President urges people to accept good satellite culture
President Abdul Hamid urged on Wednesday the people of the country to accept the good aspects of satellite culture excluding the evil sides, report agencies.The President was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of International Folk Festival 2018 at Muktarpara field of Netrakona organised by Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum. President Abdul...
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Nurses stage demo at CMCH protesting assault on fellow
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 3: The staff nurses of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) went on work abstention and staged a demonstration at the hospital on Wednesday protesting alleged assault on one of their fellows by a physician.The agitating nurses continued their demonstration from 8.30 am to 12.00 pm and called off...
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US-Bangla fully complies with ICAO norms: CEO
US-Bangla Airlines operates its all the domestic and international flights maintaining all the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), reports UNBThis was claimed by CEO of the airlines Imran Asif while speaking at a press conference at a city hotel on Wednesday.The press conference was organised to...
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Grand Finale of Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid tomorrow
Grand Finale of the session two of popular television reality show 'Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid' will be held at 7: 35 pm tomorrow (Friday) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city, says a press release.Electronic media house Channel I will broadcast live the programme.The country's leading brand Ispahani Mirzapore has...
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BD committed to green, clean, sustainable energy: Shahriar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam urged on Wednesday the General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) to work for a cheaper and reliable solar energy through the transfer of solar technology among the member countries, reports UNB.While delivering his speech during the first General Assembly of ISA...
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Police swing into action as Adivasi Quota Sangrakhan Parishad brought out a procession
Police swing into action as Adivasi Quota Sangrakhan Parishad brought out a procession at Doel Chattar of Dhaka University on Wednesday demanding that the existing 5.0 per cent quota in government jobs be kept in place — Focus Bangla
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13.04pc pass DU 'Ka' unit entry tests
Results of admission test of Dhaka University (DU)'s 'Ka' unit under Science faculty for 2018-2019 academic session were published on Wednesday with a pass rate of 13.04 per cent, reports UNB.DU vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the result at the central admission office on the campus at 1:00 pm.A...
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Play due role in expediting return of Rohingyas
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim urged on Wednesday the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to play an active role in hastening Rohingya repatriation, reports BSS."OIC should play a pivotal role in repatriation of the Rohingya people, who were forced to flee their country, Myanmar, to our country for...
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Dhaka seeks strong global voice for smooth Rohingya repatriation
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal has called for heightened global voice for the immediate repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their origin in Myanmar, reports UNB.He also called for ensuring accountability of the atrocity committed against the Rohingyas in Myanmar.The ambassador made the...
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Fire guts garment factory in Gazipur
GAZIPUR, Oct 03 (UNB): A fire gutted a readymade garment factory at Borobari in the city on Wednesday morning.Md Akhteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Unique Washing Plant around 9:00 am and spread soon.On information, two...
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WEATHER-04-10-2018
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Thursday).Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, Met Office...
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Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid, presenting keynote speech
Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid, presenting keynote speech at a seminar on 'Rohingya Influx in Bangladesh: Impact on Water and Environment' organised by the School of Environmental Science and Management of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on its campus in the city on Tuesday
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