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Conducive atmosphere a must before Rohingyas' return: EU

European Union (EU) wants the forcibly displaced Rohingya people to be deported back only when a conducive atmosphere for the refugees' safe, dignified and voluntary repatriation is ensured in Rakhine state of Myanmar, said the EU head of delegation."We together with the international community and Bangladesh government have been advocating...

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Members of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

Members of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad placing a wreath at the portrait of poet Sufia Kamal on the Bangla Academy premises in the city on Thursday, marking her 108th birth anniversary — Focus Bangla

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BGB nabs two with gold chains in Chuadanga

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested on Thursday two persons with four gold chains, weighing 1.22 kg, on the border in Damurhuda upazila of the district, reports UNB.The arrestees were identified as Syed Rumon, son of Nurul Haq of Banaripara in Barishal district and Mesrin (42), son of Sharafat...

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BD team set to visit NASA

NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018 contest champion Bangladesh team is set to fly to Orlando, USA on July 19 next to visit NASA. The six world champion teams from six categories and local organisers are going to NASA and they will visit Kennedy Space Center and join Falcon-9 Space Shuttle...

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BAF chief meets French defence minister, air chief

Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat met the French Defence Minister and the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force in France and exchanged views on different bilateral issues, report agencies.During his stay in France, the BAF chief attended the inauguration ceremony of 'The 53rd International Paris Air Show-2019' in...

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Unnecessary C-sections rise by 51pc in two years: Report

Medically unnecessary caesarean operations increased by 51 per cent in Bangladesh over the last two years costing patients 483 million dollars per year, according to a report revealed on Thursday, says UNB.The report published by Save the Children Bangladesh found that in 2018 alone, the country saw estimated 860,000 of...

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Sohel Taj's missing nephew found in Mymensingh

Police have found Syed Iftekhar Alam Shourav, a nephew of former state minister for home affairs Sohel Taj, in Mymensingh, 11 days after he went missing from Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.An unidentified car dropped Shourav in front of a rice mill in Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh at 5:15 am on Thursday,...

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Migration process to go under automation this year: Imran

The migration of Bangladeshi jobseekers will be brought under automation to save them from harassment by brokers and recruiting agencies, State Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad told parliament on Thursday, reports UNB.Replying to a question from treasury bench member Sayeda Rubina Akter (reserved seat for women),...

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WEATHER 21-6-2019

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

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