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Myanmar team likely to visit Cox’s Bazar camps

A high-level Myanmar delegation is likely to visit Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps to motivate the refugees to go back to their homeland in Rakhine.'We have proposed the Myanmar side to visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar to brief the Rohingyas about the works they have done for ensuring the safety...

Govt urged to ratify ILO convention 189 to protect domestic workers

Speakers at a workshop on Sunday urged the government to ratify ILO Convention 189 to ensure protection of domestic workers.They said if Bangladesh ratifies the convention, domestic workers will get their dignity and due rights at home and abroad.The workshop on 'Respect, Recognize and Remunerate, Women Domestic Workers: Ratifying ILO...

Journos for immediate announcement of 9th wage board award

Journalist leaders has demanded immediate announcement of the 9th wage board award and ending the prevailing anarchy in media outlets, report agencies.They made the demand while speaking at a demonstration organised by Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) in front of the National Press Club.They called for an end to unethical...

JS body for quick construction of 3rd terminal at HSIA

The relevant parliamentary body recommended on Sunday the government to quickly construct the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), reports UNB.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry came up with the suggestion at its third meeting held with its chairman RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury in...

Man gets death for killing mother

A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for killing his mother in Dhaka 12 years ago.Special District and Sessions Judge Begum Chaman Chowdhury passed the order on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. Convicted Mobarak, who killed his mother Honufa Begum, was present in the court to hear the verdict. Honufa...

Miscreants burn woman to death in Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ, May 05 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a 'murder' victim on Sunday from her house at Kalapaharia Ulukandi Purbapara in Araihazar upazila.The dead, Amena Bibi (70), is wife of Mohammad Ali.Her hands and legs were tied, Bijoy Karmakar, sub-inspector of Kalapaharia police camp.Amena used to live at her...

‘Robber’ dies in Chattogram ‘gunfight’

CHATTOGRAM, May 05 (UNB): A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Puichuri in Banshkhali upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Bahadur Dacoit (43), a resident of the upazila. He was wanted in several cases, RAB sources said.A RAB-7 team raided Puichuri...

HC summons two city corporations’ CEOs over air pollution

The High Court (HC) summoned on Sunday two chief executive officers (CEOs) of Dhaka north and south city corporations to give their explanations over the report they submitted on tackling air pollution in the capital, reports BSS.The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed...

Wife set on fire by man in Rangpur dies

A woman has died after being set on fire by her husband at her in-laws' house in Rangpur's Mithapukur upazila, reports bdnews24.com.Tonny Akter (22) died during her treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital early Sunday, said Dr Ruposhree Paul, a physician of the hospital. She suffered burns to about 100...

WEATHER-06-05-2019

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the having chances of rain/thunder showers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Monday).Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may rise by (1-3) degree Celsius over the...

A large number of people throng

A large number of people throng the ferry and launch terminals to go to their destinations on Sunday as water transportations resume after a three-day break caused by cyclone Fani. The picture was taken from Shimulia ghat in Munshiganj — Focus Bangla

Bangladesh naval ship 'Swadhinata'

Bangladesh naval ship 'Swadhinata' leaves Chattogram Naval Jetty on Sunday to take part in International Military Exhibition and Exercise IMDEX Asia-2019 to be held on May 13-16 in Singapore — ISPR

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni posing with the participants

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni posing with the participants at the closing ceremony of a year-long training on leadership skills organised by University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in association with the World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW) at the university auditorium at Dhanmondi in the city on...

Freshers of Summer 2019 Semester

Freshers of Summer 2019 Semester at the orientation programme organised by Independent University, Bangladesh on its Bashundhara campus in the city on Friday. Prof M Omar Rahman, vice- chancellor of the university, among others, was present on the occasion