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Four more boys rescued from Thai cave

Rescue workers in Thailand on Monday brought four boys out of a flooded cave where a 12-member soccer squad and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks, taking the total number rescued to eight.A Reuters witness near the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai...

Govt to build 18 multi-storey residential buildings for police

The government will build as many as 18 multi-storey residential buildings for the Bangladesh Police personnel across the country as the force is facing housing crisis, officials said on Monday.Police said nearly 95 per cent of its personnel does not have any government accommodation facilities, although they are an important...

Disclose MoU with Myanmar, TIB urges UN

Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has criticised the United Nations (UN) for not disclosing the text of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with the Myanmar government on repatriation of Rohingya refugees.It also urged the UN to make the MoU public to ensure transparency."According to international media reports, the conditions...

Ctg pvt clinics resume service

CHATTOGRAM, Jul 9: Private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres in the port city resumed services on Monday noon.They started delivering medicare to patients some 20 hours after the service was halted following mobile court raids.Owners of private clinics and diagnostic centres halted services sine die from 4:00 pm on Sunday.Rapid...

Permanent authority soon to monitor industrial safety

The government is set to establish a permanent authority to look into safety issues in all industrial units to ensure decent workplaces, officials said. The state-run Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has recently sent a proposal to the labour ministry in this connection. It has proposed 123...

BB for 'growth supportive' MPS

The central bank has started preparations to formulate its next monetary policy, giving top priority to curb the rising trend of inflation and help the productive sectors achieve maximum economic growth.The priorities were suggested at an internal preparatory meeting on the monetary policy statement (MPS) at Bangladesh Bank (BB) headquarters...

Harnessing the solar power

Over the years, there has been a spree in the use of solar energy in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world. With energy demand growing fast and limitations in conventional resources to produce energy getting tightened, there is an understandable quest for alternative energy sources. The economic and environmental concerns...

UK FM quits amid political crisis over Brexit strategy

Boris Johnson has resigned as Foreign Secretary amid a growing political crisis over the UK's Brexit strategy, reports BBC.He is the second senior cabinet minister to quit within hours following Brexit Secretary David Davis's exit.His departure came shortly before Theresa May is due to address Parliament about her new Brexit...

Bangladeshi expat dies in Saudi terror attack

A Bangladeshi expatriate and a security official of Saudi Arabia were killed in a terrorist attack at a checkpoint in Buraidah of north-central Saudi Arabia on Sunday.Identity of the Bangladeshi was not known immediately, said Saudi Gazette quoting Saudi Press Agency.Two terrorists were also killed in the attack.A checkpoint on...

A guardian and a girl walking between a bus

A guardian and a girl walking between a bus and a covered van to cross a busy road at Banani in the city on Monday, risking their lives — FE photo

Cabinet okays new policy to ensure profitable agriculture

The Cabinet approved on Monday the draft of 'The National Agriculture Policy 2018', aiming to ensure profitable agriculture and nutrition and food security in the country, reports UNB.The approval was given at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair."The...

Indian SC orders Delhi bus gang rapists to hang

The Indian Supreme Court has rejected the pleas of four men found guilty of raping and torturing a student on a moving bus in Delhi, ordering them to hang, reports NDTV.Three of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case had petitioned India's top court for their death...

Professor Emeritus Dr Anisuzzaman addressing

Professor Emeritus Dr Anisuzzaman addressing a reception to honour three new National Professors at Bangladesh University Grants Commission in the city on Monday with Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid as the chief guest — Focus Bangla