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Ethnic cleansing in Rakhine continues

A senior UN human rights official said on Tuesday the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continues, reports UNB."The government of Myanmar is busy telling the world that it's ready to receive Rohingya returnees, while at the same time its forces are continuing to drive them into Bangladesh," the official...

FF Ferdousi Priyabhashini no more

Noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday noon, report agencies.She was 71.Ferdousi Priyabhashini, who has been suffering from multiple complications including kidney ailment, diabetes, high blood pressure, orthopedics and heart disease, and undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital, breathed her last around 12:45...

Thrust on uniform qualification system for equal job opportunities

Participants at a workshop underscored the need for a uniform qualification system in the country to create equal job opportunities for all both from the formal and informal institutions. Since the country's existing multifaceted education system cannot be checked from the ethical point of view, students coming out from both...

Wild elephants kill 11 in Cox's Bazar in five months

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 6: Herds of elephants often go on the rampage as their natural habitats have been destroyed in Ukhia upazila, according to sources.The Bangladesh government constructed 12 new refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district in September last year. Most of the refugee camps...

ACC notice on addl secy, wife to submit wealth statements in seven days

The national anti-graft authority sent on Tuesday a notice to an additional secretary of the home ministry and his wife to submit their wealth statements to the commission.The notice was issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to Home Ministry Additional Secretary (public security division) ASM Emdadud Dastagir and his wife...

President urges parents to give children moral edn

Mentioning the recent incidents of question paper leakage in different public examinations, President Abdul Hamid said on Tuesday all parents want to witness the success of their children, but the achievement having no moral base is unacceptable, reports UNB.The President came up with the remark while addressing the inaugural programme...

BGB rescue 41 in Benapole while being trafficked to Bangladesh

BENAPOLE, Mar 6 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued at least 41 people including women, children and Indian nationals while they were being trafficked from India to Bangladesh through Putkhali Border on Tuesday morning.Lt Col Tarikul Hakim, commanding officer of BGB-49 battalion, said acting on a tip-off, a...

Vietnamese President leaves Dhaka

The visiting Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang left Dhaka for Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon, reports BSS.He arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day state visit. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali saw the Vietnamese President off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 3:00 pm. State Minister for Information and...

Cops nab five over killing student in Shankhari Bazar

Police have arrested five people as suspects in the killing of college student Raunak Hossain Rano during Dol (spring) festival at Shankhari Bazar in Old Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.The police detained them from different locations in the city, Inspector Jaan-e-Alam of Kotwali thana said. However, police did not reveal the identity...

Road crash leaves four dead

KUSHTIA, Mar 6 (UNB): At least four people, including two women, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw near Laxmipur bus stand of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Ratan Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Islamic University (IU) thana, said t a...

WEATHER-07-03-2018

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi & Mymensingh divisions and the regions of Tangail, Madaripur, Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Sandwip, Sitakunda, Rangamati, Comilla, Srimangal, Satkhira, Jessore,...

'Safe road for women: Reducing sexual harassment and road crash in Bangladesh'

Speakers at a report presentation programme on 'Safe road for women: Reducing sexual harassment and road crash in Bangladesh' organised by Brac at the National Press Club in the city on Tuesday. — FE photo

Dhaka South City Corporation employee spraying larvicide

A Dhaka South City Corporation employee spraying larvicide to destroy mosquito population. The picture was taken from the National Press Club compound on Tuesday. — FE Photo