PM seeks Singapore help in solving Rohingya crisis
SINGAPORE, Mar 12 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinaon Monday urged Singapore to request Myanmar for resolving the Rohingya crisis quickly as it is a big problem and burden for Bangladesh.She made the call during her meeting with President of Singapore Halimah Yacob and the official meeting with her Singaporean counterpart...
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Speaker urges men to join women’s fight for equality
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urged on Monday the men in the society to fight along with the women in removing all barriers to the path of achieving equal opportunities for all of them in the workplace, reports UNB.She made the remarks while addressing a discussion organised by East West...
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President returns home from India (2018-03-13)
President Md Abdul Hamid returned on Sunday afternoon wrapping up his 5-day visit to India, reports UNB.A commercial flight of Indian Jet Airways carrying President Hamid landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International airport at around 4:47 pm.Agricultural Minister Matia Chowdhury, Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon, Dean of Diplomatic Corps...
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Hand over Concord building to orphanage: SC
The Supreme Court (SC) upheld on Monday the High Court (HC) order that asked Concord Group to hand over its 18-storey tower in the city's Azimpur to Sir Salimullah Muslim Orphanage, reports UNB.A three-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed the order.Attorney General Mahbubey Alam...
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‘Shootouts’ with RAB kill ‘criminal’, two ‘pirates’ in Chittagong, N’ganj
Two suspected pirates, and a criminal were killed in alleged shootouts with RAB in Narayanganj and Chittagong in the early hours of Monday, reports bdnews24.com.In Narayanganj, two suspected pirates have been killed in an alleged shootout with RAB.The dead are pirate gang Zillur Bahini leader Zillur and one of his...
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Civic memorial meet on FF Ferdousi Priyabhashini today
A civic memorial meeting on noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar at 4.30 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Sammilita Sangskritik Jote will organise the memorial meeting while poet, writers, artists and different professionals will discuss her life and works.President of Sammilita Sangskritik...
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Mobile court fines illegal gas users
A mobile court disconnected illegal gas connections of five industrial units, ten commercial entities and five captive operators during its drives conducted in February. Besides, 53.74km gas pipelines and 20,970 illegal residential gas burners and 1027 gas burners were cut off due to bill defaults during the crackdown in Dhaka,...
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CSD holds lecture on 'climate change' at ULAB
Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) organised a lecture on "Can Nature-based Solutions help us to face Climate Change" under its 'Environment and Sustainability Lecture Series' programme at ULAB in the city on Sunday.Dr Haseeb Md Irfanullah, programme coordinator of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), delivered his speech in...
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Police recover minor girl, youth's bodies in Gazipur
GAZIPUR, Mar 12 (UNB): A minor girl and a youth were found dead at different places in Kaliakoir and Sreepur upazilas on Monday morning.Identities of the deceased could not be known yet.Locals informed police noticing a body of a young man tied with a tree inside the forest in Bhulua...
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WEATHER-13-03-2018
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Barisal, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated rain places in the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today(Tuesday).Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may...
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Photo shows 10 alleged members of an abductor gang
The photo shows 10 alleged members of an abductor gang. Rapid Action Battalion arrested them and rescued two abductees from Harirampur of Manikganj on Monday. — Focus Bangla
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Mahila Angan of Gulshan Joggers Society
Mahila Angan of Gulshan Joggers Society organised a function at Gulshan in the city recently marking the International Women's Day. The society accorded reception to two woman entrepreneurs on the occasion. Hasna Riaz, Advocate Hosne Ara, Halima Nahar, Halima Jaed of the society, among others, were present at the function.
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