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Cooperatives Day today

The 47th National Cooperatives Day will be observed in the country today (Sunday), reports UNB.This year's theme is 'Let's make cooperative society, ensure sustainable development'.President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday issued separate messages on the occasion.President Hamid in his message hoped that all the co-operators...

Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins today

The 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin today (Sunday) with elaborate programmes chalked out by different human rights organisations This year's UN theme, 'Orange the World:#HearMeToo' will amplify voices, bringing many more actions and solutions forward during the period between November 25 and December 10.UN Women and Bangladesh...

EC meeting on election monitoring by foreign observers today

Though the European Union (EU) will refrain from sending its observers to monitor the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections for what it says a lengthy process, the Election Commission (EC) expressed the hope that observers from different countries will arrive to oversee polls, reports UNB.The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to...

icddr,b ED wins Prince Mahidol Award

Executive Director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) Prof John D Clemens has won this year's Prince Mahidol Award, reports UNB.The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation has recently announced US epidemiologist Prof John D Clemens and a Swedish immunologist Prof Jan Holmgren as the winners in public health...

BD proposes scholarship fund for OPCW trainees

Bangladesh has proposed to make provisions for scholarships so that students and professionals from developing countries can do internship in the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), reports UNBBangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal made the proposal and formally submitted it during the recently held fourth...

RAB nab student for running unauthorised news portals

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Enamul Haque Moni, a PhD student, from the city's Airport Railway Station on Saturday on charges of hosting a number of online news portals illegally, reports UNB.Moni was held from the railway station around 7:15 am on charges of operating around 20 Bangladeshi...

Two N'ganj mill accident victims die at DMCH

Two workers, who were burnt as melted iron fell on them in a factory of Sonargaon Upazila in Narayangaj district, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Nayan Mia and Masum Mia. Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said Nayan...

Three hurt in gas cylinder blast in city

Three people, including a child, suffered burn injuries following blast of a gas cylinder in the city's Muslimbagh in Kamrangichar on Saturday, reports UNBThe injured are Ripa Akhtar, 20, her two-year -old son Rafsan and her aunt Sharmin, 22.ASI Abdullah Khan of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police camp said...

WEATHER-25-11-2018

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Sunday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night until morning, the Met Office said.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature...

A delegate of European Parliament meets Prime Minister

A delegate of European Parliament meets Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla