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Secretariat buildings not at risk of fire: Cabinet secy

The buildings at the Secretariat, constructed by the Public Works Department, face no fire risk, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said Monday, reports UNB."All the buildings inside the Secretariat have necessary circuit breakers," he said, briefing reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting.Thirty-nine per cent of all the fire incidents reported...

BRTA and police

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and police personnel carrying out a joint drive against vehicles without fitness certificates on the Manik Miah Avenue in the city on Monday — Collected

BD-India pipeline hits a hurdle

The construction of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Product Pipeline (IBFPL) could be hit because of a technical objection raised by H-Energy Pvt Ltd, according to a report published on the www.telegraphindia.com.The pipeline will be built from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd's marketing terminal in Siliguri to Parbatipur in Bangladesh.H-Energy Pvt Ltd is a...

Biman aircraft makes emergency landing in Ctg

A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Singapore with 84 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Monday evening following a technical glitch, reports UNB.General Manager (Public Relations) of the national flag carrier Shakil Meraj said Boeing 737 BG085 flight made...

Malaysia bus plunge kills five Bangladeshis, nine others

Five Bangladeshis were among those killed in a bus accident in Malaysia on Sunday, reports UNB.At least 14 people were killed after a factory bus carrying them plunged into a drain near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).The Bangladeshi victims were identified by a foreign ministry official in Dhaka. They...

Nepal to remeasure height of Everest

KATHMANDU, Apr 08 (AFP): Nepal is sending a team of government-appointed climbers up Mount Everest to remeasure its height, officials said Monday, hoping to quash persistent speculation that the world's tallest mountain has shrunk.Four government surveyors will depart Wednesday for Everest, which lies on the Himalayan range straddling the border...

BJP releases manifesto to attract voters

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought on Monday to woo Hindu voters and farmers with an election manifesto he hopes will help him seal a second term in office, report agencies.Modi's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outlined its key policies in the document released with fanfare in New Delhi, balancing...

41 Rohingyas found on Malaysian beach

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 08 (Agencies): Forty-one Rohingyas were found on a Malaysian beach Monday, police said.With the latest arrivals authorities fear it could be a new wave of people smuggling by sea.Officials believe the migrants found on Monday are from Myanmar or Bangladesh."We are still investigating where the boats are...

US Homeland Security Secy resigns

WASHINGTON, Apr 08 (Reuters): US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump's bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico.A senior administration official said Trump asked for Nielsen's resignation and...

EU urges Lanka not to end moratorium on death penalty

COLOMBO, Apr 08: The European Union is urging Sri Lanka not to end its four-decade moratorium on the death penalty, saying capital punishment is not an effective deterrent to counter illicit drugs and related crimes, reports Miami Herald.Monday's statement from the EU comes a week after Sri Lankan President Maithripala...

Modi-led alliance closes in on majority, survey shows ahead of vote on April 11

NEW DELHI, Apr 8 (Reuters): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance will be just a few seats short of a majority in parliament, bolstered by a rise in nationalist sentiment over hostilities with arch foe Pakistan, a survey showed on Monday, days before voting begins.About 900 million people are eligible...

Fire at Pakistan PM's office

ISLAMABAD, Apr 08: A section of the Pakistani Prime Minister's Secretariat caught fire here on Monday leading to the evacuation of the staff in the building, officials said, according to a report by gulfnews.com.Prime Minister Imran Khan was reportedly one floor below in a meeting with incoming United States Central...

Students of Barishal University

Students of Barishal University demonstrating on the Barishal-Patuakhali-Bhola highway on Monday, blocking the movement of vehicles, to press for their demand for the resignation of the vice chancellor — Focus Bangla