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DSCC mayor warns against harassing owners

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday asked the Taskforce officials not to harass any owners in the name of relocating chemical warehouses from the residential areas of Old Dhaka."The ongoing drive against chemical warehouses will continue. Harassment of any businessmen in the name of the crackdown...

ACC must shoulder responsibility for not managing bail for Jaha Alam: HC

The High Court said on Wednesday the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must shoulder the responsibility for not taking any step to secure bail for innocent Jaha Alam after the matter of wrongly implicating him in many cases came to the fore, reports UNB."The Commission should have at least managed bail for...

DFP documentary on historic March 7 today

The Department of Films and Publications (DFP) will arrange a discussion and screen a documentary today (Thursday) on the occasion of historic March 7.Information minister Dr Hasan Mahmud is expected to be present as the chief guest at the programme to be held on the DFP premises at 10:00 am,...

President seeks more UK coop in ensuring safe Rohingya repatriation

President M Abdul Hamid Wednesday sought continued cooperation and stronger role of the United Kingdom to ensure a safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas as outgoing UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake called on him at Bangabhan in the city, reports BSS.Lauding the assistances provided earlier by the...

Inaugurating flag hoisting ceremony

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed along with high-ranking officials of the army inaugurating flag hoisting ceremony of five units under the 17th Infantry Division at Sylhet Cantonment on Wednesday — ISPR

Univs can play vital role in creating skilled human resources: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni Wednesday said that private universities could play a significant role in developing skilled human resources to meet the demand in different fields of development, reports BSS. "Private university Act-2010 has opened a new prospect of higher education in the country. The universities can meet the...

JS body for issuing health alert to make people aware of air pollution

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Wednesday recommended issuing health alert if the air pollution level exceeds AQI value 300 as per a guideline of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to create public awareness, reports UNB.The parliamentary watchdog came up with the...

Murder accused hacked dead in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, Mar 06 (UNB): An accused in a murder case was hacked to death by his rivals over previous enmity in Sonatola area of sadar upazila in the district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mohsin Mia, 35, son of Abdul Hannan of Sonatola area.Additional Police Superintendent Shariar Alam said...

Four IUB students get Erasmus+ Scholarship

Four students of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have been awarded Erasmus+ Scholarship to study for a semester in Europe, says a statement. These students had been selected from a pool of 350 applicants who now have gone to study at the University of Maribor (UM), Slovenia.Erasmus+ is fully funded by...

Two bodies found at Savar

SAVAR, Mar 06 (UNB): Two people including a woman were found dead in separate incidents at Rajashan and Imandipur in Savar municipality area on Wednesday.Police said Asif, 18, was found hanging from his room at Rajashon Polur Market. The body has been recovered and sent to a local hospital for...

Child murder suspect dies in 'gunfight'

JASHORE, Mar 06 (UNB): A man, suspected of being involved in the murder of an eight-year-old girl, was killed in an alleged gunfight in Kholadanga suburb early Wednesday.Police identified the deceased as Shamim, 30, a resident of the area.Kotwali Police Station's in-charge Apurba Hasan said they sent a team to...

WEATHER-7-3-2019

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram division in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, the Met Office said.Day temperature may...