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Coaching centres must shut activities three days before SSC examinations

The education ministry has ordered coaching centres to close three days before the start of the next SSC and equivalent exams, and remain closed until the tests are over, reports bdnews24.com.The ministry is also considering ways to shut off access to the internet and Facebook during the exams.The government made...

Child rights violation up by 7.13pc last yr: Survey

The number of incidents of child rights violation in the country increased by 7.13 per cent to 3,845 in the outgoing year (2017) from 3,589 in the previous year, a survey by a rights group reveals.Some 339 children were killed and 593 raped in 2017, which increased by 28 per...

No end to violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 08 (UNB): Rohingya people are still arriving here as there is no end to violence and fears which forced them to flee their homes in Myanmar, says the IOM on Monday.Over 2,400 Rohingyas are estimated to have arrived in Bangladesh during December 2017, with more people continuing...

SC upholds HC bail to Apan Jewellers' owners

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the High Court order on Monday that granted bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers in three money laundering cases, reports UNB.The five-member bench of acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah passed the order after rejecting the petition filed by the...

Executives of BCS (Taxation) Association take over

The new committee of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Taxation) Association took over the charge on Monday for the 2018-2019 tenure, aiming to work with full professionalism for betterment of the members.The departing committee handed over the charge to the new committee at a joint meeting held on the National Board...

Journo Hasanuzzaman Khan passes away

Jatiya Press Club (JPC) permanent member and former associate editor of the New Nation Hasanuzzaman Khan died on Sunday night. He was 69, reports UNB.He died at his residence at Mirpur Journalists Residential Area around 9:00 pm.Hasanuzzaman, who was also news editor of the Daily Independent, is survived by his...

Hawkers demand rebuilding demolished newspaper stalls

Newspaper hawkers on Monday demanded reconstruction of the newspaper stalls demolished by the two city corporations in Dhaka.Drawing attention of the mayors and officials of the city corporations, Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Bohumukhi Somobay Samity at its meeting in the city said some 30-40 out of the total 70-80 stalls set...

Govt to bring back bodies of 10 migrant workers killed in KSA

The government has taken steps to bring back bodies of 10 migrant workers killed in a road accident in Jizan province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday, reports BSS.Referring to Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, Mostafa Jamil Khan, an official of Bangladesh Consulate General Office in...

HC fines man over son's marriage with Rohingya girl

The High Court (HC) fined a man Tk 0.1 million on Monday over his son's marriage with a Rohingya girl, who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, defying a government ban, reports UNB.A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chawdhury and Justice JBM Hasan passed the order dismissing a writ...

WEATHER- 09-01-2018

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Moderate to thick fog may occur at different places over the country until noon, Met Office said.Severe cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Jessore and Chuadanga. Mild to moderate cold wave is...

A child suffering from cold-related disease

A child suffering from cold-related disease being fed medicine at Dhaka Shishu Hospital in the city on Monday. The children are the worst sufferers for the cold wave crossing over the country for the last few days. — FE Photo