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Engineers' role crucial to sustainable dev: President

President M Abdul Hamid urged on Tuesday the engineers and technologists to help make the ongoing development activities people-friendly and sustainable, reports BSS."Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has undertaken the development plans Vision 2021 and Vision 2041 to materialise the dream of independence . . . Engineers and technologists will...

Raise awareness about oral health

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the dental surgeons to put sincere efforts along with their skills and merit in ensuring oral health of people by raising awareness among them, reports BSS."A large number of people in the world are suffering from tooth and mouth ailments and...

UN concerned at fresh fighting in Rakhine

UN acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby has expressed deep concern over new reports of fighting between the "Arakan Army" and Myanmar security forces causing civilian casualties and displacement of communities in Rakhine State, reports UNB.Ostby urged all sides of the conflict to ensure the protection of...

Couple critically burnt as AC blasts at Uttara

A couple sustained severe burn injuries after an air-conditioner exploded at their home in the city's Uttara early Tuesday, reports UNB.Police sources named the victims as Alamgir Bhuiyan, 50, and his wife Bilkis Baby, 40."Alamgir and Bilkis suffered burns on 95 per cent of their bodies in the explosion that...

Passenger held with Yaba, hemp at Ctg airport

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 19 (UNB): The Airport authorities arrested a passenger at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Tuesday morning on charge of carrying 540 Yaba pills and 200 gram hemp. The arrestee is Jamir Uddin, hailing from Hathazari Upazila and a passenger of Abu Dhabi-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

BGB nab 'hundi trader' with $10,000

BENAPOLE, Mar 19 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged hundi trader in possession of $10,000 from Benapole check post on Tuesday.BGB identified the arrestee as Kabir Matabbor, 38, son of Munsur Ali, a resident of Faridpur's Bhanga upazila.The paramilitary force conducted a drive in Benapole check post Terminal...

IU suspends five over ragging

Islamic University (IU) authorities in Kushtia have suspended five students of the Applied Nutrition and Food Technology department over a ragging incident, reports UNB.The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the academic committee held on Tuesday with IU Vice-chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari in the chair, said sources...

WEATHER-20-3-2019

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Chattogram and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, the...