Genocide committed against Rohingyas: Holocaust Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said there is compelling evidence that the Myanmar military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide against the Rohingya, according to UNBThe Museum came to the conclusion based on: a careful analysis in consultation with an advisory group of atrocity experts; its own...
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Italian envoy cites Holey Artisan cafe attack a 'sad moment'
Outgoing Italian Ambassador Mario Palma on Tuesday termed the sensational Holey Artisan cafe attack a 'sad moment' of his tenure in Bangladesh and expressed satisfaction as its trial has begun to ensure justice for the victims, reports UNB.He highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "sympathetic but strong" leadership role in...
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Pro-AL teachers sweep DUTA election
Awami League-backed Blue Panel teachers of Dhaka University (DU) swept the DU Teachers' Association (DUTA) election on Tuesday, bagging 14 out of 15 executive committee posts, reports UNB.Prof Maksud Kamal of Earth and Environmental Sciences faculty and Business Faculty dean Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam of the panel were elected...
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City road crash kills female opthalmologist
A female physician was killed in a road crash when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying her in city's Bijay Sarani area early Tuesday, reports UNB.The deceased Dr Akhter Jahan Ruma, 28, was an opthalmologist working at an eye hospital in Osmaninagar of Sylhet.The accident took place at around...
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B'deshis to get on-arrival visa at China's selected ports
Bangladeshi citizens who are eligible and have the necessary documents will get port visa, also known as on-arrival visa, at selected ports of China, reports BSS."Bangladeshi citizens, who have regular passports, are eligible for port visas at selected Chinese ports. Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has already sent a note verbal...
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Suhrawardy's death anniv today
The 55th death anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed in the country today (Wednesday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.The unparallel leader of all Indian politics, who had dedicated his entire life to ensure the welfare of the people by upholding democracy, died at a Beirut hotel in...
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RAB arrest five 'robbers' in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested five suspected robbers from Railway Colony besides Tejgaon Station Road in the city on Monday night, reports UNB. The arrestees were Md Jahangir, 40, Md Rumon, 26, Md Wadud, 30, Md Khorshed and Md Lalchand, 22.
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WEATHER-05-12-2018
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night until morning, the Met Office said.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
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