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Edn ministry urges all not to pay heed to rumors about HSC exams

The education ministry on Saturday urged people of the country not to pay heed to any rumor about HSC and its equivalent examinations, reports UNB. "Recently, it has been noticed that teachers, parents and students are being misled by various social media posts regarding opening of educational institutions and announcement...

BSF returns BD youth's body in Kushtia after 15 days of killing

Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on Friday returned the body of a Bangladeshi youth who was shot dead by them on Kushtia border 15 days back, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as AbulKashem, 35, son of Abdur Rahman of the Challishpara border area of Daulatpurupazila. The body was handed...

WHO DG lauds Bangladesh efforts to control Covid-19

Director General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded the ongoing activities and various initiatives taken by the government of Bangladesh to control Covid-19, reports UNB. He thanked Bangladesh for its support and cooperation to the World Health Organization in tackling this global pandemic. The WHO...

Bangladeshi woman, daughter found dead in Kuwait apartment

The bodies of two Bangladeshi women have been recovered from a flat in Kuwait, reports bdnews24.com.Police retrieved the bodies from the ground floor of a multi-storey building in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area on Friday (local time), said Md Anisuzzaman, counsellor at the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.The dead were identified as...

Tourism businesses look for reopening of Sundarbans

KHULNA, Aug 29 (UNB): Hit hard by coronavirus fallouts, tourism-based businesses in the Sundarbans are eagerly waiting for reopening of tourism in the world's largest mangrove forest for their survival as they suffered huge losses over the past five months. The government restricted tourist gatherings in the Sundarbans, a UNESCO...

Australia provides PPEs to AFD

Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer has handed over a consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division (AFD), reports UNB. Five tonnes of PPEs, consisting of 12,000 high quality coveralls and 200,000 gloves, were provided under...

Locals put a bamboo into the hole of an uncovered manhole on a busy city street to avert accidents

Locals put a bamboo into the hole of an uncovered manhole on a busy city street to avert accidents. The photo was taken from Jurain Railway gate on Saturday — Focus Bangla

Siblings drown in Cumilla pond

CUMILLA, Aug 29 (UNB): Two children drowned in a pond at Nowagao village of Manoharganj in Cumilla on Saturday. The deceased are Ziad, 9, and his cousin brother Sayed, 7. Local Union Parishad member Saiful Islam said the boys were playing beside a pond at noon. At one point they...

Woman held 'with 9.2kg gold' at Benapole

BENAPOLE, Aug 29 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday night arrested a woman reportedly with 9.2kg gold in the Sadipur border area. The arrestee was identified as Banesa Khatun, 35, wife of Dukhu Miah of the area. Tipped off that a consignment of gold is being smuggled...

No respite from hot and humid conditions

Hot and humid weather prevailed in the city amid low rainfall and winds on Saturday.The city witnessed a rainfall of only 1.0mm between 6:00am and 6:00pm on the day while humidity was 77 per cent in the morning and 54 per cent in the evening, according to Met Office. The...

Parents of pry school students worried about annual exams amid pandemic

Grade-four student Sakia Karim Raka has been housebound for around five and a half months. Her school in Dhaka's Malibagh held online classes for some days in June, but could not continue, reports bdnews24.com.Now, with four months left of the year, what will happen to Raka's promotion to class five?...