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Don't send housemaids to ME countries for security's sake

FE ReportRights campaigners at a consultation called upon the government to stop sending women as housemaids to the Middle East (ME), especially Saudi Arabia, as life is insecure for them there.As the female domestic helps are kept confined to their employers' houses in the countries, it is almost impossible to...

ACC finds Tk 9.2m in Kishoreganj auditor's house

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized Tk 9.2 million from the house of an auditor working for the District Accounts Office in Kishoreganj, reports bdnews24.com.The anti-graft regulator arrested Md Syeduzzaman, the owner of the house, on February 6.Syeduzzaman later confessed to his involvement in the embezzlement of Tk 50 million...

'Gunfights' leave two 'robbers' dead in Gazipur, Rangpur

Two suspected robbers were killed in reported gunfights in Gazipur and Rangpur on Wednesday, reports UNB.In Gazipur, a suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Patka in Sreepur upazila in the early hours of Wednesday.The dead is Abdur Rab Hawladar (35) of Goshairhat...

Govt to fill vacant quota posts from merit list

The posts of different government jobs, which remain vacant for not getting eligible candidates from quota, will be filled from merit lists, reports UNB.The government issued a notification in this regard relaxing its previous system of preserving the vacant posts.The decision came amid countrywide protests by job seekers demanding reform...

BGB hand over four Indian nationals to BSF

BENAPOLE, Mar 7 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have handed over four Indian nationals, who illegally entered Bangladesh territory, to BSF through a flag meeting at Angrail BSF Camp on Wednesday morning.

The picture shows vehicles damaged in a road accident involving

The picture shows vehicles damaged in a road accident involving two private cars, two three-wheelers and a motorcycle on Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover in the city on Tuesday night. The accident occured due to insufficient street light, injuring eight people. — KAZ Sumon

President leaves for Delhi today

FE ReportPresident Abdul Hamid will leave for Delhi today (Thursday) on a five-day official visit to attend the International Solar Alliance Summit.Heads of state and the heads of government from 23 countries are scheduled to attend the summit, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told a press briefing held at the...

Women more affected by kidney disease than men: Experts

Women are more affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) than men due to negligence and social barriers, reports BSS."Some studies revealed that women are more vulnerable to get kidney disease than men; the disease is more likely to develop among women compared to men", Director of the National Institute of...

WEATHER-08-03-2018

Weather may remain dry over the country in the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Thursday).Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country, Met Office said.The country's highest temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday in Sitakunda and the lowest...