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UNICEF to launch prog to combat diarrhoea, cholera

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is set to launch a programme to cut the risk of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) and cholera among the Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh fleeing from Myanmar.Under the response programme, UNICEF will ensure installation of 2,625 water points, 15,750 latrines, 21,000 hand-washing...

UNHCR seeks $84m addl fund for Rohingyas

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently seeking US$83.7 million in additional funds for the next six months to help the more than half a million Rohingyas in Bangladesh, reports UNB.According to latest estimates, some 515,000 Rohingyas have fled from Myanmar since August 25, including people continuing to arrive this...

Nasim rules out possibility of question paper leak

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim said there was no scope for question paper leakage in MBBS admission test, report agencies."Rumour of question paper leakage was spread. Those who are doing this they are enemy of meritorious students," he told the journalists after visiting an admission test centre at...

Rape allegations against Noakhali UP chairman

NOAKHALI, Oct 06 (bdnews24.com): A woman has accused a Union Parishad (UP) chairman in Noakhali of raping and beating her.The 26-year-old woman accused Chorbata UP chairman Mozzamel Hossain and two other residents of the Union, said Chorjabbar Thana Inspector Iqbal Hossain.The woman had injury marks on her body. Police have...

Two schoolgirls commit suicide in Ctg, Rajshahi

CHITTAGONG, Oct 06 (Agencies): Two schoolgirls allegedly committed suicide in Chittagong and Rajshahi today.In Chittagong, a schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Rasul Bag village under Satkhania upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Nishad Mojumdar (17), daughter of Abul Basar, hailed from the...

Husband 'kills' wife in city

A housewife was reportedly killed by her husband over family feud at Maddhya Badda in the city on Friday noon, reports UNB.Family sources said the couple-Suma Aktar (25), and her husband Manir Hossain-had been at loggerheads over family feud. As a sequel to the feud, they locked in an altercation...

Turkey to send $54m aid for Rohingyas

ANKARA: The Turkish Health Ministry will send aid materials worth 196 million Turkish liras ($54 million) to Bangladesh for Rohingyas, reports Anatolu on Friday.The aid will also be used for disinfection of wells.Turkey has been at the forefront of providing aid to Rohingya refugees and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Tapestry exhibition begins in city today

A weeklong solo tapestry exhibition of artist Tajul Islam will begin at the Gallery Cosmos in the city's Mohakhali area today (Saturday), reports UNB.President of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute Farooq Sobhan, Ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh Alvaro de Salas will jointly inaugurate the exhibition at 6:00 pm.The exhibition will remain open...

Photo show on Myanmar today

A daylong photo exhibition titled 'Myanmar to Bangladesh' will be held at the photography centre of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra in the city today (Saturday), reports UNB. Media Mix Communi-cations will organise the photo exhibition. The group photo exhibition will exhibit the photos of the pathetic journey of Rohingyas to Bangladesh...

Singer Mila's husband lands in jail

A Dhaka court sent on Friday the husband of singer Mila to jail in a case filed for torturing her for dowry, reports UNB.Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmudul Islam passed the order after police produced Parvez Sanjari, a pilot of US-Bangla Airlines, before his court seeking a five-day remand.Mila filed the case...

BD team clinches ABP Debating Championship

Team IBA DU A, consisting of Rawnak Zaheen Wasi and Sajid Khandaker, from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka, has won the Asian British Parliamentary (ABP) Debating Championship-2017.The group was the first Bangladeshi team to win such contest. Around 100 teams from 44 universities and nine...

WEATHER- 07-10-2017

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions and one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy fall at...

An old pedestrian and a vehicle are striving to cross a road

An old pedestrian and a vehicle are striving to cross a road in the city's Mohammadpur area on Friday, which went under water after a short spell of rainfall. — bdnews24.com Photo