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PM proposes five actions at UN to resolve Rohingya crisis

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the international community to take five actions to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, including political and financial support to them. She made the call at a high-level side event on the Rohingya crisis held at Lotte Palace...

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Seniority from day of service regularisation

The apex court rules that seniority of the employees is to be counted from the date of regularisation of their service and absorbed in the revenue set-up from development projects.This regularisation depends on the recommendation of Public Service Commission or departmental promotion or selection committee, it also decrees.A five-member bench...

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BD youths call a halt to high reliance

Bangladeshi youth activists have urged the government and investors to put a stop to the country's high dependence on fossil fuel imports, primarily liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.They demanded an end to these environmentally harmful activities, calling for fostering renewable energy expansion for an energy secure and sustainable Bangladesh.Fridays for...

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Villagers in despair as rivers erode Faridpur farmlands

Faridpur's Padma and Madhumati rivers are swallowing farmlands and houses, leaving hundreds of villagers in panic. The erosion of the river banks has been going on in Alfadanga Upazila over the last 15 days, putting the district's largest housing project, named Swapnanagar at risk, reports bdnews24.com. The homeless people in...

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US announces over $170m in addl humanitarian help for Rohingyas

The US has announced over US$170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Myanmar as well as for host communities in Bangladesh, reports UNB."With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis has reached nearly $1.9 billion since August 2017, when over...

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International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development (ICDD) and Pharma Fest 2022

Major General Mohammad Yousuf, Director General of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA), Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman of the IUB Board of Trustees, and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Vice-Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, among others, were present at the International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development (ICDD) and Pharma Fest 2022...

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Covid positivity rate rises to 15.38pc

Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 with 620 more cases in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, country's total fatalities rose to 29,347 while the total caseload to 2,020,768, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The daily case test positivity rate rises to 15.38...

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Missing Khulna woman found dead in M'singh, claims daughter

KHULNA, Sept 23 (UNB): Rahima Begum, 52, of Khulna, who had been missing since August 27, was found dead in Mymensingh, her daughter has claimed."I have just found my mother's body," this is what Moriom Mannan, daughter of Rahima, wrote in a Facebook post at around 11:30pm on Thursday.However, the...

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Sharat Utsab (autumn festival)

Dhaka University Fine Arts Faculty organised a cultural programme, marking the Sharat Utsab (autumn festival) on the university campus in the city on Friday — FE Photo

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Weather (2022-09-24)

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at one or two places over Rajshahi,...

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