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Take concrete steps on Rohingya issue

QUEBEC, Canada, June 10 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina urged on Sunday the G7 leaders to take definite actions on Rohingya issue.She said the developed countries will take steps to pursue Myanmar for implementing the bilateral agreements with Bangladesh for safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas."Myanmar...

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Burn Institute starts its journey in Sept: Nasim

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim has expressed his optimism that the 500-bed specialised 'Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery' will start its journey in next September, reports BSS."World's largest burn and plastic surgery institute will be named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It will be...

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Launch socially-dedicated health programmes to check poverty

Speakers at a programme on Sunday said although 5.2 million people are at risk of slipping into poverty, there is no dedicated social protection programme on health.They also said separate social protection programmes should be launched to tackle chronic and transient poverty in the country.On the other hand, a top...

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Police detain bullet-hit 'drug dealer' in Dinajpur

Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer with a bullet wound in the leg after an alleged shootout in Dinajpur amid a nationwide crackdown on narcotics, reports bdnews24.com.The 'gunfight' took place at Moheshpur village in Hakimpur upazila around 2:30am on Sunday, said Abdul Hakim Azad, officer-in-charge (OC) of the local...

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ACC team makes second visit to Sadarghat launch terminal

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) visited the Sadarghat Launch Terminal for the second time on Sunday to check irregularities in selling launch tickets, reports BSS.After receiving an allegation of irregularities in selling tickets over ACC hotline 106, the anti-graft watchdog sent a seven-member enforcement team, headed by ACC assistant director Raiful...

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First merit list for college entry out

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Sub-Committee has published the first merit list for college admission, reports bdnews24.com.According to the circulation, the results were published at midnight on Saturday, said Dhaka Education Board's College Inspector Prof Md Harun-Ar-Rashid."A total 1,238,252 applicants have been selected in the first list," he said on Sunday....

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WEATHER-11-06-2018

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram...

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Police sending to hospital a motorbiker

Police sending to hospital a motorbiker, who was injured in an accident on a road near Chandrima Udyan in the city on Sunday, after his rescue — FE photo

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A robot is on display at the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2018 held at Utah in USA

A robot is on display at the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2018 held at Utah in USA recently. Team Attendant, the team of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) secured first position in the world's premier robotics competition for university students organised by the Mars Society. The contest is held every...

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