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No more conflict, unrest in CHT, says PM She inaugurates

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for maintaining peace in the hills, report agencies.She also urged all to extend cooperation to the Land Commission in solving the land dispute in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT."We want no more unrest and conflict in CHT … we want the...

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Cops foil job seekers' demo, detain four

Police on Sunday foiled a demonstration of job seekers who gathered at the city's Shahbagh intersection to press for increasing the age limit for recruitment in public service to 35 years.Policed also detained at least four demonstrators from the spot, eyewitnesses said.A group of students and job seekers under the...

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A group of transport workers smearing black burnt oil on the face of a private car driver

A group of transport workers smearing black burnt oil on the face of a private car driver during the 48- hour countrywide strike enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation. The snap was taken from the city's Jatrabari on Sunday — FE photo

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Govt to distribute 350m free textbooks in 2019: Nahid

The government will distribute around 350 million textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in 2019 academic year, report agencies.Half of the textbooks have already reached the respective schools and the rest will be reached by December 14, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid while briefing...

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BPC Employees’ Union chief passes away

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 28: Acting president of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Employees’ Union Md Kamal Uddin Bhuiyan passed away at a clinic in the city. He was 44.He was undergoing treatment at CSCR Clinic where he died at 12.30 am on Friday night. He left behind wife, two sons and a...

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'Husband' throws acid on wife in Natore

NATORE, Oct 28 (UNB): A housewife sustained severe burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by her husband at Aorail village in Sadar Upazila early Sunday.The victim is Rashida Begum, wife of Hashem Ali of the village.Family sources said the attack was made at the dead of night while she...

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Customs arrest two over gold smuggling at HSIA

Customs officials arrested an Aviation Security Force member and a passenger from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Saturday night for their alleged involvement in gold smuggling, reports UNB.The arrestees are Md Shariful Islam, a resident of Ghatail in Tangail district, and a member (card no: TC2017) of the security...

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Two get life term for violating girl in Pabna

PABNA, Oct 28 (BSS): A court on Sunday sentenced life term imprisonment to two youths for raping a girl in Sathia upazila of the district in 2016.The convicts are Faridul Islam (27) and Hafijul Islam (23). They are the residents at Pundoria village of the upazila. District Judge of Women...

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1st death anniv of Prof Hannan Feroz today

The 1st death anniversary of MA Hannan Feroz, founder president and founder Vice Chancellor of Stamford University Bangladesh, will be held today (Monday), says a press release.He was born on October 01, 1965 in Rajapur thana of Jhalokathi. His wife Fatinaaz Feroz, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Stamford...

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BGB man drowns in river while chasing smugglers

SATKHIRA, Oct 28 (UNB): A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) drowned in Sonai River in Kolaro border area on Saturday night after being entangled in a rope used to smuggle goods.The deceased is Lance Nayak Rafiq (35) of Kolaroa Kakdanga BOP and hailing from Kishoreganj district.The smugglers set up...

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WEATHER-29-10-2018

Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram, Dhaka, Sylhet, Barishal, Mymensingh divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Monday).Day and night temperature may remain...

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UN Global Day 2018

Abul Hasan Chowdhury, former state minister of foreign affairs, among others, posing for photograph at a programme organised by Independent University, Bangladesh on its campus at Bashundhara in the city recently, marking the UN Global Day 2018

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