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Bhasanchar shelter to save Rohingyas from monsoon disaster, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday 0.1 million of the displaced Rohingya people will be shifted to Bhasanchar Island in Noakhali soon for giving them shelter there until their repatriation, reports UNB.The Prime Minister said this when UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population...

SMEs turning garment waste into cash in Pabna

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pabna are thriving on the use of ready-made garment waste in apparel making, business insiders have said. The demand for these apparels made of garment waste is increasing gradually in export destinations.The entrepreneurs are exporting their products to neighbouring India and Bhutan on...

Hajj pilgrim can carry $ 1000

A Hajj pilgrim can carry upto US$ 1000 or equivalent currencies while performing the next pilgrimage. This is applicable for both ballotee and non-ballootee Hajis, according to a circular issued Wednesday by Bangladesh Bank.This amount is completely out of the overall expenses estimated by the ministry concerned for performing the...

Priyanka Chopra hears Rohingya children’s harrowing tales

COX'S BAZAR, May 23: Bollywood actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador for child rights Priyanka Chopra was traumatised hearing stories of atrocities from Rohingyas on Wednesday.She said she was deeply hurt hearing the horrible stories of persecution of Myanmar army in Rakhine state.Priyanka talked to Rohingyas at Jamtoli refugee camp under...

BD passport among least powerful in world

The passport of Bangladesh is the 94th in a global ranking of 199 such documents in the world, according to a new survey.The latest annual update of the Henley Passport Index released on Wednesday ranked Bangladeshi passport jointly with Libya's. The survey showed that Bangladeshi passport holders can now visit...

Muktamoni dies after battle with rare disease

Muktamoni, a 12-year-old girl from Satkhira, died after battling a rare disease called hemangioma, report agencies.Ibrahim Hossain, father of 12-year-old Muktamoni, said she breathed her last at around 8.0 am at her home in Kamarbaisa village in Satkhira. "The condition of Muktamoni started deteriorating on Tuesday. Later, we informed coordinator...

LTU develops app to facilitate businesses

Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) under Value Added Tax (VAT) wing has developed a mobile application to ensure transparency and better serve the businesses.The app is furnished with details of the unit, including revenue performance, manpower, VAT deposit codes, mission, vision, contact number of its officials and the enlisted businesses.Names, addresses...

Downpour, waterlogging, gridlock cripple city life

Spells of downpour caused severe water-logging across the capital on Wednesday morning, which brought immense sufferings to the city dwellers.Many important areas of the capital, including Mirpur, Banani, Farmgate, Dhanmondi-27, Fakirapool and Old Dhaka etc, remained waterlogged for a long on the day after the spells of mid to heavy...

S Korean novelist wins Man Booker Int'l Prize

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters): South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Monday for her novel "The Vegetarian", a dark, surreal story about a woman who gives up eating meat and seeks to become a tree, reports Reuters.The 45-year-old Han had been short-listed for...