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Rohingyas in peaceful procession highlight biodiversity

COX'S BAZAR, May 22 (UNB): The Rohingyas living in Kutupalong camp joined a peaceful procession in several areas of the huge refugee settlement on Tuesday marking the International Day for Biological Diversity.The procession, joined by hundreds of Rohingyas volunteering as Elephant Response Team (ERT) members at the vast Kutupalong refugee...

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A cleaner lifting garbage from a choked up drain

A cleaner lifting garbage from a choked up drain at the initiative of local residents in Tejgaon Industrial Area in the city on Tuesday as the authorities concerned failed to do their job causing water-logging in the area — FE Photo

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Why Nazim's family won't get Tk 10m compensation: HC

The High Court (HC) issued on Tuesday a rule asking the authorities concerned why Tk 10 million (one crore) compensation would not be given to the family of Nazim Uddin who was killed in a city road crash on May 17, reports UNB.Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Chairman...

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Coast Guard ship 'Tajuddin' leaves for India

Bangladesh Coast Guard ship 'Tajuddin' on Tuesday left Chattagram CG Berth Patenga for a goodwill visit in India. During its visit, the vessel will stay in Chennai and Visakhapatam ports of India, said a press release.Coast Guard ships of Bangladesh and India go on such visits to the two countries...

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ACC grills AK Azad

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated on Tuesday Ha-Meem group owner AK Azad, also ex-president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) over allegation of amassing wealth illegally, reports UNB.Director of ACC and investigator of the case Jainal Abedin Shibly quizzed Ha-Meem group owner AK Azad from 9:00...

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Actress Tazin Ahmed dies

Popular small screen actress Tazin Ahmed died of cardiac arrest in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.She breathed her last at Regent Hospital in the city's Uttara area around 4:35 pm, said General Secretary of Obhinoy Shilpi Sangha Ahsan Habib Nasim.He said the actress was taken to the hospital around...

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50 robbers to surrender in Bagerhat today

BAGERHAT, May 22 (UNB): More than 50 members of six forest robber gangs including their chiefs will surrender to the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan along with their arms and ammunition at Rapid Action Battalion-6 office in Labanchhora of Khulna district tomorrow (Wednesday).The members of Rajon Bahini alias Dada Bhai, Amir...

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'Mugger' sustains bullet injury in city ‘gunfight’

An alleged mugger sustained bullet injury during a ‘gunfight’ between police and his accomplices in the city's Jurain graveyard area early Tuesday, reports UNB.The injured was identified as Rajan alias Kala Rajan (25).Police said a team of Shyampur police station arrested Rajan as he was involved in a robbery in...

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Academic feat (23-05-2018)

Nawazeesh Muhammad Ali has passed the Master's degree programme in Development Studies at the American International University, Bangladesh (AIUB) with a CGP of 4.0 on a scale of 4.0 in the Spring Semester -2018, says a statement.He has authored the "Impact of climate change and natural catastrophe on the occupational...

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WEATHER-23-05-2018

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Dhaka, Mymensingh,...

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Man gets life in prison for murder

SHERPUR, May 22 (UNB): A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in Nakal upazila in 2013.The convict is Saiful Islam, son of Halku Miah of Kaiyakuri village in the upazila. He was also fined Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer four months...

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