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Gas price hike move draws flak

FE ReportFearing hike in transport and electricity cost, consumers at a public hearing on Wednesday strongly opposed proposals for gas price rise by different gas transmission companies.Rather, they urged the authorities concerned to take steps for removing corruption, stopping high prevalence of illegal gas connection and exploring new gas fields.They...

Teachers' demo for MPO inclusion enters 11th day

Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions passed 11th day of their sit-in programme over demand for monthly pay order (MPO) inclusion, reports UNB.They are staging demonstration in front of the National Press Club.Under the banner of 'Non-MPO Educational Institution Teachers' and Employees' Federation', the teachers and employees began their...

'Gunfight' with RAB kills 'drug trader' in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Jun 20 (UNB): A suspected drug-trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Chunierchar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The dead is Al Amin alias Fakir (28), son of Sahibor Rahman of Balaichar village in the upzaila.With this, 114 people were killed...

UN chief urges all to do more for refugees

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all on Wednesday to think about what more they can do to help the refugees around the world, reports UNB.Everybody should come forward to help people who are internally displaced as a result of conflict or persecution, he said.Antonio Guterres made the remarks in a...

30 officials to attend human resource dev prog in Japan

FE ReportSome 30 officials from Bangladesh will take part in the Japanese government's human resource development scholarship programme this year.In addition, three more fellows are expected to pursue doctoral degrees in the scheme offered by the Japanese government, said a press release from Japanese Embassy on Wednesday.To this effect, an...

BAF signs deal with China for K-8W jet trainer aircraft

Bangladesh Air Force signed on Wednesday a deal with China to procure K-8W Jet trainer aircraft for Bangladesh Air Force under G2G agreement, says an ISPR press release.Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) Air Vice Marshal M Sanaul Huq and Liu Jianhai, vice president of CATIC, signed the agreement on...

WEATHER-21-06-2018

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Rangpur divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country in...

Fenchuganj flood situation worsens: 30,000 marooned

SYLHET, June 20 (UNB): The flood situation in Fenchuganj upazila of the district deteriorated further, leaving 30,000 people of 25 villages in five unions marooned.The Kushiara River was flowing 118 cm above the danger level at Fenchuganj Bazar on Wednesday, said sources at the local Water Development Board office.Locals said...