Australia has urged Myanmar to take action on human rights violations and welcomed the establishment of Myanmar's Commission of Enquiry, which needs to be provided with authority to respond comprehensively to abuses, reports UNB."We encourage Myanmar to engage with the findings of the UN Fact Finding Mission and any other...
Read moreUnder the influence of a well-marked low the low-lying areas of the coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by wind driven surge of 2-4 feet height above normal astronomical tide, reports UNB.The coastal districts include Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali,...
Read moreThe 42nd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was observed on Monday, reports UNB.Nazrul, revered as Bidrohi Kobi (a rebel poet) for his activism for political and social justice, breathed his last in Dhaka on 12th Bhadro of Bangla calendar year 1383 (August 29, 1976) at the age...
Read moreThree children have been admitted to Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases or BITID with an 'unknown disease' in the hill area of Udalia Tripura Palli in Chattogram's Hathazari Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. They were transferred there for more advanced treatment on Sunday night, said Dr Abu Sayed Md Imtiaz...
Read moreRAJSHAHI, Aug 27 (BSS): Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam said BGB has started boosting technology use in border management.He added that the border surveillance technology is very much effective to ensure peace and security along the border through combating border related crimes.He made...
Read moreNearly half the world's schools lack clean drinking water, toilets and hand washing facilities, putting millions of children at risk of disease, experts warned on Monday, reports Reuters.Almost 900 million children have to contend with a lack of basic hygiene facilities during their education, putting their health at risk and...
Read moreOur CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Aug 27: Four doctors of Max Hospital accused in the case of the death of baby Raifa Khan have been granted bail by a court here today.The court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Salem Md Noman passed the bail order until receiving the police investigation report by the...
Read moreAcclaimed Indian director Shyam Benegal has been selected to make a feature film based on the life and work of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.Bangladesh and India will jointly produce the biopic on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim told reporters...
Read moreLight to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions, reports UNB.It may also occur at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions with...
Read moreRear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard, posing for photograph with Indian Coast Guard high officials during his visit to New Delhi, India, on Monday — Coast Guard Photo
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