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UN expert for continued pressure on Myanmar

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee implored on Wednesday the international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar amid a deterioration of human rights in the country, report agencies.Lee said Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar are being subjected to a human rights crisis, responsibility for...

Pilgrims taking last minute preparation

Pilgrims taking last minute preparation to leave for Jeddah to perform Hajj. The photograph was taken from Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

Ride-sharing cos start receiving BRTA registration certificates

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has started giving registration certificates to the fast-growing online-based ridesharing services in the country.The authority has introduced a fully online registration system for the app-based ridesharing companies without going through any manual process, an official of BRTA told the FE. Piickme, a local transportation network...

DNCC pulls down 400 illegal shops at Mirpur

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) evicted on Wednesday around 400 makeshift illegal shops and other structures from the city's Mirpur area.They also recovered over 40,000 square feet area from the illegal occupants for the convenience of commuters in the city. Led by Executive Magistrate Sazid Anwar, a DNNC team...

Project launched to improve livelihood of capital’s poor

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh has launched a six-year project for improving the living standard of the capital's 4 million poverty-stricken people, reports UNB.The project titled 'Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP)' was launched at Dhaka South City Corporation's Mayor...

Remove illegal installations from car parking places: HC

The High Court (HC) ordered on Wednesday the authorities concerned to evict all kinds of illegal installations raised in car parking places across the capital in six months, reports BSS.An HC bench of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order while declaring absolute a rule issued...

RAB detains man with Yaba tablets in his stomach

A drug peddler has been detained in Kishoreganj with 4,000 yaba pills in his stomach, according to the RAB, reports bdnews24.com.Mamun Mia (26) was detained on Tuesday afternoon from Ukilpara area of the city, said M Shovon Khan, an officer of RAB-14 Kishoreganj camp. After RAB was tipped off about...

‘Drug peddler’ dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

COX'S BAZAR, July 03 (UNB): A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jhaubagan in Teknaf upazila early Wednesday.The deceased is Salim Ullah (36), son of Najir Ahmed of Natun Pallan Para in the upazila. Salim was wanted in several cases including...

Govt extends deadline for registration of online news portals

The government has extended the registration deadline for online news portals until July 15, reports BSS.A notice signed by Deputy Secretary of Information Ministry Nasrin Parveen was issued on June 30 in this regard, said an official release.Earlier, the government issued a notice asking all online news portals to complete...

WEATHER 04-7-2019

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at most places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at a few places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at...

BIWTA conducting a drive

BIWTA conducting a drive to remove illegal structures from the bank of Buriganga. The picture was taken from Jinjira ghat area of Keraniganj on Wednesday — FE photo

Asaduzzaman Noor

Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, speaking at a programme organised by Independent University, Bangladesh on its campus in the city recently, marking the 120th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam

Participants posing for photograph at the 1st general meeting

Participants posing for photograph at the 1st general meeting of DPS-STS School Parents Forum at a community centre in the city recently. Barrister Omar Farouq and Engr M Shafiul Azam have been elected president and secretary general respectively of the organisation at the meeting