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JS body asks defence ministry to clear Tk 4.0b audit objections

A parliamentary watchdog recommended Tuesday the defence ministry settle 10 audit objections involving about Tk 4.0 billion in the fiscal years between 2006 and 2012.The Public Accounts committee of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) asked the Military Estate Office to settle the objections in the next three months.The committee found that the...

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Students continue demo for job quota reform across country

Students from different educational institutions continued on Tuesday demonstrations for reform in job quota system across the country, reports agencies.In Jahangirnagar University, atudents of Jahangirnagar University boycotted on Tuesday all classes and examinations protesting police attack on the fellow students on Monday.They also demanded punishment of the policemen who attacked...

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CCC kicks off special drain cleaning drive

CHATTOGRAM, April 10: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) today launched a 25-day special crash programme of removing sand and waste from the drains and spraying mosquito repellent to rid the city dwellers of the menacing mosquito attack.Mayor of the city corporation AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated the programme by removing mud and...

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Bill in JS to keep reserved women seats for 25 more yrs

The Constitution (17th Amendment) Bill, 2018 was placed in Parliament on Tuesday to keep the 50 parliamentary seats reserved exclusively for women for 25 more years, reports UNB.Law Minister Anisul Huq placed the bill in the House and it was sent to the respective Parliamentary Standing Committee for scrutiny. The...

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Arm losing student Rajib on life support

Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who got his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city has been kept on life support at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the city, reports UNB.Professor Dr Mohammad Shamsuzzam Shahin, head of the DMCH Orthopedic Department and chief of...

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UGC okays IPNA as a full-fledged institute

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has approved the "Establishment of Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism (IPNA)" as a full-fledged institute, reports bdnews24.com.With this approval, it becomes the first-ever institute of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), the university said in a statement on Tuesday.The BSMMU academic council and...

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Police nab five members of robbery ring

Police arrested five members of a robbery ring from Adabar area in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.The arrestees are-Md Shahrukh, Sabbir, Md Laden, Md Rezaul Karim and Md Nishat Hossain.A special team of Adabar police station conducted a drive at Road No-2 of Shekhertek in the morning and arrested...

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10-day Baishakhi Mela at Bangla Academy

A 10-day Baishakhi Mela will begin on April 14 on the Bangla Academy premises marking the Bangla New Year, reports UNB.Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and Bangla Academy will jointly organise the fair which will be inaugurated by Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu.The fair will remain open to...

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Five to die for murder in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 10 (UNB): A court here convicted on Tuesday five people and sentenced them to death for killing an US expatriate Nurul Alam in 2011.The condemned convicts are -Mafizur Rahman, Jewel Barua, Babul Barua, Sanjay Banik and Md Monir.Of them, Jewel was present on the dock while the others...

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ICC prosecutor seeks Rohingya deportation probe

A prosecutor from the international criminal court (ICC) has sought jurisdiction over the 'deportation' of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, with the aim of investigating and prosecuting those responsible, reports UNB.In a filing published on Monday, the court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said, "This is not an abstract question but...

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Mud slide kills two women in stone quarry

SUNAMGANJ, Apr 10 (UNB): Two female workers were killed while extracting stones from a quarry at the Chalti river bank in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Alaykha Begum, 30, wife of Tajul Mia of Guchhogram village in Jahangir union, and Rahima Begum, 35, wife of Chan...

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WEATHER-11-04-2018

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka and Khulna divisions and at one or two places over Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports...

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Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq addressing a seminar

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq addressing a seminar at Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies in the city on Tuesday — PID Photo

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A human chain

A human chain was formed in front of the National Press Club in the city Tuesday, demanding safe and nutritious food for all — Focus Bangla

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