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PM urges world community to invest in education

New York, Sept 25 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has urged the world community to invest in education to help secure peace for the future generation."Education is the strongest tool in ensuring sustaining peace. Let's invest in education to help secure peace for our future generation," she said.The PM...

Small traders selling fruits at an illegally set up kitchen market

Small traders selling fruits at an illegally set up kitchen market in the narrow space between two railway tracks, putting their as well as customers’ lives at risk. The snap was taken from near Khilgaon level crossing in the city on Tuesday — FE photo

UK to help fight child labour in Bangladesh

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced new protections for children at the risk of falling prey to child labour, including a £5million programme to support Bangladesh deliver its commitment of eliminating the worst forms of child labour in the country.Secretary of State for International Development of the UK Penny Mordaunt...

Jabbar for NID verification to open Facebook ID

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar has stressed the need for verifying national identity (NID) to open Facebook account, reports UNB."Our relation with Facebook authorities is far better now than ever.Bengali is used in Facebook, but we are facing some problems in using the contents. I hope Facebook...

CJ to hold courtesy meet with judges, lawyers on Oct 01

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain will hold a courtesy meeting with the judges of the Supreme Court (SC), Attorney General, leaders of Supreme Court Bar Council and lawyers on October 01 after the end of ongoing vacation, reports BSS.The SC authorities in an official release signed by its Registrar General...

CU suspends 11 students on different charges

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 25 (UNB): Chittagong University (CU) authorities suspended on Tuesday 11 students for different terms on various charges, including assaulting a journalist and two students.CU Proctor Mohammad Ali Asgar Chowdhury said four students were suspended for assaulting journalist Minhaz Tuhin when he protested ragging on September 10.Mahmudul Hasan Rupak,...

14pc pass DU 'Kha' unit entry tests

Results for first-year honours admission test of 'Kha' unit under arts faculty at Dhaka University this year were published on Tuesday with a pass rate of 14 per cent, reports UNB.DU vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the result at the central admission office on the campus at1:00 pm.A total...

Police recover 11 bombs in Habiganj

HABIGANJ, Sept 25 (UNB): Police in a drive recovered six crude bombs and five petrol bombs from Rakhi village in Chunarughat upazila in the early hours of Tuesday.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and recovered the abandoned bombs from a makeshift shop, said AKM...

WEATHER-26-09-2018

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

'Daffodilian in Media'

Dr Md Sabur Khan, chairman of board of Trustees of Daffodil International University, speaking at a discussion on 'Daffodilian in Media' organised by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of the university in the city on Sunday