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Rivals shoot Rohingya leader dead

Our CorrespondentCOX'S BAZAR, Jan 20: A Rohingya refugee leader was shot dead by rival group in the Thaing Khali refugee camp area on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yousuf, a refugee leader of Thaing Khali camp under Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district.According to sources, a rival group...

Rohingyas share tales of torture with UN envoy

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 20 (UNB): Visiting UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Saturday met Rohingays in camps and listened to their horrific experiences of torture in Myanmar.She visited the Damdamia Rohingya camp in Teknaf early morning and talked to 20 Rohingyas - 10 men...

Locals spot missing youth dead in lake

The body of a missing youth was found floating in a lake in Brahmanbaria, reports bdnews24.com.Md Rana, 19, was found dead around 11:30am on Saturday, said Ishtiaque Ahmed, a sub-inspector at Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.Rana, born in the district's Chondalkhil village, disappeared on January 15. His family filed a...

Greens blame DoE for spread of polythene bags

Green activists in the city alleged on Saturday that the polythene shopping bag ban law has become ineffective due to 'inaction' of the Department of Environment (DoE), reports UNB.Speaking at a human chain programme, they also said the widespread use of polythene bags from shopping malls to kitchen markets gives...

Road crash kills woman in city

FE Report A young woman was killed in a road accident at Malibagh in the capital on Saturday. The victim was identified as Runa Akter (32), wife of Md Bachchu Mia, of Kalpur village in Sadar upazila of Madaripur district.The accident took place around 8:30 am when a passenger bus...

Nahid for improving standard of higher edn

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Saturday the government has attached priority to enhance standard of higher education for keeping up with the changing world of job market, reports BSS. "Higher educational institutions must improve their standard to provide quality education for building skilled human resources," he told the 5th...

Md Nojibur Rahman, Principal Secretary

Md Nojibur Rahman, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addressing an orientation programme of Spring Semester-2018 of North South University on its campus in the city on Saturday.

WEATHER- 21-01-2018

Weather may remain dry over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), reports UNB.Moderate to thick fog may occur over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and light to moderate fog elsewhere over the country during midnight until morning, the Met Office said.Mild to moderate cold wave is...

Western Marine eyes $250m ship export

FE ReportLocal shipbuilding industry has the potential to grab a market of ship export worth US$ 1.0 billion in the next five years on the back of recent recovery of global financial and Eurozone crisis.Meanwhile, the country's export-oriented Western Marine Shipyard Ltd (WMS) has set its sights on capturing at...

Teachers and officials are on a fast-unto-death strike under the banner

Teachers and officials are on a fast-unto-death strike under the banner of "Nationalisation of Non-government Education Liaison Forum" in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday. — FE photo