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‘Rohingya refugees agree to move to Bhashan Char’

COX'S BAZAR, Oct 20 (AFP): Thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Sunday, despite fears the site is prone to flooding.Dhaka has long wanted to move 100,000 refugees to the muddy silt islet, saying...

Majority citizen services to be provided digitally by 2021, says Joy

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Sunday most of the citizen services will be available either using fingertips on mobile phones or through Union Digital Centers by 2021, reports UNB."Today, this is another big step towards that direction (providing citizen services digitally). We'll also be adding...

ACC nab DIG (Prisons) Bazlur Rashid over illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday arrested Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid for alleged accumulation of wealth from illegal sources.Before the arrest, ACC officials on the day interrogated Mr Rashid and his wife Razzakun Nahar at the commission headquarters in the city's Segunbagicha over graft allegations.Confirming the...

ACC chairman for interdepartmental knowledge sharing

Admitting capacity deficiency of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), its Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Sunday emphasised interdepartmental knowledge sharing and cooperation for better investigation of graft incidents.He said conviction rate in the cases filed by the commission reached around 70 per cent at present which previously fell down to 22 per...

No industry in Sonadia: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Sunday all concerned not to establish any industry in Sonadia for ensuring the development of ecotourism in the island of Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.The Prime Minister said this while witnessing a power-point presentation on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City)...

HC summons IO of Sagar-Runi murder case

The High Court (HC) summoned on Sunday the investigation officer (IO) of journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case to appear before it within November 06 to explain why investigation into the case has not been completed even after seven years of the murder, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur...

HC gets nine new additional judges

Nine additional judges have been appointed to the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court, raising its number to 100.President Md Abdul Hamid has appointed them as per his jurisdiction delegated in Section 98 of the Constitution, said a gazette notification issued by the law ministry on Sunday.The newly...

City road crash kills auto driver

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed as a covered van hit his auto-rickshaw in Rayerbag Bus stand area early on Sunday morning, police sources say, reports BSS.The victim was identified as Md Ali, 50, a resident of Mohisha village of Shariatpur district.Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police camp in-charge Inspector...

'Gunfight' kills 'drug peddler' in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Oct 20 (UNB): A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Aziz, 24, son of Saleh Ahmed of Dailpara in the upazila.Officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradip Kumar Das said they arrested Aziz around 9pm...

WEATHER 21-10-2019

Rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours till 6pm on Monday, reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, said...