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President for coordinated efforts of all to tap dev possibilities

BHOLA, Jan 24 (UNB): President Md Abdul Hamid urged all on Wednesday to give their coordinated efforts to make the country a prosperous state in the 21st century utilising scattered possibilities across the country."The development potential of Bangladesh is very bright. But our possibilities are scattered in different parts of...

ASEAN rights body seeks arms embargo on Myanmar

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis laid emphasis on Wednesday on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland from Bangladesh, reports UNB."I think it's time to impose an...

Seven to die for killing farmer in Habiganj

HABIGANJ, Jan 24 (UNB): A court here sentenced seven people on Wednesday, including a woman, to death in connection with the killing of a farmer in Nabiganj Upazila on June 22, 2008.The condemned convicts are Mortaz Miah, Faisal Miah, Fazlu Miah, Moynul Miah, Shifa Begum, Sundar Miah and Bashir Miah,...

Army chief's father Shariful passes away

Shariful Huq, father of Chief of Bangladesh Army General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq and former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq, passed away at a hospital in the city on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.He was 96. He breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) around 11:20...

15 to suffer jail terms for Ctg triple murder

CHITTAGONG, Jan 24: As many as 15 persons including a union parishad chairman have been awarded imprisonment for different terms in a triple murder case under Satkania police station of the district.The case was filed by the family members of the victims who were killed by armed robbers at their...

HC halts DNCC mayoral by-polls for six months, not three: EC

The High Court (HC) halted the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-polls and elections to 18 new wards in the city corporation by six months, not three months, reports bdnews24.com.The court also froze the elections to 18 new wards of Dhaka South by four months, an Election Commission official...

RAB arrest two Rohingyas for killing fellow

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 24: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two Rohingyas on charge of involvement with the murder of Rohingya refugee Yousuf. RAB members arrested them from the Balukhali refugee camp area in the early hours of Wednesday.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two members of an Indian fake currency racket from Dhaka and Rajshahi Wednesday. — Focus Bangla Photo

Workshop on 'Linking Urbanising Deltas of the World: Research, innovation and implementation in delta management'

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Bangladesh Deltaplan 2100 and Institute of Water Modeling jointly arranged a workshop on 'Linking Urbanising Deltas of the World: Research, innovation and implementation in delta management' at a city hotel recently. Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, and Leoni Margeretha Cuelenaera,...