they will be able to enjoy the ownership of land there, as people in other regions of the country do, reports UNB."The land ownership won't be determined by British-era laws," she said. The Prime Minister said...

BFSA orders recall of all Lactalis baby food items

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has ordered withdrawal of all baby food items, manufactured by French dairy group Lactalis, from the country's market due to bacterial contamination.BFSA, through a letter issued on Sunday, has also instructed all food safety inspectors countrywide to ensure removal of the dairy products for the...

Nepal wants to use Ctg seaport

CHITTAGONG, Jan 21: A business delegation from Nepal has expressed the interest to use the seaport here for exporting their goods to third countries.They wanted to take advantage of the empty containers being shipped from the port.The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) considered that it would put hardly any pressure on...

Wholesale onion prices drop in city markets

Prices of onion fell by Tk 8.0-Tk 12 per kilogram at wholesale level in the city markets on Sunday following a reduction in minimum export price (MEP) of the spice by India. According to Indian media reports, the country slashed MEP of the key spice by US$ 150 per tonne...

127,198 Bangladesh pilgrims to perform Hajj this year

Religious Affairs Minister Motiur Rahman said on Sunday a total of 1,27,198 pilgrims from Bangladesh will perform Hajj this year.Although the same number of pilgrims were registered in 2017, finally 1,27,103 people could perform Hajj due to various anomalies and mismanagement by some private hajj agencies. Of the total pilgrims,...

Edn minister's aide reported abducted

The education minister's aide Motaleb Hossain has been "abducted", according to a police report filed by the family. The 45-year-old was whisked away in a car by unidentified men on Saturday from Dhaka's Basila, says the report filed with the Hazaribagh police."We have launched an investigation as soon as the...