COX'S BAZAR, Jan 23 (UNB): More than 145,000 Rohingya children living in Bangladesh camps are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centres, as a new school year begins.Currently 97 per cent of adolescents and youths aged 15 to 24 do not receive any kind of education in the camps, says UNICEF on...
Read moreOutgoing Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed made a farewell call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Wednesday, reports UNB.PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.The PM appreciated the Navy chief for discharging his duties successfully during his tenure.The outgoing...
Read moreIncidents of violence against children marked 18.75 per cent rise in the country in the outgoing year 2018 compared to the previous year (2017), reads a study. Besides, 380 children faced different types of violence each month of 2018 on an average and as many as 4,566 children became victims...
Read moreHundreds of people from all walks of life thronged the Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday to pay their last tributes to Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, reports UNB. His body was taken to the Shaheed Minar at around 11:00 am so that fans and well-wishers...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Jan 23: Principal of Chittagong College Md Abul Hassan has stressed the need for opening up all the four hostels of the college that have remained padlocked over the past three years.The principal expressed the necessity at a view-exchange meeting on Qualitative Improvement of Education at the college auditorium...
Read moreMUNSHIGANJ, Jan 23 (UNB): Two police constables of Bhaberchar Highway Police camp have been closed to the district police lines for their alleged involvement in drug trading.The accused are Constable Arif, 28, and Constable Mamun, 27.Acting on secret information, a team of RAB-10 conducted a drive at a house in...
Read moreRapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of a syndicate involved in selling stolen mobile handsets from the city's Gulistan on Tuesday night, reports UNB.This gang changes International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers before selling the stolen phones. RAB recovered 37 handsets, 13 IMEI changing devices, three tools boxes...
Read moreNAOGAON, Jan 23 (UNB): An endangered Nilgai-the largest antelope in Asia-was rescued from Jotbazar in Manda Upazila on Tuesday.Seeing a 'Nilgai' roaming in the area, locals caught it after a chase and informed the local police and Livestock officials of the matter.Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Manda Police Station, said the...
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight to morning, the Met Office said.Mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Kumarkhali,...
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