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Enact Right to Food Act immediately: Speakers

Bangladesh should immediately enact the Right to Food Act and implement it to ensure self-sufficiency in food and required nutrition for the poor and extremely poor people in the country, speakers observed at a dialogue in the city on Sunday. "Enactment of the Right to Food Act is a demand...

Mother of Ayesha Moni

Mother of Ayesha Moni who was killed after rape in city's Gendaria, wailing in front of the National Press Club in the city on Sunday, demanding exemplary punishment of the killer — FE photo

Master plans to free Dhaka, Ctg rivers from grabbers, polluters finalised

The government has finalised two master plans to free rivers in Dhaka and Chattogram from grabbers and polluters. LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam informed it on Sunday at the secretariat. The concerned government agencies already started their job in this regard, he added.The Karnaphuli river in Chattogram and rivers around...

Construction work of BMU faculty buildings starts

CHATTOGRAM, July 21: Bangabandhu Maritime University (BMU) in Chattogram has started construction works of its permanent faculty buildings.Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, MP, inaugurated the construction works at a function at Hotel Radison Blu in the port city on Sunday morning.The state minister said, "We cannot...

DU students lock gates of academic, admin buildings

The Dhaka University (DU) students on Sunday locked the gates of academic and administrative buildings as part of their continuous protest to press home their four-point demand that includes cancellation of affiliation of seven colleges with the university.They also announced to boycott all classes and examinations indefinitely and also to...

Premier Univ holds 2nd convocation

CHATTOGRAM, July 21: Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Muhibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said most of the private universities are not engaged in the creation of knowledge.He said they are only running after money.He, however, said many private universities are providing higher education in the country.The deputy minister came up with...

Prof Dr Hye receives FRCP degree from Edinburgh, UK

Prof Dr Mohammad A Hye has recently received FRCP(Fellow of Royal College of Physicians) degree from Edinburgh, UK, says a press release.Earlier, he obtained MBBS degree and MSc. Dermatology & Venerology (St Thomas) London University, UK.A formal 'roll signing ceremony' was held at Samson H Hall of Dhaka Club Ltd...

RAB nab 14 members of teen-gang in city

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested 14 members of a teenagers gang named 'First Hitter Boss' or "FHB" from the city's Uttara on Saturday night, reports UNB.The arrestees are Bishu Chandra Shil, 20, Nayeem Miah, 18, Yasin Arafat, 18, Asif Mahmud, 20, Farhad Hossain, Al Amin Hossain, 19, Md Bijoy,...

‘Yaba trader’ dies in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

COX'S BAZAR, July 21 (UNB): A suspected Yaba trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila of the district in the early hours of Sunday.The dead is Md Hossain (39), son of late Anu Mia of Hoyaikong area in the upazila.Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge (OC) of...

DIG Mizan shown arrested in bribery case

Suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman was shown arrested in a case over bribing an official of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), report agencies.Dhaka Senior Special Judge AKM Emrul Kayesh passed the order after accepting a petition filed by the ACC.On July 16, ACC director Sheikh Mohammad Fanafillah...

WEATHER 22-07-2019

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Sylhet division and at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the...