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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina posing for photograph

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina posing for photograph with guests at the inaugural ceremony of the 45th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla

Govt to find out trouble makers in hill tracts, says home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday the government would find out trouble makers in the hill tracts who are acting against peace, reports BSS."Those who are involved in killing of upazila chairman along with six others and wanted to destroy peace in the area will not be spared....

Girl escapes rape bid jumping off moving bus

CHATTOGRAM, May 5 (UNB): A female student of a private university escaped rape attempt by jumping off a moving bus at Dampara Wasa More in the port city on Saturday, reports UNB.The bus driver and his two helpers attempted to sexually assault the girl, a first year student of the...

Canada wants early solution to Rohingya crisis, Freeland tells PM

Appreciating Bangladesh for hosting around 1.1 million (11 lakh) Rohingyas, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday her country also wants an early solution to the crisis, reports UNB."Canada will remain beside Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue...Canada wants an early solution to the problem and quick repatriation of the...

BPMI kicks off journey to raise technical expertise

FE ReportBangladesh Power Management Institute (BPMI), an enterprise to upgrade technical know-how of the country's power sector professionals, began its journey with the inauguration of its maiden training session Saturday.State minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Nasrul Hamid inaugurated the training session on 'project formulation,...

RMG workers demand fixation of minimum wage at Tk 16,000

Garment Workers Coordination Parishad, a platform of 52 organisations for RMG workers, demanded fixing of the minimum wage of the country's garment workers at Tk 16000, reports UNB.They came up with the demand at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the city on Saturday citing that Bangladesh...

Labour gains Tower Hamlets control in local polls

The Labour Party has gained control of the London borough of Tower Hamlets in local elections, winning 42 of the 45 councillor posts, with British-Bangladeshis taking up 25 of them, reports bdnews24.com.The Conservatives have won two and the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets or PATH one.The east London council was...

Ten qualify from Ctg div

The second round audition of the knowledge-based reality show "Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid" under the auspices of Ispahani Group and designed by Channel- i, was held at the Ispahani Public School and College in the city on Friday. Ten contestants out of the total 1,000 participants of Chattogram division were selected...

Eastern Bank Director AM Shaukat Ali

Eastern Bank Director AM Shaukat Ali handing over a donation of Tk 5.0 million (50 lakh) to Anjuman Mufidul Islam, a welfare organisation, for formation of an 'Anjuman-Abul Mansur Shaukat Ali and Saida Shaukat Family Trust' in the city recently. The fund of the Trust will be used to award...

WEATHER-06-05-2018

Rain/thunder showers and lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind are likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Khuln and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy...