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Rohingya repatriation will begin soon, hopes FM

Bangladesh has expressed the hope that Rohingya repatriation would begin soon with sending the first batch of over 3,000 Rohingyas though no specific date is there to begin the process, reports UNB."We're thinking of beginning the first batch repatriation soon. I can't tell you the date at this moment. Clearance...

US to take strong stance on Rohingya issue as it takes UNSC presidency

US ambassador Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said her country will take a hard stance on Rohingya issue in the next session of the UN general assembly. The US envoy said this after her meeting with Bangladesh foreign secretary in the city."Our discussion was focused on the next UN general assembly....

Experts for climate change tolerant adaptations

Experts on Wednesday stressed the need for climate change tolerant adaptations in agriculture, housing and social activities to minimise adverse consequences of climate change, reports UNB.They said climate change adversities have already their bearings on economy and internal migration.They also said accurate intervention with proper policy along with appropriate investment...

Two 'drug traders' die in Feni 'gunfights'

FENI, Sept 05 (UNB): Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.Kabir Hossain (35), son of Anwar Hossain of Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur district was killed in 'gunfight' with RAB...

Master plan for housing of 20,000 officials underway

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain said on Wednesday the government is preparing a master plan for ensuring accommodation for 20,000 government officials in the city's Azimpur and Motijheel areas, reports BSS."Apart from addressing accommodation problems, we are taking initiatives to make other civic amenities available for public...

500 households in Cox's Bazar to receive family kits today

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will distribute family kits among 500 Bangladeshi households today (Thursday) as part of its assistance to help some of the poorest local Bangladeshi families impacted by the Rohingya refugee influx, reports UNB.Some 500 families living in Khurushkul Union of Sadar upazila under Cox's Bazar will...

'Classmate' stabs fellow dead over sitting on bench

GAZIPUR, Sept 05 (UNB): A classmate reportedly stabbed a madrasah student to death following a conflict over sitting on the bench in their classroom at Chandana in the city on Wednesday.The dead is Mahfuzur Rahman Miraz (14), a class-VIII student of MA Razzak Master Dakhil Madrasah and son of Amzad...

Bus driver on remand, helper gets bail

NATORE, Sept 05 (UNB): A court placed on Wednesday the driver of 'Challenger Paribahan' bus Shamim Hossain on a one-day remand and granted bail to helper Abdus Samad in a case filed over the killing of 15 people in a road accident in Lalpur upazila of the district.Senior Judicial Magistrate...

Fire guts 14 houses at Rohingya camp in Teknaf

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 05 (UNB): A fire burned down 14 houses at a Rohingya camp in Chakmarkul area of Teknaf upazila in the early hours of Wednesday.The fire incident occurred around 3:30 am on the western block of the camp.Locals and police doused the flame after one and a half...

Customs arrest man with 5kg gold at Chattogram airport

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 05 (UNB): Customs officials arrested a man along with gold bars weighing around 5kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Wednesday. The passenger, Md Gias Uddin, reached the airport on a US-Bangla flight from Muscat of Oman. Customs officials searched the luggage of Gias...

BSTI officials

BSTI officials on Tuesday destroying jars containing adulterated water, seized from different areas of the city, by a mobile court